SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Syracuse could rewrite its own weather history books this Friday, October 27th. The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts the high temperature on Friday will be 77 degrees Fahrenheit as measured at Hancock Airport in Syracuse. The highest recorded temperature in history for October 27th at the same place is 75 degrees in 1991. The service also predicts that Friday’s low temperature of 59 degrees will also break the record for the highest minimum temperature on that day, with the current record at 54.
As expected, Friday’s predicted high is way over the average high for the day historically. According to the NWS, the average high for October 27th is 56 degrees, almost 20 degrees below Friday’s. The predicted low temperature of 59 is also well above average, with the average minimum recorded as 39 degrees. October 2023’s monthly high temperature average of 65.8 degrees is high as well, with the normal monthly average at 60.9, according to the NWS.
This is not the first warmth record broken this month. Back on October 5th, the maximum temperature was measured at 89 degrees, which didn’t just break the record for that day, but for any October day ever in Syracuse. The previous October daily temperature record was 88 degrees.
After experiencing its coldest day since May on Sunday, Friday’s predicted record-breaking temperature for Syracuse comes in the middle of a surprising group of warm days in late October. According to the NWS, Tuesday’s high temperature should raise 15 degrees from Monday’s at 66, with Wednesday’s high temperature reaching 76. The good news for Syracuse residents is that this uncharacteristic warm weather is not expected to come with much rain, leaving a perfect opportunity to enjoy fall activities in summer weather.
The National Oceanic and and Atmospheric Association predicts above-normal temperatures for a lot of the Northeast this winter, including New York. Its seasonal temperature outlook says that there is a 50-60% chance that New York and other surrounding states experience high temperatures. Most northern states are expected to have relatively high temperatures this winter.
