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The past month of October had an average temperature of 46.3 degrees which is 2.3 degrees above the 119-year, long-term average of 44 degrees, according to Austin Kraklau of the North Central Research Extension Center, south of Minot.
He said the lowest temperature of the month was 21 degrees, which occurred on Oct. 27, and the high was 74 degrees on both Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.
The total moisture for the month was 0.89 inches which is 0.2 inches below the long-term average of 1.09 inches, according to Kraklau.
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 8 a.m., 0.31-inch of moisture was recorded at the NCREC in the past 24-hour period.