The month of November was cold and dry. The average high temperature was 30.9 degrees and the average low was 14.9 degrees, for an overall average of 14.8 degrees, which is 6.0 degrees below the long-term average.
The warmest day was 57 degrees on Nov. 2. The coldest morning was 13 below on Nov. 27. There were four days in the 50s, all early in the month. There were five days in the 40s, scattered throughout. There were just three days in the 30s. Fourteen days were in the 20s. There were three days in the teens and just one with a high in the single digits.
Precipitation was 0.71 inches with much of that falling in a 0.44 inch rain shower Nov. 4. Snowfall was 3.6 inches. Average precipitation is 1.00 inches, and average snowfall is 7.9 inches.
With scant snow on the ground and the jet stream shifting to a weaker, more westerly flow, it is likely that December will be warmer and drier than average.
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