High temperatures: NI experiences warmest November night on record
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Northern Ireland has experienced its warmest November night on record, according to Met Office provisional figures.
The lowest temperature recorded overnight on Friday was 14.5C at Magilligan in County Londonderry.
The previous record stood at 13.9C in Armagh on 21 November 1947.
A few other places beat that previous record - Killowen in County Down, Stormont Castle in Belfast and again in Armagh.
The Met Office said the temperature consistently remained above 13.9C at Magilligan for the 24-hour period from 09:00 GMT on 10 November to 09:00 on 11 November.
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Average November minimum temperatures are around three or four degrees Celsius at this time of year, so the new numbers are well over 10 degrees warmer than it should be.
It was a very mild day on Thursday and on Friday, temperatures are expected to peak close to 18C, more typical of late summer.
Temperatures for the most part have been above average for November so far.
Low pressure in the Atlantic has led to south or southwesterly winds, which are currently bringing very mild air sweeping in all the way from the Azores and temperatures have been on the rise again.
Thursday saw highs up to 16 degrees, 17C at Eglinton and in Belfast - values you would normally expect in June or September, although cloud and brisk southwesterlies tempered the feel somewhat.
While temperatures will come down a degree or so through the weekend, they will still be well above the seasonal average.
They will start to drop closer to the average early next week, which of course will feel much cooler than it currently does.
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