November delivered a classic late-fall cooldown across much of the U.S.
With colder air settling into parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest while the South stayed unusually warm. A series of quick-moving systems brought sharp temperature swings, the first meaningful snow for parts of the Rockies and Northeast, and a few early-season cold snaps. Overall, it was a month that hinted at winter, but didn’t fully commit.
November delivered a little bit of everything across the Tempest Network. The warmest reading of the month climbed to 100°F at Laredo, TX...
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...while the coldest plunged to a frigid -24°F at Cohagen, MT. - a perfect snapshot of the season’s dramatic swing from lingering warmth to true winter chill.
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This Month in Weather History
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Tempest in the Elements
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