Record Wet October for Northeast, warmer than average for U.S., record warm October for Globe

Seems like the weather predictors have things stacked against them even more then usual. It's always been a thankless job to predict the weather...someone is always upset with you. As if you have any control over the weather, you're just telling people what's going to happen. Kill the messenger or what?

Nov. 18, 2005 — From Maine to Delaware, the northeast United States experienced its wettest October on record, thanks to several powerful, rain-producing storms. The global surface temperature was warmest on record for the month, according to scientists at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.

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U.S. TemperatureNOAA reported the average temperature for the contiguous United States for October (based on preliminary data) was 1.4 degrees F (0.8 degrees C) above the mean for the period of reliable measurements from 1895 to 2004. Thirty-two states were warmer than average in October. Statewide temperatures for the August - October period were above average for each of the lower 48 states. Two states set records for the period. New Jersey was 68.4 degrees F, 4.4 degrees F warmer than average, while Rhode Island was 65.0 degrees F, 3.4 degrees F warmer than average.