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When the month of November 2011 began we seemed to be headed toward a very wintry month.\u00a0 Despite that cold start however, the weather soon turned much more moderate.<\/p>\nWhen the month of November 2011 began we seemed to be headed toward a very wintry month.\u00a0 Despite that cold start however, the weather soon turned much more moderate.<\/p>\n
The first three days of the month yielded 4.5 inches of snow as officially measured at Denver International Airport.\u00a0 That total however was far less than what was seen in the rest of the metro area.\u00a0 For comparison, here in Thornton we recorded 7.9 inches.<\/p>\n
Over those same three days the month saw a chilly average temperature of 27.8 degrees which was \u00a016.5 degrees below normal.\u00a0 The low pressure trough and cold front that generated the cold and snow however would soon be gone and nothing but a memory.<\/p>\n
From November 4th through the end of the month the weather turned mild and dry.\u00a0 No measurable precipitation was recorded for the balance and by the end of the month the average temperature had climbed to above normal.<\/p>\n
The month ended with an average temperature of 39.5 degrees which was 1.2 degrees above normal.\u00a0 Thornton was a touch cooler with an average of 38.8 degrees.<\/p>\n
Highs ranged from 69 degrees on the 24th to a low of 10 degrees on the 2nd and the 3rd at DIA.\u00a0 Here in Thornton we were milder with a high of 72.0 degrees and a low of 14.1 degrees.<\/p>\n
The early month snowstorms yielded 0.47 inches of precipitation at the airport versus the November average of 0.61 inches.\u00a0 The 4.5 inches of snowfall was well below the normal of 8.7 inches for November.<\/p>\n
Click here to view the Thornton climatological summary for November 2011.<\/a>\u00a0 Below is the official Denver summary from the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n When the month of November 2011 began we seemed to be headed toward a very wintry month.\u00a0 Despite that cold start however, the weather soon turned much more moderate. The first three days of the month yielded 4.5 inches of snow as officially measured at Denver International Airport.\u00a0 That total however was far less than … Continue reading November 2011 Thornton weather recap: A cold and snowy start ends warm and dry<\/span> CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOULDER, CO\r\n645 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011\r\n\r\n................................... \r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2011... \r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2011\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 69 11\/24 80 -11 77 11\/06\r\nLOWEST 10 11\/02 -18 28 4 11\/25\r\n 11\/03\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 54.1 52.1 2.0 52.6\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 24.8 24.5 0.3 24.0\r\nMEAN 39.5 38.3 1.2 38.3\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nDAYS MAX = .01 2 4.7 -2.7 5\r\nDAYS >= .10 2 1.6 0.4 2\r\nDAYS >= .50 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 0.47 11\/01 TO 11\/02 11\/16 TO 11\/16\r\n 11\/08 TO 11\/09\r\n 11\/09 TO 11\/09\r\n STORM TOTAL MM MM\r\n (MM\/DD(HH)) MM 11\/16(00) TO 11\/16(00)\r\n 11\/09(00) TO 11\/09(00)9\r\n 11\/09(00) TO 11\/09(00)9\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL MM MM\r\nTOTALS 4.5 MM\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 757 801 -44 793\r\n SINCE 7\/1 1252 1377 -125 1128\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0\r\n SINCE 1\/1 964 769 195 870\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 9.9\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 3\/229\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 43\/260 DATE 11\/12\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 52\/260 DATE 11\/12\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 23\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0\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 0\r\nLIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0\r\nHEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2\r\nLIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0\r\nFOG 3 FOG W\/VIS<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"