The best November ever?
We heard someone say recently that this past November was "the best ever." And we would agree it was pretty great -- warm, sunny, snow-free. Downright autumnal.
So we were curious about the stats for this November. According to the National Weather Service...
+ The average temperature was 43.3 -- a little more than four degrees warmer than an average November.
+ The high temps were about five degrees warmer than usual.
+ There were 128 fewer heating degree days than normal.
+ It only rained on eight days (about four fewer than usual) -- and only two of the days got more than half an inch of rain.
The big difference this year was snowfall -- or, rather, the lack of snowfall. The NWS didn't record any snow last month. A typical November has about five inches.
By the way: We thought the first snowfall of the season hadn't occurred yet, but we were wrong. According to the NWS, the first flakes of the season -- just a trace -- fell on October 16.
People have been tweeting today about seeing snow. And this week's forecast includes a few days with a chance of snow.
Hello, December.
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It sunk in on Thanksgiving. I climbed into roomie's car, headed for her dad's place just outside of Amsterdam. It was in the 50's, and the sun jumped out at us a couple of times on the drive. Last year, when we made the same trip, it took an hour to get a family friend's BMW up the driveway in the blistering cold, snow, and ice.
You could say we were thankful.
... said B on Dec 1, 2009 at 12:53 PM | link
Well that makes up a bit for the rotten October we had, but really throws off the feeling of impending holidays. I just freaked out a bit when I realized it was only 3.5 weeks til Christmas.
... said Summer on Dec 1, 2009 at 1:18 PM | link
I happened to be out in the snow waiting for the school bus on October 16th - I may have misled one or two of my less careful readers though.
... said the_exile on Dec 1, 2009 at 2:13 PM | link
The ticks also enjoyed the mild weather. I got bit twice in November.
... said chrisck on Dec 1, 2009 at 7:04 PM | link