ON A LIGHTER NOTE....

Last Updated: 12:51 PM GMT on November 18, 2008 — Last Comment: 12:27 PM GMT on November 18, 2008

	COLD NOVEMBER RAIN

Posted by: BANGORWALKER, 9:49 AM GMT on May 02, 2007

NOVEMBER Averages and Records--

Average Hi/Low___Record Hi/Low___Record precip.___Record Snow

11-01: 51/34....71(2003)....18(1940)...1.62"(1989)...3.0" SNOW(1951)
11-02: 50/34....67(1979)....17(1947)...1.75"(1988)...0.5" SNOW(1951)
11-03: 50/34....69(1952)....19(2002)...3.55"(1966)...1.0" SNOW(1996)
11-04: 50/33....72(1990)....15(1939)...1.16"(1949)...1.0" SNOW(1945)
11-05: 49/33....71(1938)....17(1939)...3.53"(1969)...0.7" SNOW(2002)
11-06: 49/33....75(1938)....18(1953)...0.92"(2002)...1.7" SNOW(1986)
11-07: 49/32....66(1975)....17(2002)...1.37"(1963)
11-08: 48/32....73(1938)....18(2002)...1.52"(1995)...4.7" SNOW(1968)
11-09: 48/32....65(1938)....17(1992)...1.09"(1963)...Trace SNOW(2005)
11-10: 47/32....68(1931)....14(1992)...1.67"(1962)...6.4" SNOW(1968)
11-11: 47/31....65(2002)....16(1995)...1.62"(1948)...1.0" SNOW(1943)
11-12: 46/31....61(1995)....14(1999)...1.06"(1947)...2.4" SNOW(1987)
11-13: 46/31....61(1995)....10(1939)...1.56"(1975)...0.8" SNOW(1947)
11-14: 45/30....63(2005)....11(1986)...1.08"(1937)...4.5" SNOW(1997)
11-15: 45/30....67(1951)....12(1971)...2.24"(1995)...18.9" SNOW(1962) 2nd all time greatest 24 hour snowfall
11-16: 45/29....67(1990)....08(1933)...1.36"(1983)...2.4" SNOW(1983)
11-17: 44/29....64(2006)....08(1933)...1.23"(2002)...8.0" SNOW(2002)
11-18: 44/29....69(1987)....08(1943)...1.09"(1935)...9.6" SNOW(1980)
11-19: 43/28....65(1953)....08(1936)...0.67"(1926)...6.0" SNOW(1995)
11-20: 43/28....72(1953)....06(1939)...1.58"(2003)...2.0" SNOW(1995)
11-21: 42/27....65(1991)....11(1939)...2.14"(1961)...5.2" SNOW(1961)
11-22: 42/27....72(1931)....11(1978)...2.65"(2005)...2.5" SNOW(1997)
11-23: 42/27....68(1931)....07(1929)...2.51"(1943)...8.0" SNOW(1943)
11-24: 41/26....65(1931)....01(1989)...1.03"(1947)...5.2" SNOW(1975)
11-25: 41/26....63(1953)....04(1939)...5.10"(1983)...4.7" SNOW(1971)
11-26: 40/25....60(1953)....-1(1939)...1.40"(1958)...11.8" SNOW(1987)
11-27: 40/25....59(1979)....03(1932)...1.63"(1950)...7.0" SNOW(1997)
11-28: 40/24....58(1993)....03(1987)...1.43"(1959)...4.0" SNOW(1961)
11-29: 39/24....60(2003)....-3(1940)...1.42"(1937)...8.5" SNOW(1959)
11-30: 39/23....60(2003).....0(1929)...4.45"(1928)...8.2" SNOW(1945)

NOVEMBER 2008--

11-01: 46/25...Sunrise 7:13AM Sunset 5:23PM
11-02: 42/22...Sunrise 6:15AM Sunset 4:21PM Clock change
11-03: 49/22
11-04: 60/34
11-05: 64/45
11-06: 57/44...0.30" Rain started 6PM
11-07: 63/53...0.20" Rain ended 8AM, started again 8PM
11-08: 55/49...0.04" Rain ended 7AM
11-09: 57/36...0.33" Rained twice 3AM-7AM, T-storm at Noon
11-10: 50/34...0.09" Rain 20 minutes at 4PM
11-11: 42/27...Late Fall is here
11-12: 43/25
11-13: 42/22...0.09" Rain started 7PM
11-14: 52/41...0.17" Scattered showers all day
11-15: 61/51...0.57" Drizzle all day, high temp 11PM
11-16: 60/39...0.56" Rain ended 10AM, high temp 1AM
11-17: 45/28

2008 TEMPERATURE DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE MEAN--

January: 2.8 Degrees above average
February: <0.1 Degrees above average (+2 degrees divided by 29 days)
March: 3.4 Degrees below average
April: 1.3 Degrees above average
May: 1.2 Degrees below average
June: 0.5 Degrees above average
July: 2.0 Degrees above average
August: 2.6 Degrees below average
September: 0.1 Degrees above average
October: 1.2 Degrees below average
November 1-10: 4.5 Degrees above average

YTD through October: 0.18 Degrees below average (-55/305 days)

2008 RECORD HIGHS: 3 (Jan. 8th-55;Jan. 30th-46; Apr. 23rd-78)
2008 RECORD LOWS: 2(Feb. 29th-minus 16;Oct. 20th-21)

2008 PRECIPITATION--

January: 2.51"...Average 3.34"...Snow 19.2"...Average 18.7"
February: 4.48"...Average 2.54"...Snow 24.0"...Average 15.1"
March: 3.85"...Average 3.44"...Snow 11.3"...Average 11.2"
April: 4.96"...Average 3.32"...Snow Zero"...Average 4.5"
May: 3.53"...Average 3.40"
June: 3.38"...Average 3.41"
July: 4.43"...Average 3.24"
August: 1.99"...Average 2.99"
September: 6.93"...Average 3.39"
October: 3.47"...Average 3.48"

YTD: 41.88" Average: 34.67"

I'm going to bring back "The 12 Seasons of Maine" and keep a running tab here--

DEAD OF WINTER: High temp. below 30ºF. Average from 12-29 through 2-09.
30 days between January 1-March 29; December ??-31

LATE WINTER: High temp. 30-39. Average from 2-10 through 3-14.
41 days between January 1-March 28; will call them Early Winter when they come back in November...

EARLY SPRING: High temp. 40-49. Average from 3-15 through 4-08.
29 days between January 7-May 4

SPRING: High temp. 50-59. Average from 4-09 through 5-02.
21 days between January 8-June 6

LATE SPRING: High temp. 60-69. Average from 5-03 through 5-28.
28 days between April 16-June 28

EARLY SUMMER: High temp. 70-79. Average from 5-29 through 7-10.
22 days between April 18-June 29

MID SUMMER: High temp. 80+. Average from 7-11 through 8-09.
42 days between May 27-September 15

LATE SUMMER: High temp. 70-79. Average from 8-10 through 9-14.
36 days between July 4-September 29

EARLY FALL: High temp. 60-69. Average from 9-15 through 10-11.
39 days between August 1st-November ?? (5 in August)

FALL: High temp. 50-59. Average from 10-12 through 11-04.
23 days between September 19-December ??

LATE FALL: High temp. 40-49. Average from 11-05 through 11-28.
11 days between October 21-December ??

EARLY WINTER: High temp. 30-39. Average from 11-29 through 12-28.

THE COUNT--

WINTER (High temp. below 40)
71 days

SPRING (High temp. between 40-69);(January 1-June 30)
78 days

SUMMER (High temp. 70+)
100 days

FALL (High temp. between 40-69);(July 1-December 31)
73 days

BY THE NUMBERS--(High temps)
90s: 1 day June 8th (90)
80s: 41....Maybe 10 days consecutive in July (NOT)
70s: 58....At least 70+ everyday between June 29-July 31; August 20-September 8
60s: 67....At least 60+ everyday between June 7-September 18 (104 Days)
50s: 54....At least 50+ everyday between May 5-October 20 (169 Days)
40s: 40....At least 40+ everyday between March 30-November ??
30s: 41
20s: 25
10s: 4
Singles: 1 (6, January 3rd)

(Low temps)
Minus 20's: 1 (-20, January 3rd)
Minus 10's: 2 (-19, January 4th; -16, February 29th)
Minus singles: 11
Singles: 14
10's: 29
20's: 54
30's: 56
40's: 51
50's: 71
60's: 33

^Notice I haven't made a spot to count overnight lows in the 70's. It hasn't happened since July 27, 1995. Conversely, I didn't make a spot for a high temp. 100+. That hasn't happened in Bangor since August 2, 1975.

What a difference a month makes. See photos below: