The last week of November has been warm, very warm on some days. Average highs by the end of the month should be in the upper 30's and low 40's, but temperatures have been in the upper 40's and low 50's. Thursday was no exception as the high reached 52 degrees in Rockford.
Friday, December 1st, is the beginning of Meteorological Winter! Astronomical Winter begins December 21st. Looking at the winter months from a climate standpoint, the three month period of December, January and February are typically the coldest months out of the year. In order to keep better track of records and averages, Meteorologists and Climatologists use three month periods beginning on the first of the month to identify the seasons of Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring.
The average high on December 1st should be 39 degrees, but the forecast is calling for a high near 50 degrees! Including Thursday, there have been nine days during the month of November where the high temperature reached 50 degrees or higher. Not that uncommon because our average high at the beginning of the month should be in the mid 50's, and it doesn't fall below 50 degrees until the 13th. What's interesting about those nine days is that most of them were reached just within this past week, typically when temperatures should be dropping back into the 30's.
Temperatures will remain in the 50's through the weekend and early next week, with a chance for rain arriving on Monday.
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