MONTHLY WEATHER DATA AND OBS - WESTMONT 1.1W PA							
NOVEMBER 2012							
OBSERVER NATE MULLINS
							
Special Observations:  F=fog, T=thunder, H=hail,							
S=sleet, G=glaze, DW=damaging winds							
Observation time for this station is midnight (Eastern US).	
						
	Temperature, °F		Precipitation, In.			
				Liquid	Solid	7am	
	24-hour		At	Rain	Snow/	Snow	
Date	Max	Min	Obs	Equiv	Ice	Depth	Special Obs.

1	38	34	35	 .22	   T
2	39	33	33	 .06
3	37	32	34	 .03
4	36	31	31	   T
5	39	31	31
6	43	24	28
7	37	26	32
8	42	26	32
9	49	31	37	   T
10	63	35	47	   T
11	70	38	54
12	67	37	37	 .19	
13	37	29	30	 .03
14	38	27	28
15	45	25	29
16	50	25	35
17	53	26	33
18	51	29	34
19	49	32	36
20	50	29	38
21	53	28	35
22	59	28	38
23	53	28	28	 .06	   T		S
24	28	25	25	 .05	 1.1	 1
25	34	24	30	 .01	 0.2	 1
26	42	30	31			 T
27	34	28	29	 .02	 0.5	 1
28	35	28	29			 T
29	42	26	29
30	47	26	38

AVG/SUM	45.3	29.0	35.3	0.67	 1.8	0.1 (avg)
EXT	70	24	54/25	0.22	 1.1	1
Date	11	25*	11/24	1	 24	27*
*=Also occurred on earlier dates
							
Miscellaneous Stats
			
Mean Monthly Temperature: 37.2°F (-3.9°F)						
Year precipitation to date: 48.15" (+3.79") 						
Season snowfall to date: 5.0"						
Number of days with:  
Sleet 1
							
DETAILED OBSERVATION NOTES

COLD - LINGERING PRECIP FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY
1: Light rain overnight with drizzle and light rain persisting much of the day .22" fell. Partial clearing
   late this evening.
2: Early light mix of rain and snow. Cloudy, breezy AM, calm PM.
3: Mostly cloudy, light rain shower 2:30-3pm. Chilly high only 37.
4: Mostly cloudy, few AM sprinkles, chilly with a high of only 36.
5: Mostly cloudy and chilly with temperatures in the 30s all day again.
THE SUN FINALLY SHINES!!!
6: Chilly AM with heavy frost. Sunny & clear all day with light N winds. First clear day in about 2 weeks!
7: Partly sunny with passing clouds and near calm wind.
8: Clear to mostly sunny. Chilly AM, light NW winds.
9: Variably cloudy with light W winds and a few PM sprinkles.
VERY MILD
10: Few sprinkles overnight. Mostly cloudy AM, partly cloudy PM.
11: Partly cloudy and very mild with a high of 70 F. Light S winds.
12: Early sun becoming cloudy, calm wind, mild again high 67 F. A brief period of rain this evening with
    gusty winds and temperatures falling from the mid 60s to 37 F by midnight as a cold front came through.
CALM WEATHER
13: Light rain showers ended overnight. Partly cloudy, much colder, windy, blustery.
14: Mostly cloudy & chilly. Light & variable winds.
15: Partly cloudy with light SW winds.
16: Mostly sunny, clear frosty AM, milder PM.
17: Sunny with heavy AM frost. High rebounded to 53.
18: Sunny with light SW breezes and passing high clouds.
19: Mostly sunny with increasing clouds by id-afternoon.
20: Partly sunny & calm with mostly high thin clouds.
21: Heavy AM frost, mostly sunny again with a mild PM.
22: Heavy AM frost, sunny all day, mild high 59 F.
EARLY WINTER APPEARANCE
23: Mostly cloudy, strong W winds gusting ~ 40 mph, falling temps and light rain showers.
24: COLD all day with temperatures remaining in the 20s and intermittent light snow and snow showers most
    of the day. Also continued windy & blustery. High only reached 28.
25: Flurries and a few light snow showers overnight. Partial clearing, breezy & chilly high only 34.
26: Sunny with increasing clouds late PM.
27: Mostly cloudy and continued cold high only 34 F with a period of light AM snow (0.5" accumulation).
28: Partly cloudy, chilly and breezy at times.
29: Partly cloudy with light SW winds.
30: Partly cloudy, milder, calm winds.

MONTHLY SUMMARY	

Once the clouds, rain and snow associated with Superstorm Sandy finally dissipated at the beginning of
November, the region received a much-needed break in the weather. Sunshine was abundant, with several mild
sunny days, and consistently cold, frosty nights though no particularly frigid readings. Sub-freezing lows
occurred every day from the 13th on, with all readings between 24-32. The area was under the influence of
high pressure most of the month, with only a few weak, moisture-starved systems brushing the area. High
temperatures in November ranged from a balmy 70 on the 11th to a rather chilly 28 on the 24th. Overall,
temperatures were below normal - this was the coldest month with respect to normal since December, 2010.

November 2012 marked exactly the 100th month of observations at this station and was the first month with a
precipitation total under one inch, with only 0.67" falling. The previous driest month was September 2005
with 1.11" - interestingly, another month that followed a major hurricane event (Katrina). Winter made an
appearance during the final week, with several cold, blustery days and a couple of light snow events.