October 2024 turned out to be the hottest October on record for Dallas/Fort Worth. Officially at DFW Airport, the average temperature for the month was 75.7°F. That is 8 degrees above our average October temperature. The top five hottest Octobers for DFW are as follows:
- October 2024 – 75.7°F Avg temp
- October 2016 – 74.1°F
- October 1963 – 73.5°F
- October 1947 – 73.2°F
- October 1934 – 73.2°F
We were on target to be the driest October on record, but we ended up getting 0.21 inches of rain on Halloween. That saved us from being the driest October on record. The driest October on record is still 1975 with only a trace of precipitation recorded for the whole month. Our average rainfall for October is 4.37 inches.