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Moving past first week of January General Discussion/banter


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March is a month that has a high variance...but there's been no trend of snowfall decrease.  There's been a couple poor years...but march 09, march 07 and march 05 were above normal in the snowfall, the last 3 years have been below normal, march 10, 11, and 12.

 

The mid 1980s had below snowfall in March for 7 straight years...I'd hate to see what Kevin would have thought then.

 

This is key, even at my latitude where March remains a winter month for avg snowfall.  I say that despite not having seen a March storm reach 12-hr warning criteria (7") since 2007.  Only 14 winters at my place, but here are avg temps and snowfall for DJFM:

             Temp     Snow

DEC      22.15     18.85

JAN       14.22     20.59

FEB       17.90     20.82

MAR      28.29     16.74

The past four years have brought only 33" total in March.  For 1999-2008 the month avg was 20.11.  The 14-yr avg is still more than 80% of the averages for Jan/Feb despite being so much milder.

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Yeah that's the -PNA trying to return. Heights rise in the east, but heights also rose near AK quite a bit. Like you said, just wait until the end of the weekend and keep flags handy. This whole thing screams of model volatility too.

I have the flags in my back pocket with the bags for the dog. Both for cleaning doodoo.

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It looks like after the front, we'll just get some very pedestrian temps. We'll have to wait until the s/w diving into the Lake Superior area a week from now, to really chill off. Probably not until after next Wednesday.

Yeah kinda like we'd been discussing. Temps back close to normal or slightly above with the threat for ice/snow and then once that wave goes by we release the hounds
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I'm working in BOS today but we had very little melt yesterday, so it looked pretty much the same as the pics I posted on Sunday. Maybe 8-10" left on the ground except the all-day sun torched SE facing areas which might be 4-6". Today should be the first day where I see some visual effect of the thaw.

 

up to 48 here and full sun areas is down to patches.  shaded areas still solid covering.

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Yeah kinda like we'd been discussing. Temps back close to normal or slightly above with the threat for ice/snow and then once that wave goes by we release the hounds

 

Meh, not big on the snow, maybe ice distant interior. I'd rather it be warm instead of arctic cold and bare ground.

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I'll have to peak at the QBO. Every decent bomb that has landed here imby ( Jan 67/78/79 etc ) did so when the QBO was +. Not saying it won't happen but i always feel much better about such potential when that is +.. Other then that the potential does seem to be there. I think you all may get yours ( big snowstorm )  in Feb if all goes as i expect it too.

 

 

 

 

You did it now. The weather gods will now give you the pattern i have had for a few years now. Enjoy getting to normal snowfall via penny/nickle events. No dimes or better for you for a few years. :P

 

Hopefully we all get something nice.

Well, I do think there is something to that with what I've found with the +QBO (Aleutian High) and what it could also imply with vortex placement (not suppressive). But please don't think I'm calling for a 99' repeat or Cleveland Bomb. I meant the period could be "near-historic" like in December where a few areas get nailed while others just see an active period. It will most likely not come in one storm but the AAM will want a displacement of high pressures along the lee-side. Right now the modeling is blah again with this (we saw this in December too and is certainly a worry). Expect a few opportunities through the end of the month as the forcing shifts into the western Pacific.

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