It's been among the five coldest "Octobers-to-date" through Oct. 16 in many locations in the Northwest, northern Rockies and parts of the Northern Plains. Record coldest in Olympia, WA. Not surprisingly, among warmest-to-date in the Southeast. (Data, map: @SERCC) pic.twitter.com/8CWc3cM4aq

— Jonathan Erdman (@wxjerdman) October 17, 2019