The month of November 2013 goes into the books as a quiet one without much notable in terms of the weather in the Denver area. We enjoyed unusually warm and dry conditions but neither were record-setting.
The month started with average temperatures followed by a couple of days of above normal readings. Colder temperatures and light snow followed on the 4th of the month and lasted until the 6th.
A week of warmer than normal conditions then settled in and lasted through the 20th. On the 21st, a period of five days with colder than normal temperatures arrived as did some light snow on two days during the span.
Temperatures then warmed up from there and above normal temperatures and dry conditions continued through November 30th.
Overall temperatures for the month averaged 39.6 degrees in Thornton. Officially, Denver’s average temperature was 40.9 degrees. Both were a good bit above the historical November average temperature of 43.5 degrees.
Temperatures in Thornton ranged from a high of 71.8 degrees on the 3rd down to a low of 13.7 degrees on the 21st. Denver’s maximum and minimum were 71 degrees on the 13th and 12 degrees on the 21st.
In terms of precipitation, Thornton recorded a scant 0.11 inch of liquid. Denver fared better with 0.27 inches. Both however were below the average November monthly precipitation mark of 0.61 inches.
Thornton saw total of only 1.8 inches snow during the month, most of which (1.6 inches) fell on the 21st. Officially the Mile High City recorded 2.0 inches of snow, all on the 21st. The average November snowfall is 8.7 inches so the 2013 – 2014 snow season is off to a poor start.
No temperature, precipitation or snowfall records were set during the month.
Click here to view the November 2013 climate summary for Thornton.
From the National Weather Service:
...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2013
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 11/08/2006
LOW -18 11/29/1877
HIGHEST 71 11/13 79 -8 77 11/07
LOWEST 12 11/21 -18 30 13 11/11
AVG. MAXIMUM 55.1 52.1 3.0 58.4
AVG. MINIMUM 26.7 24.5 2.2 28.5
MEAN 40.9 38.3 2.6 43.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 2 2.3 -0.3 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 25 23.4 1.6 19
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.21 1946
MINIMUM T 1899
1901
1949
TOTALS 0.27 0.61 -0.34 0.27
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.01
DAYS >= .01 3 4.7 -1.7 1
DAYS >= .10 1 1.6 -0.6 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.23 11/21 TO 11/21 11/10 TO 11/10
11/20 TO 11/21 11/09 TO 11/10
11/21 TO 11/21 11/10 TO 11/10
STORM TOTAL MM MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM 11/10(00) TO 11/10(00)
11/10(00) TO 11/10(00)0
11/10(00) TO 11/10(00)0
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 2.0 8.7
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 715 801 -86 638
SINCE 7/1 1323 1382 -59 1195
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 999 769 230 1236
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/08/1962
LATEST 06/08/2007
EARLIEST 10/07
LATEST 05/05
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/203
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/040 DATE 11/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/150 DATE 11/02
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
November was an unseasonably warm and unusually dry month. As we look into December, that trend looks to change, particularly when it comes to temperatures.
