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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Medford OR
320 AM PDT Fri Nov 1 2024

...MEDFORD OREGON WEATHER REVIEW: October 2024...

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.

The average temperature for the month was 58.2 degrees, which is 2.1
degrees above normal. The average maximum temperature was 72.8
degrees, which is 2.7 degrees above normal. The average minimum
temperature was 43.5 degrees, which is 1.4 degrees above normal. The
highest temperature for the month was 94 degrees which occurred on
the 1st. The lowest temperature for the month was 32 degrees which
occurred on the 24 and 25th.

There were 19 clear days, 9 partly cloudy days, and 3 cloudy days.

Total precipitation for the month was 0.93 inches which is 0.29
inches below normal. Total precipitation for the water year
(beginning October 1st) is 0.93 inches which is 0.29 inches below
normal. Calendar year precipitation is 13.10 inches which is 0.81
inches above normal. The greatest 24 hour precipitation was 0.24 on
the 27th.

The average wind speed for the month was 2.9 mph. The fastest
recorded two-minute wind speed was 20 mph from the northwest on the
4th, from the northeast on the 12th and from the west on the 27th.
The peak wind was 27 mph from the northwest on the 4th.

The highest pressure for the month was 30.39 inches on the 19th. The
lowest pressure for the month was 29.78 inches on the 3rd.

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