November is off to a cooler start than normal in Washington.

According to the National Weather Service, the average temperature in the first six days of November was 37.9 degrees while 44.6 degrees is normal. The record lowest average temperature observed during the same time period was in 1951 at 23.3 degrees. So far this year, the average temperature has been 54.5 degrees about 1.5 degrees above normal.

The coldest temperature experienced so far this month was 27 degrees in the overnight hours Sunday. Overnight lows are expected to remain below freezing through the end of the week, with slightly warmer temperatures this weekend. Listen to KCII for weather updates.