November 2013 Review - Jyväskylä

2013's edition of November was rather warm in Jyväskylä with above average maximums and an overall above average average temperature (i.e. average of all minimums and maximums). The average minimum was cooler than the previous two years though. The table below details the averages since 2008.

November averages in Jyväskylä for the period 2008-2013

The average maximum for November was the second warmest in the past 6 years, whereas the average minimum was almost in the middle, the third coldest. The difference between the minimum and maximum average is actually the highest of the last 6 years, further highlighting the up and down temperatures I referred to in my previous post.

If we look at averages over a longer period, the Finnish Meteorological Institute has an average average temperature for November in Jyväskylä of -2.0C between 1981 and 2010. This year's figure according to my numbers was 0.8C. This is lower than 2011 and 2012, but still well above the long term figure.

The highest temperature for November was 7.9C, recorded on the first day of the month. This was pretty normal if we look at the previous 5 years. The highest minimum of 4.3C occurred on November 16, a day before the storm known as Eino hit Finland.

The lowest temperature was, not surprisingly, later in the month, -13.3C on November 26. Only 2010 had lower minimums than that in the 2008 to 2013 period. The day before that, the 25th, was responsible for the lowest daily maximum, -1.6C. This was actually the highest of the past 6 years, as shown in the graph below.

Lowest maximums in November for the period 2008-2013

As mentioned above, Eino hit Finland on October 17. It brought damaging winds to most parts of the country. Coastal locations in the south and west, as well as inland locations in Eastern Finland, experienced the strongest winds. According to FMI, Jyväskylä experienced a strongest gust of 19.2m/s. This wasn't quite as strong as the 32.9m/s (118km/h) gust at Kaskinen on the west coast. There were a few other windy days this month, notably November 5, 18 and 28.

Rainfall was above the 1981-2010 average. There was 75mm recorded compared to the average of 54mm. November 4 and 5 contributed a large amount to that total with 30mm recorded across those two days. Snow also fell a few times towards the end of the month. November 21 saw heavy falls with almost 10cm. Plus temperatures have caused most of it to melt away, but there was still a small amount of snow on the ground at the end of month.