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Typical for the month of November is the extreme difference we endure between the highest high and lowest low. Thus far OSNW3 has recorded a maximum temperature of 62.4 degrees and minimum temperature of 14.7 degrees. Currently we are just over 3 degrees above the monthly mean and just under 2 inches below the monthly precipitation total. As for what is to come, "The feature that produced the wind storm should come back in some form in the first 10 days of December" - Jeremy Nelson of WeatherWatch12. Welcome back The Great Lakes Cyclone, perhaps? Jeremy has issued his winter outlook and will be pinning down the actual length of the LRC during the month of December. Think snow! ( OSNW3 Weather Brief ) ( OSNW3 November Observations ) (OSNW3 November 2010 Summary) (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) ---- First Snowfall Accumulation On November 24, 2010 a wet snow preceded a sleet and rain filled evening. Accumulating to 0.2" it ...

Late this past week our mild temps took a dive back to seasonal. It was getting out of hand as our overnight minimum temperatures hovered around our average maximum temperatures. The cooler temperatures boost our chances for our first measurable snowfall to take place soon. The average date for OSNW3's first accumulating snowfall is Nov 20. That said, a trend that continues here at OSNW3 for the month of November is the lack of precipitation. We've received just 0.22 inches. 2010 marks our 5th season observing and of the four preceding Novembers all have failed to reach the average monthly precipitation total. As for what lies ahead, the forecast is calling for below average temperatures with equal chances of precipitation. ( OSNW3 Weather Brief ) ( OSNW3 November Observations ) (OSNW3 November 2010 Summary) (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) ---- Diurnal Temperature Variation It is the variation in temperature that occurs from the hi...

November is beginning as it did the past two years with an up and down feel trending on the dry and mild side with nothing extreme happening. At my location we have only recorded 0.03 inches of precipitation thus far and our mean temperature is about a degree above the average. On a more exciting note, we did register our First Flakes of the season at OSNW3 on Nov 4 at 6:45pm. It came down in the form of graupel , which I learned is a matter of opinion if it actually counts as a "first flake" or not, but we here at OSNW3 have counted it as "First Flakes" of the season. Also, on Nov 5 the temperature maxed out at 38.9 degrees. The Last time the max temperature stayed below 40 was on Apr 9, 2010 when it was 39.7 degrees. 212 days prior. The 6-14 day forecast concludes we will see below average temperatures with above average precipitation after this beautiful weather of late moves on out. Think snow! ( OSNW3 Weather Brief ) ( OSNW3 October Observations ) (OSNW3 N...

October of 2010 was a tranquil month with one exception, the Great Lakes Cyclone . OSNW3 ended the month 1.8 degrees above the Oshkosh mean temperature and 0.40 inches above the Oshkosh precipitation average. We recorded no snowfall. A record was broken at my location on Oct 26, when 1.14" of rainfall was recorded for the 24hr period. As for November , the near future is forecasting average temperatures with small chances of precipitation while a more mild and wet period may be awaiting us in two weeks. ( OSNW3 Weather Brief ) ( OSNW3 October Observations ) (OSNW3 October 2010 Summary) (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) ---- Annual Precipitation Through October 31st, OSNW3 has recorded 35.96 inches of precipitation. Creeping ever closer to our soaking in 2008 which produced 40.86 inches of precipitation. (OSNW3 Precipitation Summary - Annual Total) (OSNW3 Precipitation Summary - Monthly Total) ---- More Winter Snowfall Outlook Jabber I h...