RIC Airport Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 yea march has not really produced around here much. i still have hope for a late fluke, but this pattern we are in just does not want to produce much precip west of I95. march 2009 spoiled us though that was an incredible first week. i remember midday temps on the 3rd were running in the mid 20's impressive indeed. the 82 a few days after made for one heck of a swing. Well we can't ever expect for March snows to stick around. I was perfectly happy with that month. And what made it so special was the fact that it was our first 6" + snowstorm in quite a few years. Plus, the month featured a record monthy low temperature and several other record lows. Anyway, with 10.7" officially, we really can't complain too much as that's more than many of the last 20 seasons. I think the disappointing factor is that we've had so many close calls and of course the models really fooled us a lot this year. Pretty said that 5 days ago we thought we'd be tracking a top 10 event and only to get a few hours -SN. And the Christmas storm.....if only that Euro bomb would've materialized for the whole east coast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patreeot Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Well we can't ever expect for March snows to stick around. I was perfectly happy with that month. And what made it so special was the fact that it was our first 6" + snowstorm in quite a few years. Plus, the month featured a record monthy low temperature and several other record lows. Anyway, with 10.7" officially, we really can't complain too much as that's more than many of the last 20 seasons. I think the disappointing factor is that we've had so many close calls and of course the models really fooled us a lot this year. Pretty said that 5 days ago we thought we'd be tracking a top 10 event and only to get a few hours -SN. And the Christmas storm.....if only that Euro bomb would've materialized for the whole east coast! If anything, the fact that we are starting to see Miller As show up more often is good. Let's hope this trend continues into upcoming winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 All thing considered, we've done fairly well this year. Everyone will complain that we didn't get the "big one." I think 10.7 inches is respectable for a La Nina year. Back-to-back white Christmases. Sustained cold. Yep, no complaints here. I got 12 inches on the season here in North VA - NOT BAD for a strong Nina winter. Climo is 17-21 inches for one season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Officially 0.1" at RIC for this recent event. Now up to 10.8" for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yes, the high temperature was only 68°F so if we can hold off on 70°F through the end of the month, it'll make two winters in a row! 70 degree temps are imminent. And unfortunately, with roughly two weeks left, we will fail to make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inudaw Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 70 degree temps are imminent. And unfortunately, with roughly two weeks left, we will fail to make it. Agreed... We'll feel nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 hit 19 last night a little colder than called for. the snow makers might be getting cut off for the last time this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 hit 19 last night a little colder than called for. the snow makers might be getting cut off for the last time this season If we can't get snow, we could use some more rain as it's still rather dry out there. Enjoy the warmer weather! We look to go an unsual amount of time where nocturnal temperatures may fail to dip 32°F or below The record for most consecutive dates above freezing in February is 18 days set in 1927. Obviously we won't hit that given that we have fewer than 18 days left in the month. BTW, the record for January was set in 2005 when there were 14 straight days without a freezing temperature. The previous record was 13 days set in January 1906. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainstorm Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 DT says 80+ over much of va feb 18th!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Druff Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 DT says 80+ over much of va feb 18th!! We all know where to find DT's thoughts if we so choose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Druff Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Apparently, all of our snow has migrated over to South Korea... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12445509 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patreeot Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Maybe one day national headlines will read "Richmond Chaos after Airport Finally measures A Foot of Snow". Then again, for the airport to get a foot the rest of the area may need 18"+. Probably more since 96 "officially" couldn't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Druff Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Holy crap it's dry... 4:00 report at KRIC: Relative Humidity 10% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeeng92 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 East end of Henrico looks like a war zone, multiple large columns of smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patreeot Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Drought Monitor I knew most of the state was abnormally dry, but I didn't realize there's that large of a stripe of a moderate drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainstorm Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 i knew it wasnt dry here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKEAN2004 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Keep in mind the Drought monitor is released once a week (Thursday Mornings I believe). That graphic was produced last week (2/8). I don't think it's a stretch to say that the D1/D0 areas will expand a bit, especially after yesterday. Fuels are getting very, very dry out there...and with green-up just around the corner, it doesn't appear as if it will get much better any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainstorm Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 are you expecting a dry spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 It's quite possible that RIC ties or sets a record tomorrow. The record is 77°F set in 1976. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVA Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 It's quite possible that RIC ties or sets a record tomorrow. The record is 77°F set in 1976. If we're going to torch, we better go big. Plus the snow on Tuesday will make everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Druff Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 <br />If we're going to torch, we better go big. Plus the snow on Tuesday will make everything better.<br /> Ha. Dream on; 33* and rain for Richmond unless this thing pushes a bit further south. If DC gets a foot and we get cold rain, I'm going postal on Ji. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVA Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Ha. Dream on; 33* and rain for Richmond unless this thing pushes a bit further south. If DC gets a foot and we get cold rain, I'm going postal on Ji. It keeps moving south. I will only be pissed at Ji if bitches about it being a snowless winter after getting another foot of snow. I typically don't fall in the troll hole but he can be annoying as hell sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inudaw Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 It keeps moving south. I will only be pissed at Ji if bitches about it being a snowless winter after getting another foot of snow. I typically don't fall in the troll hole but he can be annoying as hell sometimes. Most guidance does not give Richmond much snow. :-p Cold rain..... Euro to far north.. 0z gfs as is .. is to far north. Canadian is further south... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Most guidance does not give Richmond much snow. :-p Cold rain..... Euro to far north.. 0z gfs as is .. is to far north. Canadian is further south... 6z gfs ftw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 already 70 at RIC this hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVA Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I am really confused right now, can someone please help me out? I was looking at the skew-t's and it looks like they support snow (<0c all the way up) but the GFS snowfall algorithm says no snow for RIC. Only thing different from 6z is colder DP. How am I reading this wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabong Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I am really confused right now, can someone please help me out? I was looking at the skew-t's and it looks like they support snow (<0c all the way up) but the GFS snowfall algorithm says no snow for RIC. Only thing different from 6z is colder DP. How am I reading this wrong? Are you sure you're looking at 12z GFS? The NCEP precip type algorithm has nearly .2" of freezing rain for RIC from the 12z GFS, but it is clearly would be sleet looking at the soundings. I don't see the entire column below freezing until ~12z Tuesday, but pretty much all the moisture is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVA Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Are you sure you're looking at 12z GFS? The NCEP precip type algorithm has nearly .2" of freezing rain for RIC from the 12z GFS, but it is clearly would be sleet looking at the soundings. I don't see the entire column below freezing until ~12z Tuesday, but pretty much all the moisture is gone. Edit: I must have been looking at something else. It now shows what you said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbscott126 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 It is ridiculously dry out there. When is the last time we had temps in the 60's with dew points near -10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inudaw Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I think the wind was more impressive than anything today. Well that and the dry air... ;x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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