Weather — October 2012

Special thanks to Chrissy Lawrence for tracking the high and low temperatures from the afternoon of the 15th through the morning of the 18th, while we were on a vacation trip for our 30th wedding anniversary.

Date Day Low
(°F)
High
(°F)
Precipitation (inches)
10/31Wed 30.7°50.0°
Sunny with northwest breezes
10/30Tue 34.9°48.9°
Mostly fair and breezy, from the north
10/29Mon 29.1°50.0°
Fair with northerly breezes
10/28Sun 29.1°49.3°
Fair with northerly breezes; some midday clouds
10/27Sat 28.2°45.3°
Fair and calm early; north to northwest breezes after 8 a.m. Some early afternoon clouds; otherwise fair
10/26Fri 33.6°49.6°
Clearing by 4 a.m. Fair, with lighter northwest breezes
10/25Thu 63.7°70.7°Rain 0.25″
Fair overnight, then becoming cloudy with gusty south breezes. Stronger west winds after 3 p.m. with falling temperatures; strong northwest winds and rain from about 4 to 7 p.m. then cloudy with strong northwest winds
10/24Wed 61.0°76.3°
Cloudy early, with a light southeast breeze becoming south after 8 a.m. Variable clouds from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. then fair, with south winds increasing
10/23Tue 57.4°70.2°Rain 0.07″
Misty sprinkles from 7:30 a.m. until midday. Cloudy morning, mostly cloudy afternoon, with light southeast breezes
10/22Mon 50.4°61.3°Rain 1.90″
Cloudy early, with light southeast breezes; winds calm to light and variable later. Rain and thunderstorms from 11:30 a.m. onward. Dense fog after 9 p.m.
10/21Sun 36.3°65.5°
Sunny with southeast breezes
10/20Sat 37.8°60.1°
Fair and calm early; partly cloudy for the afternoon. Westerly breezes
10/19Fri 44.6°55.2°Rain 0.13″
Low was late Thursday evening. Light drizzle ending by noon, then mostly cloudy with light northwest breezes (clearing by 11 p.m.)
10/18Thu 46.2°50.0°Rain 0.70″
Cloudy, with light rain from noon to 9:30 p.m. Southwest breezes shifting to south by mid-afternoon
10/17Wed 54.5°69.6°Next day
Sunny before 1 p.m. then cloudy; rain between 5 and 11 p.m. South winds shifting to west after 8 p.m.
10/16Tue 39.9°68.4°
Variable clouds and strong, gusty south breezes
10/15Mon 40.6°58.5°
Sunny with northwest breezes; calm after 5 p.m.
10/14Sun 61.2°64.4°Rain 0.45″
Periods of light rain, ending about 6 p.m. ~ High about 11 a.m. then falling temperatures (49.1° at 9:30 p.m.). ~ Southwest breezes in the morning, becoming north after 2:30 p.m. and strong northwest after 5 p.m.
10/13Sat 42.8°62.4°Rain 0.50″
Low temperature around 9 p.m. Friday; high temperature at midnight Saturday (temp still rising). ~ South breezes. Light rain from 1:30 a.m. to about 2 p.m. then little or no rain until 10 p.m. (0.20″ fell between 10 p.m. and midnight)
10/12Fri 31.5°54.7°
Sunny with a light north breeze shifting clockwise to southeast by noon
10/11Thu 36.3°65.8°Rain (trace)
Fair early, then increasing clouds. Breezy, from the south early, shifting through west by early afternoon, then north late. Occasional light drizzle in the evening
10/10Wed 34.2°51.4°
Mostly sunny and breezy, from the west
10/9Tue 50.2°63.1°Rain 0.09″
Mostly cloudy early; variably cloudy from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. South winds early, becoming southwest after 9 a.m. ~ Cloudy after 4 p.m. with northwest winds; rain between 6 and 9 p.m.
10/8Mon 30.2°61.3°
Fair and breezy, from the southwest
10/7Sun 39.4°51.3°
Cloudy with west to northwest breezes; gradual clearing in the afternoon. Very dry air. Temperatures falling sharply in the evening, with calm winds
10/6Sat 35.1°50.5°
Mostly cloudy early, with west breezes; cloudy from 8 a.m. onward, with northwest breezes
10/5Fri 36.9°52°
Fair with west winds; cloudy after 2 p.m.
10/4Thu 51.6°71.8°
Fair early, with a light south breeze; mostly cloudy later, with strong, gusty west to southwest winds
10/3Wed 49.6°68.0°
Fog early, then cloudy and calm
10/2Tue 46.6°70.5°
Fair and calm early; northeast breezes from mid-morning onward
10/1Mon 44.4°67.6°
Sunny and calm