Is this weather seasonal or what? (Prescott, Kingman: move, train, station)

[adventuregurl]

Nov. just seems too early to me to have so many lows in the low 20's and high's in the 40's in Sedona. Am I imagining thiss or is it normally warmer at this time of year?

It's supposed to hit 61 today (maybe for an hour if we're lucky) but then drop right back down again to the lows I mentioned above.

Guess I need to find a new place, I am COLD!!!

[Ritchie_az]

I believe the temps are/have been/will continue to be for at least a little bit a few degrees below "average".

[keninaz]

I moved to Prescott just a couple of years back and I agree with you that it seems colder for this time of the year based on what we have had.
The first freeze was later this year as it came the last two in early Oct. This year it waited until the last week in Oct but since I have seen temperatures on my WX station down to 12° (yesterday @ 6:15 AM).
We are in a low lying area where it is colder than the recorded temps for the area however.
That being said I have not seen the consistent overnight lows we have had this early in the last 2 years.
The good news is that the daytime temps are just fine with us.

[Phxguy]

This is seasonal. Between 55-65 degrees is normal for our winter in the southern Az. 20 degrees isn't common but it happens every year, 30-40 degrees is more like the real low. But right now, yeah it's bit below normal at least for this early in the year in terms of cold weather.

[Valley Native]

November started out to be warmer than normal ... but it has quickly turned around, and now we are experiencing temperatures that are more typical for early January. So yes, these temperatures are below average for this time of year. While I don't care for extremely cold weather, I'll take this over the blast furnace heat of the summer months any time!

What I don't like is how dry it has been. Only a few weak storm systems have moved through, bringing scattered snow showers to northern AZ, and very little (if any) rain to southern AZ. November usually isn't a wet month, but late November is usually when Pacific storm systems move further south and bring moisture to the state. If it stays dry through December, that's when I become worried (and annoyed). We're currently in a La Niña pattern, which usually means warmer & drier than normal conditions. It sucks because dry winters are not good for much of anything.

[keninaz]

I did pick up .71" of rain here during one day during November but that is still less than our average of 1.25" for the month and it's almost over.

[LordBalfor]

As seems to always be the case, you are falling under the same big arctic weather system we were under up here in Seattle. Whenever we get a REALLY deep cold snap up here (we were having record lows up here a couple of days ago) that weather also dives deep south and affects you folks as well (though clearly not as harshly or for as long).
We've returned to near-normal up here now and you will too shortly.

Ken

[~PaperMoon~]

This is my first winter here and my friends tell me that's it's unsual for this time of year, but I don't mind the cool temps at night as long as it warms up in the day time. It's good to have it cool at night so I get to snuggle under the blankets. But it usually warms up pretty well in the day time so far and a sweater is all I need so far if anything at all. Today it's 70 so I don't even need a sweater at all today. So I like it, it's better than having 30 degrees in the daytime and buried in snow.

[AZDesertBrat]

Originally Posted by adventuregurl

Nov. just seems too early to me to have so many lows in the low 20's and high's in the 40's in Sedona. Am I imagining thiss or is it normally warmer at this time of year?

It's supposed to hit 61 today (maybe for an hour if we're lucky) but then drop right back down again to the lows I mentioned above.

Guess I need to find a new place, I am COLD!!!

I agree! It does seem colder this year than last, but then I can never remember just how it was "last year", from year to year, so thought maybe I was just "dis-remembering". Also, a year ago I wasn't working so wasn't out and about so early in the morning so wouldn't have noticed the morning cold anyway. I have been thinking that our *highs* are pretty wierd these days. It isn't TOO bad, as long as the wind isn't blowing!

Was thinking it's time to change my 'status'....

[rambrush]

It appears the El Nino train is arriving. I mean it snowed this morning here in Kingman before the sun came up and then poof it was gone.
Awful early for this