A look back at the weather of October 2016

October 2016 is in the books and one thing that may stand out was how warm and relatively dry it was.That was right in line with the forecast for the month.
Average highs in October run around 70 at the beginning of the month and the upper 50s by the end of the month.But October 2016 had 15 days with highs of 70 degrees or higher (many days much higher).
That means that almost half the days last month had above average highs!In fact, with an average temperature of 59.2 degrees, October 2016 is t