October 2025 General Discussion

[A-L-E-K]

55 and sunny for friday halloween, stay safe out there friends

[hawkeye_wx]

0.43" here overnight.

My October rain total is 1.58", which is my driest October since 2011.

[IWXwx]

On 10/25/2025 at 2:56 PM, Chinook said:

The GFS has this rainfall missing the lower Great Lakes entirely

 

Euro owned by the GFS

[OrdIowPitMsp]

It wouldn’t be Halloween in Minnesota without a chance of seeing some snow. 

[Brian D]

0.63" for Oct is pretty paltry. 10th driest on record. Warm month; max 58.7 (+0.5=59.2) avg 53.9/ min 41.9(+2=43.9) avg 37.9 for 7am readings. 10th warmest Oct.

BTW, MRCC no longer requires registration to use their Cli-mate tool. No more login, open to the public.

https://mrcc.purdue.edu/newclimate/home

[Chicago Storm]

Autumn Blaze Maple in the backyard is poppin’…

[TheClimateChanger]

On 10/30/2025 at 11:37 AM, Brian D said:

0.63" for Oct is pretty paltry. 10th driest on record. Warm month; max 58.7 (+0.5=59.2) avg 53.9/ min 41.9(+2=43.9) avg 37.9 for 7am readings. 10th warmest Oct.

BTW, MRCC no longer requires registration to use their Cli-mate tool. No more login, open to the public.

https://mrcc.purdue.edu/newclimate/home

Very impressive. Certainly keeping an eye on the Great Lakes, as water levels continue to descend, e.g. lowest October levels on Michigan-Huron since 2012. Won't break the record lows of January 2013 this winter, but still quite the fall from the record highs of 2019-20.

[michsnowfreak]

1 hour ago, Chicago Storm said:

Autumn Blaze Maple in the backyard is poppin’…

Absolutely love my autumn blaze maple! Its a fast grower and each year the color is more impressive. Primary red but orange and yellow at bottom. 

Leaves dropping now, but took these pics Oct 28.

[Chinook]

the storm that hated Chicago

[cyclone77]

Autumn blaze here is popping as well.