October was a relatively mild month across the state. Starting in the southern city of Mobile, the observed high for the state was 86 degrees Fahrenheit, occurring on the 1^st day of the month. As the month progressed, temperatures remained fairly constant, with highs ranging from the low 70s to the low 80s depending on the day. The record high for Mobile in October is 96 degrees Fahrenheit, of which October 2010 fell well short. Overall, October offered pleasant weather for Mobile residents, amassing under 2 inches of cumulative rain (1.6 as compared to an average of 3.25), all of which occurred within the final week of the month, with a high of .71 inches on October 24. Overnight lows dipped below the 50 degree mark on a few occasions, but never strayed lower than 46 degrees on October 4^th, matched on October 15^th. The record low in Mobile for October is 30 degrees.Birmingham, which segments the northern 3^rd of the state, experienced similar overall weather trends. Of note, Birmingham came close to its all-time high of 94 degrees Fahrenheit on October 10^th when it set its monthly high at 90 degrees. While Birmingham saw hotter temperatures at the top end than Mobile, it also saw colder temperatures at the low end of the spectrum, with observed overnight lows of 41 degrees from the 4^th through 6^th as well as a monthly low of 40 degrees on October 30^th (record low of 27 degrees). The average high for the Birmingham area in October 2010 was 75 degrees with an average low of 51. Unlike Mobile, Birmingham actually outperformed its average precipitation totals for October, totaling 3.37 inches relative to the 3.23 inch benchmark. This is largely thanks to an extremely rainy October 26^th, in which 1.83 inches of rainfall descended on the city. All of Birmingham’s October precipitation occurred within a 4 day span in the month’s final week.