787 NOUS45 KTFX 020033 PNSTFX MTZ008>015-044>055-151800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 532 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2017 ...November 2017 and Autumn Seasonal Weather Summary for North Central and Southwest Montana... After a cold period early in the month, November delivered mostly near to above normal temperatures. Below zero temperatures were seen across much of the area early in the month, Temperatures averaged 35 to 40 degrees below normal on the 4th and 5th, rebounding to 25 to 30 degrees above normal from the 22nd-26th. Precipitation was mostly concentrated early in the month, during the coldest period. Heavy snow blanketed much of north central Montana early in the month. Windy conditions of the fall also continued through November. ### Temperature Overall...temperatures averaged above normal over southern portions and below normal in north central Montana. Temperature departures from average ranged from 2.5F below normal at Turner to 5.3F above normal at West Yellowstone. The area's highest temperature was 73F at Valentine on the 23rd. The lowest temperature was -16 at Rudyard 19S on the 7th. Temperature averages ranged from 37.4F at Holter Dam to 21.0F at Porphory Peak. As a composite, the area average temperature was near normal. For the fall season /September through November/, this was the coolest such period since 2002 at Bozeman and Dillon. It was the coolest since 2006 at Cut Bank and Havre. ### Precipitation Precipitation amounts were above normal except over eastern portions of the area. Bozeman and West Yellowstone had their 5th wettest November of record. The wettest spot was Black Bear SNOTEL with 12.20", while East Glacier reported 4.96". This was the wettest November since 1968 at Bozeman, and since 1988 at West Yellowstone. Persistent precipitation for the fall produced the 4th wettest of record at West Yellowstone. It was the wettest fall period since 1985 at Helena. The above normal precipitation most areas also produced above normal snowfall totals for November at most locations. Cut Bank recorded their 5th highest amount, and most in November since 2012. With 24.9" at Bozeman MSU, this was their 7th highest monthly amount for November. ### Wind In general, winds were above normal in November. At airport locations, Cut Bank had the strongest monthly average at 15.6 mph. The highest average at higher elevations was 24.0 mph at Deep Creek RAWS, in Glacier County. The highest November gust was 95 mph at Logan Pass on the 23rd. A spot near Fort Benton recorded a gust to 82 mph on the 20th. This was the windiest November in several years at most locations. Bozeman and Lewistown saw their windiest November since 2006. At Havre it was the windiest since 2007 and since 2009 at Great Falls. Great Falls had 14 days with gusts of 40 mph or higher. The average is seven. This was the most number of days with gusts of 40 mph or higher since November 1990. For the fall period, October and November had stronger than normal wind speeds. This was the windiest fall since 1990 at Cut Bank and since 1992 at Great Falls. Lewistown had their windiest fall since 2003. For October and November, winds gusted over 40 mph on 26 days at Great Falls. This was the most since 32 days during this period in 1990. The average is 13 days. AVERAGE TEMPERATURE... Nov NORM Sep-Nov NORM Bozeman.......27.8..29.7..26th coolest 41.8....42.8..19th coolest Cut Bank......28.3..30.3..37th coolest 41.5....42.3..40th coolest Dillon........32.9..30.5..27th warmest 42.8....43.0..18th coolest Great Falls...32.9..33.4..60th coolest 44.9....44.9..34th coolest Havre.........28.2..30.2..44th coolest 42.7....43.7..36th coolest Helena........31.6..32.5..59th coolest 44.8....45.3.. Lewistown.....32.4..32.0..57th warmest 43.8....43.5..51st coolest W Yellowstone.26.2..20.9..21st warmest 36.2....34.8..41st warmest NC/SW MT Comp.30.0..29.9..67th coolest 42.3....42.5..41st coolest PRECIPITATION... Nov NORM Sep-Nov NORM Bozeman.......1.66..0.77.. 5th wettest 3.78....2.97..22nd wettest Cut Bank......0.51..0.36..27th wettest 1.54....2.02..44th driest Dillon........0.52..0.39..21st wettest 2.89....1.92..15th wettest Great Falls...0.97..0.59..39th wettest 3.92....2.87..27th wettest Havre.........0.38..0.43..65th driest 3.27....2.13..27th wettest Helena........1.06..0.49..22nd wettest 3.42....2.27..26th wettest Lewistown.....0.40..0.71..35th driest 4.00....3.19..34th wettest W Yellowstone.4.20..2.07.. 5th wettest 9.40....4.67.. 4th wettest NC/SW MT Comp.1.28..0.84..17th wettest 4.22....3.93..19th wettest SNOWFALL...Inches... Nov NORM Sep-Nov NORM Bozeman MSU...24.9..11.3.. 7th highest 28.9....18.0..15th highest Cut Bank......14.3.. 5.0.. 5th highest 16.8.... 7.8..11th highest Dillon........ 6.3.. 4.9..40th highest 6.3....10.1..31st lowest Great Falls...13.4.. 8.1..25th highest 15.4....13.4..34th lowest Havre......... 4.5.. 5.3..65th highest 18.0.... 7.6.. 8th highest Helena........ 7.5.. 4.7..40th highest 8.8.... 8.5..64th lowest Lewistown..... 7.8.. 4.9..45th highest 15.3.... 8.2..34th highest W Yellowstone.22.9..25.0..40th highest 28.6....31.4..28th lowest NC/SW MT Comp.12.7.. 9.2..23rd highest 17.3....13.6..29th highest AVERAGE WIND SPEED... Nov NORM Sep-Nov NORM Bozeman.......5.0....5.2..18th calmest 5.7.....5.3..23rd windiest Cut Bank.....15.6...14.1..15th windiest 14.4....12.7..10th windiest Dillon....... 8.7....9.2..19th calmest 8.8.....8.7..30th windiest Great Falls..15.0...14.2..31st windiest 13.4....12.4..23rd windiest Havre........10.3... 9.3..30th windiest 10.3.....8.9..12th windiest Helena........5.7....6.4..23rd calmest 6.2.....6.2..23rd calmest Lewistown....11.4...10.1..17th windiest 10.0.....9.2..18th windiest W Yellowston. 5.9... 5.4 5.7.....5.8 NC/SW MT Cmp. 9.7....9.4..52nd windiest 9.3.....8.7..48th windiest Temperature and precipitation records for Bozeman began in 1935...Cut Bank began in 1903...Dillon began in 1939...Great Falls began in 1891 ...Havre and Helena began in 1880...Lewistown began in 1896...and West Yellowstone began in 1905. Wind records began at Bozeman and Dillon in 1948...Cut Bank and Lewistown in 1938...Great Falls in 1939...Havre in 1889...Helena in 1880...and West Yellowstone in 2010. The normal period for all elements is 1981 to 2010. These data are preliminary and have not undergone final QC by NCDC. Therefore these data are subject to revision. Final and certified climate data can be accessed at the National Centers for Environmental Information. $$ && NNNN  474 NOUS45 KRIW 020429 PNSRIW WYZ001>020-022>030-021630- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Riverton WY 929 PM MST Fri Dec 1 2017 ...Public Information Statement... The National Weather Service Office in Riverton is experiencing technical difficulties updating our Facebook page. The public can access the most current updates on our home page at: weather.gov/riverton Or on Twitter: @NWSRiverton We apologize for this inconvenience. $$  673 NOUS42 KILM 020456 PNSILM NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-021600- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1156 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... The NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards Transmitter, call sign WXJ22, serving the Florence South Carolina area and operating on a frequency of 162.550 megahertz, is currently off the air. Personnel are working on the problem and hope to resolve the issue as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Stay tuned to local media outlets, or visit the National Weather Service website at www.weather.gov/ilm, for an array of weather information. $$ dch  682 NOUS45 KBOU 020959 PNSBOU COZ030>051-022300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MST SAT DEC 2 2017 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 30-2 In 1975...very strong chinook winds up to 100 mph caused damage to homes...aircraft...aircraft hangars...mobile homes... cars...and power lines along the eastern foothills. Strong northwest winds gusted to 39 mph at Stapleton International Airport on both the 30th and the 1st. 1-2 In 1933...apparent post-frontal heavy snowfall totaled 8.0 inches across downtown Denver. North winds were sustained to 17 mph with an extreme velocity to 18 mph on the 1st. In 1981 strong winds gusted to over 70 mph along the foothills. A peak gust to 100 mph was recorded at Wondervu. A gust to 94 mph was recorded just west of Boulder. Roofs on houses were damaged in the Evergreen area...and some mobile homes also were damaged. At Stapleton International Airport...northwest winds gusted 44 mph on the 1st and 37 mph on the 2nd. 1-5 In 1913...the 1st marked the start of the heaviest 5-day total snowfall in the city's history. During this period snowfall totaled 45.7 inches. Starting on the 1st...snow fell intermittently for 3 days and accumulated a little over 8 inches. On the 4th and 5th...an additional 37.4 inches of snow fell. At Georgetown in the foothills west of Denver even more snow fell...86 inches over the 5 days with the most...63 inches...on the 4th. In Colorado...snowfall was heavy along the eastern slopes of the mountains from the Palmer Divide north. High winds during the storm caused heavy drifting...which blocked all transportation. Snow cover of an inch or more from the storm persisted for 60 consecutive days from the 1st through January 29...1914. Additional snowfall in December and January prolonged the number of days. This is the third longest period of snow cover on record in the city. 2 In 1893...northwest winds were sustained to 42 mph with gusts to 46 mph. Snowfall was only 1.4 inches in the city. In 1895...0.01 inch of melted snow from 0.7 inch of snowfall was the only measurable precipitation of the month in downtown Denver...ranking the month the 3rd driest December on record. In 1899...post-frontal northeast winds sustained to 44 mph with gusts to 59 mph caused the temperature to plunge from a high of 55 degrees to a low of 15 degrees. Snowfall was only 1.0 inch. In 1902...apparent post-frontal northwest winds were sustained to 45 mph with gusts to 53 mph. A trace of snow fell. In 1905...only a trace of snow fell in downtown Denver. This was the only snow and precipitation for the month... ranking the month the second driest and the second least snowiest December on record. In 1921...snowfall was 5.5 inches in downtown Denver. Northwest winds were sustained to 24 mph with an extreme velocity of 25 mph. In 1951...a vigorous Pacific cold front produced a northwest wind gust to 51 mph at Stapleton Airport where brief blowing dust was observed. In 1957...a strong Pacific cold front produced northwest wind gusts to 54 mph at Stapleton Airport where the surface visibility was briefly reduced to 1 1/2 miles in blowing dust. In 1977...high winds in Boulder lifted a warehouse from its foundation and ripped it apart. Wind gusts from 60 to 103 mph toppled and injured a man while walking. Winds were clocked to 104 mph at Nederland...100 mph at Morrison...and 62 mph at Rocky Flats. Northwest winds gusted to 41 mph at Stapleton International Airport. In 1996...for the second day in a row high winds ripped the Front Range foothills. Winds gusted to 81 mph in Golden Gate Canyon. West-northwest winds gusted to 37 mph at Denver International Airport. In 2013...high winds developed ahead of an approaching storm system. The strong winds downed several trees around Evergreen. Peak wind gusts included: 79 mph...4 miles west-southwest of Eldorado Springs; 78 mph...3 miles south of Evergreen; 75 mph and the NCAR Mesa Lab; and 69 mph in Longmont. 2-3 In 1955...snowfall totaled only 2.9 inches at Stapleton Airport. This was the only measurable snowfall of the month. In 1973...post-frontal heavy snowfall totaled 7.6 inches at Stapleton International Airport where northeast winds gusting to 37 mph caused some blowing snow. In 1990...strong downslope winds raked the eastern foothills and most of metro Denver. A wind gust to 87 mph was recorded at Rollinsville with wind gusts to 58 mph in Arvada and 55 mph in Lakewood. West winds gusted to 48 mph at Stapleton International Airport on the 2nd. In 1997...heavy snow fell in the foothills. Conifer received 10 inches of new snow. Snowfall totaled only 2.4 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport on the 1st...2nd...and 3rd. North winds gusted to 24 mph at Denver International Airport on the 2nd. 2-4 In 1909...post-frontal snowfall totaled 6.1 inches in downtown Denver. Most of the snow...5.9 inches...fell between 6:00 PM on the 2nd and 6:00 PM on the 3rd. North winds were sustained to 18 mph on both the 2nd and 3rd. 2-17 In 1939...more than 2 weeks of unseasonably warm weather made the month the 3rd warmest on record. Seven daily temperature records were set...including the all time record high temperature for the month of 79 degrees on the 5th. Daytime highs were balmy with 14 days in the 60's and 70's. Low temperatures dipped to freezing or below on only 5 days. The period was dry with only a trace of snow on the 12th. $$  955 NOUS45 KPUB 021057 PNSPUB COZ070-085-086-021156 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 356 AM MST SAT DEC 2 2017 Records at KPUB for 12/02 Top 3 Record High Temps for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. 72 in the year 2003 2. 72 in the year 1995 3. 72 in the year 1926 Top 3 Record Low Temps for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. -8 in the year 1929 2. 0 in the year 1908 3. 2 in the year 1991 Top 3 Record Low High Temps for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. 12 in the year 1985 2. 12 in the year 1919 3. 16 in the year 1897 Top 3 Record High Low Temps for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. 41 in the year 1917 2. 41 in the year 1889 3. 40 in the year 2008 Top 3 Record Precipitation Amounts for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. 0.68 in the year 1921 2. 0.27 in the year 1943 3. 0.26 in the year 1953 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 356 AM MST SAT DEC 2 2017 Records at KPUB for 12/02 Top 3 Record High Temps for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. 72 in the year 2003 2. 72 in the year 1995 3. 72 in the year 1926 Top 3 Record Low Temps for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. -8 in the year 1929 2. 0 in the year 1908 3. 2 in the year 1991 Top 3 Record Low High Temps for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. 12 in the year 1985 2. 12 in the year 1919 3. 16 in the year 1897 Top 3 Record High Low Temps for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. 41 in the year 1917 2. 41 in the year 1889 3. 40 in the year 2008 Top 3 Record Precipitation Amounts for KPUB and Their Associated Year 1. 0.68 in the year 1921 2. 0.27 in the year 1943 3. 0.26 in the year 1953 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 356 AM MST SAT DEC 2 2017 Records at KALS for 12/02 Top 3 Record High Temps for KALS and Their Associated Year 1. 58 in the year 1966 2. 57 in the year 2012 3. 57 in the year 2008 Top 3 Record Low Temps for KALS and Their Associated Year 1. -14 in the year 1991 2. -14 in the year 1957 3. -13 in the year 1976 Top 3 Record Low High Temps for KALS and Their Associated Year 1. 16 in the year 1991 2. 16 in the year 2013 3. 22 in the year 1952 Top 3 Record High Low Temps for KALS and Their Associated Year 1. 25 in the year 1938 2. 23 in the year 1953 3. 22 in the year 1997 Top 3 Record Precipitation Amounts for KALS and Their Associated Year 1. 0.25 in the year 1983 2. 0.22 in the year 1964 3. 0.2 in the year 1953  477 NOUS43 KICT 021200 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-021600- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 600 AM CST Sat Dec 2 2017 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... In 1950, 2 strong tornadoes struck extreme West-Central Illinois just east of St. Louis. An F3 twister had a path 22 miles long, averaged around 200 yards wide, killed 2, injured 25 and caused around $550,000 damage. One hour earlier, an F2 twister cut a narrow path 50 yards wide but was 18 miles long. However, it, too, proved deadly, killing one and injuring 3 near the end its path. $$ Auto  746 NOUS43 KGLD 021200 PNSGLD Public Information Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 500 AM MST Sat Dec 02 2017 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... In 1983, there was 16 inches of snow in the ground in Goodland, remnants of a three day snow storm that dumped around 20 inches in late November. $$  743 NOUS41 KCTP 021529 PNSCTP PAZ004-005-010-021715- Public Information Statement National Weather Service State College PA 1029 AM EST Sat Dec 2 2017 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... NOAA All-Hazards radio station WWG-51 in Warren, PA will be off the air this morning for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We expect operations to resume by early afternoon. $$  148 NOUS46 KHNX 021937 CCA PNSHNX CAZ089>099-020545- Public Information Statement National Weather Service HANFORD CA 938 AM PST Fri Dec 1 2017 ...NOVEMBER 2017 CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO... ...Rainfall Departures... Note...Data are provisional and subject to revision by the National Centers for Environmental Information. .......................Bakersfield...........Fresno Rainfall Month Nov 2017..............0.03 Inch..............0.28 Inch Normal Nov............0.64 Inch..............1.07 Inches Departure from Nrml..-0.61 Inch.............-0.79 Inch Percent of Normal......4.7...................26.2 Rain Season (July 1 thru June 30) Through Nov 2017.......0.55 Inch.............0.53 Inch Normal Through Nov.....1.06 Inches...........1.89 Inches Departure from Nrml...-0.51 Inch............-1.36 Inches Percent of Normal......51.9..................28.0 Water Year /October 1 TO September 30/ Through Nov 2017.......0.03 Inch.............0.37 Inch Departure from Nrml...-0.91 Inch............-1.33 Inches Percent of Normal.......3.2..................21.8 Temperature Average High Nov 2017...............71.2..................68.3 Normal Nov.............65.7..................65.1 Departure...............5.5...................3.2 Highest..................84....................81 Date...................26th..................26th Average Low Nov 2017...............49.1..................47.6 Normal Nov.............44.6..................43.4 Departure...............4.5...................4.2 Lowest...................39....................39 Date...................28th...........28th...30th Average Temperature Nov 2017...............60.1..................58.0 Normal Nov.............55.1..................54.3 Departure...............5.0...................3.7 && Number of Days of Lows 32 Degrees or Lower Bakersfield Fresno Oct 2017 0 0 Oct Normal 0 0 Nov 2017 0 0 Nov Normal 1 1 Total (Oct-Nov) 0 0 Total Normal (Oct-Nov) 1 1 Normal - based on 1981-2010 averages && Records Tied or Broken in November 2017 Bakersfield... 6th warmest November on record with an average temperature of 60.1 degrees. 16th...Record high minimum temperature of 62 degrees set for the date. The old record was 58 degrees for this date in 1965. 26th...Record high minimum temperature of 53 degrees tied for the date, which was last set in 2008. Fresno 10th warmest November on record with an average temperature of 58.0 degrees. 3rd...Record high minimum temperature of 56 degrees set for the date. The old record was 55 degrees for this date in 1941. 16th...Record high minimum temperature of 62 degrees set for the date. The old record was 58 degrees for this date in 2012. 25th...Record high maximum temeprature of 76 degrees tied, which was last set for the date in 1933. 26th...Record high maximum temperature of 81 degrees reached, which broke the old record of 75 degrees last set for the date in 1914. && Rainfall Departures Bakersfield Fresno Last Month.......Actual.............0.03 Inch.........0.28 Inch Normal.............0.64 Inch.........1.07 Inches Departure.........-0.61 Inch........-0.79 Inch Pct of Normal.......4.7..............26.2 Last 3 Months....Actual.............0.55 Inch.........0.53 Inch Normal.............1.02 Inches.......1.87 Inches Departure.........-0.47 Inch........-1.34 Inches Pct of Normal......53.9..............28.3 Last 6 Months....Actual.............0.55 Inch.........0.53 Inch Normal.............1.14 Inches.......2.10 Inches Departure.........-0.59 Inch........-1.57 Inches Pct of Normal......48.2..............25.2 Last 12 Months...Actual.............7.75 Inches......15.68 Inches Normal.............6.47 Inches......11.50 Inches Departure..........1.28 Inches.......4.18 Inches Pct of Normal.....119.8.............136.6 Since Jan 1st....Actual.............5.34 Inches......13.17 Inches Normal.............5.45 Inches.......9.73 Inches Departure.........-0.11 Inch.........3.44 Inches Pct of Normal......98.0.............135.4 && $$ Ochs/Andersen weather.gov/hanford  227 NOUS43 KBIS 022134 PNSBIS NDZ002>005-011>013-032200- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Bismarck ND 334 PM CST Sat Dec 2 2017 ...THE BISMARCK WEATHER RADAR REMAINS NON-OPERATIONAL... The Bismarck Doppler radar, KBIS, will remain down until further notice. It is unknown at this time when it will return to service. Surrounding radars that can be used in the meantime are KMBX near Minot, KMVX at Mayville, KABR at Aberdeen, South Dakota, KUDX near Rapid City, South Dakota, and KGGW at Glasgow, Montana. $$  557 NOUS45 KRIW 022249 PNSRIW WYZ001>020-022>030-030500- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Riverton WY 350 PM MST Sat Dec 2 2017 ...Public Information Statement... The Facebook page for the National Weather Service Office in Riverton has been fixed, and we are able to post updates for the upcoming Winter Storm. The page was temporarily unavailable for posts from Friday afternoon through this afternoon. Thank you for your patience; we apologize for this inconvenience. $$