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Hi Dave,
I tend to ask this question of you every couple of years. We are planning an outdoor corporate event in the Quad Cities (MLI) for one of these dates: Oct. 14, 16, 21 or 23, 2004. Would you please send me the average temperature & rainfall amount for the past 10 years for each of these dates? I appreciate your time and expertise. Thank you!
Marge,
Here is a condensed version of the information you need for MLI in October...
The normal temperatures during that period fall steadily. On October 14th, the normal high is 66 and the normal low is 42. By the 23rd, the normal high has fallen to 61 and the normal low has dropped to 39. On the dates you had listed, there have been times when temperatures did not make it out of the 40s. However, there were also times when readings got close to 80 during the day, especially on the 14th and 16.
As for rainfall, the normal for the entire month of October at MLI is 2.80", and on average, it rains about every 4 days. Out of the past 10 years, there has been one year (1999), when less than an inch of rain fell the entire month, a total of 0.86". On the other hand, the year before (1998) brought a total of 7.61" of rain for the month. In 2001, 4.16" of rain fell in October. For the remaining 7 out of those 10 past years, the October rainfall has ranged from 1.22" to 2.85".
As you can see, there is a lot of variability in October at MLI.
I hope this helped you out.
Sincerely,
Dave Dombek
Expert Senior Meteorologist
AccuWeather.com
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Dave Dombek
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A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.
Experience
Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980. Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather. An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events. If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.
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