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The first sustained snowfall of the season began to fall in Davenport Thursday, Nov. 18. These quail were gathering in bunches on 12th Street, but scattered when they were offered to have their photo taken.
Snow wasn't the only extreme weather faced in the area. Fog was so thick on the morning commute Tuesday, Nov. 23 that drivers could only see a few hundred feet in front of them.
DAVENPORT-The first sustained and sticking snowfall of the fall/winter season arrived in Lincoln County Thursday, Nov. 18 into Friday, Nov. 19, marking the first winter weather commute for local drivers. 1.7 inches of snow were recorded in the Davenport area by the National Weather Service after no snow was measured previously in November. 0.2 more inches fell in the morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 23 to bring the week's total to 1.9 inches.
Davenport averages 2.7 inches of snowfall in November.
The high temperature recorded this month was 56 degrees on Monday, Nov. 15, but two days later, the low temperature plummeted to 14 degrees.
Davenport got more snow last week than some of its county counterparts, but less than others. Odessa didn't have any snowfall recorded. Wilbur, however, got three inches of new flakes Friday.
Spokane got an inch of snow, so the northern Lincoln County winter weather was more substantial than the neighboring big city.
The only snow in the next week's forecast is for a slight chance of a rain/snow mixture Thanksgiving morning before 7 a.m. Beyond that, any precipitation is forecasted to be rain due to rising temperatures heading from the end of November into the beginning of December. Temperatures may reach as high as 50 degrees by Sunday, Nov. 28, according to the NWS.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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