Some very light snow flakes falling this morning. Not accumulating but a couple of months ago this would have been mood flakes. Now it is just a nuisance given the time of year and prior warmth.
It isn't just the SW. Draw a diagonal line from there to Minnesota then go 500 miles either side of that. Many parts of this sub forum are pretty dry also.
We can't even pull off a good rainstorm this year. Yesterday the forecast was for about 1.4" at GRR. At this point breaking 0.5" might be a challenge. This lack of precipitation better change soon or it is going to be a long, hot, dry summer.
Given this week's drought monitor update it would sure be nice to see some active and wet weather. A lot of the region needs precip regardless of what form it takes.
Same thing here. December and January started out with snow and melted it all off in the final few days. February is starting to feel like the movie Groundhog Day.
The 70's were crazy snowy in SE Ohio when I was growing up and it is convenient that the first data set includes that and the second doesn't. Not saying snow totals haven't declined just maybe not a fair comparison.
The lake has been good to us in the western part of the state. Already above average for the month and have exceeded the entire total from last year also.