Cool October 2008
October 2008 was a very cold month for the Carolinas and most of the nation. October for the state of North Carolina was the 23 coolest on record, which goes back 114 years. South Carolinas had the 23 coolest October on record as well. In Charlotte this was very cool by October standards with a stunning 3.4 degrees below average for the entire month at Charlotte-Douglas airport. This now marks the 8th month of 10 so far this year below average for 2008. Nationally October was 0.3 degrees below average for the month based on the 20th century average. This also continues a very cool year for the national as we transitioned out of the strong La Nina of last year which gave us very warm temperatures and drought in 2007. Global temperatures have slowly cooling now for the past 10 years, still above long term average but cooling none the less.
