On Monday afternoon, the high temperature in Fargo-Moorhead was 78 degrees, just 2 degrees shy of tying the record for the most consecutive days in a row with a high temperature of 80 degrees or higher during the month of October.
In October 1934, Fargo-Moorhead recorded a high temperature in the 80s from Oct. 10 through the 13th for the longest such streak for the month. Other years have recorded more 80-degree days. For example, in 1910, the high temperature was at or above 80 degrees on seven occasions. But that year, like this year, the longest stretch of 80-degree highs was three days.
Of the 130 Octobers in the record book, only in 63 of those years did an 80-degree day occur. Therefore, our recent warm spell was certainly the exception rather than the rule for this month. Through Tuesday, this October ranks as the sixth warmest since 1881.
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