MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for NOV. 2008 NAME: Charleswood CITY: Winnipeg STATE: MB ELEV: 235 m LAT: 49° 54' 00" N LONG: 97° 18' 00" W TEMPERATURE (°C), RAIN (mm), SNOW/SOG (CM) WIND SPEED (km/h) HEAT AVG MEAN DEG WIND DOM DAY TEMP HIGH TIME LOW TIME DAYS RAIN SNOW SPEED HIGH TIME DIR SOG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 5.8 12.7 4:00p 0.1 6:15a 12.5 0.0 0.0 1.4 27.4 2:00p NNW 2 6.2 12.5 1:45p 1.3 10:30p 12.1 0.0 0.0 1.3 22.5 12:15a SW 3 11.7 18.9 2:15p 2.2 12:15a 6.6 0.0 0.0 5.1 45.1 1:00p SSW 4 8.8 15.3 2:00p 4.0 9:45p 9.5 0.0 0.0 1.8 27.4 9:45a SW 5 5.1 6.7 11:15a 3.8 11:30p 13.2 0.8 0.0 10.0 41.8 12:45p NNE 6 0.8 3.8 12:15a -0.3 12:00m 17.5 31.4 4.2 14.3 53.1 1:45p NNE 7 -2.3 -0.3 12:15a -4.2 12:00m 20.6 T 4.0 N/A N/A --- --- 7 8 -5.7 -4.2 12:15a -6.3 2:00p 24.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 29.0 4:15p N 6 9 -7.7 -5.8 12:15a -12.0 12:00m 25.9 0.0 T 2.1 25.7 1:00p N 5 10 -8.7 -5.7 2:00p -13.4 2:45a 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 16.1 3:15p SW 5 11 -3.7 0.2 3:15p -8.9 12:15a 22.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 32.2 11:00p SSW 5 12 0.2 0.4 4:15p -0.1 12:15a 18.1 1.0 0.0 8.7 38.6 1:30p SSW 4 13 0.6 1.1 11:15a 0.3 2:00a 17.7 3.0 0.4 2.1 25.7 12:30a N 3 14 -2.2 0.3 12:15a -5.4 12:00m 20.5 0.0 0.2 4.5 38.6 2:00p N 3 15 -5.3 -3.0 1:00p -9.8 8:30a 23.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 17.7 12:15a WSW 3 16 -3.6 -0.7 3:30p -8.2 10:15p 20.3 0.0 2.4 1.9 27.4 1:30p N 3 17 -9.7 -5.2 2:00p -13.9 9:45p 19.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 17.7 9:30a N 4 18 -5.7 -2.2 8:45p -11.6 12:15a 22.5 0.0 0.0 2.1 29.0 12:00p S 4 19 -5.3 -3.0 1:00a -9.9 12:00m 22.9 0.0 0.0 4.8 32.2 10:45a N 4 20 -13.7 -9.9 12:15a -18.2 12:00m 30.0 0.0 T 3.1 22.5 4:00a N 4 21 -14.1 -8.3 3:15p -19.3 5:15a 32.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 20.9 12:45p S 4 22 -8.1 -2.7 9:00p -14.3 8:00a 26.4 0.0 0.0 4.3 29.0 6:30p SSW 4 23 -1.8 2.7 1:45p -7.1 8:45a 20.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 22.5 1:15a SSW 4 24 -4.6 -0.6 12:15a -9.2 12:00m 22.9 0.0 0.2 2.6 27.4 3:45a N 3 25 -5.1 0.8 2:00p -9.1 12:15a 23.4 0.0 0.0 2.4 32.2 8:30a SSW 3 26 -4.7 1.3 3:00p -11.3 5:45a 22.9 0.0 0.0 1.8 20.9 9:15p SSW 3 27 -1.6 1.1 5:45a -6.7 12:00m 19.9 0.0 3.6 1.6 27.4 6:15a N 6 28 -7.9 -5.5 3:30p -9.7 5:45a 26.2 0.0 T 0.6 16.1 8:00p N 6 29 -7.6 -6.7 12:30a -8.4 4:15p 25.9 0.0 T 0.6 12.9 12:30p N 5 30 -7.4 -5.6 1:15p -13.1 11:45p 25.5 0.0 T 1.8 22.5 1:30p N 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -3.2 18.9 3 -19.3 21 631.8 36.2 15.0 2.9 53.1 6 N NOVEMBER 2008 HIGHLIGHTS ..QUIET MONTH AFTER EARLY START TO WINTER.. November 2008 finished milder than normal in Winnipeg and Southern MB, the 4th month in a row with above normal temperatures. Precipitation for the month was also above normal, but that was largely due to a storm system on the 6-7th that brought large amounts of rain, freezing rain, ice pellets and snow to the Red River valley. The last 3 weeks of the month were quiet and inactive, with little in the way of significant precipitation or large temperature swings. As a result, the month seemed to delay winter after a somewhat early start. Overall, the month finished over a degree above normal with a mean temperature of -4.2C at the airport (-3.2C at my site) vs a long term November average of -5.3C. The month began on a very mild note, with a record high of 18.8C on the 3rd.. the warmest November day in Winnipeg since Nov 5th 1975 when we hit 23.9C (all time November high). The mild start and snowfree ground had golfers enjoying some late season golf through Nov 4th, with no hint of winter like weather. That would change soon enough however as a storm system tracking through from the Dakotas on Nov 6th-7th brought a messy mix of rain, freezing rain, ice pellets and snow to the Red River valley. The storm brought some 40-70 mm of rain and ice pellets to the southern Red River valley bringing high water levels to the Red River on the heels of a wetter than normal fall. By the morning of the 7th, Winnipeg and much of the western Red River valley had been transformed into a winter wonderland, with about 5-8 cm of snow falling in Winnipeg and heavier amounts of 15-25 cm west of the city from Pilot Mound through Portage. Snow has remained on the ground since with a month end snowcover of 5 cm in Winnipeg. Areas further south and east of Winnipeg however saw much less snow with this storm system, and enjoyed snowfree grounds through the end of the month. After the 7th, the weather turned quiet and uneventful with some minor snowfalls now and then but little in the way of high impact weather. A mid month cold snap brought the month's coldest temperature of -19C on the 21st but that was followed by mild and dry conditions to end the month. The month finished with about 15 cm of snow at my site, slightly less than an average November monthly snowfall of 21 cm. Rainfall however totalled 36 mm for the month, most of it falling wit the Nov 6th storm. That gave a monthly total of 51 mm of total precipitation.. about double the average monthly November amount (25 mm). Overall, an early tease of winter, but a mild and quiet month overall.