| October was coolest in 10 years |
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By: TMP STAFF REPORT
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Posted: Thursday, November 3, 2011 12:01 am
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October 2011 in Nashville was the coolest since 2001.
The temperature averaged 1.7 degrees below normal for the month, or 58.6 degrees.
The average high temperature was 71.3 degrees and the average low was 46.0 degrees.
The warmest temperature in Nashville during October was 84 degrees on Oct. 16 and the coolest was 30 degrees on Oct. 29.
Murfreesboro recorded its warmest day in the month Oct. 7 with 84 degrees and the coolest was 28 degrees the nights of Oct. 30 and 31. The city saw three days in which the minimum temperature was 32 degrees or below.
No new daily temperature records were broken during October at Nashville and rainfall only totaled 0.93 inch, which was 2.11 inches below normal.
This was the third October since the year 2000 with less than an inch of rainfall.
From 1900 through 1999, there have been 13 Octobers with less than an inch of rainfall.
Murfreesboro faired only slightly better, collecting 1.34 inches of rain, which falls well below the monthly average of 3.36 inches.
There were no days with thunderstorms in October at Nashville. Fog occurred on 12 days in October at Nashville with two of those with dense fog. |
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