Chapter 21: November 1995 vs. November 2001
November 2015 was the first month ever to resemble 2001 temperature-wise, with a final temperature mean of 48.5 degrees, just 0.3 degrees warmer than November 2001. Both of these Novembers had high temperatures in the 70s in the first week of the month, with a monthly maximum of 72 degrees on the 2nd in 2001 and 76 degrees on the 4th and 5th this year. Not to mention, Thanksgiving was relatively warm both this year and 2001. 2001's Thanksgiving high was 56 degrees, and this Thanksgiving's high was a balmy 64 degrees. No more than a trace of snowfall fell this month. It was the polar opposite of November 1995, though, when the month felt more like winter than fall, with well-below average temperatures and well-above average snowfall, setting the stage for a long, harsh winter that year, in which only the first part of winter 1995-1996 was interesting. In 2001, when I was 7 years old, I enjoyed many home videos and movies that were made in 1995, such as the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen video series, and the Disney Sing-Along Songs video, Mickey's Beach Party at Walt Disney World, being the most notable. In 1995, PBS Kids still had their P-Pals logo, while in 2001, PBS Kids changed their logo to Dot and Dash. Back in 1995, Nickelodeon had their SNICK block, while in 2001, the evening block for teenagers was changed to TEENick. All That was revamped in a different version. In 1995, Disney Channel did not show live-action teen sitcoms yet, while 2001 began to show live-action teen sitcoms yet, the most notable being Even Stevens and Lizzie McGuire. In other forums, I originally predicted for November 1995 to win, but 2001 ended up winning instead, which was great for a change considering that Pittsburgh had 3 consecutive cold Novembers.