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2011 Winter Banter Thread


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Isn't someone going to start a thread for our potential Christmas Eve snow storm? Snowman.gif

Nah, it's the wrong time of day, it's trending west already, the 850 takes a bad track, there's no cold air source, the ground is wet, it never gets below freezing, there's a warm layer @ 925, it's elevation dependent, the big cities will have to wait for back end changeover, did I miss anything?

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Nah, it's the wrong time of day, it's trending west already, the 850 takes a bad track, there's no cold air source, the ground is wet, it never gets below freezing, there's a warm layer @ 925, it's elevation dependent, the big cities will have to wait for back end changeover, did I miss anything?

How about the fact that it is the GFS at 384? pimp.gif

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Here are my benchmarks for early in the snow season. So far, I have had more snow this year (4.0") than 1931-32 (1.4") and 1972-73 (3.0") did in this area. With a little more than an inch more, I can surpass 2001-02 (4.9") and 2008-09 (5.1") Two inches, and I blow by 1930-31 (5.7".) Three inches and I pass 1954-55 (6.7") With 4" I can meet or exceed 1937-38 (7.7") 1994-95 (8.0") and 1949-50 (8.0") Hoping to put a dent in this tonight and climb the ladder. :rambo:

How much snow do you average per winter season?

I did, and then I poured another vodka club soda.

Nice!

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Well, I learned (the same lesson that I have to learn again each winter) to not hope too much for snow. So, as part of my mental retraining exercises, I will repeat over and over again when thinking about the weather, I will not hope for snow, I will not hope for snow, I will not hope for snow.

When is our next chance for snow?

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Don S implied that the best we can realistically hope for this winter is a 2-4/3-6 event, and no KU for the big cities.

I hope that call goes the way of his March 2010 outlook, but I'm not counting on it.

Stats only go so far alot depends on other factors along with the stats. Many times I've noticed they have not worked out well, especially March 2010. I do believe we will have a big snowstorm in early Feb.

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Stats only go so far alot depends on other factors along with the stats. Many times I've noticed they have not worked out well, especially March 2010. I do believe we will have a big snowstorm in early Feb.

But his states worked pretty well for Dec-Feb of the same year and seem to be working well so far this year.

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dt is talking about a d10 pattern change.. again

Not sure what he is looking at. Sure, d10 on the gfs shows a pretty deep ec trough and some ridging out west but it is transient. Nothing has remotely changed to keep any kind of cold pattern on the ec in place. The pattern could change warmer I guess.

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Not sure what he is looking at. Sure, d10 on the gfs shows a pretty deep ec trough and some ridging out west but it is transient. Nothing has remotely changed to keep any kind of cold pattern on the ec in place. The pattern could change warmer I guess.

If I'm not mistaken, I think I read that his ideas revolve around the Euro.

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If I'm not mistaken, I think I read that his ideas revolve around the Euro.

Oh yeah, forgot he was a eurobot. Haven't seen 12z but 0z last night was a stinker. Especially at the end of the run.

It's a silly call imo. AO is locked positive, no blocking in sight, pna isn't doing much, and mjo is entering phase 5.

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Way too much pessimism lately, the current +AO seems to be the culprit. Peak climo isn't for two months, and the La Nina SSTA reflection in the pacific is no longer heavily dignified on the STAR satellite system.

When we get our 1999 reminiscent ZR storm I'm sure everyone will be happier..

I don't think it's pessimism. It's more realism than anything. Nobody is really crying or on the ledge. Probably because it's December though. If this was late Jan it would be a different story.

I do think a cold Jan might be at risk. I didn't like my ao research. +ao decembers = +ao januarys 10 out of 11 times in the last 60 years. It's just one index though so I'm not all hung up on it. I'm going to take some time later and compare the nao for those 11 years and see what shakes out.

I really don't know crap about the mjo other than the basic effects. The current cycle is kinda strong and isn't showing signs of fizzling. Timing of the favorable 8-2 phases looks to coincide with the end of the month so we'll see.

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