THE WEATHER AND CIRCULATION OF NOVEMBER 1965 A Warm Month With Record Rain in the Southwest
Pacific block resulted from amplificatioi of the strong but flat October ridge in the central Pacific. The height change pattern at 700 mb. from October to November, relative to normal (not shown), was quite similar to the height anomaly pattern (fig. 2) in most regions. Strong rises in the Pacific...
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| Summary: | Pacific block resulted from amplificatioi of the strong but flat October ridge in the central Pacific. The height change pattern at 700 mb. from October to November, relative to normal (not shown), was quite similar to the height anomaly pattern (fig. 2) in most regions. Strong rises in the Pacific and Greenland ridges were accompanied by strong height falls to the southeast This was one of the warmest Novembers on record from the Southern Plains northwestward across the central Rockies. At Oklahoma City it was the warmest November (average temperature 56.3 ' F.) in 76 years, and at Grand Junction, Colo., tjhe warmest (48.3 ' F.) since 1892. On November 2, 77 ' F. was reported at Sheridan, Wyo., equaling the record for the month. Record rainfall for November fell in southern California, where over 8 in. was reported in most coastal areas, resulting in flooding, mudslides, and considerable damage. Los Angeles received 9.68 in., over eight times the normal amount, and adjacent areas- of Nevada and Arizona received over six times the normal amount. Record cloudiness was also a feature of the month in that region, ranging from 14 and 15 days in California to 19 days in Arizona. Rainy days also occurred in near record numbers at Fresno, Calif. (lo), and at Olympia, Wash. |
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