October 2018
  Midnight to Midnight 8 AM Observations  
  Temperature (F) Degree Days Precipitation (inches) Soil Temperature (F) Temp. (F)  
Day High Time (CST) Low Time (CST) Mean Depart Heating Cooling Precipitation Snowfall Snow Depth 4 inch 8 inch Morning Low Comments
1 84 12:23 PM 55 5:30 AM 70 +10 0 5 0.00 0.0 0 66 69 55  
2 81 2:46 PM 65 11:52 PM 73 +14 0 8 0.00 0.0 0 69 70 66  
3 88 1:46 PM 64 5:04 AM 76 +17 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 69 71 64  
4 77 12:02 AM 53 9:47 PM 65 +7 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 72 72 67  
5 82 1:53 PM 52 2:08 AM 67 +9 0 2 0.07 0.0 0 68 70 52 rain
6 87 11:40 AM 60 10:45 PM 74 +16 0 9 0.01 0.0 0 70 71 69 rain
7 84 3:00 PM 58 5:41 AM 71 +14 0 6 0.79 0.0 0 70 71 58 thunderstorms
8 88 2:12 PM 63 5:37 AM 76 +19 0 11 T 0.0 0 70 71 63 rain
9 86 1:41 PM 66 6:05 AM 76 +20 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 71 72 66 Tied record high temp (86, 2010)
10 75 1:38 PM 51 11:53 PM 63 +7 2 0 0.03 0.0 0 72 73 67 rain
11 55 1:49 PM 39 11:59 PM 47 -9 18 0 0.14 0.0 0 66 70 45 rain
12 41 12:00 PM 34 5:53 AM 38 -17 27 0 0.00 0.0 0 60 65 34 1st frost of the season
13 52 2:56 PM 34 2:02 AM 43 -12 22 0 0.18 T 0 57 61 34 rain, sleet, snow
14 62 12:17 PM 40 12:07 AM 51 -4 14 0 0.00 0.0 0 58 61 40  
15 50 2:40 PM 32 11:57 PM 41 -13 24 0 0.08 0.0 0 60 62 38 rain
16 58 2:28 PM 28 5:50 AM 43 -11 22 0 0.00 0.0 0 54 59 28 1st hard freeze of the season
17 54 2:41 PM 38 11:57 PM 46 -8 19 0 0.00 0.0 0 54 58 38  
18 61 4:10 PM 30 5:48 AM 46 -7 19 0 0.00 0.0 0 52 57 30  
19 56 2:02 PM 35 12:15 AM 46 -7 19 0 0.00 0.0 0 53 56 35  
20 59 12:53 PM 29 11:59 PM 44 -8 21 0 0.02 0.0 0 54 57 42 rain
21 54 3:26 PM 25 5:51 AM 40 -12 25 0 0.00 0.0 0 49 54 25  
22 68 2:51 PM 36 3:20 AM 52 0 13 0 0.00 0.0 0 50 54 36  
23 58 1:57 PM 35 11:55 PM 47 -4 18 0 0.00 0.0 0 52 55 42  
24 56 1:57 PM 31 3:52 AM 44 -7 21 0 0.00 0.0 0 50 54 31  
25 60 2:08 PM 38 4:40 AM 49 -2 16 0 0.00 0.0 0 51 54 38  
26 48 2:57 PM 43 4:36 AM 46 -4 19 0 0.25 0.0 0 53 55 43 rain
27 58 1:25 PM 38 11:54 PM 48 -2 17 0 0.18 0.0 0 52 55 40 rain
28 60 12:05 PM 38 12:00 AM 49 -1 16 0 0.04 0.0 0 53 55 38 rain
29 62 3:08 PM 34 6:17 AM 48 -1 17 0 0.00 0.0 0 51 55 34  
30 75 1:42 PM 42 12:18 AM 59 +10 6 0 0.00 0.0 0 53 55 42  
31 65 12:24 AM 50 8:16 AM 58 +10 7 0 0.50 0.0 0 58 58 52 rain
Avg/Sum 65.9   43.1   54.5   382 63 2.29 0.0 0 59.3 61.9    
Highest 88   66   76   27 11 0.79 0.0 0        
Lowest 41   25   38   0 0 0.00 0.0 0        
Normal 65.2   42.6   53.9   358 14 3.26 0.1          
Departure 0.7   0.5   0.6   24 49 -0.97 -0.1          
Days ≥ 90 0 Days ≤ 32 6                        
Notes:
Temperatures are from midnight to midnight (calendar day) and are in degrees Fahrenheit
Precipitation and snowfall are measured at 8 am and represent the previous 24 hours, T means a trace of precipitation
Time is always Central Standard Time (CST)
Heating and cooling degree days use a base temperature of 65°F
Normal refers to the 1981-2010 average
"Days 90" means # of days with a high temperature of 90° or more, "Days 32" means # of days with a low temperature of 32° or less