October 2026

[MJO812]

Cooldown on the way

[nycwinter]

can we all agree that after friday no more 80 degree weather  maybe until next spring?

[Stormlover74]

33 minutes ago, nycwinter said:

can we all agree that after friday no more 80 degree weather  maybe until next spring?

Can't say that with certainty yet. 

[MJO812]

2 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Can't say that with certainty yet. 

Defintely 

We have seen 80s in October.

[Stormlover74]

Weekend looking much better now

[MJO812]

39 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Weekend looking much better now

The season of cold fronts

[JerseyWx]

2 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Weekend looking much better now

Yeah finally a turn for the better.  

[TriPol]

Looking at the 270 hour EURO, I see we might do another Nor'Easter with pressures in the 980s. Right now, with 11 days to go, it shows landfall on Rhode Island. Could be nothing. Could be something. Who knows? Something new to track.

[SnoSki14]

4 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Weekend looking much better now

I think the rain threat will return on the models. 

[Uniblab]

19 hours ago, nycwinter said:

can we all agree that after friday no more 80 degree weather  maybe until next spring?

No way. 

[Brian5671]

15 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Defintely 

We have seen 80s in October.

Early November a few years ago as well

[Stormlover74]

3 hours ago, SnoSki14 said:

I think the rain threat will return on the models. 

Euro has it sunday night now

[MJO812]

42 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Euro has it sunday night now

Jumped north from 6z. AI version went south. 

[MJO812]

3 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Euro has it sunday night now

Gfs also jumped north

[bluewave]

Another 80°+ day coming up on Friday. That will get Newark to 115 days this year. It will leave 2026 only 3 days behind 2015. Also 6 consecutive years in the top 10 for most 80° days.
 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Jan through Dec Top 10 for most 80° days
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	2015	118	0
2	2024	117	0
3	2021	116	0
4	2026	114	92
-	1994	114	0
5	2016	113	0
-	1993	113	0
-	1991	113	0
6	2011	111	0
-	2010	111	0
7	2023	110	0
8	2022	109	0
9	1959	108	0
10	2025	106	0
-	2007	106	0

[winterwarlock]

Frost concerns next week? I see my forecasted low of 37 next week one day and we radiate pretty good put here 

[Brian5671]

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

Another 80°+ day coming up on Friday. That will get Newark to 115 days this year. It will leave 2026 only 3 days behind 2015. Also 6 consecutive years in the top 10 for most 80° days.
 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Jan through Dec Top 10 for most 80° days
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	2015	118	0
2	2024	117	0
3	2021	116	0
4	2026	114	92
-	1994	114	0
5	2016	113	0
-	1993	113	0
-	1991	113	0
6	2011	111	0
-	2010	111	0
7	2023	110	0
8	2022	109	0
9	1959	108	0
10	2025	106	0
-	2007	106	0

today will be close if there's any sun-right now forecast at EWR is 78

[Stormlover74]

Some showers moving through 

[SACRUS]

67 / 64 cloudy.  Warm next 48 hours with mid 70s - upper 70s today with the clouds, Warmest for a while tomorrow with mid 80s and perhaps a stray 90 in the hot spots with enough sun.  Weekend split nice Saturday cooler / cloudy showers Sunday.  Overall near normal 10/5 - 10/10 with a bit back and forth. Beyond there overall warmer.

 

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR:  85 (1986)
NYC: 88 (1927)
LGA:  87 (1950)
JFK: 85 (1986)


Lows;

EWR: 35 (1947) * very cold fall that year 1947
NYC: 36 (1947)
LGA: 39 (1947)
JFK: 41 (1992)


Historical:


 

1752 - The second severe hurricane in two weeks hit the Carolinas. The Onslow County Courthouse was destroyed along with all its records, and Beacon Island disappeared. (David Ludlum)

1844: Through the 7th, a major hurricane swept over Jamaica, Cuba and Nassau and the Bahamas. According to early hurricane researcher William Redfield, the storm "exhibited an amount of injury and destruction such as is rarely known in the annals of commerce." 158 vessels were wrecked and 2,546 houses were destroyed along the- Cuban coast. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1890: The weather service is first identified as a civilian agency when Congress, at the request of President Benjamin Harrison, passes an act transferring the Signal Service’s meteorological responsibilities to the newly-created U.S. Weather Bureau in the Department of Agriculture.

1893 - The second great hurricane of the 1893 season hit the Mississippi Delta Region drowning more than 1000 persons. (David Ludlum)

1893: On this day, the village of Caminadaville, Louisiana, was destroyed by a massive hurricane. Caminadaville was a vibrant fishing community in the late 19th century, located on Cheniere Caminada, adjacent to Grand Isle in coastal Jefferson Parish in Louisiana. It took five days for the news of this devastating hurricane to reach New Orleans. 

 

1938: Grannis and Okay, Arkansas set an all-time high-temperature record for October for Arkansas with 105 degrees.

1954: On October 1st Boston, Massachusetts had a minimum temperature of 69 °F the warmest low temperature. This is also the highest minimum on Boston's records for October. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events)
 

 

1958: NASA officially begins operations on October 1st, 1958. 

1976: A ridge of high pressure brought record highs to parts of the Midwest. Locations reporting their warmest October temperatures included: Hatfield, WI: 94°, Preston, MN: 92° (also latest occurrence of 90 in a year), Neillsville, WI: 92°, Caledonia, MN: 91°, and Jump River, WI: 87°. Other daily record highs included: La Crosse, WI: 92°, Des Moines, IA: 92°, Kansas City, MO: 92°, Madison, WI: 90 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
 

1977: While an F3 tornado traveled less than one-mile through Montfort Heights or the greater Cincinnati area, it destroyed 12 homes and damaged 15 others. There were 17 injuries. 

 

1986: Heavy rainfall totals produced saturated soil conditions across parts of Oklahoma beginning the previous day. Conditions worsened across the area when more torrential rain fell during the first four days of October. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches were common, while 15 to 20 inch amounts were reported over north-central Oklahoma. The excessive rainfall caused most major rivers in the state to flood, requiring the evacuation of about 30,000 people from 25 towns. The floods destroyed 509 homes, damaged 3,957 others, and washed out many roads and bridges, including two bridges on I-35. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1987 - A blast of cold arctic air hit the north central U.S. An afternoon thunderstorm slickened the streets of Duluth MN with hail and snow, and later in the afternoon, strong northerly winds reached 70 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the Pacific northwest. Afternoon highs of 90 degrees at Olympia WA, 92 degrees at Portland OR, and 89 degrees at Seattle WA, were records for the month of October. For Seattle WA it marked the twenty- first daily record high for the year, a record total in itself. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather across central Oklahoma and the eastern half of Texas. Thunderstorms in Texas produced softball size hail northwest of Nocona, and baseball size hail at Troy and Park Springs. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the southeastern U.S. through the daytime and evening hours. Severe thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes, with seven of those tornadoes in Georgia. A tornado southwest of Moultrie, GA, killed two persons and injured a dozen others. Tornadoes also injured one person north of Graceville, FL, and two persons at Bartow, GA. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1992: A strong 588 decameter heat ridge extended from the Plains to the West Coast bringing record highs. Areas reporting their warmest October temperatures included: Sheridan, WY: 92° and Billings, MT: 90°-Tied. (Ref. Wilson - Additional Temperatures Listed On This Link)

1994: Lightning hit a bow-and-arrow deer hunter, knocking him down from his 15 feet high stand near Prosperity, PA. He survived, but experienced second degree burns along with blurred vision. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

1998: Heavy rain fell across the Liberal area in Kansas for 24 hours with the heaviest rain falling during the morning and afternoon hours. Five to eight inches were reported with one unofficial report indicating 10 inches. Streets were flooded that had never flooded before. A local disaster was declared. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1999: A strong cold front with a Canadian blast and moisture combined to bring snow to parts of the upper Midwest. Caledonia, MN with 2 inches and La Crosse, WI with 0.3 of an inch had their earliest measurable snowfall. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2006: An extended heat ridge brought record highs to parts of the Plains. Wichita, KS recorded their hottest October day ever with 97°. Other daily record highs included: Dodge City, KS: 96°-Tied, Lincoln, NE: 94°, Kansas City, MO: 94° and Sioux City, IA: 91°-Tied.  (Ref. Wilson Wx. History