October Temperature and Precipitation Normals (1971-2000)
                       and Extremes for Houston (1889-2007)
                             (last updated 10/31/2008)
						  
   --------------- TEMPERATURE ---------------------    ------ PRECIPITATION -----
    NORMAL   RECORD       LOW      RECORD     HIGH       RECORD    CUMULATIVE PCPN 
   MAX MIN  MAX YEAR      MAX     MIN YEAR    MIN         PCPN      DAILY  YEARLY 
   --------------------------------------------------   --------------------------  
 1  86  64  99  1900    64 1958   44  1984   78 1927    4.62 1913   0.15   35.61       
 2  86  64  97  1938    66 1958   47  1984   79 1986    2.25 1995   0.30   35.76      
 3  85  64  95  1994    72 1961   45  1975   80 1986    3.24 1949   0.45   35.91    
 4  85  64  95  2002    67 1965   43  1975   78 2002    3.60 1919   0.60   36.06    
 5  85  63  94  2006    63 1932   41  1975   77 1951    2.90 1960   0.75   36.21     
  
 6  85  62  94  1928    65 2001   44  1975   77 1941    4.42 1930   0.90   36.36     
 7  85  62  95  1956    65 2000   46  1889   78 1962    5.76 1949   1.05   36.51     
 8  84  61  96  1962    50 2000   42  1952   80 1962    2.07 1909   1.20   36.66      
 9  84  61  93  2007*   53 2000   40  1976   79 1962    3.60 2003   1.35   36.81      
10  84  61  94  1962    64 2000   43  1908   78 1962    3.50 1899   1.50   36.96    
 
11  84  61  94  1962    66 1982   44  1891   77 1962    3.02 2001   1.65   37.11      
12  83  60  96  1991    62 1982   42  1977   77 1962    3.37 1982   1.80   37.26     
13  83  60  94  1991    58 1986   36  1977   76 1985    2.55 1958   1.95   37.41      
14  83  60  92  1954    64 2002   40  1977   78 1981    4.91 1906   2.10   37.56     
15  82  59  92  1931    65 1896   40  1978   76 1962    4.87 2007   2.25   37.71      
 
16  82  59  92  1989    66 1903   41  1893   74 1994    5.17 2006   2.39   37.85      
17  82  59  93  1895    67 1919   40  1977   77 1998    4.31 1994   2.53   37.99     
18  82  58  96  1895    60 1989   39  1978   79 2004    4.04 1998   2.67   38.13     
19  81  58  94  2004    61 1999   36  1989   78 2004    1.23 1998   2.81   38.27      
20  81  57  93  2004    61 1976   32  1989   77 2004    2.54 1993   2.95   38.41      
  
21  81  57  93  2004    65 1993   33  1976   78 1897    2.40 1890   3.09   38.55     
22  80  56  91  2004    63 1911   41  1898   75 2004    3.70 2008   3.23   38.69     
23  80  56  91  1988    59 1981   40  1996   74 1919    3.79 1970   3.37   38.83      
24  80  56  91  1931    61 1981   39  1908   74 1997    2.13 1949   3.51   38.97    
25  79  55  91  1950    61 1972   39  1980   75 1939    9.25 1984   3.65   39.11      
 
26  79  55  90  1991    53 1957   39  1892   75 1939    1.38 1953   3.79   39.25     
27  79  55  91  1995    52 1936   36  1898   76 1939    2.72 1897   3.93   39.39     
28  78  54  90  1991    53 1976   36  1898   76 1991    8.04 2002   4.07   39.53     
29  78  54  90  1991    54 1980   39  1910   73 2004    2.38 1982   4.21   39.67     
30  78  54  89  2004*   50 1993   33  1917   76 1961    5.30 1907   4.35   39.81      
 
31  77  54  88  2004*   47 1925   29  1993   76 1972    3.84 1909   4.50   39.96     
 
* indicates a record that has been tied in a previous year 

October Normals 
high:              82.0F 
low:               58.8F 
mean temperature:  70.4F 
rainfall:          4.50"
heating DD:           31 
cooling DD:          174