Ithaca Climate Summary for November 1996

Temperature

• The month of November averaged 4.6 degrees cooler than normal, but 0.3 degrees warmer than the same month a year ago.
• The warmest reading was 67 degrees on the 7th.
• The coldest temperature of the month was 15 degrees on morning of the 28th.
• Only 7 days during the month were warmer than normal.

Precipitation

• The total precipitation for the month was 6.00 inches, which was 2.92 inches more than the monthly normal.
• The greatest one-day amount this month was 4.02 inches for the twenty-four hours ending on the morning of the 9th. This accounted for over two-thirds of the monthly total.
• It was the wettest November since 1963.
• The annual precipitation accumulation to date (January through November) of 43.99 inches is 11.16 inches above normal and the 3rd wettest such period on record.

Snowfall

• The snow season got started with 8.6 inches of snow for the month.
• This was 3.2 inches more than normal.
• The first inch of snow of the winter was reported on the 27th, when a total of 5 inches fell.
• Amounts for surrounding communities included 11.7 inches in Groton, 11.3 inches in Freeville and 16 inches in Cortland.