Monthly Climatological Summary
Norman 3SE, Cleveland Co., OK (Lat 35^10'57"N, Lon 97^25'27"W, elev 1130)
October 2004
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     Temperature  Precipitation  Snow      AM         PM
      Max   Min    Water Snow    Depth     Wx         Wx      
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01   80.2  58.5     .13   0.0      0       TSRA       SCT
02   69.6  46.2     .00   0.0      0       SCT        SCT
03   79.2  44.1     .00   0.0      0       SCT        BKN
04   78.8  58.3     .21   0.0      0       TSRA       SCT
05   81.3  54.5     .00   0.0      0       BKN        BKN
06   78.4  59.7       T   0.0      0       BKN       -RA
07   80.6  64.9       T   0.0      0      -DZ         BKN
08   84.0  61.0     .00   0.0      0       BKN        BKN
09   73.9  61.2     .13   0.0      0       FG        -RA
10   63.0  58.8    2.38   0.0      0      +RA        +RA
11   64.9  52.3     .05   0.0      0      -RA         OVC
12   69.3  46.8     .00   0.0      0       SCT        SCT
13   71.1  47.5     .18   0.0      0       SCT       -RA
14   62.2  42.6       T   0.0      0       SKC        FEW
15   74.3  47.3     .00   0.0      0       SCT        FEW
16   66.7  44.4     .00   0.0      0       SKC        SCT
17   75.4  47.8     .00   0.0      0       BKN        OVC
18   81.3  59.4     .00   0.0      0       SKC        SCT
19   66.7  54.9     .00   0.0      0       FG         BKN
20   72.3  55.4     .00   0.0      0       OVC        BKN
21   86.0  57.6     .00   0.0      0       FG         BKN
22   76.6  65.5     .07   0.0      0      -RA        -RA
23   73.6  50.0     .00   0.0      0       SCT        SKC
24   81.1  45.3     .00   0.0      0       SKC        BKN
25   79.5  66.4       T   0.0      0       OVC       -RA
26   77.4  67.1     .12   0.0      0      -RA         BKN
27   75.2  66.7     .27   0.0      0       FG         TSRA
28   81.0  69.3       T   0.0      0      -RA         BKN
29   82.8  56.3     .00   0.0      0       OVC        SCT
30   70.2  46.0     .00   0.0      0       SCT        BKN
31   68.0  59.5     .71   0.0      0      -RA        +TSRA


KEY TO AM/PM WX: SKC - sky clear, FEW - few clouds, SCT -
partly cloudy, BKN - mostly cloudy, OVC - overcast, RA - rain,
TSRA - thunderstorm with rain, FG - fog.


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Means and Totals for October 2004
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Average Maximum Temperature:      75.0
Average Minimum Temperature:      55.3

Mean Temperature:                 65.2

Maximum Temperature:              86.0  (10-21-04)
Minimum Temperature:              42.6  (10-24-04)

Days with max temperature 90.0F+:    0             Year:      45
Days with max temperature <32.0F:    0             Year:       2
Days with min temperature <32.0F:    0             Year:      35
Days with min temperature <0.0F:     0             Year:       0

Precipitation:                    4.25             Year:   31.10
Greatest one-day precipitation:   2.38  (10-10-04)

Snowfall:                          0.0             Year:       T
Greatest one-day snowfall:         0.0
Maximum snow depth at midnight:      0

Days with measureable pcpn:         10             Year:      78
Days with pcpn 1.00"+:               1             Year:       9
Days with measureable snowfall:      0             Year:       0
Days with snowfall 1"+:              0             Year:       0
Days with glaze ice:                 0             Year:       2
Days with damaging wind:             0             Year:       3
Days with hail:                      0             Year:       3
Days with thunderstorms:             4             Year:      48
Days with fog:                       4             Year:      19

NOTICE: All temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit and all precipitation values in inches. Snowfall totals denoted by an asterisk indicate hail.


Summary....October 2004 brought mild temperatures and a good deal of wet weather to central Oklahoma. The warmest part of the month occurred the last week and a half of the month, where the area saw several days of humidity more typical of July/August. More than half of the month's rain fell on the 10th, although it was quite wet throughout the month with a trace or more of rain falling on 15 out of 31 days this month.

Although they did not nearly get as much rain as parts of the Bay Area and Los Angeles area, Turlock CA had quite a bit of rain in Oct 2004 as well. A total of 1.79 inches fell during the month. A total of .86 inch fell during an unseasonably strong early season storm on the 18th-19th, which also produced 37 mph winds and caused minor tree damage throughout the area. The 2004-05 season total through the end of the month was 1.87 inches.