Oct 7, 2024 Category 5 Hurricane Milton
Gulf coast of Florida faces catastrophic storm surge from Milton by Wednesday
October 2024 was the 2nd-warmest October in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 58.9°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 54.5°F (+4.4°F).
October 2024 was the 3rd-driest October in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 1.0in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.5in (-1.5in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
Hurricane Milton [14L] has explosively intensified in the past 18-24 hours, as expected.
2 pm: Central Pressure is 911 mb w/maximum sustained winds of 150-knots [175 mph] (Category 5) with East movement at 9 mph — important for maintaining the extreme intensity
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