A Tale of Two Seasons: Wild Start To November 2008

November is typically the heart of the transition season across the Northern Plains, where we lose about a degree a day on the normal temperatures, and many years will have the first measurable snowfall. Nowhere has it been more evident than looking out the window at the snow and ice of the last several days, or wondering how you can keep the needed wardrobe accessible over the last week and a half. Below is just how extreme the swing has been during the first third of November.

**Temperatures This November**
Location	Mean Mamimum Temperature Nov. 1-5	Departure From Normal	Mean Maximum Temperature Nov. 6-10	Departure From Normal
Sioux Falls, SD	71.2	+21.6	33.4	-13.0
Sioux City, IA	75.0	+22.4	35.8	-13.4
Mitchell, SD	70.4	+20.0	32.4	-14.6
Huron, SD	69.0	+19.8	30.6	-15.0