met_fan Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 At 3 pm, Worcester reported 22.8" snow. That brings the February-March figure to 67.4" (2nd highest for that timeframe) and seasonal total to 101.0" (4th highest all-time). With 23.0" snow for March, March 2013 is the snowiest March in Worcester since 2005 when 24.6" fell. Don, due to the poor snow obs in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the records are a bit off. When I worked with the NWS to piece together snowfall for ORH in those missing years, I have 101.0" as being the 7th highest seasonal total:1. 1995-1996....132.9" (NWS BOX site has Nov/Dec/Jan correct for that winter but the Feb/Mar/Apr totals are wrong)2. 1992-1993....120.1"3. 2002-2003....117.3"4. 2004-2005....114.3"5. 1960-1961....104.3"6. 2000-2001....102.1"7. 2012-2013....101.0"Unfortunately we don't have a record of some of these years in the official NCDC database. It's like it didn't snow prior to the 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 It's like it didn't snow prior to the 90's Yeah kind of weird...but it prob just a statistical fluke...I mean there's like 4 years that were between 97" and 100" that barely are out of the top 8...so obviously a few inches here or there and those years would be there...'47-'48, '57-'58, '66-'67, '71-'72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Blue Hills was the winner. 29.3 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Hope you're right man..I think we will too How much did you end up with? I got lucky and did a measurement and it just ended about 10 minutes later. I wound up with 20.5". I've never had a single storm span three 24 hour periods. This will definitely be a storm that I remember. BTW, It's #5 for us in the past 29 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I got lucky and did a measurement and it just ended about 10 minutes later. I wound up with 20.5". I've never had a single storm span three 24 hour periods. This will definitely be a storm that I remember. BTW, It's #5 for us in the past 29 years.What is your elevation there? Is it 600 feet?What is the guy from Staffordville at for elevation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 If someone has a long duration loop of that it would be helpful.go to DeKalb 200 image loop, anyone post this, Blue Hill 29.8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Blue Hills was the winner. 29.3 inches Man if I had elevation. Makes sense given QPF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomNH Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Ended up with about 10'' here, without measuring properly every 6 hours, so the real total is probably closer to a foot. Definitely not anywhere near what others had, but pretty still impressive considering we were totally skunked as of about midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Kevin was that tweeted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 My house in Sherborn..2ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL TOTAL 29.8 INCHES MARCH 6-8, 2013 Total melted precipitation over 3 inches. Blue Hill Greatest Snowstorms, inches, (1885-2013): 1) 38.7 on Feb 24-28, 1969 2) 30.3 on Mar 3-5, 1960 3) 30.1 on Feb 6-7, 1978 4) 30.0 on Mar 31 - Apr 1, 1997 5) 29.8 on Mar 6-8, 2013 6) 26.6 on Feb 8-9, 2013 7) 24.7 on Feb 17-18, 2003 Greatest March Snowstorms, inches (1885-2013) 1) 30.3 on 3-5 Mar, 1960 2) 30.0 on 31 Mar-1 Apr, 1997 3) 29.8 on 6-8 Mar, 2013 4) 23.0 on 5-7 Mar, 2001 5) 19.5 on 19-20 Mar, 1956 Kevin was that tweeted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Kevin was that tweeted?Yeah@bhobservatory: Preliminary storm total 29.8". Snow on ground 23" due to compression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 69 60 and 56 all appeared on analogs last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Found it Ginx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Blue Hills is such a pants tent in more ways than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Ginx..what did you end up with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I have no knowledge as to how the models are designed, but we could really stand some investment Glad mets and hobbyists on here know what is crap and what is good Bottom line we are Tier 3 now behind the Euro, and then the R/GGEMs. NCEP guidance (GFS) was about as good as the UKMET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Nice finish to the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnowman Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The situation we are talking about with my yearly totals and ORH's yearly totals is the Single Reason I got into the stats of weather. I felt that Unquestionably, Something is going on with our winters recently since 1992, and I felt this in 2002 already enough to fully endulge myself in winter stats, especially since I was a Total Snowman and felt Climate Change was Heavily pushed by human pollution. I will have to do a Full Blown report on this after 2010-2011 and this year. My first report was featured on Accuweather back in 2006 and another article in 2010 after the epic 2009-2010 season. I'm door I can get another one on there. Since I'm Playing this concert in Lexington, can you guys do 1 thing for me?? Get a 24 and 48 hour radar loop. I have GOT to Goooot to study what happened in Rhode Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Foxboro with 24.7" Nice call Scooter Burrilville came in with 11.0" Me FTL.... I picked them and Sutton, MA. No idea what they had but N Grafton had 16.5 or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 MQE with 91" on the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Ginx..what did you end up with?8. Dryslut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I have to agree, the blizzard was a bust low here after all the hype(crazy that we can call 19" a bust!), but theres something about a suprise that makes it all the more fun. Even when it was rolling in upton still had 4" here and it was becming obvious that his was going to bust, i tought i would wake up to 6",when i saw i had 8", i was shocked. Really fun watching this one on radar and american wx, it's way more tisfying to get 10" when you were expecting 5 than when the forecast wasfor 8-12 overall. Best storm of the winter here. Close win over the blizzard, but the suprise pushed it over the top. -skisheep I thought the blizzard was a much better storm with colder temperatures, snow sticking to paved roads, and much higher snowfall. I recorded 17" with the blizzard, and there was basically no traffic at all that evening after 4pm. I had 9" today, only half of what the blizzard delivered, but granted it was a bigger surprise. I assumed I was getting 2-4" when I went to bed as it was just snowing lightly to moderately, and inverted troughs have a way of disappointing. Picking up a major snowfall was not exactly on my mind. Also, this symbolizes the rebirth of March as a winter month after several years of Morch. Considering we have several threats on the table in the 3/15-3/25 time frame, this could be the beginning of a very exciting end to winter. Moreover, we might be able to piece together two colder than normal months in a row, something that hasn't happened since Dec 2010/Jan 2011. The longevity of winter has been impressive this season as well, starting with 8" on November 7th and several days with highs in the low 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metagraphica Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 With the 1" from Thursday overnight the total here in Glastonbury ended up just under 17". Call it 16.8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sey-Mour Snow Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 hey grinch how much snow did you get after 1230.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Why the cut off? I know Scott tried to explain it some, but I just don't get it? You are less than 15 miles from me as crow flies. Looking at the snowfall accum. maps I do see the sharp cut off just east of me. Crazy stuff.15 miles? Lol more like 5, I just saw up the road NE of me 2 miles got 12. Awesome, love the microstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 One more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Finished with 18" of meh. The flake counter, you and Darth Miser need to be committed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 My brother got 24"... ouchie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 My brother got 24"... ouchiewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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