Annandale - Lowell reports:"
November was the first month of the year to have below average temperatures and above average precipitation. This November was much like November 1997.
The November average mean temperature was 45.22° with a departure of -1.64°
and is the only month of 2002 so far to have a negative temperature departure
and the lowest for November since 1997. It was also the cloudiest November
since 1997. The cloudiness also gave November the lowest average temperature
range (14.8°) for November since 1997 with a departure of -2.83°F.
We had 11 days with measurable precipitation which was the most in
November since 1997. The November rainfall had a surplus of +1.39" which was
the most rain in November since 1997. Two days had rainfall amounts that set
new 22-year records for the date. For the year, we now have a deficit of
7.40" in precipitation and with last year's deficit of 7.84" we are still
behind a total of 15.24". In September this deficit was 19.07".
The maximum gust of 45 mph from the WNW on the 23rd at 0143 hours was the
highest wind gust recorded here since 12-12-2000. It was also the highest
wind recorded in November since 1989.
The minimum barometer reading of 29.38" on the 30th was the lowest in
November since 1999 when a 29.31" was recorded.
November DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (22-Years of records):
November had 1 daily LOW maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Nov. 2;
November had 2 daily HIGH minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Nov. 10, 11;
November had 1 daily LOW minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Nov. 1;
November had 3 daily LOW range 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Nov. 6, 16, 26;
November had 2 daily HIGH 22-year precipitation record/s for the date. Nov. 12, 16;
" [ - + ]
Arlington - NWS WBC reports:
"
NO RECORDS WERE SET THIS MONTH IN WASHINGTON.
NOVEMBER 2002 CONTINUED THE PATTERN ESTABLISHED IN THE SECOND HALF OF
OCTOBER OF COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SURPLUS RAINFALL. THAT
EXCESS RAINFALL IS HELPING TO RECHARGE GROUNDWATER THAT WAS REDUCED TO
EXTRAORDINARILY LOW LEVELS DURING THE DROUGHT. THIS WAS OUR WETTEST
NOVEMBER IN FIVE YEARS.
FOR THE AUTUMN MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER...AFTER TWO DRY
YEARS THE AUTUMN OF 2002 WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH OVER ELEVEN INCHES
OF RAIN /11.44"/. THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES MORE THAN THE PAST
TWO COMBINED.
Rainfall for the month was 1.31" above normal while
average temps were 1.6° below normal. The average
wind speed was 9.1 mph.
[ - + ]
Ashburn - Gary Oldham checks in:
"
While not as wet as October and still below average, a decent amount of
precipitation fell in November. Stretching definitions to the max, a
trace of snow could be said to have fallen on the 26th. Average dew point
for the month was 34°, and average humidity was 70%. Temperature was 0.8°
below normal, and rainfall was 0.62" below normal. A significant low
pressure system (to 29.41") on the 30th was accompanied by another 0.14"
of rain and very windy conditions. The anemometer on my Davis Vantage Pro
weather station failed on the 21st (and remains inoperative as I write this),
so the high wind speed for the month as reported is undoubtedly low; the
26th through the 30th were quite windy, likely setting a high wind speed
record for my station, but unfortunately went unrecorded. Anemometer
failure is seeming to be an all-too-common problem for the Vantage Pro
model, and not something experienced often with Davis' earlier Weather Monitor and Weather Wizard systems.
" [ - - ]
Blacksburg - NWS Blacksburg reports the monthly mean temp
was 0.9° below normal while rainfall was 2.15" above normal. [ - + ]
Bridgewater - "
The average temperature was 1.6° above normal. The rainfall
was about 1" above normal. Precipitation for the year is now only .29
of an inch below normal. Snow flakes occurred on two days, but with no
accumulation. With the abundance of rainfall the last several months, some
of the wells have become active again.
notes from Clayton [ + + ]
Centreville -
For the month of November, my computer program shows that the average daily
temperature of 43.9° was 0.0° below the 43.9° normal. I'm not too sure
about the degree of accuracy, but suspect that a deviation above by the same
amount ought to be considered; let's see. Our 52.5° average daily high was
4.8° below the 57.3° normal average high temperature for the month. To
help things along, the average daily low exceeded the 30.4° expected average
low by 4.8°, for 35.2° . Now, the highest temperature of 70° recorded on
November 10th created a difference of 26.1° greater that the 43.9° average
daily temperature while the 23° record low on the 28th was just 20.9° away
from the monthly average mark. All this actually goes to show that my
computer program should have printed the monthly average temperature to be
0.0° above rather than below the 43.9° norm. For the second month in a row
we have been able to see our rainfall deficit lessen. With 138% of our
normal 3.45" precipitation for November, the extra 1.31" reduced our
shortage to just 3.10". Almost two inches of rain fell during a 24-hour
period beginning early, November 16th. By midnight, 1.43" had fallen, and
by eight-thirty the next morning another 0.55" had accumulated, totaling
1.98". For the next two weeks we were only able to pick-up another 0.12"
in five "rain-lets", but not to worry because the ice treys were still
overflowing. There was just enough moisture to keep the path out to the
gauge a muddy trip and the beginning of using a newfound way to recycle
graph paper for small volume, not so special precipitation events. Here's
wishing everyone my best for the holidays and for a great year ahead. Cheers!
"
- holiday greetings & notes from Paul [ +/- + ]
Charlottesville - The monthly average temperature was 4.0° below
normal while rainfall was 1.12" above normal. The average wind speed
was 5.4 mph. [ - + ]
Dulles - The mean temp was 1.1° below normal. The monthly
rainfall was 0.83" above normal. Average wind speed, 6.8 mph. - from NWS WBC
[ - + ]
Falls Church - "
November 2002 was both a cooler than average and wetter than average month.
I saw my first freeze on November 2. On the 16th and 17th a nor'easter
brought some welcome rains which totaled almost 2.5 inches.
" - notes from Erica
[ - + ]
Hampton - Report from Dave: "
TEMPS & RAINFALL CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL AND WATER RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED.
NO RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and my you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
" - [ + + ]
Harrisonburg - Terry sends these remarks:
"
Temperatures for November averaged .8° below normal. Total
precipitation for the month was 3.57" which was .59" above normal. Yearly
precipitation totals 32.90" which is 1.1" below normal.
" [ - + ]
Herndon Bob notes: "
My precip was 1.17" above "normal;" and for the
calendar year 0.12" above "normal" for Washington Dulles.
"
[ M + ]
Herndon -
"
The monthly temperature was 1.1 degrees below
average and rainfall was 1.23 inches above average.
We had thunder and fog on the 11th. Fog returned on
the 21st and 22nd.
" - notes from Russ [ - + ]
Lexington - Scott from WREL notes:
"
Average temperature in Lexington was 52.4 which
is 5.6°below normal. Our yearly average was also
below normal by 3.9°.
Average rainfall is 2.94 so our total of 4.70" was well above normal.
This was also the third straight month our precipitation exceeded
monthly norms. While water tables in the Shenandoah Valley remain below
normal, conditions at the surface are now nearly normal.
" [ - + ]
Louisa - "
Our precipitation total for the year is right at average.
Lake Anna has come up quite a bit , over two feet, but
still has a ways to go to fill up to normal.
" - report from Joe
Lynchburg -
Rainfall for the month was 1.23" above normal while
the mean temp was 0.9° above normal. - from NWS Blacksburg
[ + + ]
Norfolk - NWS AKQ reported the mean temp at ORF was 1.2° below normal.
Rainfall was 1.94" above normal. Rainfall for the year was 4.00" above normal.
The average wind speed was 8.1 mph. [ - + ]
Portsmouth - This November was the 2nd wettest and
9th coldest in the database to 1976.
The average temp was 1.7° below the
normal. Rainfall was 185% (+2.74") of the normal. Station records set in
include:
1st - Temperature TIED - Minimum 37° [previously in 1980];
2nd - Temperature TIED - Minimum Maximum 53ø [previously in 1980];
11th - Temperature - Maximum Minimum 65° (previously 61° in 1985);
12th - Precipitation - 0.95" (previously 0.82" in 1979);
16th - Precipitation - 1.56" (previously 1.36" in 1994);
16th - Temperature - Maximum Minimum 58° (previously 56° in 1978);
28th - Temperature TIED - Minimum Maximum 41° [previously in 1996];
29th- Temperature TIED - Minimum 27° [previously in 1996 ].
The average wind speed was 2.87 mph from a dominant S direction.
For the year, mean temps are running about 2.1° above
normal while rainfall was 2.36" above normal (105%).
The long-term deficit is . " (since September 2001).
[ - + ]
Richmond - NWS AKQ reported the mean temp at RIC was 1.7° above normal.
Rainfall was 2.49" above normal. For the year, rainfall was 7.69" below normal.
The average wind speed was 6.7 mph. [ + + ]
Mechanicsville - Glenn notes: "
We had a lot of rain this month. Glad to see it!
"
New Market = "
Our pond is full of water! What a site to see. We were cooler than average
temperature by 1°. Rainfall was above normal by 1.3°.
" - notes from Joyce [ - + ]
Roanoke - Wendell reports: "
Good rains continued in November, 0.20" above normal.
Temperatures were 1.4° below normal average. No measurable snow; only a few
flurries on 27th." [ - + ]
Roanoke - NWS Blacksburg reports that the monthly mean temp was
1.1° below normal. Rainfall was 1.03" above normal. [ - + ]
Woodstock -
"
This was the 4th coldest and 4th wettest November (17 years).
Another very late "below 30" date, November 30 in 2000, December 21 in
2001, and November 29 this year.
"
- notes from Lauck [ - + ]
North Carolina:
Asheville - from NWS GSP: The monthly mean temp was 1.6° below
normal and the rainfall was 0.41" above normal. The average wind speed was
8.2 mph. Average relative humidity 75% while the average sky cover was 40%.
[ - + ]
Charlotte - NWS GSP reports the mean temp here was 3.9° below normal
and precip was 1.02" above normal. The average wind speed was 4.8 mph.
The average sky cover and relative humidity were 60% and 72% respectively.
[ - + ]
Elizabeth City - The Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station [ECG]
reported an average wind speed of 8.3 mph. The mean temp was 3.0° below normal
while rainfall was 2.84" above normal. - from NWS AKQ [ - + ]
Fayetteville - NWS RDU reports the average wind speed was 6.3 mph and
the average relative humidity was 73% while the average sky cover was 30%.
Cape Hatteras -
The average temperature in November 2002 was 56.0°. This was -1.3° cooler
than the 1895-2002 average, the 31st coolest November on record (1895-2002).
8.18" of precipitation fell in November. This was 4.23" more than the
1895-2002 average, the 9th wettest such month on record (1895-2002).
- from NCDC [ - + ]
Greensboro - NWS RDU notes a mean temp here of 1.0° below normal.
Rainfall was 1.40" above normal. The average wind speed was 7.1 mph.
The average relative humidity was 72%. The average sky cover was 50%.
ONE DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 71° WAS TIED ON THE 11TH.
THE OLD RECORD WAS SET IN 1966.
[ - + ]
Lumberton - The average wind speed was 5.1 mph. The average monthly
temperature 1.5° below normal while rainfall 1.10" above normal - from NWS ILM
[ - + ]
Raleigh - NWS RAH reported the monthly average temp was 1.9° below
normal while rainfall was 0.59" above normal. The average relative humidity
was 72% while the average sky cover was 40%.
FOR NOVEMBER THERE WAS ONE DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF
23° THAT TIED THE OLD RECORD WHICH WAS SET IN 1956.
WE ALSO SET A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM ON THE 11TH OF 64°,
THE OLD RECORD WAS 55° SET IN 1987.
[ - + ]
Raleigh - Bob reports: "
Temperatures averaged below normal while precipitation was above normal.
Severe wx threatened the area on Veteran's Day (11th) with several
tornado warnings, but no touchdowns were confirmed.
"
- [ - + ]
Roxboro - Merriell writes: "
Seasonal temperatures and wet during the first half of the month. The second
half was dry and cooler. Rainfall was 1.25" above normal. Temperature monthly
average was close to normal. Heavy rain on the 12th was our major event.
"
[ +/- + ]
Wilmington - From NWS ILM:
The average temp was 3.3° below
normal while rainfall was a 0.20" below normal.
The average wind speed was 5.6 mph.
[ - - ]
South Carolina:
Charleston - NWS CHS reports the monthly mean temp was 1.9° below
normal. Rainfall was 3.00" above normal. The average wind speed was 6.3 mph.
[ - + ]
Columbia - NWS CAE reports that the mean temp here was 2.3° below
normal. Rainfall was a 0.11" below normal. The average wind speed was 5.2 mph.
Average relative humidity was 71% while the average sky cover was
50%. [ - - ]
Florence - The mean temp here was 3.3° below normal
while rainfall totals were 0.18" above normal. The average wind speed was 5.5 mph.
RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ON 12TH (1.33"). PREVIOUS RECORD 1.00 INCHES
SET IN 1992. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE TIED ON 30TH. RECORD LOW ON 30TH SET IN 1955.
- from NWS ILM [ - + ]
Greenville-Spartanburg - The monthly mean temperature was 1.6°
below normal while rainfall was 0.63" above normal. The average wind speed
was 6.2 mph.
The average relative humidity was 74% and the average sky cover was 40%.
- from NWS GSP [ - + ]
North Myrtle Beach - The mean temp was 1.2° below normal while
rainfall was 1.11" above normal. The average wind speed was 5.1 mph.
- from NWS ILM [ - + ]
Orangeburg - NWS CAE reports the average wind speed was
4.9 mph. The average sky cover was 30% while the average relative humidity
was 75%.
Nearby Cities:
Tri-Cities - The mean temp was 4.6° below normal while the
monthly precip was 1.87" above normal.
For the year, rainfall was 2.08" below
normal. - from NWS MRX [ - + ]
Davis - Dave writes: "
The winter is off to a great start here at the summit of Canaan Mountain.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this pattern holds until April.
"
