Jim Angel, the Illinois State Climatologist, has a short summary of climate conditions across the US so far this month that you might find informative.  It shows that for most of the country including the Southeast, temperatures have been above normal and precipitation very low compared to average.  You can find it at  https://climateillinois.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/november-warm-and-dry-across-us/ .

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