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Despite only being halfway through October, the outlook is already trending warm. 

“This would be our fifth — our fifth consecutive October that was warmer than normal,” said meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley. 

While over the week higher temperatures were more frequent, so were rains. However, moderate drought still crept up to cover 19 percent of the landscape. Those fall rains are needed not only for drought but for soil moisture before the ground gets too cold in winter. 

MPR News host Phil Picardi spoke with Seeley about the warmer weather and drought in the weekly weather chat. Listen to the full conversation by clicking the player above.

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