utahskier.net | Nov 10, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC – The average October temperature of 50.8°F was 4.0°F below the 20thCentury average and ranked as the third coolest in the U.S. based on preliminary data, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

For the nation as a whole, it was the third coolest October on record, according to NOAA on their website. The month was marked by an active weather pattern that reinforced unseasonably cold air behind a series of cold fronts.

Temperatures were below normal in eight of the nation’s nine climate regions, and of the nine, five were much below normal. Only the Southeast climate region had near normal temperatures for October.