October was a cool month for most of the state, and thanks to another intrusion of tropical moisture from the pacific, wet for those of a western persuasion. The remnants of Hurricane Norbert soaked the northwestern one-third of Oklahoma and gave the Panhandle region its seventh wettest October on record. North central and west central Oklahoma were also benefactors of the tropical moisture, and their October totals ranked as the 13th and 11th wettest on record, respectively. On the other hand, the southeastern two-thirds of the state were parched with deficits of 2-4 inches of rain. On a statewide basis, the month ranked as the 48th wettest and 30th coolest on record. Severe weather was absent for the most part other than a few cases of strong winds and large hail. An early freeze visited the state on the 23rd when Kenton dropped to 24 degrees to go along with other sub-freezing temperatures across the southeast and far northwest. The year continued to come up a bit cool and ranked as the 48th coolest on record for the January-October time period. The same period ranked as the 21st wettest according to precipitation statistics.

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