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Low 60s here, with more to come. Prior to this year, we've had 60+ in November 16 times in 22 years with only 1999 hitting the mark as many as 3 times. Reached 71 in 2003 and 66 the year before while 63 (4X) is 3rd. I'd guess that frequency will be eclipsed this month - might have 5-6 reach 60 - and we might get to the 66 but I doubt 71 is in play here.

"Either you forecast weather the way I want it to be, or YOU'RE FIRED!!!"

Iceland was beautiful when we were there in 2017 but Norway even moreso, in part because it has trees. On the "Golden Circle" tour in Iceland, one of the hosts said, "If you're lost in an Icelandic forest, stand up!" Lots of 5-foot-tall birches. Our Norway itinerary included the 3 cities where my wife's grandparents were born (Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim) plus the western fjords. Outstanding!

Same for Gov. Mills. Fortunately the "public settings" definition for outdoor spaces lists places where people gather, though it also has the inevitable "not limited to" phrase. Keeping one's mask in place while bushwhacking thru the Maine woods would require attaching the mask with duct tape.

BDL hit 83° on Nov. 2, 1950 and 80° on the same date in 1982. 3rd place is a 3-way tie at 78.

That winter also had Farmington being bumped out of 1st place for Maine's deepest snowpack (94", 10" above Farmington's in 1969(), though it's no shame to be topped by Chimney Pond at 2,920'.

Different location, different outcomes. (Duh!) Last year my 2 biggest snows came after the equinox and the bigger one was a modest 10.3". 16-17 brought 4 events with ~2" LE with 3 of them all snow. The late January one was 5" of mix'n'mess, but the other 3 totaled 57.5" with the smallest (Pi Day, 15.5") being only my 4th storm in 22 winters here to meet blizzard criteria for the required 3 hours - had 2 hr extra.

My federal tax returns post-Trumptax are $600-$800 lower than before. Of course my federal tax deductions are $1200-$1400 lower. Seems like a small win. (Thanks to my wife and I being well into SSI age, our household income is a bit above the Maine median, though close to the national. The endlessly repeated commercials in Maine's senate race claiming that the 2017 tax law hammered the middle class were a bit hyperbolic.) There is a very real scenario where this all comes down to that split electoral vote in Nebraska that went to Biden. Offset by Maine's 2nd district. Last I looked, 213 electors had been called for Trump. Electors in undecided PA, NC, GA, AK total 54 which would leave him 3 short if he wins those states. (Why is AK in doubt? Sure there's only 50% counted but Trump is up 66%/34% in a reliably red state.) If Nevada also finishes red, the White House stays that color. Some big "ifs" however. Edit: That PHL ballot "recovery" has a bad odor. Unless the election officials are putting Trump and Biden ballots in separate boxes (and why would they do that?) rather than merely recording and storing them, having a stash of 20,000+ ballots with every single one voting for the same candidate is beyond mere suspicion, even from a bright blue city center.

May not matter much, at least if one looks at the Farmington co-op. For all election years 1896 on, snow seasons averaged 96% of average, 99% for Republican victories. For just those in which I was old enough to vote (started with Nixon-Humphrey) it's 115%, 114% for R wins. The most recent 7 presidential election years have been great, all AN and 125% of average, 136% for R wins. (Meaning? Nothing.)

1st measurable 3-6:30 this morning, 0.6" on just 0.02" LE despite mostly small flakes. Probably most will evaporate during the day.

Same here, but 11F, my coldest in 23 Octobers, 1F colder than 10/31/2002. Month finished 1.3F BN thanks to the final week's cooldown. Precip was 5.32", 0.38" BN on my wettest month of the year but enough to boost the level in our dug well by 3/4 ft. Traces of frozen 26th and 28th.

Deer hiding in the conifer swamps to avoid heatstroke, as they can't remove their winter coats.

That's a late winter tradition in the St. John Valley, though usually done by snowblower so they can cover both lanes. A few flakes sailing by in the wind here. We've remained comfortably between the echoes to our west and those to the northeast. A few flickers on the lamp as well - waiting for a full blink to cut off my link to the state network.

Wife's a flight attendant. Planes are the cleanest they've ever been. Study compared risk of covid between planes, subway, being in a car and others. Planes had the least risk and was extremely low. Tests have shown that air circulation patterns in jetliners help to prevent possible spread of germs/viruses. I'd be more concerned with the terminal/security processes.

Some great hikes in that general area - Acadia to the west, Cutler coast to the east, Tunk and Black Mountains west of Cherryfield.

Where I grew up in NJ 1950-71 (moved there when I was 4) was a lake community and our place was at about 700' - the town had some hills 900+ but for 1000 one has to be several towns west or north. After the Feb 3-4, 1961 blizzard we had perhaps 45" pack while Oak Ridge and Canistear Reservoirs reported 50" and 52", respectively, by far NJ's greatest depths on record. Our current residence in the W. Maine foothills is death valley for upslope but one of the better CAD locales in NNE.

Low was 11 here, coldest (by 1°) morning I've had in 23 Octobers here. Even in Fort Kent e never got below 7° in this month.

Hoping November cools off after later next week's warmth. October is going to finish about 1.5° BN and BN October/AN November is bad news for this area, at least based on the Farmington co-op. The comparisons below are split because 1893 thru summer 1966 the obs sites were in town and since September 1966 it's been 1.5 miles north of town center where houses are scattered and the land is mainly fields and trees. The current site has been slightly cooler and snowier than those in the built-up section of even this small town. Percentages of average snowfall: 1893/94 - 65/66 (Avg. 88.1") 66/67 on (Avg. 92.1") All years (Avg. 90.0") OCT-NOV both AN: 98.0% (n: 19) 97.8% (n: 15) 97.8% OCT-NOV both BN: 102.5% (n: 20) 103.6% (n: 14) 102.7% OCT BN-NOV AN: 93.9% (n: 14) 81.4% (n: 12) 88.0% OCT AN-NOV BN: 102.4% (n: 16) 113.1% (n: 13) 107.2%

22" in October is insane, and even that early in the season that much snow doesn't go away in a day or two. We had much less (4.5", with 8" in Farmington) and temps 35-40 on the next couple days after. One of those days I was in the Rangeley area helping our forest inventory contractor check on the accuracy of his crews. It was like a day-long icewater shower in the woods, and my job at each cruise point was to find a spot with little/no snow-dripping branches overhead so I could record the measurements on a dry (sort of) page.

Thanks for the info. I grew up in northern Morris County - anywhere near your NJ place? Had some great winters there (some awful ones as well) including ~100" both in 60-61 and 66-67. Took 3" on April 27 to reach triple digits in '67. Down to 12-13° this AM. Hit 12° on this date in 2002 for my coldest (before today?) morning in October.

Far from Boston here, but 10/29/2000 we had 4.5" of 28:1 feathers, daily max of 31. Another 1.8" of 10:1 snow after my obs on the 29th for storm total of 6.3" and then 0.4" RA. Bigger Oct event here than 2011.

Two beautiful pics - love the framing of Stowe with that bright aspen. Had 0.24" cold RA yesterday and nothing today, October total now 5.32", about 0.3" BN as it's my wettest month on average. Looks like the month will finish about 1° BN for temps. November looks to be warm after the 1st couple days. Hope that changes after mid-month as a BN Oct followed by an AN Nov has a poor history for snow at the nearby co-op.

So would I if I still lived in NNJ - those 3 big storms totaled over 60" at my place. Not so good where I live now; for that winter the Farmington co-op recorded 0.7" less than EWR, a not common phenomenon, and those 3 events were key: 56.3" at EWR, 5.5" at Farmington. And all 3 of those election day clipper maps stop the snow a few miles south/north/west of my place. It's too early to whine about missing snow, but I hope the results so far aren't the pattern - snow in N. Maine and the mts on 16-17 then in SNE today while we see neither flakes nor sun in either.

Wouldn't make a bit of difference here.

And then came to a spectacularly abrupt end with the March super-torch; loggers had thousands of cords stranded on winter-only roads by a week of 70s and some 80s.