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Severe Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Rain and Mountain Snow in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies

A powerful storm is expected to bring periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, and the potential for severe thunderstorms throughout the southern to central Plains through Monday. Widespread precipitation and heavy mountain snow is expected across the Northwest and northern Rockies through Monday. Up to a foot of snow is possible across the higher elevations of the Cascades and northern Rockies. Read More >

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normals, Means & Extremes
October - Bakersfield, CA
Values in red represent the extremes for the month.

D
a
t
e

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation

D
a
t
e

Normal

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

Max.

Min.

Avg.

1

87

61

74

103 / 1980

65 / 1912

77 / 2010

37 / 1908

0

1

9

2294

0

0.00

0.70 / 1981

1

2

86

60

73

103 / 1917

63 / 2006

72 / 2010

36 / 1908

0

2

8

2302

0.01

0.01

1.19 / 1974

2

3

86

60

73

103 / 2024

64 / 1916

72 / 2012

34 / 1908

0

2

8

2311

0

0.01

0.07 / 1946

3

4

85

59

72

104 / 1933

67 / 2009

71 / 1970

33 / 1908

0

2

8

2318

0

0.01

0.24 / 1956

4

5

85

59

72

104 / 1933

66 / 2007

74 / 2024

36 / 1908

0

3

7

2326

0.01

0.02

0.52 / 2011

5

6

85

59

72

103 / 1933

64 / 1912

70 / 2024

37 / 1908

1

3

7

2333

0

0.02

1.20 / 1956

6

7

84

58

71

99 / 2023

65 / 1923

71 / 2024

38 / 1908

1

4

7

2340

0

0.02

0.29 / 1923

7

8

84

58

71

99 / 2023

67 / 1949

71 / 2024

36 / 1908

1

4

6

2346

0.01

0.03

0.57 / 1904

8

9

83

58

71

101 / 1996

67 / 1930

70 / 2024

35 / 1908

1

5

6

2352

0

0.03

0.09 / 1920

9

10

83

57

70

101 / 1991

62 / 1924

67 / 2024

34 / 1908

1

6

6

2358

0.01

0.04

0.35 / 1916

10

11

83

57

70

98 / 1935

63 / 1997

70 / 2022

34 / 1908

1

7

5

2363

0

0.04

0.38 / 1957

11

12

82

57

69

98 / 1918

67 / 2021

68 / 2015

38 / 1912

1

7

5

2368

0.01

0.05

0.12 / 1925

12

13

82

56

69

102 / 1978

65 / 2007

70 / 2015

37 / 1912

1

8

5

2373

0.01

0.06

0.50 / 1900

13

14

81

56

69

102 / 1978

64 / 1899

72 / 2015

37 / 1908

1

9

5

2378

0

0.06

0.44 / 1968

14

15

81

56

68

101 / 1954

63 / 1899

67 / 2015

35 / 1908

1

10

4

2382

0.01

0.07

0.40 / 1935

15

16

80

55

68

98 / 1954

64 / 1893

66 / 1979

35 / 1899

1

12

4

2386

0.01

0.08

0.27 / 1963

16

17

80

55

67

100 / 1959

63 / 1984

67 / 1961

37 / 1908

1

13

4

2389

0.01

0.09

0.23 / 1963

17

18

79

54

67

96 / 1913

62 / 1943

65 / 1961

36 / 1908

1

14

3

2393

0.01

0.10

0.50 / 1972

18

19

79

54

67

96 / 1973

60 / 1949

67 / 1979

35 / 1908

2

16

3

2396

0.01

0.11

0.96 / 1936

19

20

79

54

66

97 / 1927

60 / 1910

63 / 1978

33 / 1908

2

18

3

2399

0.01

0.12

0.24 / 2004

20

21

78

53

66

94 / 2003

62 / 2004

65 / 1976

32 / 1906

2

20

3

2402

0.02

0.14

0.21 / 1941

21

22

78

53

65

95 / 1901

63 / 1985

65 / 1982

37 / 1920

2

22

3

2404

0.01

0.15

0.05 / 1899

22

23

77

53

65

97 / 1929

64 / 1975

65 / 1982

34 / 1906

2

24

2

2406

0.01

0.16

0.35 / 1902

23

24

77

52

65

95 / 1959

59 / 1971

67 / 1982

32 / 1912

3

26

2

2408

0.01

0.17

0.24 / 1998

24

25

76

52

64

94 / 1917

62 / 1939

66 / 1982

35 / 1899

3

29

2

2410

0.01

0.18

1.51 / 1940

25

26

76

52

64

94 / 2017

58 / 1996

61 / 1959

35 / 1939

3

32

2

2412

0.02

0.20

0.96 / 2004

26

27

75

51

63

99 / 1906

56 / 2004

64 / 1987

34 / 1919

3

35

2

2414

0.01

0.21

0.40 / 1922

27

28

75

51

63

92 / 2003

55 / 1971

61 / 1987

35 / 1919

3

38

1

2415

0.02

0.23

0.53 / 1974

28

29

74

51

63

92 / 1913

56 / 1971

61 / 1914

31 / 1900

4

42

1

2416

0.02

0.25

0.44 / 1968

29

30

74

51

62

92 / 1939

59 / 1996

66 / 1899

29 / 1971

4

46

1

2417

0.01

0.26

0.85 / 1992

30

31

74

50

62

92 / 1949

55 / 1923

65 / 2008

33 / 1935

4

50

1

2418

0.02

0.28

1.00 / 1927

31

Avg.

80.2

55.2

67.7

 

49

 

133

 

0.28

 

Avg.

D
a
t
e

Max.

Min.

Avg.

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

D
a
t
e

Normal

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation