November Review and a Look Ahead
Two weeks ago (see blog here ) the computers were indicating that cold air would slip into our area after Thanksgiving. And for the most part that has come true. Will it last? You probably already know the answer if you've looked at your phone weather app. More on this in a minute. First, lets have a quick review of November weather. And surprisingly, it was rather similar to October. Here's the precipitation percent of normal for the month of November. For the second straight month, California and Arizona precipitation was well above normal. There were other wetter-than-normal spots in the US, including the Inland Northwest. Zooming into the Northwest, again, it looks rather similar to October. Eastern Washington was well above normal, especially in the Columbia Basin. Meanwhile, western Washington was actually drier than normal once again. Also note how dry Oregon and southern Idaho were. This precipitation pattern indi...