CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - Western Massachusetts continues to see dry conditions with October seeing well below average rainfall.  October 2024 will go down as the 3rd driest October on record in western Massachusetts. In the month of October, Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee recorded 0.69 inches of rain which is 3.01 inches below normal.  Record-breaking warm temps, and will there be early November snow? The driest October on record was in 1963 with 0.24 inches of rain and in second place in 1952 with 0.58 inches of rain. The mean temperature for October 2024 was 53 degrees which is right around normal.  The warmest temperature in the month was on Halloween with a high temperature of 81 degrees which was also a record breaker. November continues to look dry with above-average temperatures.  7 Day Forecast Local News Headlines East Longmeadow denying all outdoor burning permits Crash on Route 10 in Bernardston causes power outage Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich suffers ‘health issue,’ to be sidelined indefinitely Democrats call for investigation into grocery prices WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.