BuffaloWeather Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 As I suspected we have hit a high of 51 so far today. Whenever we get downsloping winds you can add 5 degrees to the forecasted high and usually come out with the actual high of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 36F with strong west winds here...but beautiful blue skies all morning. Still a ton of melting occurring. Old lady across the street lost all of her snow on the roof the past 2 days from melt... sun doing a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 As I suspected we have hit a high of 51 so far today. Whenever we get downsloping winds you can add 5 degrees to the forecasted high and usually come out with the actual high of the day. What was your snow depth before this and what is it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 What was your snow depth before this and what is it now? We had a snow depth of 2 feet twice and the thaws have wiped out both of them nearly clean. I'm going to go with 0 snow depth, just piles and some drifts from the wind driven lake effect. Hard to battle 3 days of 50+ with 1+ inches of rain. I truly enjoy the warm ups though, being cold for to long gets old and tiresome. I went boarding 10+ times already this year and snowmobiling a few times as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 We had a snow depth of 2 feet twice and the thaws have wiped out both of them nearly clean. I'm going to go with 0 snow depth, just piles and some drifts from the wind driven lake effect. Hard to battle 3 days of 50+ with 1+ inches of rain. I truly enjoy the warm ups though, being cold for to long gets old and tiresome. I went boarding 10+ times already this year and snowmobiling a few times as well. Holy cow...that is a lot. I checked webcams from NY after asking you and was shocked to see mostly grass in your area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Holy cow...that is a lot. I checked webcams from NY after asking you and was shocked to see mostly grass in your area. Ontario has amazing snow to the north of them, great trails and some skiing locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 As a weather observer, this is one of the hardest times I can remember for picking a snow depth. Ill go ahead and call it 4", but I almost stayed with 5". We lost very little today despite it being the warmest day (high 45F, dewpoints peaked at 38F). It is CEMENT. My yard actually is much deeper, as the whole side is still covered in am 8-12" HARDPACKED drift and there are no bare spots. Neighbor on one side has a big bare spot in the middle of her yard (& a foot drift against her fence), the neighbor on the other side has a solid 6-10" covering her yard but a big bare spot under her tree. Went in the alley which is completely void of trees, shoveled snow, and a bit more shielded from wind...and came up with 3-5" on the north third of the alley, 2-3" in the center third, and 5-10" in the south third of the alley. So settled on 4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I am really losing my snowpack now. Light rain falling, temperature in the low 40s. This thaw can't end soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I am really losing my snowpack now. Light rain falling, temperature in the low 40s. This thaw can't end soon enough. For here, Im looking at it two ways. Glass half full: We rarely make it out of thaws here with more than piles and a few patches remaining. Actually, often times they last JUST long enough to deplete almost everything, then cold rushes in, and shortly thereafter more fresh snow comes but it now has lost a base to build on. Thats not the case this time..we have a pretty solid snowpack remaining that should be among the hardest glaciers we ever see once the temps/dews fall below freezing. Glass half empty: When I think of how deep the snow was last week...UGGGh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I am really losing my snowpack now. Light rain falling, temperature in the low 40s. This thaw can't end soon enough. I'm down to 3" of crust. Some areas are bare grass. The "glacial" ice from the ice storm really melted off and now its puddles of water everywhere. Need to bring down the temperatures quick, lol. The latest GFS does show about 2 to locally 3" by Friday-Saturday which should cover up the crusty snow. However, nothing noteworthy to track through the next 7 days. Zzzzz! F*ck this thaw! Southern Alberta including SSC in for a nice warm-up later this week while we cool down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Down to 27° now after a high of 44° today. 4-5" thick glacier sitting around. Going to take more than a couple days in the 40s or a rainstorm to wipe that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Down to 27° now after a high of 44° today. 4-5" thick glacier sitting around. Going to take more than a couple days in the 40s or a rainstorm to wipe that out. Same here. Despite losing a foot in depth and most of its scenic worth since last Tuesday, we have pretty much solidified a snowbase as we head towards the dead of winter. At already 30 snowcover days of 1"+ and counting (season avg 47) to go with their 39.2" of snowfall (season avg 42.7") I will go out on a limb and say DTW has above normal snowfall and snowcover locked up for 2013-14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hit 41 here today but the snow cover didn't seem to melt much if any. Still a very solid 4" glacier out there tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Still 45 degrees at 1 AM on January 14th. Gotta love that upslope flow. It does generate more snow during synoptic events, so I cannot complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Driving to work today its just crazy to think of how much snow we lost without temps exceeding 45F. Residential areas still 80-90% covered but driving on busy streets you see a ton of grass (& dirty snowbanks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Lost more snow then gained today. Hit 35°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 This week was basically a mini version of 2011-2012, thankfully its just a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 This week was basically a mini version of 2011-2012, thankfully its just a week. 5 days of hell and now back to winter (our regularly scheduled program). It's like comericals on TV that last a bit too long that almost forget what program you watching!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 This week was basically a mini version of 2011-2012, thankfully its just a week. lol almost every winter has a thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 lol almost every winter has a thaw. This. The first big January thaw I can remember is that of mid January 1995, when Toronto torched up into the upper 50s. Leaves started to bud on trees. Early February 1995 was then bitterly cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 5 days of hell and now back to winter (our regularly scheduled program). It's like comericals on TV that last a bit too long that almost forget what program you watching!! I just hope the arctic air returns no later than the 20th so that our mean temperature can be brought down and we can have a shot at competing with January 2003, 2004 and 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman1952 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 From a high of 37 for me to now at 28, At least I should have any of the hard dirty snow whats left be melted anymore. lol. Oh, I did hear that we cold see a return of a polar vortex to some degree the last week of January. Anyone else hear that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 From a high of 37 for me to now at 28, At least I should have any of the hard dirty snow whats left be melted anymore. lol. Oh, I did hear that we cold see a return of a polar vortex to some degree the last week of January. Anyone else hear that? Yeah I heard that from multiple sources. Most likely after the 24th. 0z GFS luckily doesn't show any -30° 850mb temperatures this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Wow I just realized it did stay above freezing here for the entirety of the last 3 days. Not a torch in the WOAH its warm sense, but a funky look to this January so far STATION: DETROIT MI MONTH: JANUARY YEAR: 2014 LATITUDE: 42 13 N LONGITUDE: 83 20 W TEMPERATURE IN F: :PCPN: SNOW: WIND :SUNSHINE: SKY :PK WND================================================================================1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12Z AVG MX 2MINDY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR================================================================================ 1 17 11 14 -12 51 0 0.30 6.4 3 8.5 16 20 M M 10 1 28 80 2 15 4 10 -16 55 0 0.16 4.4 10 15.7 25 360 M M 10 19 32 360 3 12 -5 4 -22 61 0 T T 8 8.7 17 170 M M 4 23 160 4 31 10 21 -5 44 0 T T 8 14.2 29 200 M M 7 36 200 5 32 20 26 0 39 0 0.90 10.2 8 7.2 23 320 M M 10 12 30 320 6 20 -14 3 -23 62 0 0.06 0.8 16 21.2 32 230 M M 8 189 38 230 7 -1 -14 -7 -33 72 0 0.00 0.0 16 18.9 26 210 M M 4 32 220 8 16 -7 5 -21 60 0 T T 15 7.3 16 210 M M 8 18 17 210 9 22 -4 9 -17 56 0 0.03 0.6 14 2.3 8 120 M M 8 18 14 35010 38 22 30 4 35 0 0.35 0.1 13 6.0 13 170 M M 10 12 16 11011 42 34 38 12 27 0 0.23 0.0 10 12.8 28 230 M M 10 12 33 25012 37 33 35 10 30 0 0.00 0.0 7 13.2 21 200 M M 8 29 26013 45 34 40 15 25 0 0.00 0.0 5 12.3 22 200 M M 7 29 200================================================================================SM 326 124 617 0 2.03 22.5 148.3 M 104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFF Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Snow glaciers are insane this winter season. While trying to move them back on the grassy side of the curbs will result in a 4" layer or surface pack ice which is diamond hard. It is actually fun to open them up for no two snow piles are created the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Dropped below 0f as the sun was coming up...maybe -2F or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Went down to 12° this morning. Wind chills were not really that bad this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Wow I just realized it did stay above freezing here for the entirety of the last 3 days. Not a torch in the WOAH its warm sense, but a funky look to this January so far STATION: DETROIT MI MONTH: JANUARY YEAR: 2014 LATITUDE: 42 13 N LONGITUDE: 83 20 W TEMPERATURE IN F: :PCPN: SNOW: WIND :SUNSHINE: SKY :PK WND================================================================================1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12Z AVG MX 2MINDY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR================================================================================ 1 17 11 14 -12 51 0 0.30 6.4 3 8.5 16 20 M M 10 1 28 80 2 15 4 10 -16 55 0 0.16 4.4 10 15.7 25 360 M M 10 19 32 360 3 12 -5 4 -22 61 0 T T 8 8.7 17 170 M M 4 23 160 4 31 10 21 -5 44 0 T T 8 14.2 29 200 M M 7 36 200 5 32 20 26 0 39 0 0.90 10.2 8 7.2 23 320 M M 10 12 30 320 6 20 -14 3 -23 62 0 0.06 0.8 16 21.2 32 230 M M 8 189 38 230 7 -1 -14 -7 -33 72 0 0.00 0.0 16 18.9 26 210 M M 4 32 220 8 16 -7 5 -21 60 0 T T 15 7.3 16 210 M M 8 18 17 210 9 22 -4 9 -17 56 0 0.03 0.6 14 2.3 8 120 M M 8 18 14 35010 38 22 30 4 35 0 0.35 0.1 13 6.0 13 170 M M 10 12 16 11011 42 34 38 12 27 0 0.23 0.0 10 12.8 28 230 M M 10 12 33 25012 37 33 35 10 30 0 0.00 0.0 7 13.2 21 200 M M 8 29 26013 45 34 40 15 25 0 0.00 0.0 5 12.3 22 200 M M 7 29 200================================================================================SM 326 124 617 0 2.03 22.5 148.3 M 104 Heh, there's only been one day that saw temps on both side of 32. All other days remained either entirely above or sub freezing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Toronto's mean for the month is at 20F. If we can stay below freezing for the rest of the month and get the severe cold after the 20th, we'll have a shot at surpassing 2003 and 2009, maybe even 2004 if the cold is severe enough. 1994 will remain King though, along with 1977, 1981 and 1982. Interestingly, we have a chance, temperature wise, of being similar to 1977-78 in Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Up to 17° at RAC at this hour. Nice to have these sunny days during the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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