Weather as Recorded at the UMass Cranberry Station:
East Wareham
Prepared by Peter Jeranyama
November 2023 was colder than normal, drier than average, and had above average sunshine. The temperature averaged 41 degrees; 3.1 degrees below normal. Maximum temperature was 65 degrees, 2.3 degrees below normal and this was recorded on the 8th and 27th; a minimum temperature of 19 degrees, 1 degree below the long-term minimum was recorded on the 26th and 27th. Prior to this minimum temperature, the first hard freeze had been recorded on the 3rd with a temperature of 27 degrees. The 13th minimum temperature was a hard-killing frost. Daytime high temperatures averaged 52 degrees, 0.4 degrees below the norm. Nighttime temperatures averaged 30 degrees, 5 degrees below the norm. November 2023 average temperature was colder than November 2022 and was also below the 30-year average for the month.
Precipitation totaled 1.66 inches, 3 inches below normal and 0.3 inches less than the same month in 2022. Measurable precipitation was recorded on 7 days and 5 days had precipitation that was more than 0.10 inches. The largest single day rainfall was recorded on the 27th of the month (0.4 inches). No snowfall was recorded for the month of November in East Wareham.
Sunshine, recorded at the Blue Hills Observatory, averaged 62% of the possible, 15 points above long-term average. There were 7 days with 90% or more sunshine, and 2 days with no sunshine. The fall months (September -November) of 2023 were slightly warmer by 1.9 degrees, and drier than long-term average, the total rainfall for the fall months was 10.63 inches, 2.56 inches below the 30-year average.