CXUS53 KOAX 010941 CLMOFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 441 AM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE NORFOLK NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 87 10/10 LOWEST 26 10/16 AVG. MAXIMUM 73.8 63.6 10.2 AVG. MINIMUM 42.5 38.1 4.4 MEAN 58.2 50.8 7.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 5 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.81 2007 MINIMUM T 1958 TOTALS 0.21 2.15 -1.94 DAYS >= .01 3 DAYS >= .10 1 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.20 10/30 TO 10/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 7.0 1916 TOTALS 0.0 0.8 -0.8 SINCE 7/1 0.0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 227 449 -222 SINCE 7/1 254 579 -325 COOLING TOTAL 23 10 13 SINCE 1/1 1041 907 134 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/030 DATE 10/03 31/180 10/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/160 DATE 10/17 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.09 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 6 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && OCTOBER IN NORFOLK WAS MUCH WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE MONTH ENDED UP 7.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 1.94 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE 4TH WARMEST OCTOBER AND THE 8TH DRIEST ON RECORD. IT WAS ALSO THE DRIEST SEPTEMBER THROUGH OCTOBER ON RECORD. NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR OCTOBER DATE RECORD VALUE PREVIOUS RECORD NONE $$ DEWALD