October Weather Report

Low temperature for October, 38 (October 26th)
High temperature for October, 90 (Oct 2nd)
The high wind speed for October, 37 mph (October 2nd)
Average wind speed = 14 mph
Average humidity = 43%
Average Low temperature = 52
Average High temperature = 71
Rainfall = 2.5

October proved to be a bit cooler than normal, and wetter than normal. Toquerville received 2.5 inches of rain for the month, and that gives us over 12.5 inches for the year, way above normal--with two more months to go.

We had only 4 days with winds of 20 mph or higher. I've mentioned before how unusual it is to have no wind during the day. Nearly always we have some wind, for at least a few minutes every day. On October 29th, the high wind speed for the day was 3 mph, which is very unusual. It wasn't a no wind day, but close.

Typically, Toquerville's first freeze comes in late November (last year it was Thanksgiving Day), and after a cool October, we're on a warming trend, so probably no freeze for another week or two.

Temperatures will always vary from one part of Toquerville to another. Temperatures can vary by several degrees, even within a few hundred hards. On calm nights, cold tends to settle to the bottom of low areas (like the creek area), and rain tends to be heavier against the mountain. It's my observation that even the wind (I'm referring to north winds) is harder to the west of Ash Creek, than to the east.