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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON OFFERS THE FOLLOWING DATA FOR OCTOBER AS OF 2000:

NORMAL OCTOBER 38.9°F to 56.4°F Average 47.7°F	WARMEST OCTOBER Average 56.4°F in 1947	COLDEST OCTOBER Average 40.5°F in 1925
RECORD HOLDERS	WARMEST OCTOBER DAY 85°F October 11, 1949 October 17, 1947	COLDEST OCTOBER DAY 15°F October 20, 1972
NORMAL PRECIPITATION 3.12"	HIGHEST PRECIPITATION 6.75 in 1918	LOWEST PRECIPITATION 0.15 in 1924
RECORD HOLDERS	MOST PRECIPITATION 4.19” October 6, 1932	LEAST PRECIPITATION 0.52" October 11, 1908
AVERAGE SNOWFALL 0.2"	MAXIMUM SNOWFALL 5.1" in 1925 and 1969	MINIMUM SNOWFALL 0.0 in Many
RECORD HOLDERS	MOST SNOW 5.1" Oct 22, 1969	LEAST SNOW Not Available

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THE VERMONT WEATHER BOOK by David Ludlum (Vermont Historical Society, 1996) says of October:

The tempered weather of October makes it the favorite outdoor month of the year across most of America, and nowhere is it held in greater esteem than by the residents of Vermont. The Green Mountains attract more one-day visitors in bright October than in any other month. The annual autumnal migration of foliage viewers is the direct result of the changes set in motion by the further decline of direct solar rays to a midmonth position over the Amazon Valley of Brazil. The diminished heat input causes the chlorophyll of the deciduous trees to cease functioning, resulting in green leaves transforming to a brilliant variety of reddish and yellow tints bedecking hill and valley. The mixture of flaming hardwoods with deep green pines creates striking contrasts across northern New England found nowhere else in the United States.

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