NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY

OCTOBER 2016

1-8: Active weather impacted the Intermountain West and the Plains on Monday, while stormy weather continued in the Southeast. A low pressure area transitioned across the upper Intermountain West and the northern high Plains. This system ushered
moderate to heavy rain and high elevation snow across the Wasatch, the central Rockies, the northern Rockies and the northern high Plains. Temperatures dropped 10 to 20 degrees below normal over a handful of states west of the Plains. Burns, Ore.,
recorded a morning low of 24 degrees with a wind chill factor of 18 degrees. A cold frontal boundary associated with this system generated rain and thunderstorms across the northern Plains and the central high Plains. Meanwhile, another frontal system
approached the West Coast. Showers and high elevation snow moved onshore over northern California and portions of the Pacific Northwest. Back east, a low pressure area transitioned eastward over the northern Mid-Atlantic and the western Atlantic. This
system kept showery weather in the picture for parts of the Northeast. A cold frontal boundary associated with system initiated showers and thunderstorms across the southern Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast.

A snowy weather pattern impacted the northern high Plains on Wednesday, while moisture associated with Hurricane Matthew drifted over the Southeast. A low pressure system lifted northeastward across the northern Plains and south central Canada. Cold air
trailed this system, which supported a mixture of rain and snow in the upper Intermountain West and the northern high Plains. Winter weather advisories were issued for northwest Colorado. Flood warnings were also Temperatures stayed 5 to 15 degrees below
normal over many states west of the Plains. Freeze warnings were issued across a large portion of Wyoming. Monarch Pass, Colo., recorded a morning low of 23 degrees with a wind chill factor of 7 degrees. A cold frontal boundary associated with this
system extended south southwestward from the western Great Lakes to the southern Plains. Showers and thunderstorms fired up along and ahead of this frontal boundary from the central Plains to the upper Midwest. Back east, a frontal boundary stalled out
over the western Atlantic and the Florida Peninsula. Moisture associated with Hurricane Matthew interacted with this frontal boundary, which lead to the development of showers and thunderstorms across the Florida Peninsula and the southern Mid-Atlantic.

Hurricane Matthew slammed into the Southeast on Friday, while a mixture of rain and mountain snow affected the Northwest. Hurricane Matthew moved northward along the east coast of Florida. This system packed strong winds, torrential rain and life-
threatening storm surge. Showers drifted as far north as the central Appalachians, the eastern edge of the Midwest and the northern Mid-Atlantic. Most of New England experienced dry conditions on Friday. Meanwhile, a cold frontal boundary produced
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Midwest, the middle Mississippi Valley and the southern Plains. Flood warnings were issued for southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma. A series of disturbances transitions across the Pacific Northwest and the
upper Intermountain West. As a result, rain and high elevation snow developed from Washington to northwest Montana. Most of the Southwest stayed clear of precipitation on Friday. Los Angeles, Calif., recorded a midday high of 81 degrees. Las Vegas, Nev.,
recorded a midday high of 78 degrees.

Hurricane Matthew impacted the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday, while a low pressure system moved onshore over the Northwest. Hurricane Matthew moved north northeastward along the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina. This system ushered heavy rain
over much of the Mid-Atlantic. Flash flood warnings were issued in parts of eastern Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Marion, S.C., reported a midday total of 9.95 inches of rain. Lumberton, N.C., reported a midday total of 8.93 inches of rain.
This system also brought dangerous storm surge and gusty winds to the region. Hilton Head Island, S.C., recorded a wind gust of 88 mph. Savannah, Ga., recorded a wind gust of 71 mph. A cold frontal boundary extended south southwestward from the eastern
Great Lakes to the western Gulf Coast. This frontal boundary generated scattered showers across the upper Midwest, the northern Mid-Atlantic and northwest New England. Cool air trailed this system over the northern Plains and the upper Midwest.
Carrington Municipal Airport, N.D., recorded a morning low of 26 degrees. Sparta, Wis., recorded a morning low of 27 degrees.
Meanwhile, scattered monsoonal thunderstorms popped up across the southern high Plains and the Four Corners. Additionally, a Pacific system brought light to moderate rain and high elevation snow to parts of Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana.
Flood watches were issued in portions of western Washington. The remainder of the West Coast stayed clear of precipitation.

9-15: Snow showers developed from the northern Rockies to the high Plains on Monday, while rain shifted eastward away from the East Coast. A cold frontal boundary extended west southwestward from the northern Plains to the Pacific Northwest. This frontal
system collided with a warm and humid air mass, which initiated showers and thunderstorms over parts of the southern Plains, the central Plains and the Mississippi Valley. Most of the Southwest experienced warm and dry weather as high pressure lingered
over the eastern Pacific. Phoenix, Ariz., recorded a midday high of 88 degrees. Meanwhile, rainy weather tapered off along the Eastern Seaboard as Post-Tropical Cyclone Matthew moved eastward over the Atlantic. High pressure brought cool and dry weather
to the Midwest and the Northeast on Monday. Mount Washington, N.H., recorded a morning low of 19 degrees with a wind chill factor of -4 degrees. Grayling, Mich., recorded a morning low of 26 degrees.

A cold frontal boundary brought stormy conditions to the Midwest and the Plains on Wednesday, while showers began to move onshore over the Northwest. A cold frontal boundary stretched southwestward from the Great Lakes to the southern Plains. This
frontal boundary collided with a relatively warm air mass, which lead to the development of showers and thunderstorms across the upper Midwest, the upper Mississippi Valley, the middle Mississippi Valley, the central Plains and the southern Plains.
Temperatures plummeted 10 to 15 degrees below normal across the upper Intermountain West and the northern Plains. Freeze warnings were issued for southeast South Dakota, Nebraska, northern Kansas, northwest Missouri, Iowa, southern Minnesota and western
Wisconsin. Cut Bank, Mont., recorded a morning low of 5 degrees. Spearfish, S.D., recorded a morning low of 21 degrees. Just to the east, scattered showers popped up along the eastern half of the Florida Peninsula. High pressure kept most of the
Southeast, the Mid-Atlantic and New England clear of precipitation. Meanwhile, showers approached the Northwest and began to fall along the western edge of Washington. The majority of the Pacific Northwest, the Great Basin and the Southwest experienced a
dry weather pattern on Wednesday.

16-22: A stormy weather pattern impacted the northern tier of the country on Monday, while warm and dry weather persisted from the Southwest to the Midwest. A cold frontal boundary extended southwestward from the Great Lakes to the central Rockies. Rain
and embedded thunderstorms developed near this frontal boundary over parts of the upper Midwest, the northern Plains and the upper Intermountain West. Most areas from the Southwest to New England experienced dry weather on Monday. Temperatures rose 10 to
20 degrees above normal across parts of the central and southern Plains. Corpus Christi, Texas, recorded a midday high of 91 degrees with a heat index of 99 degrees.

A cold frontal boundary generated strong thunderstorms in the central Plains and the Midwest on Wednesday, while a Pacific system approached the Northwest. A cold frontal boundary extended southwestward from the Northeast to the southern Plains. Rain and
thunderstorms fired up along and near this frontal boundary over the Midwest, the middle Mississippi Valley and the central Plains. Another frontal boundary extended west southwestward from the Great Lakes to the Intermountain West. Showers and stray
thunderstorms developed from the northern Rockies to the northern high Plains. In addition, high elevation snow affected the Rockies. Ainsworth, Neb., reported a midday total of 0.28 of an inch of rain. To the west, a warm frontal boundary approached the
coast of Washington. Light to moderate showers moved onshore over western Washington and northwest Oregon. High pressure brought dry conditions to the Southwest on Wednesday. Temperatures rose above normal across southern California due to offshore winds.
Red flag warnings were issued for the southwestern corner of the state due to high fire danger.

An area of low pressure brought active weather to the Midwest and the Northeast on Friday, while a frontal system shifted over the Northwest. A low pressure system merged with a tropical wave on Friday. This broad area of low pressure ushered moderate to
heavy rain and embedded thunderstorms over the Midwest, the interior Mid-Atlantic and New England. Temperatures dropped 5 to 15 degrees below normal over the northern Plains and the Midwest. A light mixture of rain and snow developed over the upper
Midwest. Orr, Minn., recorded a morning low of 24 degrees. Meanwhile, a cold frontal boundary stretched west southwestward from the northern high Plains to the Pacific Northwest. Light showers and high elevation snow developed along and near this frontal
boundary across the upper Intermountain West and the Pacific Northwest. An onshore flow from the Pacific fueled more moderate rain in western Washington and extreme northwest Oregon. A ridge of high pressure kept conditions warm and dry across most of
the Southwest on Friday. Los Angeles, Calif., recorded a midday high of 89 degrees. Scottsdale, Ariz., recorded a midday high of 91 degrees.

23-31: A wave of low pressure impacted the Midwest on Wednesday, while a Pacific system moved onshore over the Northwest. An area of low pressure shifted eastward across the upper Mississippi Valley. This system ushered a mixture of rain and snow over
the northern Plains and the Midwest. Just to the east, a light mixture of rain and snow continued to fall across northern New England. Cool air also lingered over the Northeast on Wednesday. Mount Washington, N.H., recorded a morning low of 10 degrees
with a wind chill factor of -17 degrees. Meanwhile, a cold frontal boundary began to move onshore over the Northwest. Light to moderate rain affected northwest California, western Oregon, Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana.

A low pressure system brought periods of heavy rain to California on Friday, while a mixture of rain and snow affected New England. An area of low pressure shifted northeastward across central and northern California. A plume of moisture accompanied this
system, which lead to moderate to heavy rain across much of the state. Light to moderate showers also drifted eastward over the Great Basin, the Intermountain West and the northern high Plains. Flash flood watches were issued across northern Nevada.
Meanwhile, a low pressure area moved eastward over the upper Mississippi Valley. This system generated a cluster of light to moderate showers from northern Minnesota to northern Michigan. Further to the east, a robust area of low pressure produced a
mixture of rain and snow in portions of New York and New England. High pressure kept most states across the southern Plains, the Deep South and the Southeast clear of precipitation. Scattered storms developed along parts of the western Gulf Coast and
southern Florida. Dallas, Texas, recorded a midday high of 81 degrees. Atlanta, Ga., recorded a midday high of 78 degrees.
A low pressure system ushered rain and snow across the northern tier of the country on Tuesday, while a hot weather pattern continued across the southern Plains. An area of low pressure moved east northeastward across the upper Intermountain West and the
northern high Plains. This system generated gusty winds and a mixture of rain and snow in the northern Rockies and the northern high Plains. Light to moderate rain also developed along northern North Dakota, northern Minnesota, northwest Michigan and
parts of Wisconsin. Just to the west, an onshore flow from the Pacific brought periods of moderate rain and mountain snow to northern California, western Oregon and western Washington. Winter weather advisories were issued in the northern Sierra Nevada.
Meanwhile, scattered storms developed along parts of southeast Texas and southern Florida. High pressure kept most areas from the southern Plains to the Eastern Seaboard dry on Tuesday. Temperatures remained above normal across the central and southern
Plains. Oklahoma City, Okla., recorded a midday high of 80 degrees. Austin, Texas, recorded a midday high of 76 degrees.

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