TABLE 2.  EXTREMES, 1961-90 NORMALS, AND 2001 VALUES
                        FOR OCT.  IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE 
                        2001 VALUES WILL CHANGE WHEN THE FINAL DATA
                        ARE PROCESSED.
 
                                     PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
                                   DRIEST     WETTEST   NORMAL  2001
               REGION            VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR   PCPN   PCPN
               ------            ---------- ----------  ------ ------
 
              NORTHEAST           0.44 1924  6.96 1995   3.35   1.79
              EAST NORTH CENTRAL  0.25 1952  4.66 1984   2.47   2.98
              CENTRAL             0.53 1963  7.15 1919   3.04   4.81
 
              SOUTHEAST           0.53 1963  7.33 1959   3.16   1.63
              WEST NORTH CENTRAL  0.13 1952  2.95 1998   1.09   1.11
              SOUTH               0.12 1952  7.07 1984   2.89   2.59
 
              SOUTHWEST           0.02 1952  3.67 1972   1.12   0.42
              NORTHWEST           0.14 1987  5.20 1950   2.05   2.87
              WEST                0.01 1917  2.86 1962   1.01   0.55

              NATIONAL            0.54 1952  3.72 1941   2.16   2.01*
 
                                  * PRELIMINARY VALUE, CONFIDENCE
                                    INTERVAL + OR - 0.21 INCHES
 
                                     TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
                                   COLDEST    WARMEST   NORMAL  2001
               REGION            VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR   TEMP   TEMP
               ------            ---------- ----------  ------ ------
 
              NORTHEAST           42.7 1925  56.0 1947   48.9   51.1
              EAST NORTH CENTRAL  37.5 1925  57.6 1963   47.8   47.8
              CENTRAL             48.2 1917  62.9 1947   55.2   55.1
 
              SOUTHEAST           58.2 1987  72.8 1919   63.4   62.1
              WEST NORTH CENTRAL  35.5 1925  53.9 1963   45.9   46.2
              SOUTH               56.7 1976  69.9 1947   63.4   63.0
 
              SOUTHWEST           48.6 1984  59.4 1950   53.4   55.8
              NORTHWEST           42.3 1919  53.9 1988   47.7   48.4
              WEST                51.8 1916  62.1 1988   56.9   60.8

              NATIONAL            49.5 1925  60.0 1963   54.8   55.4*
 
                                  * PRELIMINARY VALUE, CONFIDENCE
                                    INTERVAL + OR - 0.3 DEG. F.