Today, Lancaster (MU) will tie the all-time record for the latest measurable snowfall in any season. Records go back to 1926, and the previous latest snowfall was January 21, 2007.
Tomorrow, new history for the books in Lanco!
Yay us!
Edit: The existing record for Lanco is 1/21/2007. so tomorrow we'll tie the record.
I was surprised it was warmer this morning than it was at any point yesterday - high for the day yesterday was 39, it was 42 when I left for work today.
I mostly agree with this sentiment. I'm a big snow and/or a pack retention guy first and foremost. 6" of March snow that is obliterated by 10:30am is depressing to me. If we get 18" and if it's cold enough to last a few days, I'm more than down for that. Outside of that, when the calendar flips to March, snow just doesn't mean as much to me as it does in December - February.
When it actually snows in those months, that is.
It'll be interesting to see if we can make a second half comeback or if this will be one of those seasons that never works out.
Part of me really thinks that we're going to bust through at some point. But it's discouraging right now for sure.
That final line last night - my wife and I went to the gym around 9pm. (yeah, we're those people who like an empty workout space) At the homestead, the roads were "wet" but no puddles or running water. From Chickies through Columbia, lots of puddles and water running down the sides of the road. It was obvious that it rained harder there than in the historic district. I noticed this, of course...my wife was both lost and unimpressed after I informed her.
Oh that question that you asked - since you inquired with me, I say no. There's nothing weird when it comes to the sanctity of weather. We must do what we must do to obtain the necessary data to get our meteo fix.
Now...if you ask my wife...the answer will be far different than mine...
With the bulk of the precip at night, with rates it'll accumulate to some degree if temps are close enough - we can get a paste bomb at 33, perhaps 34 but anything above that will be Snow TV in 4D. (drip, drip, drip, and drip)
@paweather - CTP just provided their PM update. They added a mix of rain/snow to grids for Sunday, lowered temps some, but mention in their discussion that it'll be a rainstorm SE with a mix across central PA.
They also talk about next week and say that models showing a cutter "makes sense" given the alignment of the ridge axis off the west coast.
Convergence - models that were the farthest west have come east, those that were east have moved west. Result is not good for the LSV, central PA is still in line for some frozen.