Public Information Statement Statement as of 3:33 am CDT on November 1, 2014 ...Wettest October on record in Nashville... On average October is the driest month in Nashville...but October 2014 was huge exception as 8.43 inches of rain fell making this October the wettest in nashvilles weather history. Nashvilles record keeping was started by the Army signal corps way back in November 1871. The 8.43 inches of rain that fell in October was 5.39 inches above normal. The greatest rainfall during a 24 hour period was 2.62 inches on 9th and 10th. There were two calendar days with record rainfall. On the 10th...2.62 inches of rain fell breaking the previous record of 1.95 inches set in 2002. Then on the 13th...2.06 inches fell breaking the previous record of 1.84 inches set way back in 1893. ...Five wettest octobers on record in Nashville... 2014...8.43 inches 1919...8.35 1880...7.24 1882...7.11 1925...6.99 In contrast the driest October on record and only the month that measurable rain has not been recorded in Nashville was in 1963 when only a trace fell. October was warmer than normal in Nashville. The temperature averaged 61.8 degrees which is 1.5 degrees above normal. The average high was 72.9 degrees and the average low was 50.6 degrees. The warmest temperature was 90 degrees on the 2nd and coldest was 37 degrees on the 5th. A high temperature of 84 degrees on the 27th tied the record for the date set in 1940. Thunderstorms occurred on 6 days during October. Hail fell from a thunderstorm at the Nashville Airport on the 6th. The average wind speed was 6.2 miles an hour. The fastest gust was 37 miles an hour on the 13th and 31st. Fog occurred on 23 days with 2 days of dense fog. ... ...October in Clarksville was above normal in rainfall and near normal in temperature... The temperature in Clarksville averaged 59.7 degrees which is 0.8 degree above normal. The average high was 71.3 degrees and the average low was 48.0 degrees. The warmest temperature during the month was 89 degrees on the 2nd and the coldest was 34 degrees on the 5th and 23rd. Rainfall was above normal for October but not as much as some areas of the mid state. Total rainfall for October was 6.32 inches which is 2.41 inches above normal. The greatest rainfall during a 24 hour period was 2.90 inches on the 13th. Thunderstorms occurred on 8 days. The average wind speed was 6.7 miles an hour. The fastest gust 44 miles an hour on the 31st. There was a 42 mile an hour wind during a thunderstorm on the 3rd. Fog occurred on 28 days with 8 days of dense fog. ... ...wettest October on record in Crossville... Crossville had nearly 9 inches of rain in October making it the wettest October since record keeping began back in 1954. Rainfall totaled 8.91 inches for the month which is 5.87 inches above normal. The greatest rainfall during a 24 hour period was 2.69 inches on 13th and 14th. The temperature in Crossville for October 2014 averaged 58.4 degrees which is 1.4 degrees above normal. The average high was 68.2 degrees and the average low was 48.5 degrees. The warmest temperature during the month was 81 degrees on the 1st and 2nd. The coldest temperature was 33 degrees on the 31st. Thunderstorms occurred on 7 days. The average wind speed was 5.3 miles an hour. The fastest gust was 36 miles an hour on the 31st. Fog occurred on 20 days with 1 day of dense fog.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 13:28:03 +0000
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