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November Weather Round Up
- November 2024 was drier, warmer, and duller than average. The total precipitation was 60.05 mm which is 82% of the long-term average November precipitation at Armagh. Autumn 2024 was much drier, and sunnier and warmer than average. The highest atmospheric pressure of the month was 1042.1 mbar which is the highest November atmospheric pressure at Armagh since 2001. Autumn 2024 was the driest autumn at Armagh for eight years, and the coolest for four years. The sunniest day was the 26th of November with 7.1 hours of strong sunshine.
- The highest maximum air temperature was 16.9 C on the 6th of November. The lowest maximum air temperature was 1.4 C on the 27th of November. The highest minimum air temperature was 13.1 C on the 7th of November. The lowest minimum air temperature was -4.3 C on the 28th of November. There were 46.5 hours of strong sunshine in November, which was the dullest November at Armagh for nine years.
- Autumn 2024 was much drier than average, the driest autumn at Armagh for eight years. Total autumn precipitation was 161.25 mm and total autumn sunshine was 283.9 hours. Autumn 2024 was also slightly sunnier than average, although the dullest autumn at Armagh for three years, and warmer than average although the coolest autumn at Armagh for four years.
- There were two named storms, namely Storm Bert and Storm Conall. The deep, slow-moving depression called Storm Bert affected large parts of the country during and after the small hours of the 23rd with heavy rainfall and winds at Armagh approaching gale force. The sunniest day was the 26th with 7.1 hours of strong sunshine followed by the 24th with 6.3 hours and the 21st with 5.3 hours.
- Autumn 2024 was much drier, and sunnier and warmer than average. Snow, sleet, and snowflakes, none lying, were observed on four days of a 5-day cold spell lasting from the 18th to the 22nd. Autumn 2024 was slightly sunnier than average, although the dullest autumn at Armagh for three years, and warmer than average although the coolest autumn at Armagh for four years.
- There were 15 nights with ground frost, the coldest three of which were -7.7 C on the 21st of November, -6.9 C on the 22nd of November, and -6.8 C on the 20th of November. A diamond dove, presumably an escapee from an aviary, was seen near the entrance to the Planetarium car park on the afternoon of the 11th. A gull was seen chasing off a heron on the morning of the 20th.
- The month was dominated by relatively high pressure, the monthly average being 1018.7 mbar. This, again by a small margin, was the highest average November atmospheric pressure for 17 years, that is, since November 2007. Armagh Observatory has been recording the weather at Armagh since 1795.
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