Ithaca Climate Summary for October 1996

Temperature

• The month of October averaged 0.2 degrees warmer than normal, but 4.9 degrees cooler than the same month a year ago.
• The warmest reading was 76 degrees on the 16th.
• The coldest temperature of the month was 25 degrees on 5th.
• There was one temperature record broken and one tied during the month:

  	October 5      25 degrees    	tied record set in 1965
  	October 15     27 degrees    	broke record of 28 degrees set in 1937

Precipitation

• The total precipitation for the month was 4.02 inches, which was 0.77 inches more than or 124% of the monthly normal.
• The month received 1.43 inches less rain than October 1995.
• The annual precipitation accumulation to date (January through October) of 38.06 inches is 8.31 inches above normal.
• The greatest one-day amount this month was 1.24 inches for the twenty-four hours ending on the morning of the 19th.
• During a five-day period encompassing October 18-23, 3.23 inches of rain fell. This represented 80% of the monthly total.
• For the third straight year, there was no measurable snowfall reported during October.