Warmest, Sunniest, and Driest Start to October | News

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WZZM) - The first twelve days of October in Grand Rapids have never been warmer, never been sunnier, and never been drier than this year.

Temperatures averaged 75.3° from October 1-12, beating out the 73.8° average from the first dozen days in 1997 and 1900.  During this stretch we recorded five 80° days, five 70° days, one 60° day and one 50° day.

Not a drop of rain fell in the first twelve days, equaling 1957's start to the month of October; however, 1957 recorded fourteen days in a row before the first rain fell; 2011 only made it to twelve days.

It was also the sunniest start to October with 93.7% of the possible sunshine, just a few tenths of a percent more than 1943's 93.5%.

I hope you enjoyed the best start to any October in history!  Much cooler, wetter and cloudier weather has arrived....