October 2026

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64 . 54 clouds splitting the area south of CNJ mostly cloudy and north of there partly - mostly sunny.  Low 70s today the nicer of the two days this weekend with clouds and spotty shwers sunday.  Cooler Mon-Wed mainly 60s and lows into the 30/40s inland and 40a coastal coolest since early may/april.   Looks like moderation to warmer with more eastern ridging  10/9 - 10/15 overall with next shot at 80 in that period, and as of now looking drier.

 

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Records:

Highs:

EWR: 85 (2023)
NYC: 87 (1919)
LGA: 85 (2000)
JFK: 84 (2002)


Lows:

EWR: 37 (1945)
NYC: 38 (1974)
LGA: 40 (1974)
JFK: 40 (2003)


Historical:


1780: A hurricane, which formed on October 1st, destroyed the port city of Savanna-la-Mar on the island of Jamaica on this day. By some estimates, this stormed caused 3,000 deaths. This storm is documented in the Jamaica Archives and Record Department. 

1780: The hurricane season of 1780 was one of the worst in recorded history. At least 8 destructive storms struck American and Caribbean shores that year. In October, three storms in three successive weeks caused unparalleled economic and military destruction. The first, named the Savanna-La-Mer hurricane for the tiny settlement on the island of Jamaica which was completely destroyed by the storm's tides and winds, struck on this date. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

1841 - An October gale, the worst of record for Nantucket, MA, caught the Cap Cod fishing fleet at sea. Forty ships were driven ashore on Cape Cod, and 57 men perished from the town of Truro alone. Heavy snow fell inland, with 18 inches near Middletown, CT. (David Ludlum)

1903: An unusual late-season tornado moved northeast from west of Chatfield, Minnesota, passing through and devastating St. Charles, Minnesota. Seven people were killed, and 30 injured as 50 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed.

1912 - The longest dry spell of record in the U.S. commenced as Bagdad, CA, went 767 days without rain. (David Ludlum)

1963: Hurricane Flora, one of the deadliest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Basin, battered Haiti with sustained winds around 150 mph. The storm moved northwestward, meandered over western Cuba from the 4th to the 8th, and then finally accelerated northeastward out to sea. 5,000 people were killed on Haiti with damage severe to complete. Enormous amounts of rain fell in Cuba due to Flora's slow movement. 90 inches of rain deluged Bayamo. A total of 7,200 people were killed by Flora and damage was set at $435 million dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1964 - Hurricane Hilda struck Louisiana spawning many tornadoes, and claimed twenty-two lives. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)

1966: Late on this date Hurricane Inez began moving southwestward from a position about 100 miles east of Miami, FL. The eye of Inez moved from Key Largo to Key West on the 4th. The highest wind reported on the Florida mainland was a gust to 80 mph at Homestead AFB. All of the Keys reported winds of hurricane force ranging up to 100-125 mph in gusts. Three people were killed and 11 more were injured. Over $5 million dollars in damage resulted. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1970: The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration was formed and the U.S. Weather Bureau became the National Weather Service. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1974: Richmond, Virginia had its earliest first freezing day of autumn on this date in 1974 when the temperature fell to 31 °F. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records)

1979 - The first killer tornado of record in October in Connecticut destroyed sixteen vintage aircraft at the Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks. The tornado damaged more than one hundred homes causing 200 million dollars damage. Three persons were killed, and 500 others were injured. (The Weather Channel)

1979: An F4 tornado struck the towns of Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Suffield in Connecticut, causing an estimated $400 million in property damage, on this day. The New England Air Museum, which housed more than 20 vintage aircraft, was destroyed. This tornado also caused a United Airlines flight to abort a landing at the Bradley International Airport because the pilot saw the tornado.

1983: A prolonged very heavy rain event, starting back on September 29th, finally came to an end over the eastern two-thirds of Arizona as rainfall totals ranged from 2 to 12 inches courtesy of moisture from the remains of Tropical Storm Octave. The result was the most destructive flooding ever in Arizona. 13 people were killed and 1,300 homes were destroyed. Damage was estimated at $178 million dollars. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)
 

1986 - Remnants of Hurricane Paine deluged Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas with 6 to 10 inch overnight rains. Hardy, OK, was drenched with 21.79 inches. Heavy rain between September 26th and October 4th caused 350 million dollars damage in Oklahoma. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Twenty-five cities in the Upper Midwest, including ten in Iowa, reported record low temperatures for the date. Duluth MN, Eau Claire, WI, and Spencer, IA, dipped to 24 degrees. Temperatures warmed into the 80s in the Northern and Central High Plains Region. At Chadron, NE, the mercury soared from a morning low of 29 degrees to an afternoon high of 88 degrees. Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in southern California. The high of 108 degrees at Downtown Los Angeles was a record for October. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Cold Canadian air invaded the north central U.S. bringing an end to the growing season across those states. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. Phoenix, AZ, reported a record high of 105 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Unseasonably cold weather prevailed from the Pacific Northwest to the Upper Mississippi Valley. A dozen cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck, ND, and Williston, ND, with readings of 16 degrees above zero. An upper level weather disturbance brought snow to parts of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, with five inches reported at West Yellowstone, MT. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1992: A strong tropical disturbance in the eastern Gulf of Mexico spawned 10 tornadoes from the Tampa Bay area to Ocala, killing four people and injuring 77 others. Hardest hit was Pinellas County where all the deaths occurred. Heavy rain caused moderate to heavy flooding in northeast Florida, especially the Jacksonville area where 8.69 inches fell. Brunswick, GA was deluged with 10.14 inches in 24 hours. Major beach erosion occurred at Egmont Key and all along the coast of Hillsborough County. Total damage was estimated at $32 million dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1999: Elkader, IA recorded their earliest measurable snowfall with a half an inch. Embarrass had a low temperature of 9 °F.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History) (Ref. AccWeather Weather History)

2000: Thunderstorms can still be a hazard in the fall season in CO’s Rocky Mts. two people were hurt when hit by lightning while at the Forest Canyon Overlook (approx. 12,000 feet elevation) on Trail Ridge Road. The thunderstorm gave little warning because it formed above them. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

2002: Hurricane Lili made landfall between White Lake and Vermilion Bay, Louisiana as a Category 1 storm.

2006: Illinois: Several cities tie or set new maximum temperature records. Dodge City, KS set their all-time October record high of 98 °F Peoria and Springfield hit 93 °F; Moline and Burlington, 95 °F. (Ref. WxDoctor)

2015: Unprecedented rainfall fell throughout South Carolina from October 1st — 5th, 2015. Storm total amounts greater than 20" were observed in Columbia and Sumter.

 

2017: The City of Houston had the wettest year on record with 73.51 inches. The previous wettest year was in 1900 when 72.86 inches were measured.

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2026 LAST LOW TEMPERATURE THRESHOLDS

59°F or lower
EWR: Sep 30 : 59°F
NYC: Sep 27 : 58°F
LGA: Sep 28 : 58°F
JFK: Sep 29 :  58°F

49°F or lower
EWR: May 31 : 46°F
NYC: May 23 : 49°F
LGA: May 12 : 48°F
JFK: May 31 : 48°F

39°F or lower
EWR: Apr 21 : 35°F
NYC: Apr 21  : 34°F
LGA: Apr 21 : 37°F
JFK: Apr 21 : 34°F

 

[psv88]

59 earlier and 67 now and blue skies. Beautiful day incoming 

[MANDA]

Beautiful morning with nice breeze, blue skies and cool temperatures.  Overnight low of 51.

Leaf color change becoming rapidly noticeable up this way.

Pumpkin spice everything is everywhere.

The pick your own apple orchards are hurting with many closed due to the Spring freeze.

[steve392]

Left house and it was bright blue skies and gorgeous temps.  On rt 9 and I see a wall of clouds 

[Stormlover74]

1 hour ago, MANDA said:

Beautiful morning with nice breeze, blue skies and cool temperatures.  Overnight low of 51.

Leaf color change becoming rapidly noticeable up this way.

Pumpkin spice everything is everywhere.

The pick your own apple orchards are hurting with many closed due to the Spring freeze.

Yeah I just read about that. How awful 

[SACRUS]

74 / 45 hovering in between clouds and sun just north much jore sunny

 

[IrishRob17]

2 hours ago, MANDA said:

Beautiful morning with nice breeze, blue skies and cool temperatures.  Overnight low of 51.

Leaf color change becoming rapidly noticeable up this way.

Pumpkin spice everything is everywhere.

The pick your own apple orchards are hurting with many closed due to the Spring freeze.

Yeah, that’s a big problem around here. From what I understand many of the crops themselves are insured but the lost revenue from all the agritainment is not. 

[TriPol]

2 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

Yeah, that’s a big problem around here. From what I understand many of the crops themselves are insured but the lost revenue from all the agritainment is not. 

Wineries in the mid atlantic got hit hard from the frost. it's been a total disaster for them with over 75% crop loss.

[nycwinter]

beautiful day cool enough to wear a hoodie a gentle breeze my kind of weather..

[bluewave]

1 hour ago, IrishRob17 said:

Yeah, that’s a big problem around here. From what I understand many of the crops themselves are insured but the lost revenue from all the agritainment is not. 

Unfortunately, the arrival of spring warmth is coming earlier while the date of the last freeze has held more steady over time. 

[TriPol]

This is a huge downgrade. The NBM has been awful!

 

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front hovering over MD/VA

 

[NEG NAO]

32 minutes ago, TriPol said:

This is a huge downgrade. The NBM has been awful!

 

Any word on how long it will take Tropical Tidbits and Pivitol to update/reprogram their web sites and bring these new models online in the right positions and remove the old ones ? ?