Winter is Here... sort of.

November is done and December is here. Although the "official" start of winter occurs later in the month on the solstice, the real winter tends to start now. After all the next three weeks have shorter days than the last week of January on through spring. December tends to be our coldest month round these parts as well. So, winter is here, sort of. Temps have been seasonally chilly lately and so winter feels like it is ready for action. Let's take a peek at November's stats.

November was a pretty average month, rainfall was plentiful as should be in November but a tad short of my average for the month. No measurable snowfall was observed at my location. Temps were also pretty standard fare for November with the exception of a rather toasty day early in the month. On the 4th I recorded a 66.3° mark and a few stations in the area tickled 70° which is rather warm for the 11th month. The warmest temp was that 66.3° mark one of five days that breeched the 60 degree barrier. The coolest was a seasonally crisp 29.1° on the morning of the 8th, one three days under the freezing mark. The coolest afternoon high came on the 21st when the merc barely topped 40 degrees with a 40.5° reading. The warmest overnight temp arrived on the 4th with a summerish 59.5° bottom. November delivered 18 rainy days and just a pair of sunny ones. The wettest day was a 0.91 inch event on the 19th. The whole month saw 5.73 inches of rain. 7 days had more than 1/4 inch. 14 days failed to reach 50° but every day managed to get above 40° so it was a pretty unspectacular month overall.

December started off with nice sunshine and crisp but not cold temps and a bit of an east wind to add some bite to the air. The last month of 2020, will it go out with a wimper or a roar?

Soak it up my friends, soak it up.