"Weather continues 10 plus degrees (F) above normal. Snow has almost melted in Anchorage, leading to November golf in Palmer, instead of dog mushing. Oil production at Prudhoe Bay is reduced because compressors that work best well below freezing are at risk of overheating. We also had a November thunder storm, rather remarkable. Indeed through the summer we had a series of fronts in south central AK, with at least two reports of water spouts, and with serious thunder." --David Duffy <afdcd1@uaa.alaska.edu>.