Super-storm Sandy slammed New York City this October.  Its powerful winds and flooding storm surge devastated the metro-area. In terms of precipitation, however, it only produced 0.95 inches of rain locally. This brought the city’s monthly rainfall total up to a mere 2.92 inches. That is 1.48 inches below normal.

Bouncing up and down throughout the month, temperatures in the city felt like they were on a roller-coaster.  As we are transitioning from summer to winter, however, this is not unusual.  In the end, NYC finished the month with an average temperature of 58.1°F, which is 1.1°F above normal.  While this may not seem exceptionally warm, it is interesting to note that the city’s average monthly temperature has been above normal for nine of the last ten months.