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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
440 PM EDT Sat Nov 5 2022

...October 2022 Ended Up Drier and Slightly Cooler than Normal 
Across East Central Florida...

Behind Hurricane Ian’s departure at the end of September, a period 
of drier and cooler conditions prevailed over the area into early 
October. A few fronts were able to push southward into the area 
through mid to late month, with these boundaries typically stalling 
across central Florida and bringing periods of increased rainfall at 
times. However, any heavier precipitation totals from slow moving 
storms or persistent rainbands were very localized, with end of 
month rainfall totals still ending up below normal across much of 
east central Florida. A stronger cold front that was able to move 
completely through the area on the 18th, led to well below normal 
temperatures across the region for a few days after. This bout of 
cooler weather and the cooler start to the month, largely led to 
average temperatures for October that were below normal by 1 to 2 
degrees at most primary climate sites.


...Temperatures...

Northerly winds into the start of October, behind the passage of 
Hurricane Ian, were reinforced with a passing cool front on the 4th, 
to produce overall drier and cooler than normal conditions for the 
first several days of the month. Highs were still able to reach into 
the low to mid 80s most days, but overnight lows fell to more 
comfortable values in the low to mid 60s. In fact, the low 
temperature at Vero Beach fell below the 60 degree mark early on the 
7th, tying their record low of 58 degrees for that day. A couple 
weak fronts then moved into the area through mid-month, but stalled 
with temperatures actually increasing to near to above normal values 
as highs rose to the mid to upper 80s and lows often stayed in the 
low to mid 70s. 

A stronger cold front was then able to move southward through 
central Florida on the 18th, with well below normal temperatures 
immediately following its passage. All primary climate stations tied 
or broke their lowest maximum temperature records the next day on 
the 19th, with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s across the region. 
Lows plummeted into the 50s that night, which were some of the 
coolest temperatures since April across the region. A very slow rise 
in temperatures then followed, but overall cooler than normal 
conditions prevailed for at least a few days following before the 
month ended on a warm note, with highs back in the 80s and lows 
generally in the upper 60s to low 70s. 

The cooler start to the month and the significant drop in 
temperatures behind the cold frontal passage on the 18th, had the 
largest influence on average temperatures for October 2022, which 
were around 1 to 2 degrees below normal at most sites. The exception 
was at Orlando, which ended up close to normal for the month (0.2 
degrees above normal). Otherwise, departures from normal ranged from 
1.2 degrees below normal at Leesburg and Fort Pierce, to 2.7 degrees 
below normal at Melbourne. Still, this wasn’t significantly cool 
enough for any sites to rank within their top 10 coldest Octobers on 
record. 


Daily Record Temperatures for the Month:

Daytona Beach:
- October 19th: Tied record cool high of 68 degrees last set in 1927.

Leesburg:
- October 19th: Record cool high of 67 degrees. Previous record was 
72 degrees last set in 1996. 

Sanford:
- October 19th: Record cool high of 69 degrees. Previous record was 
70 degrees last set in 1955.

Orlando:
- October 19th: Record cool high of 70 degrees. Previous record was 
71 degrees last set in 1955.

Melbourne:
- October 19th: Record cool high of 70 degrees. Previous record was 
73 degrees last set in 1967.

Vero Beach:
- October 7th: Record low of 58 degrees. Previous record was 60 
degrees last set in 1987.
- October 19th: Record cool high of 73 degrees. Previous record was 
74 degrees last set in 1955.

Fort Pierce:
- October 19th: Tied record cool high of 73 degrees last set in 1955.


Average temperatures for October 2022 at the primary climate sites
across east central Florida are as follows (rankings provided if in
the top 10):

- Daytona Beach had a monthly average temperature of 73.1 degrees 
Fahrenheit, which was 1.3 degrees below normal. 

- Leesburg had a monthly average temperature of 74.1 degrees 
Fahrenheit, which was 1.2 degrees below normal. 

- Sanford had a monthly average temperature of 74.2 degrees 
Fahrenheit, which was 1.3 degrees below normal.

- Orlando had a monthly average temperature of 75.7 degrees 
Fahrenheit, which was 0.2 degrees above normal. 

- Melbourne had a monthly average temperature of 74.8 degrees 
Fahrenheit, which was 2.7 degrees below normal. 

- Vero Beach had a monthly average temperature of 75.5 degrees 
Fahrenheit, which was 1.4 degrees below normal.

- Fort Pierce had a monthly average temperature of 75.2 degrees 
Fahrenheit, which was 1.2 degrees below normal.


...Rainfall...

Despite some light rainfall that occurred with a frontal passage on 
the 4th, and some coastal showers behind this boundary, much drier 
conditions largely prevailed across the area for this first several 
days of October. This was a welcome pattern after all the flooding 
created by Hurricane Ian at the end of September. A weak front moved 
into central Florida on the 9th and stalled for a couple days, which 
increased coverage of showers and also led to a few storms, mainly 
south of Orlando through the 11th. As this front faded, showers and 
storms increased well ahead of another approaching weak front on the 
12th, with locally heavy rainfall of 5 to 7 inches occurring with a 
persistent storm east of downtown Orlando. As the weak front moved 
in and also eventually stalled across the area on the 13th, 
scattered showers and storms were then focused across southern 
portions of central Florida once again for another couple days 
following. 

Higher coverage of showers and storms then moved through the area on 
the 17th ahead of an approaching stronger cold front. Some strong to 
isolated severe storms occurred, producing hail and strong to 
locally damaging wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph. Additionally, one 
severe storm produced an EF-0 tornado (winds estimated between 75-85 
mph) in the Vero Beach area, producing damage in the Midway Estates 
and Vero Shores communities. Rainfall was mostly less than an inch 
this day, with some locally higher amounts between 2 to 3 inches 
across the northern Treasure Coast. Mostly dry conditions then 
followed for several days, with some limited coastal showers through 
the 25th. As another weak front moved into the region and stalled on 
the 27th, showers and storms increased once again. From the evening 
of the 27th and through the overnight of the 28th, two separate 
persistent storms developed over to north of downtown Orlando, 
producing locally heavy rainfall up to 3 to 6 inches in this area. 
Some additional showers and isolated storms occurred through the end 
of October, but any precipitation amounts were fairly low. 

Despite the increase in showers and storms with fronts that moved 
into or through the region, rainfall for October was below normal 
for most locations across the area. In fact, for Daytona Beach, 
Sanford, and Titusville, October 2022 ranked in the top ten driest 
on record, where rainfall totals for the month were less than an 
inch. It was the 4th driest October on record at Daytona Beach and 
Titusville and 5th driest at Sanford, with rainfall amounts around 3 
to 4 inches below normal for the month. Elsewhere, rainfall deficits 
were around 1 to 3 inches below normal for October. Some localized 
spots of near to above normal rainfall occurred, especially around 
downtown Orlando, due to the locally heavy rainfall events 
previously mentioned. 


Daily Record Rainfall for the Month:

Daytona Beach:
- No daily record rainfalls set or tied.

Leesburg:
- October 17th: Tied record rainfall of 0.27 inches set in 1968.

Sanford:
- No daily record rainfalls set or tied.

Orlando:
- No daily record rainfalls set or tied.

Melbourne:
- No daily record rainfalls set or tied.

Vero Beach:
- No daily record rainfalls set or tied.

Fort Pierce:
- No daily record rainfalls set or tied.


October 2022 rainfall totals for the primary climate sites across 
east central Florida are as follows (ranking provided if in the top 
10):

- Daytona Beach received 0.36 inches of rain for the month, which 
was 4.49 inches below normal. This ranks as the 4th driest October 
on record for this site, with records going back to 1923. 

- Leesburg received 1.15 inches of rain for the month, which was 
1.47 inches below normal. 

- Sanford received 0.70 inches of rain for the month, which was 3.20 
inches below normal. This ranks as the 5th driest October on record 
for this site, with records going back to 1948. 

- Orlando received 2.14 inches of rain for the month, which was 1.32 
inches below normal. 

- Melbourne received 1.88 inches of rain for the month, which was 
2.98 inches below normal. 

- Vero Beach received 2.05 inches of rain for the month, which was 
3.28 inches below normal. 

- Fort Pierce received 2.11 inches of rain for the month, which was 
3.14 inches below normal. 


Cooperative Observer Station Rainfall Rankings (Note: These totals
for October end around 7 AM on the 31st):

- Titusville received 0.49 inches of rain for the month, which ranks 
as the 4th driest October on record for this site, with records 
going back to 1901.


Below is a list of observed precipitation totals and rainfall
statistics for select sites across east central Florida for October
2022:

Station      October 2022     Normal      Departure    Percent of 
               Rainfall      Rainfall    From Normal     Normal

Daytona Beach    0.36"         4.85"        -4.49"          7%
(DAB)
Orlando          2.14"         3.46"        -1.32"         62%
(MCO)
Melbourne        1.88"         4.86"        -2.98"         39%
(MLB)
Vero Beach       2.05"         5.33"        -3.28"         38%
(VRB)
Clermont*        1.57"         2.71"        -1.14"         58%
(CLRF1)
Leesburg         1.15"         2.62"        -1.47"         44%
(LEE)
DeLand*          1.12"         3.98"        -2.86"         28%
(DELF1)
Sanford          0.70"         3.90"        -3.20"         18%
(SFB)
Titusville*      0.49"         5.06"        -4.57"         10%
(TITF1)
Fort Pierce      2.11"         5.25"        -3.14"         40%
(FPR)
Stuart*          4.65"         6.46"        -1.81"         72%
(STRF1)

*Rainfall totals for the month end around 7 AM on the 31st.

For more local climate information, please visit our web page at
http://weather.gov/mlb and click on the "Climate" icon toward the
bottom of the page.

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