By SALINA POST
Salina was warmer and more dry than normal during November 2021.
According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, the average monthly temperature of 47.3 degrees was 3.7 degrees warmer than normal. It was the 23rd warmest November since records began in 1900.
The highest temperature in November 2021 was 79 degrees on Nov. 15. The all-time November high for Salina is 89, which was recorded on Nov. 8, 2006. The lowest temperature for November 2021 was 19 degrees recorded on Nov. 18. The all-time November low temperature for Salina was -5 degrees recorded on Nov. 28, 1952.
Not only was November warm, but it was also unusually dry, the weather service noted. In fact, the trace of precipitation measured ties for the driest November on record. Additionally, this was the driest November since 1989.
On average, Salina sees 18 hours of measurable precipitation (0.01", or greater) each November. November 2021 had zero hours of measurable precipitation. The maximum November precipitation amount for Salina was 5.86 inches, recorded in 1909.
The average wind speed during November 2021 was 9.7 mph. The highest wind speed during November 2021 was 35 mph recorded on Nov. 11, 12 and 19. The highest gust was 51 mph recorded on Nov. 11.