November 2010 across central and northeast South Dakota as well as west central Minnesota started out very warm with much above normal temperatures and finished out the month colder than normal. Overall, average temperatures for the month were generally from 1 degree above to 1 degree below normal for all locations. Very warm temperatures occurred early in the month from the 6th through the 10th with highs in the upper 60s to the upper 70s. Low temperatures for November were mainly in the single digits below zero towards the end of the month. The big story for November was the dry conditions with much below normal precipitation across the region. Snowfall for November was generally around 2 inches and below across the region.
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NOVEMBER 2010 |
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Temperature Data |
Aberdeen |
Sisseton |
Wheaton |
Watertown |
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Warmest Temperature/Date |
70 / 8th |
67 / 9th |
67 / 10th |
68 / 8th |
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Coldest Temperature/Date |
-6 / 23rd, 25th |
-1 / 25th |
-3 / 25th |
-3 / 25th |
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Average High/Departure from Normal |
41.9 / +3.1 |
40.1 / +1.5 |
39.9 / +0.3 |
40.0 / +2.7 |
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Average Low/Departure from Normal |
19.0 / -0.7 |
20.9 / -0.3 |
21.3 / -0.3 |
20.9 / +1.7 |
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Month Average/Departure from Normal |
30.5 / +1.2 |
30.5 / +0.6 |
30.6 / 0.0 |
30.4 / +2.1 |
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Precipitation Data |
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Monthly Precipitation / Departure from Normal |
0.12 / -0.63 |
0.15 / -0.98 |
0.46 / -0.70 |
0.09 / -0.82 |
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Monthly Snowfall / Departure from Normal |
1.7 / -5.9 |
0.6 / -7.0 |
2.1 / -3.4 |
2.0 / -3.4 |
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Most Precipitation in 24 hours / Date |
0.03 / 29th |
0.03 / 30th |
0.27 / 11th |
0.03 / 22nd |
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Most Snow in 24 hours / Date |
0.6 / 29th |
0.2 / 22nd |
1.0 / 23rd |
1.5 / 22nd |
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Temperature Data |
Pierre |
Kennebec |
Mobridge |
Timber Lake |
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Warmest Temperature/Date |
71 / 6th |
78 / 6th |
70 / 6th |
70 / 6th |
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Coldest Temperature/Date |
-2 / 24th |
-7 / 25th |
-7 / 24th, 25th |
-14 / 25th |
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Average High/Departure from Normal |
44.2 / +0.9 |
45.8 / +1.3 |
41.3 / +0.7 |
39.3 / -0.3 |
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Average Low/Departure from Normal |
22.5 / -0.8 |
21.8 / -0.2 |
19.7 / -2.1 |
19.4 / -1.1 |
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Month Average/Departure from Normal |
33.3 / 0.0 |
33.8 / +0.6 |
30.5 / -0.7 |
29.3 / -0.7 |
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Precipitation Data |
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Monthly Precipitation / Departure from Normal |
0.16 / -0.54 |
0.26 / -0.35 |
0.24 / -0.31 |
0.35 / -0.32 |
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Monthly Snowfall / Departure from Normal |
0.3 / -4.8 |
0.5 / -4.2 |
1.4 / -4.0 |
4.4 / -2.2 |
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Most Precipitation in 24 hours / Date |
0.08 / 15th |
0.08 / 10th, 12th |
0.15 / 22nd |
0.13 / 29th |
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Most Snow in 24 hours / Date |
0.3 / 29th |
0.5 / 29th |
0.7 / 22nd |
2.4 / 22nd |