cyclone77 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Only 0.21" rain here and a brief period of flurries. Pretty much a non-event. Surprised we jumped up to 41 sometime in the middle of the night. Ended up losing a decent amount of snow, but still a good 2" of cover out there. It's a frozen glacier now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 The CME hitting Earth tomorrow is one of the bigger ones in recent times, an M9. I know there'll be clouds here, but maybe we'll luck out and see it through a clearing. http://weather.schematical.com/?p=392 It's the top story for MKX too http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=crh&storyid=78009&source=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'm really hoping I clear out some...but not sure if that will happen in time. Took a run. Streets had some slick spots (ice)...some slush... saw a kid biking down a very slick street... strong west wind. Sweating like a pig when I got home, running in this "mild" wx is a lot different then running when its single digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'm really hoping I clear out some...but not sure if that will happen in time. Took a run. Streets had some slick spots (ice)...some slush... saw a kid biking down a very slick street... strong west wind. Sweating like a pig when I got home, running in this "mild" wx is a lot different then running when its single digits. Yeah forsure.. Its funny how the body gets used to certain temps so quick.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I said I wouldn't post anymore until a decent storm was practically guaranteed, but the 12z UKMET was so darn close to a perfect triple phase. But what a shame it's 72hr, and it's the UKMET... BTW, 96hr did show a bombed out 988mb low around London, Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 00z GGEM makes the phase too, it's just too warm. It also goes down to 992mb at 84hr, pretty much where or slightly east of where the 12z UKMET had it at 96hr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Hopefully it slows down some. This winter is not a optimism builder however. Even the 00z GFS was much improved, it came pretty close to a decent phase too. One of several things can take place for this thing to go in our favor. 1. We get an all out instanteous full phase and this thing closes off bombs out NNE to Lake Huron. 2. The temps ahead of it trend colder as we approach the time frame. 3. As you say, everything slows down so instead we can get a steady train of moisture out of the gulf as the cold air filters in. Then of course, seasonal trends would suggest a partially phased crapfest with some light/wet sloppy snow on the backside while all the moisture remains in the warm sector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 00z UKMET has 994mb over Fort Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Hmm, haven't been paying much attention to this. UKMET from what I can tell looks like it has a band of wet snow on the backside or at least comes close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 00z UKMET has 994mb over Fort Wayne. Juicey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 We have a thread for this event http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/32092-jan-26-28-plainsmwglov-cold-rain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Monday, January 23rd: Hi: 45F Lo: 30F Overall Sky Conditions: Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 41MPH Rainfall: 0.26" Snowfall: Trace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I just have Nov-Jan temps...but the warmest such in Chicago's recorded history, in reference to beavis's thoughts above. I'd ballpark 36.5 for NDJ 2011-12 FWIW. 40.7...1931-32 39.1...1912-13 38.5...1877-78 37.8...2001-02 37.8...1878-79 37.4...1918-19 36.7...1888-89 Thanks for the info...yeah, I figured we were close to the 2001-02 temps for NDJ. Note how most of the other years on this list were when the official site was in downtown Chicago near the lake...so that could influence the numbers a bit. Either way, when all is said and done, NDJ will be the 2nd warmest NDJ in Chicago since 1932. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Thanks for the info...yeah, I figured we were close to the 2001-02 temps for NDJ. Note how most of the other years on this list were when the official site was in downtown Chicago near the lake...so that could influence the numbers a bit. Either way, when all is said and done, NDJ will be the 2nd warmest NJD in Chicago since 1932. Yeah, mostly downtown locales on that list. Though I guess the one mitigating factor these days could be UHI effect at ORD...especially with min temps. I wish I could see the avg highs and avg lows for those pre 1930's years...that would be interesting. At some point I'll have to pony up the cash for that data. Of course overall across the region, those were some pretty warm NDJ periods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Nice to see snow and ice melting a bit. Up to 28 °F and full sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 glacier snow doesn't melt in january at 28/19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Seeing a little melt (on the streets), but not much else. Beautiful day today for late January. Looking at the 12z GFS...looks like a cold shot this weekend and next week looks to be a mini torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Sun, what's this sun you speak of? On this side of the lake we have about a 1/20 daily chance of Sun in D/J/F. I bet Madison Wisconsin recieved 10 Times the sun in the winter months. Of course for snow lovers that isn't a good thing. Which 95% of this board is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 That is why Milwaukee has it made. They stay warm from the lake, yet don't get all the downwind clouds... I need to get an old oil rig and put it in the middle of L Michigan and spend my summers there fishing and bathing in the nude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Tuesday, January 24th: Hi: 35F Lo: 22F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 25MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Snowfall: 0.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 zzzzz. After a few weeks of active weather it looks like we're settling back into another 2 weeks of benign weather. Chase season is coming up quick. Another few weeks of this and I (and many others here) will be ready to move onto Spring/chase mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 zzzzz. After a few weeks of active weather it looks like we're settling back into another 2 weeks of benign weather. Chase season is coming up quick. Another few weeks of this and I (and many others here) will be ready to move onto Spring/chase mode. That's one thing to look forward to. I'm excited just to see stronger surges of warm air over the next couple of months, cause that's how you get storms of any kind. Radar indicates virga overhead, cloud base is near 500 hPa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Totally random, but I saw someone in another forum mention the torch period of January 2008...more specifically the 5-13th around here. Must be short term memory loss, but some of these daily departures (note the 6-8th) at LAF are almost unbelievable. +42 is kinda kooky. High/low daily departure at LAF from 1/5-13/2008 1/5: 46/37 +18 1/6: 64/46 +32 1/7: 69/61 +42 1/8: 63/39 +28 1/9: 43/33 +15 1/10: 50/31 +18 1/11: 43/33 +15 1/12: 45/25 +12 1/13: 42/29 +13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 We are getting some incredible virga. Check this loop out, time sensitive: http://quad.aos.wisc.edu/webcam_movies/last_west_60min_640x480.mov 25 dBZ at 7000 feet, 12 dBZ at 3000 feet. None of it is getting to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Its never hit 60F here in January (57F)... The records drop below 60F on the 29th of December and don't hit 60F again until Feb 11th. The coldest record high temp occurs on Jan 14th (47F). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Light snow in Madison. If things keep saturating then we may get accumulation. 25+ dBZ streaming through at 3000 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Starting to snow pretty good out my 14th floor window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Totally random, but I saw someone in another forum mention the torch period of January 2008...more specifically the 5-13th around here. Must be short term memory loss, but some of these daily departures (note the 6-8th) at LAF are almost unbelievable. +42 is kinda kooky. High/low daily departure at LAF from 1/5-13/2008 1/5: 46/37 +18 1/6: 64/46 +32 1/7: 69/61 +42 1/8: 63/39 +28 1/9: 43/33 +15 1/10: 50/31 +18 1/11: 43/33 +15 1/12: 45/25 +12 1/13: 42/29 +13 +42 is nuts. Can't imagine there have been many days in that league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 +42 is nuts. Can't imagine there have been many days in that league. Crazy. I totally forgot we pulled that off four years ago...in an otherwise really snowy winter for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Got up to 33 °F today. Not bad considering the clouds and snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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