November 2008 Weather In Review
Temperatures across the Southeast remained colder than normal in November, and Georgia recorded its 27th wettest November out of 114, unfortunately with most of the rain in the southern part of the state. For the entire United States, it was the 10th warmest and 41st driest November since recordkeeping began back in 1895, according to the National Climate Data Center.
Most of the above normal temperatures were in the west, with nine states from Colorado to California having top 10 warm Novembers, and five states having top 5 warm Novembers. Because of the trough that sat over the eastern half of the country for most of the month, most of the states east of the Mississippi were colder than normal, with Georgia and South Carolina experiencing top 10 (or should that be bottom 10) coldest Novembers.
Only North Dakota had a top ten wettest November, with most of the country having about normal rainfall. However, the Midwest and South had their 27th and 28th driest November on record.
Of course, the cold November weather in the Southeast doesn’t compare to what’s going on now in the plains states. This morning’s low was 33 degrees below zero in Havre, Montana, the coldest spot in the country. The western trough is bringing Siberian air to much of the country, as you can see by looking at the US temperatures early this evening;
A strong cold front is running along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, with locations to the east much warmer than those to the west. Yesterday, Denver recorded a new record low for the date of 18 below zero. The previous low record was -14, set in 1901. Fortunately for those of us in the Atlanta area, the front isn’t going to get this far, and we should see warmer than normal temperatures through the end of the week.
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