October will be remembered for not being very memorable, Environment Canada meteorologist Jim Steele summarized in a synopsis of the weather for the month, although it was drier than usual.
There were no extended periods of abnormally mild or cold temperatures, Steele said, although there was a bit of a mild period for the second week.
As a result, the average daily high of 9.8 C was near the normal of 9.5, the average daily low of -0.7 was near the normal of -0.4 and the mean temperature of 4.6 was right on the normal.
Oct. 4 was the warmest day with a high of 14.8 and the coldest was Oct. 16 with an overnight low of -6.7.
Looking at precipitation, October started out fairly dry but by mid-month an unsettled pattern brought some periods of rain and showers and a bit of wet snow, although nothing major.
The month ended with precipitation well below normal, said Steele, and included little in the way of snowfall.
Total precipitation of 19.9 mm was 34 per cent of the normal of 57.9, total rainfall of 17.7 mm was 35 per cent of the normal 50, and total snowfall of 2.2 cm was 26 per cent of the normal of 8.4.
There was measurable precipitation on 11 days, below the normal of 15 days, the greatest one day rainfall was 3.8 mm on Oct. 19 and the greatest one day snowfall was 1.4 cm on Oct. 29.
"Into the record book, October will show normal temperatures and dry conditions," Steele said.
Year-to-date precipitation now stands at 472.9 mm, 94 per cent of the normal of 501.1.
