October is typically the driest month of the year in Gainesville, and this year was even drier than usual.
Data collected at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport by the FAA shows 2.17 inches of rain fell. The average for the month in 45 years of keeping records is 3.91.
Temperatures were above average – 63 degrees compared to 60. The highest, 88, was recorded on the 15th and the lowest, 43, on the 19th. The average daily high was 72; the low, 49.