Farmer's Almanac Predictions for THE DESERT SOUTHWEST REGION

NOVEMBER 2017: temperature 53° (3° below avg.); precipitation 1.5" (avg. east, 1" above west); Nov 1-3: Sunny, cool; Nov 4-10: Scattered t-storms, cool; Nov 11-25: A few showers east, sunny west; cool; Nov 26-30: Showers, then flurries, turning cold.

DECEMBER 2017: temperature 46° (2° below avg.); precipitation 0.5" (0.5" above avg. north, 0.5" below south); Dec 1-10: Showers, then sunny, very cold; Dec 11-19: A couple showers east, sunny west; turning mild; Dec 20-31: Rain, then sunny, very cold west; periods of rain and snow, cold east.

ANNUAL WEATHER SUMMARY: NOVEMBER 2017 TO OCTOBER 2018

Winter will be colder than normal, with above-normal precipitation. The coldest periods will be from late November into early December and in late December and mid-January. Snowfall will be above normal in the east and near to below normal in the west, with the snowiest periods in late December, early and mid-January, and early February. April and May will be slightly rainier than normal, with temperatures below normal in the east and near normal in the west. Summer will be slightly hotter than normal, with the hottest periods in mid- and late June and early August. Rainfall will be below normal in the northwest and above normal in the southeast. September and October will be cooler and drier than normal.

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