Virginia:

Arlington/Washington, D.C. - " NOVEMBER IN WASHINGTON DC WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE OF 46.6F WAS TIED WITH 2000..2008 AND 2012 FOR THE COOLEST NOVEMBER IN THE PAST 15 YEARS. THE LAST WEEK IN NOVEMBER WAS ESPECIALLY COLD WHEN MULTIPLE SHOTS OF ARCTIC AIR REACHED WASHINGTON DC. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 34.8F FOR THE 24TH-30TH WAS THE 10TH COLDEST LAST WEEK IN NOVEMBER ON RECORD IN WASHINGTON DC...AND THE COLDEST SINCE 1956 (WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 33.2F). THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 34F ON THE 24TH WAS THE LOWEST DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IN NOVEMBER AT DCA SINCE 21 NOVEMBER 1987 (33F). NOVEMBER IN WASHINGTON DC WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL. ONLY SEVEN DAYS RECORDED MEASURABLE RAINFALL. THE ONE HEAVY RAIN EVENT ON THE 26TH- 27TH TOTALED 2.20 INCHES...WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 75 PERCENT OF THE MONTHLY RAINFALL. " - [ - - ] - from NWS Sterling, VA

Chantilly - from Russ Topping: " November temperatures and precipitation averaged below normal. The mean monthly temperature was 43.9° (-2.5°). The mean high temperature was 53.6° (-3.9°) and the mean low temperature was 34.3° (-1.0°). A record low high temp was set on the 24th (34°), as arctic air moved in, temps nose-dived, and we had one of the coldest ends to November on record. November was drier than average. Rainfall totaled 2.98" (-0.43"), primarily falling on the 26th (1.68") and 27th (0.52") and accounting for two thirds of my precipitation. No frozen precip was observed. Of note was the drastic swing in barometric pressure which was measured between the 27th (29.537") and 29th (30.727"). The pressure measured on the 29th may be the highest I have recorded at this station (further research required!). *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ - - ]

Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " NOVEMBER AT DULLES WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL. WITH AN AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE OF 42.9F...2013 HAD THE 11TH COLDEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD. THE LAST WEEK IN NOVEMBER WAS ESPECIALLY COLD WITH MULTIPLE SHOTS OF ARCTIC AIR. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 30.7F FOR THE 24TH-30TH WAS THE COLDEST NOVEMBER WEEK ON RECORD AT DULLES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD COLDEST NOVEMBER WEEK AT DULLES WAS 31.1F ON THE 19TH-25TH NOVEMBER 2000. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 32F ON THE 24TH BROKE THE PREVIOUS DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 36F SET BACK IN 1971. IT WAS ALSO THE DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IN NOVEMBER SINCE 28 NOVEMBER 1996...WHEN IT WAS 31F. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 16 DEGREES ON THE 25TH WAS TIED FOR THE 13TH COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN NOVEMBER ON RECORD. NOVEMBER WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE ONE HEAVY RAIN EVENT ON THE 26TH-27TH TOTALED 2.22 INCHES...WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 80 PERCENT OF THE MONTHLY RAINFALL. THE 1.72 INCHES OF RAINFALL ON THE 26TH SET A DAILY RECORD RAINFALL FOR DULLES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.02 INCHES IN 1996. " - [ - - ]

Glen Allen - from Lowell Koontz: " This November was the second coldest on record (records since 2008) as the monthly mean temperature was 46.4 °F, a -3.1 °F mean temperature departure when compared with Glen Allen’s five year average. Precipitation for Nov. was 3.68 inches, which was a departure of only -0.46 inches. It was a dry month until the 2.80 inches of precipitation that occurred on the 26th and 27th. The maximum temperature for November was 73 °F on the 2nd. The lowest minimum was 17 °F recorded on the 25th. There were 12 days the minimum temperature was less than or equal to 32 °F. The highest barometric pressure ever recorded in November was 30.69 inches on the 29th and 30th which was also the highest since March 6, 2012 when it was 30.71 inches. The average daily pressure for the month was the highest on record with 30.21 inches; the previous record was 30.18 inches in Nov. 2012. The predominance of high-pressure was associated with the unusually dry month until the low pressure of the 26th and 27th. The lowest dew point for the month was 0.7 °F on the 24th, which was more than 7 °F below the previous record low dew point. Glen Allen recorded both the highest daily mean temperature on record for November on the first and the lowest daily mean on record for November on the 25th. " - [ - - ]

Herndon - from Randy Ashby: " November was below normal for temperature and slightly above normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 75 and a low of 17. The 17 degrees recorded on the 25th was the lowest low temperature that I have ever measured in November in the last 20+ years. On the precipitation side, the month was 0.17” above normal. It rained on 8 days during the month, but most of the rain came on the 26-27th when we received 2.41”. We are now about 0.75” above normal for the year. " - [ - + ]

Portsmouth - from Bill Trotter: " November's average temperature of 50.7° was 1.9° BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation (3.00") was BELOW NORMAL by 0.35" or 90% of the normal November average during the period from 1976 to 2012. Rainfall for the year-to-date through November 30th was 44.87" (-1.21") or 97% of normal. Frontal passages were observed on the 2nd, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd, and 27th. STATION RECORDS: 1st - TEMPERATURE Maximum Low 67° [previous 65° 1985], 2nd - TEMPERATURE Minimum High 43° [previous 45° 1996], 27th - RAINFALL 1.07" [previously 0.70" 1978], 27th - WIND GUST TIED 37mph [previously 1988], 28th - TEMPERATURE MINIMUM HIGH 40° [previously 41° 1996], and 29th - TEMPERATURE MINIMUM 26° [previously 27° 1996]. - [ - - ]

Richmond - from contributor Lowell Koontz (GAV): " Richmond had 3.06 inches of rain, the 51st wettest November of the past 116 after the heavy rain of the 25th & 26th. The Airport’s mean temperature for Nov. was 46.7°F, which was the 50th coolest Nov. since 1897. Only November 1971 had a higher minimum temperature than Richmond’s highest minimum temperature this month, which was 67 °F on the first day. The daily mean temperature for November 1st only had 8 years in the past 116 years with a higher average daily mean in November. The daily mean temperature for the 25th was 29 °F; only 16 Novembers had a lower daily mean temperature. One daily record was set for Richmond during November as the 67 °F minimum on the first tied the 1971 record for the date. A 20 °F minimum was recorded on the 25th; only 22 years of 116 years had a lower minimum recorded in November. The Nov. mean of 48.7 had 66 years that were warmer in the past 116 years. " - [ - + ]

North Carolina:

Fayetteville - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 67 DEGREES OCCURRED ON NOV 1. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD OF 67 DEGREES THAT OCCURRED IN 1919. A RECORD LO MINIMIM OF 23 DEGREES OCCURRED ON NOV 14. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 24 DEGREES THAT OCCURRED IN 1980. " - [ - - ]

Raleigh - from contributor Bob Woodson (RAL): " WEATHER HEADLINES IS CONTINUED COOL WEATHER DURING NOVEMBER. THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. SINCE MARCH, THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY 2 MONTHS THAT AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL (LESS THAN ½ DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL). WHERE IS GLOBAL WARMING?? PRECIPITATION FOR NOVEMBER WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL (0.07”)’, HOWEVER THE YEAR TO DATE TOTAL IS 6.33” ABOVE NORMAL. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED IN NOVEMB ER. " - [ - + ]

Whiteville - from Christopher Cawley: " Earliest ever recorded snowfall for southeast North Carolina. Numerous stations over the entire region reported snowfall. Snow at my station accumulated less than a tenth of an inch on the car, porch railings, etc. " - [ - + ]