Monthly Climatological Summary
Norman 3SE, Cleveland Co., OK (Lat 35^10'57"N, Lon 97^25'27"W, elev 1130)
November 2003
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     Temperature  Precipitation  Snow      AM         PM
      Max   Min    Water Snow    Depth     Wx         Wx      
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01   65.1  48.7     .27   0.0      0       SHRA       BKN
02   79.2  63.9     .00   0.0      0       BKN        BKN
03   81.9  69.1     .00   0.0      0       BKN        SCT
04   78.4  45.0       T   0.0      0       BKN       -SHRA
05   45.1  40.8       T   0.0      0      -DZ         OVC
06   45.1  36.5     .00   0.0      0       OVC        OVC
07   51.3  35.8     .10   0.0      0       RA         OVC
08   50.9  43.3     .02   0.0      0      -DZ         OVC
09   54.3  44.2     .00   0.0      0       OVC        OVC
10   64.9  49.5       T   0.0      0      -DZ         OVC
11   75.7  60.6       T   0.0      0       BKN        BKN
12   68.9  51.1     .00   0.0      0       BKN        OVC
13   51.1  42.4     .02   0.0      0      -RA         OVC
14   48.6  41.4     .13   0.0      0      -RA         OVC
15   66.0  43.3     .00   0.0      0       OVC        FG
16   69.6  41.2     .00   0.0      0       FG         SCT
17   69.6  57.7     .05   0.0      0      -SHRA       OVC
18   61.7  44.6     .00   0.0      0       OVC        SCT
19   70.2  37.2     .00   0.0      0       SKC        FEW
20   74.5  44.8     .00   0.0      0       SCT        SCT
21   64.6  45.9     .00   0.0      0       SKC        SCT
22   74.7  46.8     .00   0.0      0       BKN        BKN
23   70.3  29.5       T   0.0      0      -SHRA       SKC
24   44.6  23.0     .00   0.0      0       SKC        FEW
25   57.7  32.2     .00   0.0      0       BKN        BKN
26   66.9  39.9     .00   0.0      0       SCT        FEW
27   50.4  36.3       T   0.0      0      -SHRA       SCT
28   50.4  29.7     .00   0.0      0       SKC        SCT
29   61.7  30.9     .00   0.0      0       FEW        FEW
30   63.0  38.8     .00   0.0      0       SCT        SCT


KEY TO AM/PM WX: SKC - sky clear, FEW - few clouds, SCT -
partly cloudy, BKN - mostly cloudy, OVC - overcast, RA -
rain, SHRA - rain shower, FG - fog, DZ - drizzle.


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Means and Totals for November 2003
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Average Maximum Temperature:      62.5
Average Minimum Temperature:      43.1

Mean Temperature:                 52.8

Maximum Temperature:              81.9  (11-03-03)
Minimum Temperature:              23.0  (11-24-03)

Days with max temperature 90.0F+:    0             Year:      68
Days with max temperature <32.0F:    0             Year:       4
Days with min temperature <32.0F:    4             Year:      55
Days with min temperature <0.0F:     0             Year:       0

Precipitation:                     .59             Year:   22.03
Greatest one-day precipitation:    .27  (11-01-03)

Snowfall:                          0.0             Year:     5.0
Greatest one-day snowfall:         0.0  
Maximum snow depth at midnight:      0  

Days with measureable pcpn:          6             Year:      75
Days with pcpn 1.00"+:               0             Year:       6
Days with measureable snowfall:      0             Year:       4
Days with snowfall 1"+:              0             Year:       2
Days with glaze ice:                 0             Year:       5
Days with damaging wind:             0             Year:       4
Days with hail:                      0             Year:       4
Days with thunderstorms:             0             Year:      48
Days with fog:                       2             Year:      15

NOTICE: All temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit and all precipitation values in inches. Snowfall totals denoted by an asterisk indicate hail.


Summary....Central Oklahoma saw quite a bit of cloud cover in November 2003, with many days during the first half of the month where we didn't see the sun at all. These clouds dropped little in the way of rain however, with well under an inch falling here in Norman during the month. The biggest weather highlight of the month was a sharp cold frontal passage early on the 23rd, with the temperature dropping from 70F to 43F in one hour.

Turlock CA continued to have a slow start to the rainy season following the Awesome August. A total of .82 inch of rain fell there during Nov 2003, bringing the total rainfall for the season to 1.21 inches.