October Warmest and Wettest for Some

We did it again! Another warmer than normal month. While it wasn't the warmest ever, it was close in some areas. Here's the breakdown from the National Weather Service office in Blacksburg.

Warm Weather Summary
-ROANOKE...DANVILLE...BLACKSBURG AND BLUEFIELD RECORDED THEIR
SECOND WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

FOR ROANOKE...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER 2007 WAS 63.5
DEGREES. THE RECORD WARMEST OCTOBER WAS IN 1984 AT 64.3 DEGREES.
RECORDS IN ROANOKE DATE BACK TO 1948.

IN DANVILLE...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER 2007 WAS 65.2
DEGREES. THE RECORD WARMEST OCTOBER WAS IN 1984 AT 66.5 DEGREES.
RECORDS IN DANVILLE DATE BACK TO 1948.

IN BLACKSBURG...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER 2007 WAS 59.0
DEGREES. THE RECORD WARMEST OCTOBER WAS IN 1984 AT 60.4 DEGREES.
RECORDS FOR BLACKSBURG DATA BACK TO 1952.

AT BLUEFIELD...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER 2007 WAS 62.4
DEGREES. THE RECORD WARMEST OCTOBER WAS IN 1984 AT 63.9 DEGREES.
RECORDS FOR BLUEFIELD DATE BACK TO 1959.

AT LYNCHBURG...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER 2007 WAS 61.8
DEGREES WHICH IS 7TH WARMEST ON RECORD. THE WARMEST OCTOBER FOR
LYNCHBURG WAS IN 1984 AT 65.5 DEGREES. RECORDS FOR LYNCHBURG DATE
BACK TO 1893.

Despite Drought, Some Areas See Wettest October Ever.

DESPITE BEING IN A DROUGHT DURING OCTOBER...THE HEAVY RAIN THAT
FELL IN THE LATTER PART OF THE MONTH ACTUALLY PUT ALL BUT
LYNCHBURG IN THE TOP 10 FOR WETTEST OCTOBERS ON RECORD.

ROANOKE RECORDED 5.33 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS 10TH ALL
TIME FOR OCTOBER.

DANVILLE RECORDED 6.35 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS 7TH ALL TIME FOR OCTOBER.

BLACKSBURG RECORDED 4.91 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS 8TH
ALL TIME FOR OCTOBER.

BLUEFIELD RECORDED 4.73 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS 7TH
ALL TIME FOR OCTOBER.

DESPITE RECORDING 4.97 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FOR OCTOBER
2007...THIS WAS 20TH ALL TIME FOR LYNCHBURG.

***data compiled and released by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, VA
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--Meteorologist Brent Watts