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Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

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Dallas/Fort Worth - Halloween Climatology

October 31

Temperature
  • Normal maximum: 72°F
  • Normal minimum: 51°F
  • Number of freezes: 3
  • Number of days with maximum:
         100°F or more: 0
         32°F or less: 0
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1
(tie)
89 1977
89 1938
89 1934
4
(tie)
87 2016
87 2003
87 1963
87 1950

 

Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 1993
2 30 2019
3 32 1925
4
(tie)
34 2023
34 1991
34 1906

 

Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 43 1991
2
(tie)
48 1941
48 1923
4 50 1967
5
(tie)
51 2019
51 1993
51 1925
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 72 2003
2 71 1946
3 70 1909
4 69 1982
5
(tie)
68 2000
68 1968
68 1948
68 1934
 
Precipitation
  • Number of occurrences with any precipitation: 45
  • Number of occurrences with measurable precipitation: 37
  • Average amount when precipitation occurred: 0.43"
  • Chance of measurable precipitation: 29%
  • Number of occurrences of:
         thunder: 19
         snow: 0 
         sleet (ice pellets): 0 
         freezing rain/freezing drizzle (glaze): 0 
         fog: 23
Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.63 1981
2 1.86 1974
3 1.40 1928
4 1.32 1940
5 1.30 1919
 
Significant Events
  • 1993 - It was a cold day for trick-or-treaters with a record low of 29°F. (Snow fell two days earlier.)
  • 1991 - A cold, rainy day saw a range of temperature from 34°F to 43°F.
  • 1981 - Thunderstorms dropped 3.63" of rain.