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Alternate Text: Maps of U.S. temperature and precipitation patterns in October 2024 showing extreme warmth and dryness
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Maps of U.S. temperature and precipitation patterns in October 2024 showing extreme warmth and dryness

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(top) Temperature in October 2024 compared to the 1991-2020 average. Most of the contiguous United States was warmer than average (red). (bottom) Percent of normal October precipitation in 2024. Much of the country was unusually dry (brown). Only a few locations received more than 100 percent of their normal October precipitation (blue green). NOAA Climate.gov maps from our Data Snapshots collection.