MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
WESTMONT (JOHNSTOWN) PA
NOVEMBER 2004
OBSERVER STEVE MULLINS

Special Observations:  F=fog, T=thunder, H=hail,
S=sleet, G=glaze, DW=damaging winds
Observation time for this station is midnight.

	Temperature, °F	Precipitation, In.		
			Liquid	Solid	7am
	24-hour		Rain	Snow/	Snow
Date	Max	Min	Equiv	Ice	Depth	Special Obs.

1	55	41
2	65	52	 .51
3	47	40	 .01
4	52	41	 .53
5	43	35
6	54	38
7	65	42
8	38	32
9	35	28
10	48	27
11	56	44	 .03
12	38	35	 .66			F
13	37	25
14	45	24
15	49	29
16	51	35
17	49	33	 .04			F
18	53	45	   T			F
19	54	48	 .18			F
20	57	49	 .40			F
21	51	44				F
22	44	39	 .07			F
23	48	43	   T			F
24	55	45	 .60			F
25	55	24	 .13	 0.2	 T	F,S
26	42	22
27	43	36
28	45	32	1.15	   T		S
29	39	29
30	46	34	 .20

AVG/SUM	48.6	36.4	4.51	 0.2	 - 	  	 	
EXT	65	22	1.15	 0.2	 T
Date	7*	26	28	  25	25
*=Also occurred on earlier dates

Miscellaneous Stats:

Mean Monthly Temperature:  42.5 F
Year precipitation to date:  N/A
Season snowfall to date:  0.2"
Number of days with:
	Fog:  10 
	Ice Pellets:  2   	
	Glaze:  0 	
	Thunder:  0 	
	Hail:  0 	
	Damaging Winds:  0	

NOTES AND/OR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:

2: Variable clouds and mild temperatures.  Clouds build by 3pm.  Light to moderate rain 4-11pm
   total .51" fell.  Breezy especially in AM with S winds gusting to 20 mph.
4: Periods of rain throughout the day .53" fell.  Windy with winds shifting from S to W and
   gusting at times over 35 mph.
7: A mild high 65 F with sunny skies and WNW breezes up to 25 mph.
8: Mostly clear AM, variable clouds PM.  Breezy and much colder high only 38 F.
9: A cold high of 35 F.
12: A cold rain all day 7am-4:30pm .66" fell.  Dense fog.
16: Mild and partly cloudy with WNW winds gusting to 25 mph.
17: Light early fog and a brief AM shower.  Cloudy and mild.  Light showers 6-8pm .03" fell.
18: Mild with fog and drizzle persisting.  Only a trace of rain.  Light WSW breezes.
19: Overnight dense fog and drizzle.  Light rain 9:30-4pm .18" fell.  Mild high 54 F.
20: Overnight rain moderate to heavy at times .40" fell.  Dense AM fog.  Still mild high 57 F.
22: Patchy fog, drizzle and light rain mainly 2-7pm .07" fell.
24: Overnight light rain .06" fell by 7am.  Rain through 5pm moderate at times .60" fell by
    then.  Strong SE breezes 20-25 mph.  Mild and once again foggy.
25: Rain ended overnight .12" fell.  9th consecutive day with fog (fog lifted overnight).
    Became windy and blustery with W winds gusting 25-35 mph and light snow/sleet showers.
26: A chilly low of 22 F.  Partly cloudy and cool.
28: Overnight rain heavy at times ended by 11am 1.15" fell by then.  Some sleet mixed in near
    the end.  Afternoon snow flurries.  Strong W winds gusting to 30 mph.
30: Partly sunny becoming mostly cloudy.  PM rain 5pm-midnight mostly light .20" fell.

SUMMARY:

November was a bit milder and wetter than normal.  The second half of the month was most active
with frequent rain events and a bit of mixed precipitation and lots of fog and wind.  The first
week was the warmest, with moderate temperatures the rest of the month and few extremes.