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That's what I'm talking about!

I had to play it just to refresh myself on what my lyrics were...same as yours. LOL MU did say that there would be some colder days in March - here are his exact words: The SPV is and will remain relatively unstable for the foreseeable future, but a displacement toward the opposite side of the globe and in a west-to-east configuration is usually a "kiss of death" for cold and snow across the Central and Eastern States. In the low-levels of the atmosphere, the coldest air often follows the SPV with a lag time of 1-2 weeks. A similar displacement late last February had little impact on the weather pattern across the United States. Instead, Arctic air ultimately followed the SPV and dumped into Eurasia. I would be foolish to think this case an exception. As the old adage goes, "History repeats itself." Due to these and other factors not mentioned here, the warm pattern and Jet Stream ridging over the eastern half- to two-thirds of the U.S. could become quite persistent in March with widespread.. and impressive.. positive temperature anomalies. There will undoubtedly be brief shots of below-normal temperatures at times, but the number of "warm" days should far outweigh the number of "chilly" ones.

I mean...I absolutely will be...

I hope so. I'd like to finish closer to average. What I don't want is a windy, cold and dry March. I'll take spring weather over that. MU seems strangely confident that the tellies are wrong and we're not looking back after next week. He's been calling for this since January 26th...time will tell.

He announced last evening that spring arrives next week. Not last night...that was just the unveiling.

MU calling winter's time of death at 2/20/204 @ 19:00 hours https://www.millersville.edu/weathercenter/forecasts/weather-discussion.php

Removing yourself from contention already?

To further elaborate, any reports coming out of Perry County are subject to review. I have my red flag ready and will not hesitate to drop it. Gene Steratore is a paid accomplice of mine.

It comes down to intent - if you're mowing because you need to, that's a warm season mowing session. If you're out there with the purpose of winter weather preparation, that's a snow mow. That would not count towards your 2024 seasonal mowing total. Others in the thread might disagree with my assessment, but when you're the mowing king, I reserve the right to make and amend rules as I see fit, and to the benefit of myself.

Your progress report should be better than most. You've probably had 5-10" more snowfall than a lot of us.

To further clarify...and I thought that I was clear when I made my original post...it is not report card time until late March. I would not be surprised if I'm mowing before then, however.

#incomingcandersonwindadvisory

Okay, I remember the December storm now. Snow started during the mid to late morning hours and really cranked midday and then again late afternoon. I still don't recall the February storm.

I was sharing vivid memories yesterday about a snowstorm from 45 years ago, and yet I remember very little about the winter of 2020-21 other than it was the last time I had shoveled until this year. I just don't remember a single event for some reason.

Thanks for sharing. I would be very close to you on each of the categories. You made a lot of good points, probably the most insightful to me is the reminder that we probably are quite fortunate to have the snowfall totals that we do have given the temperatures.

Winter report cards will be interesting. Personally, I love to read what each of you have to say and your reasoning behind it. I've learned over the years how to adjust some of own thoughts just from listening to others.

I thought about this yesterday - I was planning on taking report cards for winter later in March when winter was over for sure. I still plan on doing so. This will be fun because each of us has our own criteria - there really isn't right or wrong. It's our own perceptions. Some factors I will consider for my grade: Comparison to most winter forecasts leading in vs reality Comparison to last year Snowfall total Snowfall longevity Cold - how much cold, how cold did it get? Snow hype versus reality - were we constantly let down or not? Some of those mean nothing to others, while others might have criteria that I didn't list. It's truly subjective.

...during a winter that all but certainly looked like it was going to be a snowy one. (but AN temps)

Thanks, I did not realize how potent that cold shot was.

MU does have a low for 22 in Lanco on Saturday night. That's cold for late February.

Minus snow cover, it has to be a pretty stout cold supply to get readings that low in late February. I know that you know that and you're just reiterating what the model output is, it just seems...overdone to me. But what do I know? LOL

Wait - what model has single digits this weekend? CTP has my no lower than 25 later this week. I'm seeing mostly upper 20s to mid 30s for low except for Saturday night's 25.

Damn - I thought it was "double worries I've got, Mr. Roboto"

With each passing year I get to the point of wanting warmer (NOT hot) weather earlier and earlier. Sunny days this time of year are starting to feel awfully good outside.

MU is fired up today: MU Weather Center The #PolarVortex will be displaced toward the Eurasian side of the globe over the next 1-2 weeks, & the MJO should remain weak or become active in phases 4-6 by early #March. Both of these are warm signals for the eastern U.S. It's "all systems go" for #spring starting next week!