Warm weather continued in November thanks to a very warm last week of the month. Temperatures around the twelve-state region averaged 0.6 degrees warmer than normal. Departures for individual states ranged between 0.9 degrees cooler than normal in Delaware to 1.4 degrees above the long-term mean in Vermont. This November was warmer than the last three Novembers and was 3.5 degrees warmer than November 1997.
Preliminary figures indicate that this January through November was 2.8 degrees warmer than normal and the warmest such period in 104 years of record. It was the warmest first eleven months of the year for the states of Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. It was the second warmest for Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. Delaware and West Virginia recorded their third warmest such period, while it ranked sixth in Maine.
Precipitation was well below normal this month, with every state reporting at least a one inch monthly deficit. The region averaged just 47% of the normal November total, making it the region's 9th driest November on record and the driest since 1976. Maryland reported only 35% of their monthly normal, while New Hampshire was closest to normal with 73%.
Monthly Summary of State Temperature and Precipitation Averages.
Minimum Temperature Records (degrees F) City Date New Previous Scranton, PA (tie) 4th 22 22 in 1951 Atlantic City AP, NJ 5th 23 24 in 1991 Maximum Temperature Records (degrees F) City Date New Previous Beckley, WV (tie) 11th 70 70 in 1985 Wilmington, DE 29th 70 69 in 1990 Atlantic City AP, NJ 29th 71 69 in 1991 Binghamton, NY (tie) 29th 56 56 in 1968 Buffalo, NY (tie) 29th 63 63 in 1962 Erie, PA 29th 67 65 in 1960 Harrisburg, PA 29th 69 68 in 1927 Buffalo, NY 30th 67 63 in 1962 Rochester, NY (tie) 30th 67 67 in 1991 Syracuse, NY 30th 67 66 in 1991 Erie, PA (tie) 30th 68 68 in 1934 Beckely, WV 30th 71 67 in 1991 Elkins, WV (tie) 30th 71 71 in 1971 Morgantown, WV 30th 72 70 in 1975