The balance of the month was an active one as a series of troughs moved through and cold fronts dug in from the north.\u00a0 A general pattern of a few mild days followed by a few unsettled days was the pattern.\u00a0 By the time all was said and done, the month more than made up for the lack of snow in October.<\/p>\n
In terms of temperatures, Thornton\u2019s overall temperature for the month was 36.9 degrees.\u00a0 Out at DIA where Denver\u2019s official records are kept, the reading was a good bit warmer at 38.5 degrees.\u00a0 While that meant the Mile High City was 0.2 degrees above average, Thornton was clearly a good bit cooler than normal.<\/p>\n
Temperatures in Thornton ranged from a high of 75.5 degrees on the third of the month down to a low of 6.7 degrees on the morning of the 27th.\u00a0 DIA saw a maximum of 75 degrees and a minimum of 3 degrees on those same dates.<\/p>\n
Precipitation was well above the November average of 0.61 inches at both locations.\u00a0 Thornton saw 1.65 inches of liquid precip while Denver bested us with 2.13 inches.<\/p>\n
Snow was the primary source of precipitation for the month.\u00a0 Thornton recorded a very healthy 14.5 inches of the white stuff.\u00a0 The airport lagged with 11.3 inches.\u00a0 Both were well above the November average of 8.7 inches.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s November 2015 climate report<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n From the National Weather Service:<\/strong><\/p>\n Mild, dry conditions started the month of November 2015 in Thornton.\u00a0 That however soon gave way to colder temperatures and moisture in the form of snow, something that repeated itself multiple times during the month. The first three days saw temperatures well above normal and in the 70s with no precipitation.\u00a0 That changed however with … Continue reading November 2015 weather recap: Colder, wetter and snowier than normal for Thornton<\/span> ![\"Thornton,](\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/--UeyAjri81A\/Vl4uGNGvjTI\/AAAAAAAADgA\/rHiUpFmb84E\/s580-Ic42\/2015-11-Temps.jpg\")
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CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOULDER, CO\r\n1147 AM MST TUE DEC 1 2015\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2015...\r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2015\r\n\r\nWEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S\r\n VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)\r\n NORMAL\r\n................................................................\r\nTEMPERATURE (F)\r\nRECORD\r\n HIGH 80 11\/08\/2006\r\n LOW -18 11\/29\/1877\r\nHIGHEST 75 11\/03 73 2 72 11\/29\r\n 11\/01\r\nLOWEST 3 11\/27 -6 9 -14 11\/13\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 51.2 52.1 -0.9 50.6\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 25.7 24.5 1.2 21.8\r\nMEAN 38.5 38.3 0.2 36.2\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32 5 2.3 2.7 5\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32 24 23.4 0.6 22\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 4 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.21 1946 MINIMUM T 1899 1901 1949 TOTALS 2.13 0.61 1.52 0.76 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.02 0.05 0.03 DAYS >= .01 11 4.7 6.3 6\r\nDAYS >= .10 6 1.6 4.4 3\r\nDAYS >= .50 1 0.0 1.0 0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 0.88 11\/04 TO 11\/05\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL 11.3 8.7\r\nRECORD NOVEMBER 42.6 1946\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 789 801 -12 857\r\n SINCE 7\/1 1090 1382 -292 1254\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0\r\n SINCE 1\/1 877 769 108 701\r\n\r\nFREEZE DATES\r\nRECORD\r\n EARLIEST 09\/08\/1962\r\n LATEST 06\/08\/2007\r\nEARLIEST 11\/05 10\/07\r\nLATEST 05\/05\r\n....................................................\r\n\r\nWIND (MPH)\r\nAVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 3\/225\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 46\/350 DATE 11\/17\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 57\/290 DATE 11\/18\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 14\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3\r\nLIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0\r\nHEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 8\r\nLIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0\r\nFOG 13 FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE 3\r\nHAZE 5\r\n\r\n- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.\r\nR INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.\r\nMM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.\r\nT INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"