CPcantmeasuresnow

Any way to do both? I know you obviously understand the difference, but I'm not sure everyone gets the difference between a six inch calendar day and the time period between six inch events, overlapping midnight. The same for four inch events.

Isn't this list somewhat misleading though? Isn't it just calculating calendar days with less than 6 inches of snow and not events? Couldn't the same event have 5 inches of snow through midnight and 5 inches after midnight for a 10 inch storm total and this list would still count that as consecutive days without a six inch snowfall?

I might be confusing the years but wasn't that the March that had 8 consecutive days of 80 and above in Chicago? I believe for them that March ended up warmer than the following April.

I'm officially calling an end to the snow cover today. Shaded areas still holding out tough but full sun areas are done. With only 30.3 inches of snow so far this season there have been exactly 50 days of solid snow cover. Would have liked more snow, but the temperatures were average to slightly below so the Winter gets a C in my book so far for the 50 days of looking like winter, and the White Christmas as an added bonus. It could still grade out a B but that would take an above average snowfall March, right now that doesn't look likely. Looking back this winter is very similar to 2021/22. We had 34.8 inches of snow and 53 days of snow cover, that winter.

I will most likely call an end to the snow cover in my neighborhood by the end of the day tomorrow. Doubtful we get through the day above 50% coverage. Even this stuff couldn't last for ever. The last couple of days put a serious dent in it.

3-4 inch snow depth here, very few bare spots, a couple at best, 98% coverage. 46 days now of snow cover this season, with only 30.3 inches of snow so far for the whole season That's the cold air doing it's job, with roughly the same amount of snow as the last two winters. This winter already blows those two away, which is a low bar.

0.6 inches yesterday enough to whiten up the 3-4 inch snow/ice pack. 30.3 inches for the season and 45 days of snow cover this season and counting. Last year 30.6 inches for the season and 26 days of snow cover total. Normal temperatures for December through February make it feel like I actually experienced winter for the first time in three years.

I've never understood your desire for scorching heat. I love a summer day in the high 70's with a nice breeze. You can take the 90's or what we seem to get so much now is the humid 80's. No thanks.

Euro track record the last storm was abysmal. I would not trust any of them pro snow or no snow. Fool me once shame on you, fool me 127 times and if you're a snow weenie you want to believe the 128th time will be different.

I had snow on the ground every day in March 2018. I realize those aren't the norm but I'm only 20 miles north of New City so it happens.

I'm giving it right back.

I'll take the 1.5-2.0 stripe it puts over my house, the snowpack needs a little freshening up. Doubt it happens though. DC and CapeMay looked like locks for this storm no matter what happened. Well "what" happened and they're getting shutout similar to us.

It depends when in March. On average The first week in March and the last week in March are very different for obvious reasons.

What area? The forum covers an area about 75 miles out in all directions from NYC. That's a lot of different areas weather wise, and even if places 50-75 miles south of the city are projected by the NAM to get 3-4 inches I wouldn't hold my breath.

Are we really still doing this? I admire the perseverance, but sometimes you just have to let it go.

Well, there are years like 2018. I had snow on the ground the entire month of March. Of course it took 40+ inches of snow that month to do that. I believe the city had 18 inches in total that month.

29.7 here after Saturdays 1.4. Highland Mills NY I will not be outdone by Rob.

Amazing what two days will do. I was projected over 30 inches, and I'm 50 miles north of the city, by the same model and two days later the Delmarva may not see flurries. It's actually hysterical that it's that bad.

My biggest storm ever here 35 inches, Danbury CT 30 miles due east of me I think ended up with about 10 inches becuase of all the rain they started with.

It would be interesting to see what the average temps for each period. I would guess that period in the 50's was at least 3-5 degrees colder

Well you can't say that for 90% of the geographic state of NY. I suppose if you just look at NYC and LI maybe. Although the CT coastal and RI coatsal areas and even the Cape snowfall averages are on par with most of the north shore of LI. Albany NY and Boston are at the same latitude but Albany averages a foot more of snow per year and is also much colder because of inland location. Actually the three snowiest cities in the United States, population above 100,000, are all in NY, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. Lake effect related I get it but the Adirondack region which is more than 1/3 of the state does just fine in Winter.

I get it but I think it's dumb. It's the northeast and really it's just semantics and doesn't matter either way. Like I said it's a pet peeve and an antagonistic term thrown around by New Englanders IMO, good natured ribbing but ribbing nonetheless.

Philly has it's own thread, The Mid Atlantic thread here is what the geographic Mid Atlantic on the east coats truly is. Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Washington DC, you can also throw southernmost Jersey in there if you want since it is below the mason dixon line. On a separate note It's a pet peeve of mine when New York state is referred to as a MId Atlantic state, geographically it's idiotic, NY is further north than 3 of the 6 New England states, four if we include the tie with Vermont at 45° north.

My snowfall right now is 29.7 inches about 20 below the seasonal norm but we still have a good 6 weeks of winter here, maybe not in places south of the city, to get to seasonal norm. I'm now at 41 days of a solid, although never deep, snow cover for the season as opposed to last year which was 26 days for the whole winter, and the year before which was a ridiculous 16 days. In those two years the total snowfall was 28.8 and 30.6 so pretty much what I've received so far this year. So with basically the same amount of snow I've had 20-25 days more of snow cover and what I have now isn't going anywhere for at least another week if not longer. It's 4 inches of snow, ice and sleet compacted into a water equivalent that I would guess is close to 1.5 to 2.0 inches. That doesn't disappear quickly like a normal overnight 4 inch snowfall would.

Most of the mid Atlantic forum getting shut out of this now. Everyone said they were a lock no matter what. Nothings a lock. Time to move on. 29.6 YTD doubt I get to 50 which is my seasonal norm but despite the lack of the big one the winters still a C+. At least it's looked and felt like winter. Much better than the last two sorry excuses for winter.