According to the Tucson National Weather Service, a rare cold air funnel was seen over the city on Oct. 7. This type of funnel rarely reaches the ground, and only lasts for a few minutes.
Near-record high temperatures facilitated the transition from September to October before the next weather maker pushed across southeastern Arizona. October was an active month for the atmosphere, helping 2015 to become the eighth-wettest October on record.
Hurricane Patricia became the strongest known hurricane to have formed in the Western Hemisphere in late October. The storm’s path stayed too far south and east to directly impact Arizona.
October records set in 2015
Highest daily low for the date
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