October 2015 has come in as the second wettest October on record. The top five wettest Octobers are:
- 1981 – 14.18 inches
- 2015 – 9.82 inches
- 1919 – 9.44 inches
- 1991 – 9.32 inches
- 1959 – 9.22 inches
This brings the total for the year 2015 to 48.93 inches of precipitation, making it, so far, the sixth wettest year in DFW weather records.
October 2015 came in with a mean average temperature of 71.2°F, making it the 12th hottest October on record. This puts the year 2015 so far in the running, with an annual average mean temperature of 69.3°F, as being the hottest year on record for DFW.