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OCTOBER NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

ALEXANDRIA

  

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 85 62 73 97/2023* 62/1985 41/1984 76/1927 0.15 2.90/1955 0 9
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1754 CST    CT ENDS 1819 CST
 2 85 61 73 97/1900 69/1985 40/1984 77/1977 0.15 0.92/1988 0 8
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1753 CST    CT ENDS 1817 CST
 3 84 61 73 98/1900 68/1961 42/1984 74/2017* 0.15 5.45/1995 0 8
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1752 CST    CT ENDS 1816 CST
 4 84 60 72 94/2023* 67/2015 42/1987 75/1990* 0.16 2.94/1932 0 8
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1751 CST    CT ENDS 1815 CST
 5 84 60 72 95/1928 63/1932 37/2010 74/1959* 0.14 3.00/1906 1 7
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1749 CST    CT ENDS 1814 CST
 6 84 60 72 98/1951 64/1932 39/2010 75/2007 0.15 2.00/1907 1 7
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1748 CST    CT ENDS 1812 CST
 7 83 59 71 95/1897 64/1952 39/1899 76/1937 0.14 1.50/1969 1 7
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0608 CST    SUNSET 1747 CST    CT ENDS 1811 CST
 8 83 59 71 94/1962* 64/2000 36/1952 74/1962 0.14 2.97/2020 1 6
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1746 CST    CT ENDS 1810 CST
 9 83 58 70 97/1909 57/1976 38/1917 75/2017 0.14 8.62/2020 1 6
CT STARTS 0545 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1745 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 10 82 58 70 93/2017* 64/2000* 35/1895 73/1997* 0.13 1.44/2018 1 6
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1743 CST    CT ENDS 1808 CST
 11 82 57 70 93/1963 63/1993* 38/1906 73/1973 0.15 2.37/2001 1 6
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1742 CST    CT ENDS 1807 CST
 12 82 57 69 93/1963 58/1994 38/1906 71/2020* 0.16 5.41/1970 1 5
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1741 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 13 81 57 69 93/2017 60/1982 35/1893 72/1997* 0.16 3.98/2001 1 5
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 14 81 56 69 93/2017 62/1986* 38/1907* 71/2018* 0.15 2.00/1925 1 5
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1739 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 15 81 56 68 95/2015 60/1959 30/1893 70/2021* 0.16 2.80/1985 2 5
CT STARTS 0549 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1802 CST
 16 80 55 68 92/1947 58/1974 28/1893 70/2006* 0.17 4.93/2006 2 4
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 17 80 55 67 93/1947 60/1906 35/2024 73/2007 0.18 3.60/1994 2 4
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0615 CST    SUNSET 1735 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 18 80 55 67 91/2016* 61/1906 34/1948 73/2004 0.18 6.10/1980 2 4
CT STARTS 0551 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1734 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 19 79 54 67 92/2004 55/1989 30/1948 78/2004 0.18 4.55/1994 2 4
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 20 79 54 66 94/2023 56/1972 30/1989 75/2004 0.18 2.74/1902 2 4
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1732 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 21 79 53 66 91/2023* 60/1976* 31/1989 73/2004 0.18 5.55/1984 3 4
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 22 78 53 66 93/1939 61/1916 34/1976* 76/1979 0.17 3.98/2009 3 3
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 23 78 53 65 93/1939 58/2007 33/1893 71/2015* 0.17 8.12/1972 3 3
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1729 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 24 77 52 65 91/1953 56/1913 32/1917 71/2004 0.15 2.75/1997 3 3
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0620 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 25 77 52 64 91/2021 58/1981 32/1917 74/1919 0.15 4.05/2015 4 3
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 26 77 51 64 90/1902 59/1972* 32/1898 73/1939 0.14 3.90/1996 4 3
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 27 76 51 64 92/2010* 52/1972 29/1898 73/2023 0.13 1.75/1988 4 3
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 28 76 51 63 89/1907 54/1941 31/1914* 71/1991 0.13 3.25/1985 4 2
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 29 76 50 63 88/2024 52/1997 28/2017 71/1991 0.14 1.21/1921 4 2
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 30 75 50 63 90/1951 51/1980 27/1910 70/1951* 0.13 7.40/1941 5 2
CT STARTS 0600 CST    SUNRISE 0625 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 31 75 50 62 89/1951 42/1993 29/1917* 73/1951 0.12 6.10/2015 5 2
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0626 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 MON 80.1 55.4 67.8         4.73   65 150

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  4 0 <1 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  9 5 2 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1892-2024) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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