Salem, Astoria, Vancouver, All Records For November!
By Rod Hill on 2010-11-04
Here are the final high temperatures for the date. These four stations either tied or exceeded their all-time record high temperatures for the entire month of November. Some of these records date back as far as 119 years ---
Seattle / Tacoma (SeaTac) Airport - 74
Ties all-time record November high of 74 set in 1949 (61 yrs ago). Records date back to 1948.
Vancouver, Washington - 72
Ties all-time record November high set in 1908 (102 yrs ago). Records date back to 1891.
Salem, Oregon - 74
New all-time record November high. Previous record was 72 set in 1970. Records date back to 1893.
Astoria, Oregon - 73
New all-time record November high. Previous record was 71 set in 1999. Records date back to 1953.
The above data is courtesy of Steve Pierce. Mr. Pierce is Vice President of the local chapter of the American Meteorological Society. I will mention that Portland (PDX) had a high of 69 degrees. The daily record stands at 73 degrees back in 1975. The record high of 73 is also the warmest November temperature. Portland has reached 70 degrees as late as November 13th.
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