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LIVE IN WEST SPRINGFIELD TO
EXPLAIN JUST HOW DRY WE WERE
LAST MONTH.
THE ANSWER IS "VERY DRY."
NOVEMBER WAS OUR DRIEST MONTH OF
THE YEAR.
IT WAS SO DRY THAT AT OUR LOCAL
CLIMATE REPORTING SITE AT
BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN
WINSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT, IT
WAS THE DRIEST NOVEMBER ON
RECORD. IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
WE HAD ONLY HALF AN INCH OF RAIN
AND MELTED SNOW, MORE THAN 3
INCHES LESS THAN NORMAL TYING
THE RECORD FOR RECORD LOWEST
RAINFALL. OUR DRY NOVEMBER
FOLLOWS A YEAR THAT BROUGHT
MODERATE DROUGHT TO THE AREA,
WHILE SOME PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED,
THEY HOPE WE MAKE UP THE
MOISTURE IN SNOW THIS WINTER.
"YOU KNOW LAST WINTER WAS REALLY
DRY. I'M THINKING EVERY OTHER
YEAR. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I
THINK I READ THE LONG TERM
FORECAST SAYS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
GET A LOT OF SNOW THIS YEAR BUT
WE'LL SEE.
THE LATEST OUTLOOK FROM THE
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER CALLS
FOR A FAIRLY AVERAGE MONTH OF
DECEMBER, BOTH WITH TEMPERATURES
AND SNOWFALL BEING CLOSE TO
NORMAL.
WHILE THAT MEANS THE PATTERN
LOOKS FAIRLY NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR, WE CAN'T RULE OUT
A BIG SNOW OR RAIN STORM PUTTING
A BIG DENT IN OUR PRECIPITATION
DEFICIT. LIVE IN WEST