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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
Temperatures were near normal throughout the Northeast during November 2000, with an area-weighted average temperature of 0.8 degrees below the 30-year normal for the twelve-state region. This was the first below normal November since 1997. Northern New England averaged above normal with Maine showing by far the largest departure at 3.2 degrees above normal. The rest of the region saw below normal temperatures with West Virginia averaging the most below normal with a -2.9 degree departure. This was a sharp change from November 1999 when temperatures averaged 4.0 degrees above normal area-wide.
Precipitation averaged 1.25 inches below normal across the region during November or 67% of normal. West Virginia was the driest state with just under 2 inches of precipitation recorded, representing 54% of normal. New Hampshire had the least departure from normal with an average of 0.41 inches below normal or 90% of the average. This was the 3rd straight November with below normal precipitation over the Northeast. Four of the last five Novembers also had below normal precipitation.
Monthly Summary of State Temperature and Precipitation Averages.
Minimum Temperature Records (degrees F) City Date New Previous Massena, NY 23rd 0 5 in 1972 Massena, NY 24th -8 6 in 1971 Portland, ME 25th 9 11 in 1993 Concord, NH (tie) 25th 5 5 in 1956 Daily Snowfall Record (inches) City Date New Previous Burlington, VT 22nd 4.3 4.2 in 1920 In addition, Buffalo, NY set the following records for the month of November: Record Date New Previous Daily Snowfall 22nd 24.9 19.0 on 11/30/76 Daily Precipitation 20th 2.31 2.10 on 11/16/49 Monthly Snowfall 45.6 31.3 in 1976 Snow Depth 21st 25 16 on 11/29/55