November rain, like that of March, is generally cold and unpleasant. And, unlike the pop-up showers and thunderstorms of the warmer months, it is usually a long-lasting affair. After all, it most often develops along a cold front, where dense, chilly air noses beneath a warmer, humid air mass.
Unlike rain that occurs in March, the November precipitation falls on ground that has not yet frozen, allowing the water to percolate into the soil and diminishing the risk of runoff flooding that so often muddies the landscape in late winter and early spring.
Today's precipitation in Missouri was typical November rain, developing by mid morning and not letting up until late afternoon. The temperature hovered in the forties (F) for most of the day and a low, gray overcast precluded any sunshine. It proved to be good weather for watching college basketball but I'll take December snow over November rain any day.
Unlike rain that occurs in March, the November precipitation falls on ground that has not yet frozen, allowing the water to percolate into the soil and diminishing the risk of runoff flooding that so often muddies the landscape in late winter and early spring.
Today's precipitation in Missouri was typical November rain, developing by mid morning and not letting up until late afternoon. The temperature hovered in the forties (F) for most of the day and a low, gray overcast precluded any sunshine. It proved to be good weather for watching college basketball but I'll take December snow over November rain any day.
