The Death of Winter: How would you grade the Season?

[nzucker]

Was a D+ but yesterday's storm brought it up to a C-.  If we get more storms in March then that may go up to a C or C+.  Temps in DJF were pretty poor overall (cumulative departure of +3.5), but we did have one good cold outbreak that week in January, and November was well below average (-3.0).  Including the entire season of November through March so far we're only +1.8, and since the rest of March looks cold we may be able to bring that down to +1.0 or less.  Total snowfall at Rutgers of 23" is still a little below average but maybe we will get to average or even a little above with storms later this month.  One big downside this winter as others have mentioned is how little long-lasting snowcover we have had.

The gradient across the NYC metro area is absolutely sick this year, a little reminiscent of Winter 08-09. Rutgers has 23", Dobbs Ferry has 46", and Bridgeport has 61". I usually get about a foot more than your area, but this year I have two feet more, and that's mostly because of the blizzard. I also usually get about the same amount as BDR, or perhaps a little more, but the 30" they received in the 2/8 Nor'easter put them well out of reach for the 12-13 season. 

 

Also, the gradient in the blizzard caused a lot of changes in snow cover, which affects one's subjective perceptions of a winter. Your area only had about 8" in the blizzard, which melted quickly with the rainstorm and slightly above normal temperatures the next week. I had 17" in the blizzard, which lasted until 2/25 when the rainy end of the month finally wiped out continuous snow cover. Thus, I picked up 17 days of snow cover from the blizzard while you had maybe a week; BDR maintained snow even longer due to the amount they received. 

 

I give a B- so far because 46" is well above average, November and March have been frigid extending the cold season, and we had one monster snowstorm and two other moderate events (11/7 and 3/8 with 8" and 9" respectively), as well as a long-overdue arctic shot in January. I also had decent snow cover because I did well in 12/29 and got a few inches in the mid-January clippers, as well as the big total from the blizzard. There's about 4" remaining from yesterday's snowfall in the woods behind my house at 350', so we'll notch another day of snow cover for sure. 

[CooL]

C+ so far

 

however i think at some point this month, even after next weeks potential, there's going to be a strong noreaster again, so there might be another event to bump it up to a B-

 

B- now for me. About 34" on the season with even more potential to improve on that down the road. 

[Absolute Humidity]

Wow, the grading on this thread sounds a lot like my college years. You get tough prof's who see your work as C and others as an A. If you really like cold, this winter pretty much stank. But for me, cold without snow is nothing more than an annoyance. This I pretty much weigh cold very lightly. It's all about snowfall. As far as grading schemes, I cannot use a B- . That's like saying a 2.75 GPA is B-. No, that's a C+ and a 3.0 is B and can only be a B. I guess that's the Rutgers in me.

[nzucker]

Wow, the grading on this thread sounds a lot like my college years. You get tough prof's who see your work as C and others as an A. If you really like cold, this winter pretty much stank. But for me, cold without snow is nothing more than an annoyance. This I pretty much weigh cold very lightly. It's all about snowfall. As far as grading schemes, I cannot use a B- . That's like saying a 2.75 GPA is B-. No, that's a C+ and a 3.0 is B and can only be a B. I guess that's the Rutgers in me.

I love cold, and I'm still giving the winter a B- grade. Here's why:

 

--November finished -3.8F with 8.5" snowfall, putting to rest the idea that our autumns had become permanently mild.

--Dobbs Ferry did not get above freezing from January 21-26, and lows were consistently 7-11F those nights.

--The February 8th snowfall stayed on the ground for nearly 3 weeks. 

--March should finish at least -2F given the forecasted pattern, and could finish with near-record cold if the Euro is correct.

 

Yes, the arctic spell was mistimed as we didn't have snow cover and couldn't get to 0F. Yes, December was dreadfully mild and was reminiscent of Winter 11-12 and all of its warm weather. Yes, DJF averaged significantly above normal. However, the shoulder season has been pretty cold this year, which has made it seem like a long winter, and I love that. We've also had decent snow cover for a winter with only 46" seasonal total. Finally, we've finally broken the streak of torch Marches with low snowfall. This could be an epic March given we have 9" with temperatures about 2F below normal. If the pattern breaks as the 12z ECM shows, we'll probably get 15-20" this March and finish like -4F. 

[Sampson]

Insinuation fail.

[IntenseBlizzard2014]

B- so far. Up to 41.2" of snowfall so far this season, considering the average is 32" of snow for Mount Vernon. Could end up being a B+ or maybe an A- by the end of the month.

[nzucker]

B- so far. Up to 41.2" of snowfall so far this season, considering the average is 32" of snow for Mount Vernon. Could end up being a B+ or maybe an A- by the end of the month.

I don't think you could grade this winter higher than a B+ even if March/April does produce one more large storm and a smaller event as well. A really snowy March/April would bring you to about 55" on the season. That's well above average but Southern Westchester has seen several seasons with at least 70" of snow, for example 57-58, 60-61, 66-67, 95-96, and 2010-11. Years like 77-78 and 02-03 had around 60" of snow in our area. I think you might be young and not realizing how much snow can fall around here...60-61 had 90" measured in downtown Dobbs Ferry with a 32" snowpack downtown, and higher elevations in the area may have approached 100" that winter.  Barring something unheard of, you're not going to get nearly that much this season, so I don't see how you can grade it in the A range. 

 

Also, I don't see how you can grade it that high based on temperatures either. How can any winter with a +5 December and a +2.5 January get an A-? That's the heart of our winter season wasted on well above average temperatures. Sure, November and March look to be WAY colder than normal, but we don't have snow pack or single digits/low teens during those months, so you don't get a real wintry essence from that part of the season. To have a really good winter, you need some cold concentrated in the heart of winter as we experienced in 10-11. This winter wasn't even close to 10-11, and 10-11 wasn't as good a winter as 95-96, 60-61, or 57-58. So I'd grade a bit harsher, but it's your perceptions of course...

[Isotherm]

I'd be willing to upgrade this winter into the B range with the warm DJF period if I broke 40" on the season. Would need a 6.4" storm to do it, which is entirely possible through mid April, and given this pattern, there's a better chance than usual this year.

 

In 2005-06, I had 32" in an overall very mild winter. Getting upwards of 35-40" in a winter that was +3.4 for DJF would be very impressive to me.

[Absolute Humidity]

I'd be willing to upgrade this winter into the B range with the warm DJF period if I broke 40" on the season. Would need a 6.4" storm to do it, which is entirely possible through mid April, and given this pattern, there's a better chance than usual this year.

 

In 2005-06, I had 32" in an overall very mild winter. Getting upwards of 35-40" in a winter that was +3.4 for DJF would be very impressive to me.

Yes that was a really warm winter with few cold periods. Had 31" here and the snow events coincided nicely with its minimal outbreaks. My favorite was the 1-14 event. We had RN with temp of 65 in the early afternoon, then my wife, in labor, had our twin boys during the flash freeze followed by 4" of snow.

[Guest Pamela]

Sustained December through February cold simply does not occur around here because of the latitude (amongst several other factors) so you really should not expect it.  One would likey need to head practically to the US / Canadien border to avoid occasional mild spells in winter.  Sustained December through February snow cover (or even having the ground well covered with snow most of the time) is pretty rare south of a line from Danbury to the Delaware Water Gap...though the closer you are to that line, the better your chances.  This whole area is pretty much a transitional zone between the cold, snowy winters to the north and the mild, rainy winters to the south...the second region probably starts just south of the 40th parallel.

Even going up the Hudson River Valley as far north as Albany is no guarantee of snow & continuous snow cover...though in the higher spots to the west & east of the river chances increase considerably. 

For truly sustained winter (5 months of snow cover / 150 days / mid Nov - mid April)...Caribou, Maine would do the trick...though I don't know if there's much of a life up there.

[rygar]

Up to a B with this latest 9 inch storm. Hasn't been terribly cold but now above average with total snow and there has been snow on the ground almost all winter.

[Sampson]

I haven't given this winter a grade yet because it is not yet finished, but the score will definitely be better because of the strong 2nd half. Much like the NCAA selection committee where the "what have you done for me lately?" mentality is pervasive, I feel that a good ending always improves my perception, and, in this case, the grade.

[Isotherm]

Sustained December through February cold simply does not occur around here because of the latitude (amongst several other factors) so you really should not expect it.  One would likey need to head practically to the US / Canadien border to avoid occasional mild spells in winter.  Sustained December through February snow cover (or even having the ground well covered with snow most of the time) is pretty rare south of a line from Danbury to the Delaware Water Gap...though the closer you are to that line, the better your chances.  This whole area is pretty much a transitional zone between the cold, snowy winters to the north and the mild, rainy winters to the south...the second region probably starts just south of the 40th parallel.

Even going up the Hudson River Valley as far north as Albany is no guarantee of snow & continuous snow cover...though in the higher spots to the west & east of the river chances increase considerably. 

For truly sustained winter (5 months of snow cover / 150 days / mid Nov - mid April)...Caribou, Maine would do the trick...though I don't know if there's much of a life up there.

 

 

 

Good post, I'm fine with living in the transitional zone. Some winters with long duration snow packs, other winters with not much. Snowpack is nice but it's not as important as snowfall totals to me. Even some of our great winters, like 2002-03, didn't have snowpack for more than 3-4 weeks I don't think.

[Guest Patrick]

Agree, strongly.

 

I might be biased, but I'm giving my backyard an A+ this winter.  First winter in Sussex county vs a lifetime in Clifton....even with the spring weather today, I still have a few inches on the grass.  January featured light snow or flurries nearly every morning around sunrise.  We didn't close until after the first November snowfall, but made it in time for the second November snowfall...seeing the branches and homes in the area pasted with snow made the bigger mortgage payment worth it =)    Most people think I'm nuts... perhaps less so on this board? ... but I loved having snow on the ground almost continuously since Thanksgiving.  What I loved even more is that I forgot what "dirty" snow looks like... it snows, melts, then snows again, all without turning black!  who knew?

Anyway, all you snow lovers in the city should be up this way.  It's really not that far, and I know of some great deals on homes in the area (and on my block!)  For the combination of snow and convenience, this is awesome...and fun for the kids.

 

Good post, I'm fine with living in the transitional zone. Some winters with long duration snow packs, other winters with not much. Snowpack is nice but it's not as important as snowfall totals to me. Even some of our great winters, like 2002-03, didn't have snowpack for more than 3-4 weeks I don't think.

[Isotherm]

Agree, strongly.

 

I might be biased, but I'm giving my backyard an A+ this winter.  First winter in Sussex county vs a lifetime in Clifton....even with the spring weather today, I still have a few inches on the grass.  January featured light snow or flurries nearly every morning around sunrise.  We didn't close until after the first November snowfall, but made it in time for the second November snowfall...seeing the branches and homes in the area pasted with snow made the bigger mortgage payment worth it =)    Most people think I'm nuts... perhaps less so on this board? ... but I loved having snow on the ground almost continuously since Thanksgiving.  What I loved even more is that I forgot what "dirty" snow looks like... it snows, melts, then snows again, all without turning black!  who knew?

Anyway, all you snow lovers in the city should be up this way.  It's really not that far, and I know of some great deals on homes in the area (and on my block!)  For the combination of snow and convenience, this is awesome...and fun for the kids.

 

 

There's no doubting that snow in the city blows chunks compared to the suburbs. It's almost as if it didn't snow after the storm's over for the city. I'm my area here in CNJ the snow stays nice and clean as well. That's impressive you had snowpack since Thanksgiving. If I had my choice, grass would be covered from Dec 1st-March 31st, or at least meteorological winter, DJF.

[nzucker]

Good post, I'm fine with living in the transitional zone. Some winters with long duration snow packs, other winters with not much. Snowpack is nice but it's not as important as snowfall totals to me. Even some of our great winters, like 2002-03, didn't have snowpack for more than 3-4 weeks I don't think.

Up here we did have a pretty long duration snow pack in 02-03...I got 11" on 12/25/02 which set up snow cover during the cold January. There was a moderate event in early February, and then we got 16" with PDII, which made the snow really deep. I remember not being able to take the golf course to walk to school during that time frame. I had 60" that winter so there were some good stretches with snow pack, certainly much better than this winter...temps were A LOT colder, too. March was rather benign so the pack died early, but we did get 3" on 4/7/03. 

[Guest Pamela]

Up here we did have a pretty long duration snow pack in 02-03...I got 11" on 12/25/02 which set up snow cover during the cold January. There was a moderate event in early February, and then we got 16" with PDII, which made the snow really deep. I remember not being able to take the golf course to walk to school during that time frame. I had 60" that winter so there were some good stretches with snow pack, certainly much better than this winter...temps were A LOT colder, too. March was rather benign so the pack died early, but we did get 3" on 4/7/03. 

 

2002-03 was one of the best years ever out here for number of days that the ground was well covered with snow...72 days...including 3 in Nov, 13 in Dec, 14 in Jan, 23 in Feb, 16 in March, and 3 in April.

My records show 6.5" on March 6, 2003 and a couple smaller falls later in the month.

[Isotherm]

Maybe my memory is bad for snow cover that year. Recorded 55" IMBY. Had the early Dec SECS, Christmas mod snowfall, a few light events in Jan, early Feb SECS, then the HECS, early march light snow, and early april SECS. No doubt a phenomenal winter.

[famartin]

Maybe my memory is bad for snow cover that year. Recorded 55" IMBY. Had the early Dec SECS, Christmas mod snowfall, a few light events in Jan, early Feb SECS, then the HECS, early march light snow, and early april SECS. No doubt a phenomenal winter.

Had 46" but I know we lost the snow we had from December, then the one in early January also, so that while Janaury was cold there wasn't real snow on the ground.  I do recall that starting with the Feb 6-7 event through either late Feb or early March we had snow cover.  I don't recall when it left us completely offhand, I'll have to check some old video.

[famartin]

Maybe my memory is bad for snow cover that year. Recorded 55" IMBY. Had the early Dec SECS, Christmas mod snowfall, a few light events in Jan, early Feb SECS, then the HECS, early march light snow, and early april SECS. No doubt a phenomenal winter.

Here's the New Brunswick dailies, I think snow depth at home varried in a similar fashion.

10/01/2002    75    49  0.00   0.0     010/02/2002    80    55  0.00   0.0     010/03/2002    86    62  0.00   0.0     010/04/2002    83    62  0.14   0.0     010/05/2002    74    62  0.08   0.0     010/06/2002    85    48  0.00   0.0     010/07/2002    69    49  0.00   0.0     010/08/2002    78    46  0.00   0.0     010/09/2002    64    43  0.00   0.0     010/10/2002    66    44  0.00   0.0     010/11/2002    63    55  1.48   0.0     010/12/2002    64    54  2.65   0.0     010/13/2002    62    56  0.18   0.0     010/14/2002    63    46  0.05   0.0     010/15/2002    58    36  0.00   0.0     010/16/2002    57    47  0.19   0.0     010/17/2002    54    41  0.56   0.0     010/18/2002    61    41  0.07   0.0     010/19/2002    59    38  0.00   0.0     010/20/2002    64    37  0.00   0.0     010/21/2002    61    40  0.00   0.0     010/22/2002    61    35  0.00   0.0     010/23/2002    59    35  0.00   0.0     010/24/2002    56    33  0.00   0.0     010/25/2002    50    31  0.00   0.0     010/26/2002    56    43  1.47   0.0     010/27/2002    61    40  0.59   0.0     010/28/2002    62    39  0.00   0.0     010/29/2002    53    31  0.00   0.0     010/30/2002    46    32  0.40     T     T10/31/2002    44    35  0.17   0.0     011/01/2002    53    30  0.00   0.0     011/02/2002    53    31  0.00   0.0     011/03/2002    46    30  0.00   0.0     011/04/2002    49    31  0.00   0.0     011/05/2002    50    31  0.00   0.0     011/06/2002    50    33  0.66   0.0     011/07/2002    51    40     T   0.0     011/08/2002    49    27  0.00   0.0     011/09/2002    61    29  0.00   0.0     011/10/2002    65    37  0.00   0.0     011/11/2002    73    57  0.00   0.0     011/12/2002    68    51  0.15   0.0     011/13/2002    55    48  0.91   0.0     011/14/2002    50    31  0.03   0.0     011/15/2002    59    30  0.00   0.0     011/16/2002    60    41  0.00   0.0     011/17/2002    47    38  1.22   0.0     011/18/2002    43    37  0.65   0.0     011/19/2002    49    28  0.00   0.0     011/20/2002    49    28     T   0.0     011/21/2002    60    30  0.00   0.0     011/22/2002    55    31  0.37   0.0     011/23/2002    52    35  0.29   0.0     011/24/2002    46    34  0.00   0.0     011/25/2002    53    28  0.00   0.0     011/26/2002    62    29  0.00   0.0     011/27/2002    49    32  0.31   0.3     T11/28/2002    38    22  0.00   0.0     011/29/2002    37    22  0.00   0.0     011/30/2002    43    27  0.00   0.0     012/01/2002    48    30     T   0.0     012/02/2002    36    25  0.00   0.0     012/03/2002    39    20  0.00   0.0     012/04/2002    29    15  0.00   0.0     012/05/2002    32    14     T     T     T12/06/2002    28    26  0.66   7.7     812/07/2002    36    12  0.00   0.0     612/08/2002    36    13  0.00   0.0     512/09/2002    46    18  0.00   0.0     312/10/2002    29    14  0.00   0.0     312/11/2002    34    17  0.00   0.0     212/12/2002    39    33  1.14   0.0     T12/13/2002    49    26  0.00   0.0     012/14/2002    47    27  0.77   0.0     012/15/2002    46    40  0.04   0.0     012/16/2002    49    38  0.01   0.0     012/17/2002    43    21  0.00   0.0     012/18/2002    36    18  0.00   0.0     012/19/2002    39    16  0.00   0.0     012/20/2002    50    38  0.02   0.0     012/21/2002    62    34  0.53   0.0     012/22/2002    48    26     T   0.0     012/23/2002    56    37     T   0.0     012/24/2002    46    31  0.00   0.0     012/25/2002    40    31  0.14     T     T12/26/2002    39    28  0.94   3.5     412/27/2002    37    28  0.00   0.0     212/28/2002    38    26  0.00   0.0     212/29/2002    39    26     T     T     T12/30/2002    45    26  0.00   0.0     012/31/2002    43    26     T   0.0     001/01/2003    53    37  0.11   0.0     001/02/2003    45    34  1.92   0.0     001/03/2003    37    29  0.15   0.2     T01/04/2003    35    32  0.60     T     T01/05/2003    38    32  0.00   0.0     001/06/2003    38    30  0.16   1.6     201/07/2003    35    26  0.08   0.4     201/08/2003    35    25  0.06   0.7     201/09/2003    42    33  0.00   0.0     001/10/2003    53    33  0.00   0.0     001/11/2003    44    23  0.00   0.0     001/12/2003    34    22  0.00   0.0     001/13/2003    37    21  0.00   0.0     001/14/2003    41    19  0.00   0.0     001/15/2003    31    20  0.00   0.0     001/16/2003    31    16  0.00   0.0     001/17/2003    30    16  0.04   0.6     101/18/2003    33     4  0.00   0.0     T01/19/2003    23     4  0.00   0.0     T01/20/2003    29    10  0.00   0.0     T01/21/2003    35    12  0.00   0.0     T01/22/2003    28    10  0.00   0.0     T01/23/2003    25     7  0.00   0.0     T01/24/2003    21     7  0.00   0.0     T01/25/2003    30     8  0.00   0.0     001/26/2003    31    15  0.00   0.0     001/27/2003    32    11  0.05   0.6     101/28/2003    19     5  0.00   0.0     T01/29/2003    25    10  0.02   0.2     T01/30/2003    31    16  0.09   1.1     101/31/2003    35    18  0.00   0.0     T02/01/2003    35    32  0.03   0.0     002/02/2003    38    31  0.02   0.0     002/03/2003    47    31  0.00   0.0     002/04/2003    51    31  0.01   0.0     002/05/2003    48    29  0.16   0.0     002/06/2003    36    15  0.00   0.0     002/07/2003    31    16  0.31   3.7     402/08/2003    34     8  0.22   2.5     502/09/2003    30    10  0.00   0.0     502/10/2003    38    15  0.00   0.0     302/11/2003    36    17  0.10   1.3     402/12/2003    27    11  0.00   0.0     402/13/2003    34    14  0.00   0.0     402/14/2003    27     4  0.00   0.0     302/15/2003    32    17  0.00   0.0     302/16/2003    27     9  0.00   0.0     302/17/2003    21    10  1.08  13.0    1502/18/2003    27    21  0.66   7.9    1802/19/2003    32    15     T     T    1802/20/2003    42    18     T     T    1402/21/2003    49    18  0.00   0.0    1202/22/2003    49    17  0.14   0.0    1102/23/2003    39    35  2.06   0.0     802/24/2003    44    23  0.21   0.0     702/25/2003    37    24  0.00   0.0     602/26/2003    33    16     T     T     502/27/2003    24    19  0.00   0.0     502/28/2003    32    23  0.01     T     403/01/2003    39    28  0.00   0.0     403/02/2003    39    31  0.09   0.0     303/03/2003    44    13  0.79     T     303/04/2003    23    10  0.00   0.0     303/05/2003    41    17  0.21   0.0     303/06/2003    53    33  0.39   0.0     103/07/2003    33    12  0.46   0.4     103/08/2003    31    14  0.00   0.0     T03/09/2003    52    26  0.00   0.0     T03/10/2003    53    19  0.00   0.0     T03/11/2003    31    15  0.00   0.0     T03/12/2003    39    25  0.00   0.0     003/13/2003    54    33  0.00   0.0     003/14/2003    50    22  0.12   0.0     003/15/2003    40    23  0.00   0.0     003/16/2003    57    29  0.00   0.0     003/17/2003    71    35     T   0.0     003/18/2003    72    45  0.00   0.0     003/19/2003    67    37  0.00   0.0     003/20/2003    47    34     T   0.0     003/21/2003    58    37  1.12   0.0     003/22/2003    67    47  0.40   0.0     003/23/2003    67    41  0.00   0.0     003/24/2003    62    36  0.00   0.0     003/25/2003    62    35  0.00   0.0     003/26/2003    69    37  0.00   0.0     003/27/2003    71    35  0.33   0.0     003/28/2003    64    35  0.00   0.0     003/29/2003    60    48  0.00   0.0     003/30/2003    76    43  0.55   0.0     003/31/2003    44    29  0.14     T     004/01/2003    44    26     T     T     004/02/2003    44    29  0.11   0.0     004/03/2003    60    41  0.01   0.0     004/04/2003    57    40     T   0.0     004/05/2003    42    37  0.08   0.0     004/06/2003    43    34  0.03   0.0     004/07/2003    50    36  0.00   0.0     004/08/2003    37    31  0.60   5.4     404/09/2003    36    32  0.02   0.0     204/10/2003    39    34  0.34   0.0     004/11/2003    49    36  0.07   0.0     004/12/2003    46    39  0.68   0.0     004/13/2003    70    43  0.08   0.0     004/14/2003    63    35  0.00   0.0     004/15/2003    62    34  0.00   0.0     004/16/2003    80    45  0.00   0.0     004/17/2003    87    43  0.00   0.0     004/18/2003    44    36  0.02   0.0     004/19/2003    46    37  0.00   0.0     004/20/2003    61    38  0.00   0.0     004/21/2003    65    36  0.00   0.0     004/22/2003    61    39  0.10   0.0     004/23/2003    70    44     T   0.0     004/24/2003    51    40  0.00   0.0     004/25/2003    63    38  0.00   0.0     004/26/2003    65    48  0.26   0.0     004/27/2003    58    47  0.21   0.0     004/28/2003    73    40  0.00   0.0     004/29/2003    80    41  0.00   0.0     004/30/2003    77    48  0.03   0.0     0

[masomenos]

April 03 was an incredible month. How often do you go from 6" of snow and 30s to near 90 degree temps a week later? lol

[Mr Torchey]

Epic winter, BDR might make a run at 70-80 inches.

[SR Airglow]

So far I'll call it a B+, with potential for an A- if we get one more march storm. The full A is almost out of reach only because of no snow for most of December and January, although I did get a 24" storm in Lake Placid at the end of december, so that made up for alot of my missing snow down here, and why the grade is still high. The suprise on Friday for me was actually better than the Blizzard, the blizzard everyone saw coming, and then getting dryslotted for 2 hours kind of took the fun off of that parade(don't get me wrong, it was still a great storm, just not the epicness that it could have been and for many was), but last friday's storm was unexpected, there's nothing more fun than expecting 4-6"(and people said I was being bullish for that), and ending up with 10", it makes it so much more fun to be a suprise, and for that reason, that storm alone brings the grade up from a C+ to B+. Now, if we can verify the 0z EURO verbatim, I might have to think about an A, but for now, tenative B+, if we get another snow event of significance(4" or more), I'll call it an A-, for an A, I need to see another 12"+ storm.

 

-skisheep

[WintersGrasp]

This winter....I'd have to give a B so far. Can't give it higher because then what would that make other seasons that occurred in the past 10 years with our area jackpotting in snowfalls ? A+++++?.....anyway....this season so far we've had long duration cold, check....major snowfall, check....several light snowfall from clippers, check....snowfall out of season in November, check.....HURRICANE right before the November snowfall, check!.....overall this past 5-6 months has been an INCREDIBLE period of weather for us

[Absolute Humidity]

Picked up an additional 1.3" today and another snow cover day in march totaling 3. This is nice but does not merit any grade change. We're still a solid B although a few more of these or a 3" accumulating event would most certainly bump things up to a B+ manly because that would push the 40" mark. If that were to happen, this would be the first 40"+ winter without an A grade. It would take some serious March 1958 dumpage for that to happen. I've had 13 separate snow events this season. Only three of these exceeded 6". Not one of the remaining 10 events exceeded 2". The total snow of 37.1" is cool, but the manor in which it took to get there was rather pathetic, hence the B grade. Lack of real cold and snow cover duration withstanding, I don't weight these factors much. It's usually pretty warm here anyway compared IAH or ORH.

[nzucker]

I made my post bemoaning the end of winter WAY too early...we've had 10" of snow since that point and are staring down the barrel of a potentially historic cold spell as well as two snowstorms, the SW flow event Monday night and the possible coastal next weekend. Crazy to think how March has delivered after so many duds. 

[Mitchel Volk]

C+ to B-

[Momza]

C+ to B-

Yes and room for improvement ?

[IsentropicLift]

B-

 

We got shafted up this way with February 8th compared to the rest of the area. I think we wound up with 8 or 9 while places on Long Island got over 30.

 

It was nice to get a lot of smaller events and to have pretty much a never ending train of storms to watch on the models, despite the fact that many of them never panned out.

[Zelocita Weather]

Amazing what a little blocking will do even in March...

 

So far this month, we have had a 6-10" event, a C-1" clipper, and a 2-5" overrunning, with possibly more on the way...

 

Still a C+, but one more decent storm were talking B-/B