Snowstorms

Sucks to see another cutter on the 3rd.

34F and rain right now. The worst combo ever.

0.6"? Wow thats crazy! Don't think YYZ has ever had such a futility record before. I doubt we'll repeat that again. I think after Jan 10th we'll see more wintry chances as the Pacific readjusts itself.

Has Chicago ever experienced well below normal snowfall in consecutive months (Dec-Jan)?

Most of Canada is above normal temp wise lol with the exception of far northern Yukon. It's not a good pattern for any of us. 2011-12 sucked for us too.

Managed to shake off those pesky low-level clouds and the temp rose briefly to 51F at 11am. It has fallen to 41F now lol.

Fifty Shades of 2011-12.

Sounds like a La Nina pattern.

How did each of those winters fare in JFM? The 1800s were a much different climate state, so they wouldn't be good analogs, but still curious to know.

Only maxed out at 37F so far. Low level clouds keeping us cool compared to 53F in Windsor lol.

Here's a couple that stand out. 2019 Late Jan storm that dropped 4" followed by a 13.5" storm and near record cold Mid July Thunderstorm that dropped 3.0" in less than 2 hrs Oct 1 heat, YYZ topped out at 89.2F (warmest ever) Nov snowstorm As for 2010 - 2018 heres a couple that stand out for me. 2010: Mar torch and June thunderstorms that dropped 7.5" during the month 2011: GHD Fail storm (snow ratios screwed us from a forecasted 12+" to a mere 5" actual) and July heatwave 2012: The garbage winter, Morch, July heatwave and very wet Fall 2013: Feb storm that dropped 16”, July Toronto floods with 4.96” in a few hours and crazy Dec ice storm 2014: Jan, Feb and Mar record breaking cold and Feb storm that dropped 12.0" 2015: Coldest month (Feb) ever at YYZ with a mean temp of 9.3F , Feb storm that dropped 10.0" and record warmth Dec 2016: Mini Feb cold snap (YYZ dropped to -15.5F), Apr snowstorm and 2016 summer heat 2017: Late Feb record warmth, extremely wet May and miserable spring, June thunderstorm, late Sept heatwave and a Christmas eve storm followed by record cold 2018: Early Jan record cold, late Feb record warmth, mid Apr sleet storm, early July heatwave, Aug thunderstorms and Nov cold/snow

The 240 hr snow map on the 12z Euro is a joke. Three storms and all of them are rain lol.

Thick low level clouds keeping temps around 36F.

Merry Christmas everyone, hope it's a blessed one!

We had a couple inches on the ground 2-3 days ago, it has all but melted. It was 48F yesterday lol. St. John's about to get a blizzard tonight. Merry Christmas!

Would be a big score for the GFS if this ends up being the final outcome.

2 years ago we had that Christmas eve snowstorm. It wasn't a big storm, but it still dropped a couple inches for some of us.

Since 2014 we've been in a +ENSO feature across the region. 2016-17 was a borderline La Nina and the 2017-18 La Nina barely lasted 6 months. If we take away those years, the last true La Nina event was 2011-12. Cold Decembers are more closely correlated with La Nina's so unless next year is a decent La Nina, the chances of another crappy December are higher than usual.

I thought jet extensions are more common in Nino's and jet retractions are commonly observed in Nina's?

Nothing new to see here. That map looks like almost every December since 2010.

The lack of snow has gotten to Hoosier's head, that he's starting to believe the GFS is right.

Leasing is good if you plan to switch cars every few years. It's the same concept as renting a condo, its not yours, unless you plan to buy it at the end of the lease term. Financing is good if you plan to keep it long-term (>4 years).

This is probably the sunniest Christmas week I can remember, lol.

Avg price of houses in Toronto is around $1,000,000. Guess we ain't the only ones. Sucks nowadays.

Euro is zzzz through the 27th.