Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1121 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2023
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...THE CONCORD NH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1868 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 80 11/02/1950
11/02/1876
LOW -17 11/30/1875
HIGHEST 67 11/07 69 -2 78 11/05
LOWEST 12 11/21 11 1 12 11/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 46.8 48.4 -1.6 54.0
AVG. MINIMUM 25.4 28.7 -3.3 29.9
MEAN 36.1 38.6 -2.5 42.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.5 -1.5 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 21.1 4.9 21
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.59 1937
MINIMUM 0.50 2012
TOTALS 2.24 3.44 -1.20 3.36
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.11 -0.04 0.11
DAYS >= .01 8 10.8 -2.8 11
DAYS >= .10 4 6.4 -2.4 7
DAYS >= .50 2 2.5 -0.5 4
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.11 11/21 TO 11/22
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 25.0 1873
TOTALS 3.9 2.5 1.4 0.7
SINCE 7/1 3.9 3.3 0.6 0.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 3 1.6 1.4 3
DAYS >= 1.0 3 0.9 2.1 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 11/22
24 HR TOTAL 2.7 11/21 TO 11/22
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 860 794 66 688
SINCE 7/1 1319 1473 -154 1294
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 4
SINCE 1/1 574 528 46 650
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/310 DATE 11/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/310 DATE 11/08
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 HEAVY RAIN 1
RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 8
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 3 FOG 9
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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NOVEMBER WAS COOLER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. IF IT WAS NOT FOR AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGING 1.11
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION TO CONCORD ON THE 21ST AND 22ND,
PRECIPITATION WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL BELOW NORMAL. THERE WERE ONLY
EIGHT DAYS OF THE MONTH WHERE CONCORD RECEIVED MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION. MUCH OF THE MONTH FEATURED DAYS WHERE TEMPERATURES
RAN BELOW NORMAL OR WERE CLOSE TO NORMAL WHILE THERE WERE NOT ANY
NOTABLE WARM SPELLS. THE DOMINANT PATTERN THROUGH THE MONTH WAS A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER HUDSON BAY EXTENDING ACROSS NEW ENGLAND
WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA. THE TROUGH AXIS
OVER NEW ENGLAND WAS OFTEN TOO FAR EAST LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR
MOISTURE TO BE DRAWN INTO NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER, THERE WAS ENOUGH
MOISTURE THAT ARRIVED WITH COLD AIR THAT ALLOWED CONCORD TO RECEIVE
TWO LIGHT SNOW EVENTS.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 36.1 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
2.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE COLDEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD WAS IN 1873
WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 28.8 DEGREES. THE WARMEST WAS 43.3
DEGREES IN 2006.
A TOTAL OF 2.24 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 1.20 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FELL ON THE 21ST INTO THE
22ND WHEN A TOTAL OF 1.11 INCHES WAS RECORDED. THE DRIEST NOVEMBER
ON RECORD WAS IN 2012 WHEN ONLY 0.50 INCHES FELL. THE WETTEST WAS
7.59 INCHES IN 1937.
A TOTAL OF 3.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 1.4 INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL. THE SNOWIEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD WAS IN 1873 WHEN 25.0 INCHES
FELL. THERE HAVE BEEN 5 YEARS ON RECORD WHERE NO SNOW FELL AT
CONCORD DURING NOVEMBER, WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURRING IN 2015.
NO RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN NOVEMBER.
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