A warm, dry November gives way to snowy December

A flip of the calendar and it almost feels like someone flipped a weather switch.

As the Region digs out from a major winter blast, a look back at November reveals an ongoing warming trend and drier-than-average conditions.

According to data collected by the E.D. Soulis Memorial Weather Station at the University of Waterloo, November 2024 was the driest in over a decade.

Only 44.8 mm of precipitation was measured in November, making it the driest since 2012.

This includes last week’s little snow preview when around 2 cm fell in the Region. But, that was it for snowfall for the entire month that usually sees closer to 11 cm.

As of now, there has been a total of 695.4 mm of precipitation for the year. The average yearly total is 832.9 mm.

Not only was November dry is was also warm.

You might remember at the beginning of the month when temperature soared well into the double digits with the warmest day reaching 21.2 C.

When you include November, the last twelve months have been the warmest consecutive months in the Region dating back to 1914, when they started keep track of these things.

Given this trend, it is almost certain that 2024 will be remembered as the warmest year in Waterloo Region.

Summary for November 2024:
Maximum Temperature 21.2 C
Minimum Temperature -6.5 C
Average Daily High Temperature 8.9 C (Long term average 7.2 C)
Average Daily Low Temperature 1.1 C (Long term average -0.8 C)
Total Precipitation 44.8 mm (Long term average 71.9 mm)