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October 2024 was record dry for many climate stations across the eastern United States. The darker brown shades indicate where the percent of normal precipitation was below 100 percent. Shades of green indicate the few locations where the percent of normal precipitation was above 100 percent. Nearly the entire eastern United States received below-normal rainfall, outside of Florida and small portions of Louisiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. Circles indicate climate stations that experienced their all-time driest October, while triangles indication stations in which October 2024 was also their all-time driest month on record. NOAA Climate.gov image adapted from data provided by NOAA's Northeast Regional Climate Center.