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CXUS56 KMFR 011021 AAA
CLMMFR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
321 AM PDT FRI NOV 01 2024

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...THE MEDFORD OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1911 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             99   10/02/1980
 LOW              18   10/29/1971
HIGHEST           94   10/01                          91  10/06
LOWEST            32   10/24                          29  10/28
                       10/25
                                                          10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.8               70.1     2.7     69.7
AVG. MINIMUM    43.5               42.1     1.4     45.5
MEAN            58.2               56.1     2.1     57.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                1.0     1.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     2                2.0     0.0        3
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.16   1950
TOTALS          0.93               1.22   -0.29     1.12
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.04   -0.01     0.04
DAYS >= .01       10                7.5     2.5        9
DAYS >= .10        4                3.4     0.6        5
DAYS >= .50        0                0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.24   10/27 TO 10/27

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           1.3   1956
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    220                288     -68      239
 SINCE 7/1       247                343     -96       MM
COOLING TOTAL     16                 12       4       18
 SINCE 1/1      1169                909     260       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1921
 LATEST       06/12/1952
EARLIEST      10/24             MM
LATEST                          03/14
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              2.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    20/310    DATE  10/04
                                20/020          10/12
                                20/260          10/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    27/310    DATE  10/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.26
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

THE FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER WAS WARM WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING
SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST DAY OF THE MONTH WAS ON
THE 1ST WHICH HAD A HIGH OF 94 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES REMAINED IN THE
80S TO LOW 90S THROUGH THE 8TH, THEN A COUPLE OF COLD FRONTS MOVED
THROUGH FROM THE 9TH THROUGH THE 12TH. THE FIRST FRONT ON THE 9TH
WAS DRY WITH JUST MINOR COOLING AND NO PRECIPITATION. THE SECOND
FRONT ON THE 11TH AND 12TH BROUGHT THE FIRST MEASURABLE RAIN OF THE
MONTH WITH 0.02 OF AN INCH, BUT NOT THE NECESSARY WETTING RAIN TO
QUELL THE WILDFIRES STILL BURNING IN THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS TO THE
NORTH. A MORE SUBSTANTIAL FRONT MOVED THROUGH FROM THE 15TH TO THE
17TH. AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN FELL ALONG WITH THE
FIRST REAL COOL AUTUMN WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. THE
HIGH ON THE 17TH WAS 61 DEGREES. TYPICAL UPS AND DOWNS OCCURRED
DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH AS THE SEASONAL SHIFT OF THE JET
SOUTHWARD CONTINUED TO BRING FAIRLY REGULAR FRONTS. A COUPLE OF
CLEAR, COLD NIGHTS WITH THE FIRST FREEZES OF THE SEASON OCCURRED ON
THE 24TH AND 25TH. FIRE SEASON WAS DECLARED OVER ON THE 27TH AS
WETTING RAIN VISITED MOST AREAS. THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THE MONTH
COOLED OFF WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 50S FROM THE 28TH TO THE 31ST.

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