A series of troughs and cold fronts finally brought an end to the record-setting warmth.\u00a0 After recording 81.5 degrees of the 16th, we followed with a 40.9 degree high on the 17th.\u00a0 The 17th also brought our first, and thus far only, snowfall of the season.\u00a0 The balance of the month saw things return to a more typical November weather pattern.<\/p>\n
Thornton\u2019s average monthly temperature for November 2016 came in at 43.9 degrees.\u00a0 This was far above Denver\u2019s historical average for the month of 38.3 degrees.\u00a0 Out at the airport where the Mile High City\u2019s official measurements are kept, the average came in warmer still at 45.1 degrees.\u00a0 That put November 2016 into the books at the 10th warmest November in Denver weather history.<\/p>\n
Temperatures in Thornton ranged from the aforementioned high of 81.5 degrees on the 16th down to a low of 13 degrees on the morning of the 30th.\u00a0 DIA\u2019s high was 80 degrees and its low 10 degrees, each on the same day as Thornton\u2019s maximum and minimum.\u00a0 The 80 degree reading on the 16th was not only a record for the date but also the latest 80 degree temperature ever recorded in Denver.<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, Denver averages 0.61 inches during the month of November.\u00a0 Thornton fell far short of that with a mere 0.24 inches of precip in the bucket. Out at the airport, Denver fared better with 0.52 inches.<\/p>\n
Thornton recorded 2.2 inches of snow for the month while Denver ended with 1.7 inches.\u00a0 Both were far below the November average of 8.7 inches and comprise the only snowfall we have seen this season.\u00a0 The snow on the 17th was the third latest first seasonal snowfall on record in Denver.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s November 2016 climate report<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n From the National Weather Service:<\/strong><\/p>\n The month of November 2016 was certainly an unusual one for Thornton.\u00a0 Despite a turn toward colder weather at the end, the extraordinary warmth at the start was the dominating feature. We did finally receive our first snow of the season although we are far behind normal for the season. Dominating high pressure was a … Continue reading November 2016 weather recap: Month was much warmer than normal, offered little precip<\/span> CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n638 AM MST THU DEC 1 2016\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2016...\r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2016\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\/16\/2016\r\n 11\/08\/2006\r\n LOW -18 11\/29\/1877\r\nHIGHEST 80R 11\/16 73 7 75 11\/03\r\nLOWEST 10 11\/30 6 4 3 11\/27\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 59.9 52.1 7.8 51.2\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 30.4 24.5 5.9 25.7\r\nMEAN 45.1 38.3 6.8 38.5\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32 1 2.3 -1.3 5\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32 15 23.4 -8.4 24\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.21 1946 MINIMUM T 1899 1901 1949 TOTALS 0.52 0.61 -0.09 2.13 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.07 DAYS >= .01 2 4.7 -2.7 11\r\nDAYS >= .10 2 1.6 0.4 6\r\nDAYS >= .50 0 0.0 0.0 1\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 0.30 11\/22 TO 11\/22 11\/04 TO 11\/05\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL 1.7 8.7\r\nRECORD NOVEMBER 42.5 1946\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 586 801 -215 789\r\n SINCE 7\/1 896 1382 -486 1090\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0\r\n SINCE 1\/1 878 769 109 877\r\n\r\nFREEZE DATES\r\nRECORD\r\n EARLIEST 09\/08\/1962\r\n LATEST 06\/08\/2007\r\nEARLIEST 10\/07\r\nLATEST 05\/05\r\n......................................................\r\n\r\nWIND (MPH)\r\nAVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 3\/212\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 33\/270 DATE 11\/24\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 43\/270 DATE 11\/27\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 12\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 45\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1\r\nLIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0\r\nHEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1\r\nLIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0\r\nFOG 2 FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE 1\r\nHAZE 1\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":"
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