mattie g Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Through the 25th, March is running -6.12F IMBY. Imagine if this pattern had occurred in Jan. There'd have been snow cover for weeks. Benefit of March snow: It snows, then the snow goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Benefit of March snow: It snows, then the snow goes away. Have to disagree with you on this one. One of, if not the, most important aspects of my "winter performance criteria" is the presence of a totally frozen landscape. That's why I even enjoy freezing rain (light amounts). That's why I thought Mar 6 was such a letdown. Even though it snowed 11.5 inches that day, by 9 am the destruction of the frozen landscape was underway. I like seeing falling snow, but what I most like is a snow AND ice covered landscape. All winter long. I don't ever want a warm day in the winter. Ever. I hope the sun doesn't shine from Nov 15 to Mar 15. Grey, dark, cold, frozen. That's my idea of winter. Now, on March 26, I don't want any more winter. It's time to move on to the next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Have to disagree with you on this one. One of, if not the, most important aspects of my "winter performance criteria" is the presence of a totally frozen landscape. That's why I even enjoy freezing rain (light amounts). That's why I thought Mar 6 was such a letdown. Even though it snowed 11.5 inches that day, by 9 am the destruction of the frozen landscape was underway. I like seeing falling snow, but what I most like is a snow AND ice covered landscape. All winter long. I don't ever want a warm day in the winter. Ever. I hope the sun doesn't shine from Nov 15 to Mar 15. Grey, dark, cold, frozen. That's my idea of winter. Now, on March 26, I don't want any more winter. It's time to move on to the next season. Agree completely (well, except for the freezing rain bit). Others may get their fun from seeing the snow fall, but for me it's all about having snow around. That's why it kills me to see snow falling, but not sticking. Seeing snow melt actually depresses me. I'd trade a 6-inch snow that stays on the ground for two weeks for a 2-foot storm that melts away in a few days - in a heartbeat. Expectations change in March, so quick melts don't have the same impact on me as they do during the rest of the season. This has been an exceptional March, but if it wants to continue snowing I'll happily enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeplayer Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 This storm broke the HPC(now WPC) snow pool for the first inch of snow for the winter. The winning entry was for about Feb 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Have to disagree with you on this one. One of, if not the, most important aspects of my "winter performance criteria" is the presence of a totally frozen landscape. That's why I even enjoy freezing rain (light amounts). That's why I thought Mar 6 was such a letdown. Even though it snowed 11.5 inches that day, by 9 am the destruction of the frozen landscape was underway. I like seeing falling snow, but what I most like is a snow AND ice covered landscape. All winter long. I don't ever want a warm day in the winter. Ever. I hope the sun doesn't shine from Nov 15 to Mar 15. Grey, dark, cold, frozen. That's my idea of winter. Now, on March 26, I don't want any more winter. It's time to move on to the next season. I like snowcover in winter, but at this time of year I'm all about things greening up and coming to life. But I don't like extended snowcover - even in winter. I'm happy with a week or so of snow on the ground, but beyond that I can do without it. Snow piles get dirty, things get crunchy, and it starts to feel like spring will never arrive. I need sun, too, which generally means that snowcover takes a hit around here.That said, if snowpack gets freshened up in January or so, then I won't complain too much. But the reality is that we very rarely have a snowpack that gets refreshed, so that's really a non-starter. I'm absolutely dying for spring right now. I planted a s**t ton of onions this past weekend, and it really got me in the gardening mood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Have to disagree with you on this one. One of, if not the, most important aspects of my "winter performance criteria" is the presence of a totally frozen landscape. That's why I even enjoy freezing rain (light amounts). That's why I thought Mar 6 was such a letdown. Even though it snowed 11.5 inches that day, by 9 am the destruction of the frozen landscape was underway. I like seeing falling snow, but what I most like is a snow AND ice covered landscape. All winter long. I don't ever want a warm day in the winter. Ever. I hope the sun doesn't shine from Nov 15 to Mar 15. Grey, dark, cold, frozen. That's my idea of winter. Now, on March 26, I don't want any more winter. It's time to move on to the next season. Agree completely (well, except for the freezing rain bit). Others may get their fun from seeing the snow fall, but for me it's all about having snow around. That's why it kills me to see snow falling, but not sticking. Seeing snow melt actually depresses me. I'd trade a 6-inch snow that stays on the ground for two weeks for a 2-foot storm that melts away in a few days - in a heartbeat. Expectations change in March, so quick melts don't have the same impact on me as they do during the rest of the season. This has been an exceptional March, but if it wants to continue snowing I'll happily enjoy it. WinterWxLuvr, sounds like you need to move 1 1/2 hours west, that describes them perfectly. Agree 100% with you EastCoast NPZ, winter can stay as long as she wants, we making up A BIT for last years disaster of later winter/early spring (aka torchy summer). Still have bands of flurries and light snow swinging through this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yeah, add another day of March snow in the air here. That would be day #10 according to WinterWxLvr I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Interesting clouds and sky today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Interesting clouds and sky today... Kinda looks like the arrival of the space ships in "Independence Day." Minus the fire and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Nice calm morning. Looks like we will string together a decent run of highs in the 50s to near 60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Too bad Whitetail is closed with all this snow: Maybe we should rent some dump trucks and bring it down our way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Windy. Without it, it'd be a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Too bad Whitetail is closed with all this snow: Maybe we should rent some dump trucks and bring it down our way. Fake snow is terrible. Some of the New England resorts (especially northern NE) will push 70 inches for the month. I imagine the slopes will be packed this upcoming Easter weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattskiva Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Fake snow is terrible. Some of the New England resorts (especially northern NE) will push 70 inches for the month. I imagine the slopes will be packed this upcoming Easter weekend. Timberline has $1 skiing on Easter Sunday, and they have 3 feet of snow in the trees. I can't imagine ever wanting to go to Whitetail. Then again, from my house, Timberline is only about 45 minutes farther away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattskiva Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 And speaking of snow... 38F here with -SN as I write this. Temp dropped from 44 degrees an hour ago. Not sticking to anything but still a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Snow showers here again today. That would be day #11 on the month. 41F with NW wind gusting to 31 mph. Not a pleasant day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Saw this when at school pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Rain turned to snow grains for a bit downtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I think I saw two flashes of lightning out toward Bowie around 3pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 How many people were outside eating lunch today? What a weather s**tshow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviman2201 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Just saw an epic... graupel storm... it was graupel mixed with snow in Bowie, MD. Very weird as its 46 degrees outside... it was REALLY coming down for a few seconds though. Pretty awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiscaster Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Graupel mixed with rain shower on 66 near Sycamore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Same thing happened here. Gusty light rain shower changed to graupel and sleet. Nasty couple of days. This sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I'm tired of the whining. I dislike cold but it's not that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I'm tired of the whining. I dislike cold but it's not that bad. Just wait until the 90/65 whining begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviman2201 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I'm tired of the whining. I dislike cold but it's not that bad. I'm certainly not whining... that was the heaviest frozen precip I've seen all year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 This March has a good shot of being the 5th coldest, possibly colder, since the epic March 1960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 It has been delightful....plenty of time for 90s with 70 degree dew points....we have generally been mostly in a warm pattern from April 20th to October 20th or so...I don't think a -2 to -3 March after a mild winter is going to kill anyone.. It has been a great month, and if it had been 5 degrees colder March 6, it would have been historic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I was out in shorts all afternoon. Yea, had to wear a sweatshirt but still. If you can't enjoy outdoor time with these seasonal temps then maybe you should just pull up your sissy fruity pantz, put on a fuzzy sweater, and sip some wine you can't pronounce while eating foot cheeze in a french restaurant somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Few snowflakes mixed in with a rainshower in Columbia just now. All with a temp of 46F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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