November Climate Summary

Wherever you are, wherever you are going, it is good to know where you have been. So I have decided that in addition to continuing my monthly climate summaries during the winter (now at my current residence nestled on the Wasatch Bench), I will compare each month to my former residence in Grand Forks, ND. I am not expecting any surprises - with the more southern latitude I expect noticeably warmer temperatures, and living higher in elevation and often downwind of the Great Salt Lake, I expect a higher seasonal snowfall.

Although it was not too snowy this month, the 3.6" I observed (increasing the seasonal snowfall to 4.8") beat Grand Forks' puny total of 1.6". Regretfully for my former colleagues and friends, obtaining even such a small monthly snowfall came at a price in terms of temperatures. There were only three days in Grand Forks in which the high temperature there was warmer than the high temperature here. Meanwhile, an alarming 16 days there featured high temperatures colder than our low temperature. Clearly the snow:cold ratio is much better here than it is there. Our coldest temperature was on 11/22 with a mean temperature of 30°F, while their coldest day was 11/23, with a mean temperature of -2°F! Needless to say, I do not miss that one iota.

Enjoy this graphical depiction comparing temperatures and snowfall between the Wasatch Bench and Grand Forks:

Salt Lake City, UT

Day	CW8826 High	CW8826 Low	SLC Mean Departure	Snowfall	12z Snow Depth	Seasonal Snowfall
1	55	44	+5	0.0”	0”	1.2”
2	67	40	+9	0.0”	0”	1.2”
3	59	30	-2	0.5”	0”	1.7”
4	38	28	-7	Trace	0”	1.7"
5	37	26	-8	2.3"	2"	4.0”
6	51	33	+2	0.0"	0"	4.0”
7	61	41	+6	0.0"	0"	4.0”
8	59	45	+8	0.0"	0"	4.0”
9	58	41	+6	0.0"	0"	4.0”
10	61	43	+8	0.0"	0"	4.0”
11	63	44	+7	0.0"	0"	4.0”
12	64	47	+10	0.0"	0"	4.0”
13	57	43	+7	0.0"	0"	4.0”
14	55	38	+6	0.0"	0"	4.0”
15	46	32	-1	0.6"	0"	4.6”
16	39	32	-1	0.2"	0"	4.8”
17	52	33	+7	0.0"	0"	4.8”
18	60	40	+11	0.0”	Trace	4.8”
19	53	42	+13	0.0"	0"	4.8”
20	50	39	+11	0.0"	0"	4.8"
21	39	32	+3	Trace	0"	4.8"
22	35	25	-1	0.0"	0"	4.8"
23	45	27	+1	0.0"	0"	4.8"
24	44	34	+7	0.0"	0"	4.8"
25	45	31	+3	0.0"	0"	4.8"
26	49	32	+5	0.0"	0"	4.8"
27	48	34	+6	0.0"	0"	4.8"
28	47	36	+6	0.0"	0"	4.8"
29	50	36	+8	0.0"	0"	4.8"
30	50	37	+8	0.0"	0"	4.8"
31
Nov 2013	51.23	36.17	+6.8	3.6”	N/A	N/A