Weather summary for Fairhaven, Massachusetts/November, 1996

TEMPERATURE--
Mean: 40.1F (departure: minus 4.7 deg.)
Average high: 48.4F
Average low: 31.9F
Month's high: 65F on the 9th
Month's low: 18F on the 16th and 28th

PRECIPITATION--
Month's total (includes melted): 2.15" (departure: minus 2.20")
Year's total: 53.57" (departure: plus 14.19")
Max. 24hr. total: 1.33" on the 26th-27th
Days with 0.01" or more: 8
Days with 1.00" or more: 1
Month's snow: 1.1" (departure: plus 0.8")
Season's total: 1.1" (departure: plus 0.8")
Max. 24hr. snow: 1.1" on the 27th
Days with 0.1" or more: 1
Days with 1.0" or more: 1

BAROMETER--
Month's high 30.80" on the 15th
Month's low 29.54" on the 26th

MISCELLANEOUS--
Days with thunder: 0
Days with fog: 4
High wind gust: 33mph on the 9th
Heating degree days: 743, season: 1251

Comments: November can be summarized as being cold and dry.... Mean temp- erature of 40.1 deg. was 4.7 deg. below normal, departurewise the coldest month of the year. The seasons first freezing temperature was recorded on the 2nd. Then the temperature proceeded to dip to or below freezing 17 more times in the month. Daily low temperature records were recorded on the 15th (23 deg.), 17th (18 deg.), and 28th (18 deg.). 64 deg. on the 8th was a record high for that date. (Temp. records kept since 1974.).... After record breaking precip. in September and October, November's precip. was about 50% of normal. The nine day period from the 10th through the 18th was the longest rain-free period of the year....Barometer reading of 30.80" on the 15th was the highest pressure recorded this year.

Fall Season summary:

Mean temp.: 51.8F (departure: minus 2.2 deg.)
High temp.: 84 on 9/3
Low temp.: 18 on 11/16, 11/28
Precip.: 21.39" (departure: plus 10.34")
Snow: 1.1" (departure: plus: 0.8")

Best regards and Happy Holidays!!--
Dennis