Hello Friends:
Here's some weathernumbers for October 2009 in Mena, Arkansas:
Climatologically for Mena in Oct.: Avg. Max.: 73F/22.7C; Avg. Min.: 48F/8.8C
All-time Oct. Max.: 100F/37.7C--Oct. 1, 1938
All-time Oct. Min.: 20F/-6.6C--Oct. 30, 1917 & Oct. 31, 1993
Avg. Max.: 64.6F/18.1C
Avg. Min.: 48.2F/9C
High Max.: 83F/28.3C--Oct. 8
Low Min.: 33F/0.5C--Oct. 18
...High Min.: 63F/17.7C--Oct. 1
...Low Max.: 50F/10C--Oct. 23
21 Raindays & 7 Thunderdays in October
(As per my records, this is a record number of monthly raindays--broke old mark of 18 raindays in Nov. 2004. Also had a record 12 straight raindays, from Oct. 4-15--broke old mark of 11 straight raindays [Sept. 9-19, 2009].)
Rain for Oct.: 14.80"/375.9mm (+9.70"/+246.3mm; 290% normal)
(This is my 2nd-wettest October & 7th-wettest month overall)
Rain for Year: 81.75"/2,076.4mm (+36.45"/+925.8mm; 180% normal)
Marble-sized hail on Oct. 5th.
What an Amazingly wet (& coolish) month. If some of those rain scenarios [low-pressure to the S of Arkansas] had happened in Winter, we'd have had TONS of Snowfall.
I'm just hoping for a good stretch of warmer & sunny days--and looks like we may get it this coming week.
Wishing ALL A Safe, Happy, Prosperous & Blessed Month of November~~~David Powell