A Statistical Preview of Denver's November Weather

         ...A STATISTICAL PREVIEW OF DENVER'S NOVEMBER WEATHER...

DENVER'S MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR NOVEMBER IS 38.3 DEGREES (1981-2010) AS THE MONTH BEGINS WITH A DAILY NORMAL HIGH OF 59 DEGREES. BY MONTHS END, THE NORMAL HIGH COMES DOWN TO 46 DEGREES. LIKEWISE FOR LOWS, THE MONTH BEGINS WITH A NORMAL LOW OF 31 DEGREES AND FINISHES WITH A MUCH COLDER NORMAL LOW OF 19 DEGREES. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1872, WAS 80 DEGREES ON THE 8TH DAY OF THE MONTH, 2006. NOVEMBERS COLDEST TEMPERATURE IN DENVER WAS -18 ON THE 29TH DAY OF 1877.

DENVER'S 10 COLDEST NOVEMBERS (MEAN TEMPERATURES):

22.0         1880

28.9         2000

29.7         1985

31.5         1929

32.3         1952

32.5         1889

32.8         1972

33.0         1886

33.1         1872

33.3         1979

DENVER'S 10 WARMEST NOVEMBER (MEAN TEMPERATURES):

50.9         1949

47.2         1999

46.2         1933

46.2         1914

45.9         1981

45.9         1927

45.6         1910

45.6         1901

45.5         1917

44.8         1899

44.8         1894

BEHIND MARCH, NOVEMBER IS DENVER'S 2ND SNOWIEST MONTH WITH THE CITY COLLECTING 8.7 INCHES ON AVERAGE (1981-2010). SIMILAR TO DENVER'S OTHER 3 SNOWIEST MONTHS OF MARCH, APRIL AND DECEMBER, NOVEMBER ALSO HAS THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE BIG SNOWSTORMS. THE BIGGEST SNOWSTORM DENVER RECEIVED DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WAS A POWERFUL 3 DAY EVENT WHICH DROPPED 30.4 INCHES OF SNOW FROM NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THE 4TH OF 1946. THE SECOND HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EVENT FOR NOVEMBER OCCURRED IN 1983. THAT 4 DAY EVENT GAVE THE CITY 22.4 INCHES FROM THE 26TH THROUGH THE 29TH.

DENVER'S 10 SNOWIEST NOVEMBERS:

42.6"      1946

29.6"      1991

29.3"      1983

23.1"      1929

23.1"      1928

22.9"      1908

22.3"      1979

21.3"      1956

20.1"      1992

19.4"      1972

DENVER'S 10 LEAST SNOWIEST NOVEMBERS:

0.0"      1995

 T         2014

 T         2005

 T         1939

 T         1917

 T         1905

 T         1901

 T         1899

 T         1884

0.3"      1883

                    ...THE OUTLOOK FOR NOVEMBER 2015...

TEMPERATURES: EQUAL CHANCES FOR NORMAL, ABOVE OR BELOW

PRECIPITATION: SLIGHT BIAS TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL

                       ...NOVEMBER STATISTICS...

...TEMPERATURES (1981-2010 NORMALS)...

AVERAGE HIGH...........................  52.1

AVERAGE LOW............................  24.5

MONTHLY MEAN...........................  38.3

DAYS WITH HIGH 90 OR ABOVE.............   0

DAYS WITH HIGH 32 OR BELOW.............   3  (2.3)

DAYS WITH LOW 32 OR BELOW..............  23 (23.4)

DAYS WITH LOWS ZERO OR BELOW...........   1  (0.6)

...PRECIPITATION...

MONTHLY MEAN...........................   0.61 INCH

DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION.....   5  (4.7)

AVERAGE SNOWFALL.......................   8.7 INCHES (2ND SNOWIEST MONTH)

DAYS WITH 1.0 INCH OR MORE SNOWFALL....   3  (2.6)

...MISCELLANEOUS NOVEMBER AVERAGES...

HEATING DEGREE DAYS.................... 801

COOLING DEGREE DAYS....................   0

WIND SPEED (MPH).......................   8.2*

WIND DIRECTION......................... SOUTH*

DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS................   0* (0.1)

DAYS WITH DENSE FOG....................   1* (1.2)

PERCENT OF SUNSHINE....................  64*

(NOTE: SUNSHINE DATA ARE NO LONGER REPORTED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2009)

* = 1971-2002 NORMALS

...NOVEMBER EXTREMES...

RECORD HIGH............................  80 DEGREES ON 11/08/2006

RECORD LOW............................. -18 DEGREES ON 11/29/1877

WARMEST................................  50.9 DEGREES IN 1949

MAXIMUM/MINIMUM COOLING DEGREES DAYS...  NONE EVER RECORDED

COLDEST................................  22.0 DEGREES IN 1880

MAXIMUM HEATING DEGREE DAYS............  1074 IN 2000

MINIMUM HEATING DEGREE DAYS............   425 IN 1949

WETTEST................................   3.21 INCHES IN 1946

DRIEST.................................   T IN 1949, 1901, 1899

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