Normal November... Nah!

Here are some interesting factoids about Iowa's November weather. It's been an usual fall to say the least... but I'm not complaining.

...RECORD LOW SNOW IN NOVEMBER ACROSS IOWA...

SNOWFALL AVERAGED A TRACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE OF IOWA DURINGTHE MONTH OF NOVEMBER ACCORDING TO HARRY HILLAKER...STATECLIMATOLOGIST. THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THE LEAST SNOWFALLIN IOWA DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. TRACE SNOWFALL IN NOVEMBER HASOCCURRED FIVE OTHER TIMES WITH THE MOST RECENT IN 1963.

...WARMEST STATEWIDE MINIMUM FOR NOVEMBER SET THIS YEAR...

THE LOW OF 17 DEGREES IN ATLANTIC THIS MORNING WAS THE COOLEST LOWACROSS IOWA THIS MONTH. HOWEVER...THIS LOW WILL BE THE WARMESTSTATEWIDE MINIMUM FOR NOVEMBER IN IOWA OVER THE PAST 137 YEARS.THE PREVIOUS WARMEST LOW WAS 14 DEGREES SET ON 2 DIFFERENT DATESIN 2001...NOVEMBER 20TH IN SHELDON AND NOVEMBER 29TH IN HAWARDEN. ALONG THOSE SAME LINES...THE LOW OF 27 ON THE 26TH AND 27TH IN DES MOINES WILL ALSO BE THE WARMEST MINIMUM FOR NOVEMBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1878. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 24 DEGREES SET IN 3 OTHER YEARS.

...MOST SITES END NOVEMBER IN THE TOP 10 WARMEST...

IN A COMPLETE TURN AROUND FROM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WHICH WASUNUSUALLY COOL...NOVEMBER WAS MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL. IN FACT...MOST LOCATIONS IN THE STATE ENDED UP SOMEWHERE IN THE TOP TENOF THEIR WARMEST NOVEMBERS.

Des Moines: Average Temp/46.9

Normal Temp/ 37.9

9 Degrees above Normal

3rd Warmest November