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The 'oh, who cares' 1st half of May boring ass pattern banter thread


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The GFS op has been showing some sort of tropical or subtropical system down there..but nothing you can really say wiith high confidence.

thanks would appreciate your thoughts on this going forward as the mid month time frame nears

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Many here have already hit 80F+ this month.  Did you forget the May 10th warmth?

LOL

 

Please with all the crap about weenies in fannies etc, GOD forbid get excited about a warm day following a MAJOR MAY cold snap lol.  ITs just incredibly biased, and hysterical its a cold lovers sanctuary since 99.9 percent of Americans prefer warmth and sunshine.  

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LOL

 

Please with all the crap about weenies in fannies etc, GOD forbid get excited about a warm day following a MAJOR MAY cold snap lol.  ITs just incredibly biased, and hysterical its a cold lovers sanctuary since 99.9 percent of Americans prefer warmth and sunshine.  

 

I don't think you'll find one complaint about today.

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LOL

 

Please with all the crap about weenies in fannies etc, GOD forbid get excited about a warm day following a MAJOR MAY cold snap lol.  ITs just incredibly biased, and hysterical its a cold lovers sanctuary since 99.9 percent of Americans prefer warmth and sunshine.  

 

And you're extremely ignorant to the May warmth we had just prior to this cold snap.

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I don't think you'll find one complaint about today.

 

Yeah it feels great. My favorite warm season weather is 65-75 with low humidity. We had that great stretch in latter April too.

 

Some spots today will hit low 80s probably, but not my area I don't think. Low dewpoints FTW.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
600 PM AKDT WED MAY 15 2013

AKZ101-111-121-145-161800-

...EXTREMELY UNUSUAL LATE-SEASON SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT A VERY LATE-SEASON SURGE OF COLD AIR
WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA ON FRIDAY. THE COLD AIR WILL INTERACT
WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA CAUSING
RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING FROM THE
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU.

THERE ARE QUITE A FEW UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS STORM...INCLUDING THE
ARRIVAL TIME OF THE COLD AIR AND HOW INTENSE THE PRECIPITATION WILL
BE. THE INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL WILL BE THE KEY TO WHETHER SNOW
IS ABLE TO STICK TO THE GROUND AND ACCUMULATE.

CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IT IS
TOO SOON TO FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT WE CAN SAY THAT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU (INCLUDING THE
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE) HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW. GRASSY AREAS WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE SNOW BEGIN TO
ACCUMULATE...WITH PAVED SURFACES TAKING THE LONGEST TO COOL DOWN
ENOUGH FOR SNOW TO STICK.

THERE ARE ONLY TWO INSTANCES IN THE RECORD BOOKS WHERE MEASURABLE
SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED IN ANCHORAGE (AT THE OFFICIAL CLIMATE STATION)
DURING THE 2ND HALF OF MAY. THESE OCCURRED ON MAY 17 1989 AND MAY
22 1964. BOTH OF THESE STORMS DEPOSITED 0.2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
THE UPCOMING STORM HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF PRODUCING THE LARGEST
SNOWFALL IN THE 2ND HALF OF MAY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1917.

ADDITIONALLY...IF ANY MEASURABLE SNOWFALL AT ALL OCCURS THIS WEEKEND
IT WOULD MAKE THE 2012-2013 SNOW SEASON THE LONGEST SINCE RECORDS
BEGAN. THE SNOW SEASON IS DEFINED AS THE NUMBER OF DAYS BETWEEN THE
FIRST AND LAST MEASURABLE SNOWFALLS OF THE SEASON. THE CURRENT RECORD
IS HELD BY THE 1981-1982 SNOW SEASON WHERE 230 DAYS ELAPSED BETWEEN
THE FIRST AND LAST SNOWFALL.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE DETAILS OF THE APPROACHING STORM. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR THE LATE SEASON COLD AND SNOW BEFORE HEADING OUT. PLEASE
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THE MOST
UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS UNUSUAL LATE SEASON EVENT.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK

600 PM AKDT WED MAY 15 2013

AKZ101-111-121-145-161800-

...EXTREMELY UNUSUAL LATE-SEASON SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING

THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT A VERY LATE-SEASON SURGE OF COLD AIR

WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA ON FRIDAY. THE COLD AIR WILL INTERACT

WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA CAUSING

RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING FROM THE

WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU.

THERE ARE QUITE A FEW UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS STORM...INCLUDING THE

ARRIVAL TIME OF THE COLD AIR AND HOW INTENSE THE PRECIPITATION WILL

BE. THE INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL WILL BE THE KEY TO WHETHER SNOW

IS ABLE TO STICK TO THE GROUND AND ACCUMULATE.

CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF ACCUMULATING

SNOW WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IT IS

TOO SOON TO FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT WE CAN SAY THAT THE

HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU (INCLUDING THE

ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE) HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING

SNOW. GRASSY AREAS WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE SNOW BEGIN TO

ACCUMULATE...WITH PAVED SURFACES TAKING THE LONGEST TO COOL DOWN

ENOUGH FOR SNOW TO STICK.

THERE ARE ONLY TWO INSTANCES IN THE RECORD BOOKS WHERE MEASURABLE

SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED IN ANCHORAGE (AT THE OFFICIAL CLIMATE STATION)

DURING THE 2ND HALF OF MAY. THESE OCCURRED ON MAY 17 1989 AND MAY

22 1964. BOTH OF THESE STORMS DEPOSITED 0.2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.

THE UPCOMING STORM HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF PRODUCING THE LARGEST

SNOWFALL IN THE 2ND HALF OF MAY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1917.

ADDITIONALLY...IF ANY MEASURABLE SNOWFALL AT ALL OCCURS THIS WEEKEND

IT WOULD MAKE THE 2012-2013 SNOW SEASON THE LONGEST SINCE RECORDS

BEGAN. THE SNOW SEASON IS DEFINED AS THE NUMBER OF DAYS BETWEEN THE

FIRST AND LAST MEASURABLE SNOWFALLS OF THE SEASON. THE CURRENT RECORD

IS HELD BY THE 1981-1982 SNOW SEASON WHERE 230 DAYS ELAPSED BETWEEN

THE FIRST AND LAST SNOWFALL.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY

WITH THE DETAILS OF THE APPROACHING STORM. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD

PREPARE FOR THE LATE SEASON COLD AND SNOW BEFORE HEADING OUT. PLEASE

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THE MOST

UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS UNUSUAL LATE SEASON EVENT.

 

I haven't been to Alaska since I was stationed at Point Barrow in the late 70's and early 80's. Point Barrow is much further north than Anchorage, but never-the-less, some very interesting wx. I wish we could get weather like that here. Maybe a move to Alaska is my best bet. The warministas would crap bricks if we got a mid-May snowfall here in New England.

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I haven't been to Alaska since I was stationed at Point Barrow in the late 70's and early 80's. Point Barrow is much further north than Anchorage, but never-the-less, some very interesting wx. I wish we could get weather like that here. Maybe a move to Alaska is my best bet. The warministas would crap bricks if we got a mid-May snowfall here in New England.

 

Mid-May snowfall isn't unheard of NE. 2002 had the record-breaking 5/18 snowfall. Of course everyone knows about 5/10/77.

There's been some others in NNE that I forget about. I think 1984 had a minor event in mid-May...and of course there were the 2 seperate May events in 1967...the latter producing upwards of 6" of snow in the Monadnocks on May 25-26th.

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