Month 10 started strongly this year with highs of 33C, but that’s not always the case. October is the most stable autumn month, and the weather can be sunny for many days in a row. Sometimes it is like in the middle of summer, sometimes it can snow on the plain, but only at the end of the month. When was October totally unusual between 1887 and 2021? When was the beginning of the month really cool?
Years when October gave unusual weather
1887 year
In Constanta it was +32.5 C: the record has been held for the tenth month today.
1888 year
It was +28.2 degrees Celsius in Satu Mare.
1920 year
In Rome at the end of October it was -17 degrees, in Iasi -16 degrees, in Bucharest it was -10.7 degrees, in Craiova -9 degrees, and in Constanta it was -12.4 degrees.
1932 year
In Kraiów it was +34.4 degrees, the record is still relevant today.
1935 year
At the top of Omu, it was +20 C, a temperature that only happens there a few times a century. In Timisoara it was +33.8 degrees Celsius.
1938 year
It was -19 C at Vf Omu
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On October 4, 128.2 mm of precipitation was recorded in Chernavod, which is a record for 24 hours of the tenth month of the year.
1946 year
October brought extremely low temperatures: -19 C in Vf Omu, -16.2 ° C in Intorsura Buzăului, -14.5 C in Turda, -10.1 C in Brasov and -8.3 ° C in Sulina.
1952 year
The year went down in history with an amazingly warm October. On October 3, it was +39 degrees in Armashesti (Yalomitsa), the temperature still remains a record for the month. It was also +35 degrees in Bucharest, +35.3 in Buzau +33.9 in Iasi, +33 in Brasov and +32.6 in Cluj.
1966 year
October of that year was the warmest in the last 60 years.
1970 year
A layer of snow 39 cm thick fell in Peltinisha.
1971 year
It was -9.3 C in Satu Mare and -6.8 C in Timisoara.
1972 year
October was unusually wet, three times the average for the period. It was not only rainy, but also extremely cold: the average temperature in the country was -2.6 C compared to the norm. Only October 1997 was cooler. Snow fell in the mountains: 12 cm in Brasov, 47 cm in Predial, 50 cm in Sinaia, 86 cm in Omu.
1973 year
On October 17, Constanta had +30.4 degrees, which is a rare temperature at the end of the month.
1980 year
In Iasi, the maximum temperature was 10 degrees on October 1, 1980.
1984 year
On October 7, it was +36.6 degrees in Giurgi, and +35.9 degrees in Calarasi.
1988 year
On October 27, Intorsura Buzăului had -21.3 C, which is the absolute minimum of the month. It was also cold in the lowlands: -7.2 in Iasi -8 in Buzău and -8.4 C in Mures.
1991 year
At the beginning of October in Sinai at an altitude of 1500 it was +24.8 C. In Sibiu at the end of the month there were two days with a minimum of -8 C and a layer of snow of 8 cm fell.
1992 year
In Stana de Vale, October was the wettest month in the country: 318.1 mm. The last day of the month was exceptionally warm: it was +29.5 degrees in Giurgi.
1993 year
In Calarasi on October 15, it was +35.4 degrees
1997 year
The year brought the coldest October in the last 60 years. The last few days have been extremely cold: -14.4 C in Vlădeasa 1800, -16.2 in Ceahlău-Toaca, -10 in Brasov, -8.8 C in Cluj, -12.5 in Predeal and -8 in Bucharest. Several cities saw snow, which is very rare at the end of October, and a layer of snow fell: 15 cm in Brasov, 10 cm in Bucharest, 5 cm in Iasi and 4 cm in Baia Mare.
2000 year
October was extremely dry, with 93% less precipitation than 1961-2021.
2002 year
The daily maximum was only 10.1°C in Drobeta-Turnu-Severin on October 1.
2004 year
In Calarasi, there were 24 days with a maximum above +20 degrees in October.
2012 year
Mercury-Chuk had +29.6 C, and Sibiu +31.7 C. Records were set in Tirgu Mures (+31.7) and Satu Mare (30.8 C).
year 2013
On October 1, the maximum in Bucharest was only +8.1 degrees, while exactly one year ago it was 29 degrees.
year 2013
The first day of October brought snow to Brasov, and the first decade was extremely cold, with a minimum temperature of -9 in Mercure Čuk and -4 in Sibiu.
2020 is the year
October was unusually warm with an average temperature of +2.5 C above the norm for the past 60 years. Only October 1966 was warmer. It was almost 34 degrees in Calarasi.
2021 year
October was colder than the average for the last 60 years, with the largest negative deviation at Beshe station on the Danube (-2.4 C). It rained less than normal, there were also weather stations with zero precipitation. The largest amount of precipitation this month was recorded in Adamklis – 112.2 mm. The average temperature in October 2021 ranged from -0.2 °C at the weather station Vf.Omu to 12.9 °C at Mangalia.
2022 year
It was +33.1°C in Fetesh, and +32.7°C in Cernavoda, Mejidia and Kalaras. Nighttime lows were also high, reaching a maximum of +18.8°C and +17.8°C in Sulin.
source
ANM – Characteristics of the climate for September, October and November
Statistical Yearbook of Romania, Geography, Meteorology and Environment Section.
National Meteorological Administration – Climate of Romania, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 2008
TuTiempo and Infoclimat platforms
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