I've
always touted the month of November as a transitional month as it
generally starts out pretty nice, but then it starts to develop an
attitude towards the end. The month itself is 30 days long and during
that period of time, the mean or average temperature goes down ten
whole degrees from 57°F
to 47°F., and I can tell
you from experience, that represents a big change in terms of a
person's overall comfort.
Most
of my 'personal discomfort' comes from the overnight lows and not so
much from the daytime highs. In 2012, the average daytime high was
58°F ,which wasn't all
that bad! The lows, however, tended to hover around the freezing mark
which was definitely a bummer. The sun goes down and wham-bam,
thank-you-ma'am, it's friggin freezing! Ah yes, and speaking of those
sunsets – they come too darn quickly for my taste. After the time
change on November 3rd, (you know, that's when we all fall
back), darkness comes much earlier. By mid-month, you might well be at work when it's already getting dark out there! Adding insult to
injury, it may also be pitch black when you get up! (They call this
'daylight savings time', but seriously, who's really getting those savings)?
Anyway, as I alluded to, the month is a definite transition for many. When the sun's not
in your eyes (because it's so low in the sky), you're being rained on,
and it's often a cold rain at that. We average about four inches down here
in southwest Missouri and on some of those special days you can start
you day by dressing in the dark, going out into near freezing
weather and driving to work with a pelting rain that threatens to turn to ice at any
moment. Yes, my friends welcome to the month of November....
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