November to masquerade as October
There will be a seamless transition to November as the city’s current spell of mild, dry weather continues. The 60º-plus mildness of October’s final days should persist through November’s opening week, setting the stage for some possible record-breaking events. Since 1871, the most consecutive 60º-plus days at November’s start is five, something that has happened only three times—most recently in 1978.
The area’s drought continues, and October 2005 will go into the books as the eight consecutive month with below-normal precipitation. Except for today’s showers, which may put an unfortunate damper on Halloween activities, little if any rain is expected the remainder of the week.
In contrast, up to 2 feet of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Beta is inundating portions of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. Forecasters are closely monitoring the dying storm, which could re-energize upon entering the eastern Pacific.