November of 2012 will do down as one of the driest Novembers on record in Connecticut.  All .89” of precipitation was measured as snowmelt from two separate snow events last month.  Having two snow events so early in the season is also quite rare in Connecticut.

At my station in North Haven, I picked up 12 inches of snow from the Nov. 7th Nor’easter!

Last month was also the first time we had a month with below average temperatures in 20 months! The streak has ended! Check out Ralph Fato’s article about historical cool Novembers in Connecticut to really get a good idea as to how rare this November was!

The average high temperature for November is 52° and the average last month was 49.7° putting me over 2 degrees below normal for the month.  Average lows were right at the normal level at about 32°.

The warmest day of the month occurred on the 12th when we reached 67°.  The coldest day was on the 27th when it was only 35°.  The temperature failed to reach 50° for the last 7 days of November which helped push the average for the month into a net below normal range.

Here is a summary:

Montowese Station - 2 Mi SSE from North Haven Center

Temperature (°F):
Average Low       32.5°
Average High      49.7°
Monthly Low      22° on 11/08/2012
Monthly High     67° on 11/12/2012

Rainfall (in):
Total .89
Wettest day      .49”    11/08/12

Wind (mph):
Highest Gust     27 mph 

Barometric Pressure
Monthly High     30.70”    11/18/12
Monthly Low     29.52”     11/01/12    *was still recovering from Sandy*