Brian D

Guess I spoke too soon SW winds today are blowing ice NE, so I'm sure the thin stuff is breaking up with bigger, thicker slabs drifting up the Lake.

This is yesterday's ice. Probably will be the greatest extent of the season.

Saying good-bye to the deeply bitter wx, and on to some milder stuff (35-40) this coming weekend into next week. Heat wave!

Temps running -10's to -20's this morning. A breezy NW wind driving wind chills down into the -30's to -40's. Rather it be -30 on a calm wind than a -30 wind chill. Wind slices through you.

I thought I would contribute with the data I have. Take it for what it's worth, but 1850 forward is a pretty solid avg, with pre 1850 in need of more datasets to make it better. Because your on the eastern edge of the zones I have, I've also included the NE data so you can get a better feel. Just as side note, the 1830's were more avg to above for winter in both sections.

3-6" around my area being reported so far. 2.8" imby. NWS DLH had the avg ratio for the SLR at 48:1. Very dry, powdery snow.

Some big changes in just 1 day. The next arctic wave should cause some bigger increases depending on the wind velocities.

Valentine's forecast a little off, but there is a system coming in affecting the region, especially S sub. What I saw as a front ends up being a trough extending NE from LP. President's day will see the LP in the W get shunted to the SE while another round of arctic invades the region. Was uncertain on that LP track.

Looks like I'll pick up a couple inches, maybe a little more.

Here's the current ice conditions as of Feb 11.

Significant cold this morning. I-Falls -33 (5th), Hibbing -36 (2nd), Duluth -26 (4th), Brainerd -29 (t4th), Park Rapids -29 (t5th), St. Cloud -19 (t5th), and Ashland, WI -18 (t6th). And it's not unusual for NWS DLH to undercast a.m. temps as you'll notice from yesterdays story board.

Thought about that later. Really hasn't been much snow hitting the Lake up here. You do get light stuff from the LES that helps, but synoptic help is a plus as it's much more widespread.

-10's to -30's across NE MN this morning. Pretty much a cold week ahead with similar a.m. numbers on tap. Enjoy your winter stms in the S sub. My bitter is usually your snow hits.

After getting our region updated back to 1806, noticed something from the annual chart, and my MSP area corrected dataset. Early 1820's into the early 1830's were rather warm overall.

Think your right. It's taking a bit longer.