Last month was the second wettest October on record, the latest Met Office figures show.
But the dry September – with the second lowest rainfall on record – meant the ground was able to absorb the majority of the rain so flooding was relatively minor.
Total rainfall measured at the Met Office’s base at Ronaldsway was 210mm. It compares to the October average of 102mm. Only October 2002 recorded more with 228.6mm.
The mean temperature for the month was 12.5C compared to the October long term mean of 11.2C.
The highest temperature of 17C was reached on both October 2 and 17.
Meanwhile the lowest air temperature of 3.3C and the first grass frost of the season – minus 1.3C – were recorded on October 29.
The wind speed for the month was above the 15.6mph average at 17.5mph.
The wind reached gale force on October 6 and 21, the latter containing the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo recorded a maximum gust of 60mph at Ronaldsway.
Despite the unsettled weather there were 107.3 hours of bright sunshine, slightly above normal.
There were four days with thunderstorms.