October was wettest on record in USA - USATODAY.com
USA Today reports: "The USA just slogged through its wettest October on record, the federal government's National Climatic Data Center announced Tuesday. [...] In addition to the damp, October was also extremely cool, measuring the third-coldest since records began in 1895."

Comment: I tend not to worry about minor weather fluctuations but I do pay attention when records are broken.