Lubbock weather records highlight wettest October in history

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Lubbock, Texas, holds the historical record for its wettest October, which occurred in 1983. During that month, the city recorded 10.8 inches of precipitation.

A significant portion of that rainfall fell in a single day on October 19, 1983, when 5.4 inches were recorded. Other notable weather extremes for the area include a high temperature of 100 degrees on October 3, 2000, and a low temperature of -16 degrees on October 31, 2019.

Entities

Iowa · Lubbock · Minnesota

Sources

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