Temperatures have been running warm this month. So far this October, according to the National Weather Service, in Washington the average temperature has been about 58 degrees, above the normal 53.2 degrees. The maximum temperatures observed have been 70.5 degrees, about five degrees above normal. On the other hand, precipitation has been below normal. So far this month, Washington has recorded 1.34 inches of rain, below the normal 2.33 inches.
Looking at the year-to-date summary, temperatures have been above normal as well. The normal average temperature is 53.1 degrees and it’s been observed at 55.8 degrees this year.