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November 2017 Saint Cloud Weather Summary



November Needs Near Record Warmth to Finish Near Average

Saint Cloud Weather Summary for November 2017 and Fall 2017

The final 9 days of November were warmer than average, with four days being at least 14 degrees warmer than average. This includes the record-breaking high of 57 on November 24 and the record-tying 58 on November 27. The last 9 days averaged 31.8 degrees, typical of mid-November. But that merely cancelled out the cold first two weeks of the month. Twelve of the first 13 days this morning were colder than average with 5 days more than 10 degrees colder.

That made the average for the month nearly normal. The St. Cloud November 2017 average temperature was 30.0°F, 0.4°F below average. The daily records set in St. Cloud were those two record highs noted above plus a record warm average temperature on November 27. However, there was a record high daily snowfall during the cold start of the month with 4.0 inches of new snow on November 3. There was a total of 5.7 inches of snow with 4 days of measurable snowfall, two days with highs in the 20's and two days with lows in single digits.

Thus, the St. Cloud snowfall through November 30 was 7.1 inches, not far below the average of 9.5 inches.

There was 0.82 inch of liquid locked up in the snowfall and other rain events. Still, November 2017 precipitaiton was more than half an inch below average. The lack of moisture, especially after the spotty early snow dried up, led to frequent concern for wildfires on any days that had highs in the 40's or 50's during the last third of November.

Overall, the fall (September 1-November 30) had an average temperature of 46.5 degrees, 1.6 degrees above average, but far short of last year's 4th mildest fall and 2nd warmest November.

 

     November 2017 Statistics
Temperatures (°F)
November 2017
Normal
November Average High Temperature (°F)
38.7
39.0
November Average Low Temperature (°F)
21.2
21.7
Mean Temperature for November (°F)
30.0
30.4
November Extremes
Temperature(°F)
Date
Warmest High Temperature for November 2017 (°F)
58 (tied record; see below)
November 27
Coldest High Temperature for November 2017 (°F)
22
November 10
Warmest Low Temperature for November 2017 (°F)
39
November 14
Coldest Low Temperature for November 2017 (°F)
5
November 10
     
Record Temperatures in November 2017
Temperature(°F)
Date
Old Record
Daily Record Warm High
57°F
November 24
56°F set in 1990
 
58°F (tie)
November 27 
 Tied record set in 1998
Daily Record Warm Mean
47°F
November 24
44°F set in 1905
Temperature Thresholds
Number of Days
Normal
November 2017 Days with High Temperatures <= 32°F
7
9.9
November 2017 Days with Low Temperatures <= 32°F
28
25.7
November 2017 Days with Low Temperatures <= 0°F
0
1.5
Precipitation (in)
November 2017
Normal
November 2017 Precipitation (in)
0.82
1.38
2017 Total Precipitation (in)
29.76 (+2.85 from average)
26.91
Precipitation Thresholds
Number of Days
Normal
November 2017 Days with Measurable (>= 0.01 inch) Precipitation
8
6.6
November 2017 Days with >= 0.10 inch Precipitation
2
3.0
November 2017 Days with >= 0.25 inch Precipitation
2
1.5
November 2017 Days with >= 0.50 inch Precipitation
0
0.7
November 2017 Days with >= 1.00 inch Precipitation
0
0.2
November Extremes
Precipitation (in)
Date
Most Daily Precipitation in November 2017
0.34 inch
November 3
 
Record Precipitation in November 2017
Precipitation (in)
Date
Old Record
No precipitation records set
November 2017
Normal
November 2017 St. Cloud Prison Snowfall (in)
5.7
8.9
2017-2018 St. Cloud Prison Snowfall (1 Oct 2017 - 30 Nov 2017)
7.1
9.6
     
Snowfall Thresholds
Number of Days
Normal
November 2017 Days with Measurable (>= 0.1 inch) Snowfall
4
5.7
November 2017 Days with >= 1.0 inch Snowfall
2
2.6
November 2017 Days with >= 2.0 inch Snowfall
1
1.5
November 2017 Days with >= 5.0 inch Snowfall
0
0.5
November Extremes
Snowfall (in)
Date
Most St. Cloud Prison Daily Snowfall in November 2016
4.0 inches (broke record, see below)
November 3
Record Snowfall in November 2017
Snowfall (in)
Date
Old Record
Daily Record Snowfall 4.0 inch November 3 3.8 inches set in 2003
Fall (September 1-November 30) 2017 Statistics
Temperatures (°F)
Fall 2017
Normal
Average Fall High Temperature (°F)
56.6
55.3
Average Fall Low Temperature (°F)
36.4
34.5
Mean Temperature for Fall (°F)
46.5
44.9

 

Liquid Equivalent Precipitation (in)
2017
Normal
Fall Precipitation (in)
8.83
7.33
2017 Total Precipitation (January 1-November 30) (in)
29.76
26.91
Snowfall (in)
Fall 2017
Normal
2017 Fall Snowfall (1 Oct 2017 - 30 Nov 2017)
7.1
9.6

Historic temperature data provided courtesy of the Saint Cloud National Weather Service Office, and NOAA/NWS
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