2009: 5th Wettest & 13th Coolest October Since 1901…….
November 3rd, 2009 at 1:31 am by Chad Evans under Chad's WLFI Weather Blog
RAINY, WET OCTOBER………………….
Using the West Lafayette COOP station data back to 1901, here at WLFI it is the coolest since 1987, wettest since 2001.
Overall, this is the 5th wettest & 13th coolest October since 1901.
Daily records taken here at WLFI:
| Date | High | Low | Actual Avg. | Rain | Snow | Comments | Evap. |
| 10/1 | 64.6 | 38.7 | 51.7 | 0.51 | 0.07 | ||
| 10/2 | 61.2 | 50.4 | 55.8 | 0.21 | Peak Wind Gust to 31 mph | 0.09 | |
| 10/3 | 58 | 47.4 | 52.7 | 0.13 | 0.08 | ||
| 10/4 | 64.1 | 43.5 | 53.8 | 0.12 | |||
| 10/5 | 69.5 | 36 | 52.8 | First Patchy Frost | 0.1 | ||
| 10/6 | 63.6 | 45.3 | 54.5 | 0.14 | Peak Wind Gust to 30 mph | 0.02 | |
| 10/7 | 62.8 | 45.4 | 54.1 | Peak Gust to 35 mph Ovnt. | 0.15 | ||
| 10/8 | 54.9 | 42.4 | 48.7 | 1.22 | 0.04 | ||
| 10/9 | 54.9 | 45.8 | 50.4 | 1.1 | a.m. low 53.1 | 0 | |
| 10/10 | 56.4 | 35 | 45.7 | 0.07 | |||
| 10/11 | 49.4 | 32.3 | 40.9 | First Freeze | 0.05 | ||
| 10/12 | 52.4 | 38.4 | 45.4 | 0.06 | 0.03 | ||
| 10/13 | 54.8 | 42.2 | 48.5 | 0.07 | |||
| 10/14 | 46.2 | 38.2 | 42.2 | 0.1 | 0 | ||
| 10/15 | 43.3 | 39.1 | 41.2 | 0.34 | 0 | ||
| 10/16 | 48.4 | 39.1 | 43.8 | 0.02 | 0.1 | ||
| 10/17 | 50 | 34 | 42.0 | Trace | 0.1 | ||
| 10/18 | 55.4 | 28.3 | 41.9 | First Moderate Freeze | 0.15 | ||
| 10/19 | 66.3 | 35.4 | 50.9 | 0.15 | |||
| 10/20 | 71.4 | 48 | 59.7 | 0.15 | |||
| 10/21 | 72.2 | 51.3 | 61.8 | 0.14 | |||
| 10/22 | 66 | 52.1 | 59.1 | 0.35 | 0.05 | ||
| 10/23 | 66.7 | 48.3 | 57.5 | 1.24 | Morning low 56.4….Gust to 31 mph | “M” | |
| 10/24 | 51.4 | 44.1 | 47.8 | Trace | “M” | ||
| 10/25 | 66.5 | 38.8 | 52.7 | 0.14 | |||
| 10/26 | 69.5 | 51.9 | 60.7 | Trace | 0.12 | ||
| 10/27 | 55.3 | 49.8 | 52.6 | 0.23 | “M” | ||
| 10/28 | 62.9 | 47.8 | 55.4 | 0.09 | 0.05 | ||
| 10/29 | 65.5 | 46.5 | 56.0 | 0.02 | 0.1 | ||
| 10/30 | 67.4 | 51 | 59.2 | 0.82 | Peak Gust to 35 mph | “M” | |
| 10/31 | *51.4 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 12a 51, am low 43, 32 at 11:59p | “M” | ||
| 59.4 | 42.5 | 51.0 | 6.58″ | *Afternoon High 50.4 | 2.14 | ||
| WETTEST OCTOBERS SINCE 1901 | |||||||
| 1. 2001 | 8.89″ | 2.32″ on 13th | |||||
| 2. 1954 | 7.89″ | ||||||
| 3. 1919 | 6.90″ | ||||||
| 4. 1941 | 6.86″ | 4.13″ 1st 7 Days of 1941 | |||||
| 5. 2009 | 6.58″ | ||||||
| 6. 1954 | 7.89″ | ||||||
| TOP 10 COOLEST OCTOBERS SINCE 1901 & HOW 2009 RANKS………… | |||
| 1. 1917 | 44.6° | ||
| 2. 1988 | 47.1° | ||
| 3. 1925 | 47.2° | ||
| 4. 1987 | 47.6° | ||
| 5. 1976 | 47.9° | ||
| 6. 1972 | 49.2° | ||
| 7. 1957 | 49.6° | ||
| 8. 1976 | 47.9° | ||
| 9. 1972 | 49.2° | ||
| 10. 1957 | 49.6° | ||
| 13. 2009 | 51.0° | ||
