Stebo Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Compared to last year this winter has been better for some Worse for some And the same for some. Although I'm sure someone will find a way to argue with that too. Pretty much, we had a 7 day period of interesting weather, out of 7 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Compared to last year this winter has been better for some Worse for some And the same for some. Although I'm sure someone will find a way to argue with that too. Its not even about the sensible weather...the pattern is NOTHING like last year. Ask any met. And whenever that was pointed out, ESPECIALLY when it was pointed out during November when our weather was the EXACT opposite of last November, everyone said so what no snow when its warm and wet or no snow when its cold and dry is the same. Well, now we have endured a period of snowy weather for MOST of the region which has surpassed anything we saw last winter, but it is melting from a thaw so we are right back to "this is just like last year". Northern MN, SE WI, NE IL, and SW MI & far NW Upper MI have it WORSE so far this winter than they did last year. Everyone else has it BETTER, which includes the rest of MN, WI, and MI, as well as IA, IN, OH, & parts of IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Its not even about the sensible weather...the pattern is NOTHING like last year. Ask any met. And whenever that was pointed out, ESPECIALLY when it was pointed out during November when our weather was the EXACT opposite of last November, everyone said so what no snow when its warm and wet or no snow when its cold and dry is the same. Well, now we have endured a period of snowy weather for MOST of the region which has surpassed anything we saw last winter, but it is melting from a thaw so we are right back to "this is just like last year". Northern MN, SE WI, NE IL, and SW MI & far NW Upper MI have it WORSE so far this winter than they did last year. Everyone else has it BETTER, which includes the rest of MN, WI, and MI, as well as IA, IN, OH, & parts of IL. amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Atmosphere is going out of it's way to run the pattern change into the ground. I thought we turned the corner with that Dec 27th storm but it seems like it was just an aberration from the general crud we've been sucking since this abortion winter began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Like stated by a few others. We have had like 7 (maybe a few more) legit wintery days out of 6 freaking weeks. December went down in a blaze of glory for most and this January is walking in the footsteps of its little bro. So far this winter sucks. The storm of the 26th was cool but wont save the memory bank of a 21day torch. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I thought we turned the corner with that Dec 27th storm but it seems like it was just an aberration from the general crud we've been sucking since this abortion winter began. Pretty much, no matter how much it is spun about snow cover or that it has been cooler than normal, at the end of the day it has been pretty lousy and painfully boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Its not even about the sensible weather...the pattern is NOTHING like last year. Well I'd mostly agree with that. Few if any are arguing otherwise though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 so we are right back to "this is just like last year". Going back through the past 5 pages, I can only find one post claiming that the pattern is similar to last year, and it was from someone who's posts should be disregarded anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Well I'd mostly agree with that. Few if any are arguing otherwise though. Yeah it isn't the same pattern, it's just another road taken to a bad outcome thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yeah it isn't the same pattern, it's just another road taken to a bad outcome thus far.+1You couldn't have said it better. I think this is partially the case many others are trying to make. The December torch and now the January torch are making strides on destroying a positive perspective on the 1st half of winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Here is the season-to-date snowfall from all the first-order stations in the midwest compared to the same date last year. I may have gotten a few of the airport codes im not familiar with wrong BLUE means snowfall is ahead of where they were last year this time, RED means they are behind last year at this time 41 of the 49 stations are running AHEAD of where they were last winter on this date. Through Jan 9th City – 2013 – 2012 MINNESOTADLH: 24.8” – 12.0” INL: 27.9” – 21.9” MSP: 16.8” – 10.3” STC: 18.7” – 6.7” ROC: 14.8” – 8.7” WISCONSINGRB: 24.5” – 6.3” MKE: 7.0” – 1.7” MSN: 23.5” – 4.4” LSE: 18.4” – 5.0” WAU: 24.2” – 15.2” RHI: 17.8” – 31.0” MISSOURI STL: 2.2” – 2.0” COL: 3.7” – 1.3” MCI: 3.7” – 0.1” IOWA DSM: 15.6” – 5.7” WLO: 11.3” – 2.6” DVN: 5.6” – 1.8” DBQ: 19.2” – 2.6” ILLINOISORD: 1.3” – 1.9” RFD: 2.1” – 1.7” PIA: 3.3” – 0.6” SPI: 4.6” – 0.1” MLI: 5.5” – 1.4” MICHIGANDTW: 11.6” – 6.7” FNT: 12.1” – 8.8” MBS: 10.6” – 12.6” GRR: 9.4” – 9.8” LAN: 5.2” – 12.3” MKG: 8.7” – 5.3” APN: 14.3” – 8.0” HTL: 21.3” – 10.0” SSM: 55.8” – 27.8” MQT: 51.4” – 56.8” INDIANAFWA: 9.8” – 14.0” SBN: 9.2” – 15.0” IND: 15.3” – 3.2” EVV: 10.7” – 0.1” OHIO CVG: 7.8” – 0.7” DAY: 12.1” – 2.9” CMH: 16.1” – 0.9” CLE: 15.5” – 10.6” TOL: 7.0” – 5.2” MFD: 12.8” – 6.8” AKR: 14.7” – 4.5” YNG: 28.1” – 16.5” KENTUCKYPAH: 5.7” – 0.3” LOU: 2.7” – T LEX: 3.4” – T JAC: 3.0” – 1.0” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 semi similar setup as last year.... Same setup, same results. This. Yeah it isn't the same pattern, it's just another road taken to a bad outcome thus far. +1 Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Seriously? You forgot Jonger was speaking of a semi sim pattern. He never said "identical" to play devils advocate. He is mainly speaking of a the firehose pacific which blessed last winter and at times cursing this winter. So relax please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 You forgot Jonger was speaking of a semi sim pattern. He never said "identical" to play devils advocate. He is mainly speaking of a the firehose pacific which blessed last winter and at times cursing this winter. So relax please. k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Like stated by a few others. We have had like 7 (maybe a few more) legit wintery days out of 6 freaking weeks. December went down in a blaze of glory for most and this January is walking in the footsteps of its little bro. So far this winter sucks. The storm of the 26th was cool but wont save the memory bank of a 21day torch. IMO. 7 wintry days? Ummm Id say its been wintry almost every day but for a few for the past 3 weeks prior to todays springlike weather. And yes the first 20 days of Dec were a disaster. Look, I am by NO means saying this has been a great winter, it hasnt. But we arent far off where we should be in the snow department. We are a bit behind in snowfall and actually a bit ahead in snowcover. Nothing out of the ordinary in the grand scheme. In fact Id say where we are is pretty typical and whatever direction we go the rest of winter will have the biggest say in what kind of winter 2012-13 was. Where DTW should be thru January 9th & where they are..... Snowfall: Avg: 14.9" Actual: 11.6" Days with meas snow: Avg: 14 Actual: 11 Days with 1"+ snowfall: Avg: 5 Actual: 3 Days with 3"+ snowfall: Avg: 1 Actual: 1 Days with 1"+ snowcover: Avg: 15 Actual: 17 Days with 3"+ snowcover: Avg: 9 Actual: 14 Days with 5"+ snowcover: Avg: 5 Actual: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spwild47 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 X2 Its not even about the sensible weather...the pattern is NOTHING like last year. Ask any met. And whenever that was pointed out, ESPECIALLY when it was pointed out during November when our weather was the EXACT opposite of last November, everyone said so what no snow when its warm and wet or no snow when its cold and dry is the same. Well, now we have endured a period of snowy weather for MOST of the region which has surpassed anything we saw last winter, but it is melting from a thaw so we are right back to "this is just like last year". Northern MN, SE WI, NE IL, and SW MI & far NW Upper MI have it WORSE so far this winter than they did last year. Everyone else has it BETTER, which includes the rest of MN, WI, and MI, as well as IA, IN, OH, & parts of IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 We are winter weenies and we are bored. To help in solving that, I will hack into the GFS/Euro tonight and redo it over and over again until it developes a major storm next week. All that cold air and se ridge will not be shot to hell. I won't allow it. (note: everything above is a jest) Cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Seriously? Short term memory loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 A real shame that we are wasting such a potentially impressive trough/embedded jet streak with no moisture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Here is the season-to-date snowfall from all the first-order stations in the midwest compared to the same date last year. I may have gotten a few of the airport codes im not familiar with wrong BLUE means snowfall is ahead of where they were last year this time, RED means they are behind last year at this time 41 of the 49 stations are running AHEAD of where they were last winter on this date. Through Jan 9th City – 2013 – [ MICHIGAN DTW: 11.6” – 6.7” FNT: 12.1” – 8.8” MBS: 10.6” – 12.6” GRR: 9.4” – 9.8” LAN: 5.2” – 12.3” MKG: 8.7” – 5.3” APN: 14.3” – 8.0” HTL: 21.3” – 10.0” SSM: 55.8” – 27.8” MQT: 51.4” – 56.8” It is amazing to me that Muskegon pretty much has the lowest totals both years, while we average more snow than 7 of the other 9 cities on that list. Shows how much we rely on lake effect here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Here is the season-to-date snowfall from all the first-order stations in the midwest compared to the same date last year. I may have gotten a few of the airport codes im not familiar with wrong BLUE means snowfall is ahead of where they were last year this time, RED means they are behind last year at this time 41 of the 49 stations are running AHEAD of where they were last winter on this date. Through Jan 9th City – 2013 – [ MICHIGAN DTW: 11.6” – 6.7” FNT: 12.1” – 8.8” MBS: 10.6” – 12.6” GRR: 9.4” – 9.8” LAN: 5.2” – 12.3” MKG: 8.7” – 5.3” APN: 14.3” – 8.0” HTL: 21.3” – 10.0” SSM: 55.8” – 27.8” MQT: 51.4” – 56.8” It is amazing to me that Muskegon pretty much has the lowest totals both years, while we average more snow than 7 of the other 9 cities on that list. Shows how much we rely on lake effect here. So basically only LAN has had less snow then here ( my backyard ) so far this winter? ouch.. lol Yeah you are .2 ahead of me so quit your complaining!! Teasing you.. Need a EXACT ( exact same results IMBY anyways..lol )Jan 67 blizz duplicate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 So basically only LAN has had less snow then here ( my backyard ) so far this winter? ouch.. lol Yeah you are .2 ahead of me so quit your complaining!! Teasing you.. Need a EXACT ( exact same results IMBY anyways..lol )Jan 67 blizz duplicate! ALL I have read on the forum today is others COMPLAINING but I don't make a big deal out of it. I know I vent and they have that right too. I just ask for the same back. You will get your .2 inches..... Some day ...... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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