Sisters had third warmest November on record

According to preliminary data received by NOAA's National Weather Service in Pendleton, temperatures in Sisters averaged warmer than normal during November.

The average temperature was 41.5 degrees, which was 4.6 degrees above normal. High temperatures averaged 52.9 degrees, which was 5.5 degrees above normal. The highest was 68 degrees on November 9. Low temperatures averaged 30.1 degrees, which was 3.6 degrees above normal. The lowest was 22 degrees, on November 22.

There were 18 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees.

Precipitation totaled 0.29 inches during November, which was 1.57 inches below normal. Measurable precipitation - at least .01 inch - was received on five days with the heaviest, 0.20 inches reported, on the November 15.

Precipitation this year has reached 7.87 inches, which is 3.69 inches below normal. Since October, the water year precipitation at Sisters has been 2.51 inches, which is 0.40 inches below normal.

The highest wind gust was 47 mph, which occurred on November 27.

The outlook for December from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center calls for near-to-below-normal temperatures and near-to-above-normal precipitation. Normal highs for Sisters fall from 41.0 degrees at the start of December to 39.0 degrees at the end of December. Normal lows fall from 23.0 degrees to 22.0 degrees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 1.97 inches.

This was the third warmest November on record. The warmest was 42.0 degrees in 1999.