887 
CXUS56 KMFR 011008
CLMMFR

NOVEMBER 2008 CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE MEDFORD OREGON
200 AM PDT MON DEC 1 2008

TEMPERATURE DATA.....
                             (DEGREES F)
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 46.3  OR 2.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 52.8  OR 0.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 39.8  OR 4.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS........   67  ON DAY 1 
LOWEST  TEMPERATURE WAS........   30  ON DAY 24      

HEATING DEGREES DAYS..        (BASE 65)       COOLING DEGREES DAYS
MONTHLY TOTAL............      555    MONTHLY TOTAL...........     0
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....      -77    DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...     0
SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN).      853    SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC)   961
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....     -180    DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...  +253

PRECIPITATION DATA....        ..RAIN..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH..........  2.29  OR 0.64 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST...... 10.88  OR 4.59 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS  0.70  ON DAY 5

                              ..SNOW..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.........  0.0 INCHES
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........  0.0
GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL...  0.0

                         ..NUMBER OF DAYS..
WITH  .01 INCHES OR MORE   10        HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER   0 
WITH  .10 INCHES OR MORE    6        HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER   0
WITH  .50 INCHES OR MORE    2        LOWS  32 DEGREES OR COLDER   1
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE    0        LOWS   0 DEGREES OR COLDER   0

SKY CONDITION.........             SEA LEVEL PRESSURE............
NUMBER OF DAYS  CLEAR...    0      HIGHEST 30.54 INCHES ON DAY 29
NUMBER OF DAYS  PTCLDY..   15      LOWEST  29.42 INCHES ON DAY 3 
NUMBER OF DAYS  CLOUDY..   15

WIND DATA.............

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED WAS... 1.7 MPH
THE FASTEST TWO-MINUTE WIND WAS...... 35 MPH FROM 150 DEGREES ON 
                                      DAY 3  
THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST WAS....... 44 MPH FROM 140 DEGREES ON 
                                      DAY 3

REMARKS...............

OVERALL...THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AVERAGED A SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR 
TEMPERATURE AND BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. THE FIRST OF THE 
MONTH BEGAN WARM WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES...BUT 
QUICKLY AVERAGED TO COOLER WEATHER BY THE END OF THE MONTH AS FOG
FORMED DAILY IN THE ROGUE VALLEY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION OF 0.70 
INCHES FELL ON THE 5TH FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND HIGHEST MAXIMUM OF 0.63 
ON THE 11TH. THE REST OF THE MONTH WAS RELATIVELY DRY IN COMPARISON. 
DENSE FOG WAS EXPERIENCED ON A GOOD MAJORITY OF THE DAYS AS ANOMALOUSLY 
STRONG RIDGES OF HIGH PRESSURE SAT OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CREATING 
INVERSIONS ALOFT WHICH TRAPPED THE MOISTURE THE AT SURFACE...LEADING TO 
FOG FORMATION. NO RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

$$

SUGDEN