DAFF Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Can you honestly imagine if this forecast came true? 67 cm of snow on February 2. http://www.myforecast.com/bin/expanded_forecast_15day.m?city=54216&metric=true Given the snow on the 1st, would give you a 78.87cm storm total. Has a nice ring to it for the history books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Still 39 degrees here at mid-evening. Definitely didn't expect to be this warm today/tonight. 43 at MLI now. Up up and away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Still 39 degrees here at mid-evening. Definitely didn't expect to be this warm today/tonight. 43 at MLI now. Up up and away. I wonder if the stronger warming than predicted will lead to more post frontal action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Still rising outside; 35°. Lost that sparkly snow cover look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 It's been sort of a strange roller coaster ride in regards to temps here lately it seems. As we approach midnight tonight temps are still hovering around 38. We dip below zero again tomorrow night, and barely make it above zero during the day on Tue lol. Started the day with around 7" of snow on the ground, with the top layer being pristine/new snowfall. Lost about 2" of that today/tonight, and it already has that dated look to it. Luckily a weak clipper will refresh it again tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Digging the sunset here tonight. january 19 sunset.JPG Gorgeous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Digging the sunset here tonight. january 19 sunset.JPG Gorgeous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Apparently 44mph was the peak gust at DTW today. I still stick to my guns I had some 50mph gusts. This is a pic from a 2nd story window to show what the wind was doing...and this is in a non-open suburban neighborhood. Driving in more open areas today some of the right lanes were almost impassable because the old rockhard snowbanks acted as a fence and the snow drifted up against them covering half the right lane in drift. And this is not freshly fallen snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL854 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2014 /954 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2014/ ..WINTER STATS UP TO THIS POINTTHE 2013-2014 WINTER CONTINUES TO IMPRESS...NOT ONLY WITH FREQUENTCOLD BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF FREQUENCY AND AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL. BELOWARE SOME WAYS TO QUANTIFY THE WINTER SNOWFALL THUS FAR.-----------------------------------------------------------------CHICAGOTHE 2.4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON SATURDAY JANUARY 18TH OFFICIALLYPUSHED CHICAGO OVER ITS NORMAL SEASONAL SNOWFALL OF 36.7 INCHES.ONLY SIX OTHER TIMES HAS 36.7 INCHES BEEN BREACHED THIS EARLY INTHE SEASON.HERE IS A LIST OF THE TOP SEASONAL SNOWFALLS THROUGH JANUARY 19TH:RANK WINTER SNOWFALL SNOWFALLSEASON THRU JAN 18 AFTER JAN 18-----------------------------------------------1. 1978-1979 66.2 IN. 23.5 IN.2. 1951-1952 52.1 IN. 13.0 IN.3. 1977-1978 42.5 IN. 39.8 IN.1917-1918 42.5 IN. 21.6 IN.5. 2008-2009 41.5 IN. 11.2 IN.6. 2013-2014 38.9 IN. ??.?7. 1961-1962 37.2 IN. 21.7 IN.8. 1973-1974 35.7 IN. 22.6 IN.9. 1969-1970 34.9 IN. 42.1 IN.10. 1950-1951 34.2 IN. 20.6 IN.11. 1975-1976 33.1 IN. 10.2 IN.NOTICE THAT OF THE OTHER TOP TEN SNOWIEST SEASONS UP TO THISPOINT...THE MAJORITY OF THEM (FIVE) ENDED UP WITH SNOWFALL THEREMAINDER OF THE SEASON VERY NEAR THE 20.3 INCH AVERAGE.ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THESE SEASONS RANGED FROM10.2 INCHES 1975-76 SEASON UP TO 42.1 INCHES DURING THE 1969-70WINTER. IN ALL...THERE WERE 3 SEASONS THAT FEATURED BELOW AVERAGESNOWFALL BEYOND THIS DATE AND 2 THAT WERE MARKEDLY ABOVE AVERAGETHE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON.------------------------------------------------------------------ROCKFORDMONDAY JANUARY 20TH WILL BE THE 31ST CONSECUTIVE DAY WITH 2 OR MOREINCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN ROCKFORD...WHICH IS THE LONGESTSUCH STREAK IN ROCKFORD SINCE 37 DAYS BACK IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY2011. GIVEN THE CURRENT FORECASTS...THAT 2011 BENCHMARK IS ALMOSTCERTAIN TO BE BROKEN...WHICH WILL MAKE THIS THE LONGEST STREAKSINCE THE 1993-1994 WINTER. NO BIG PATTERN CHANGES APPEAR TO BEON THE HORIZON SO THIS CURRENT STRETCH STANDS A CHANCE TO MAKE ARUN AT BECOMING ONE OF THE LONGEST STREAKS OF 2 OR MORE INCHES OFSNOW ON THE GROUND EVER IN ROCKFORD.HERE IS A RUNDOWN OF THE LONGEST STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 2OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN ROCKFORD...RANK # OF DAYS END OF STREAK1) 107 03/18/19792) 97 03/18/19623) 89 03/18/19784) 59 02/11/19845) 56 02/01/19706) 53 02/22/19857) 50 02/19/19828) 48 02/17/19519) 47 03/27/196010) 45 02/19/199411) 43 02/10/197643 02/15/197113) 40 02/11/197714) 39 01/18/198639 02/26/195916) 37 02/17/2011- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -23) 31 THROUGH 01/20/2014 BUT STILL GOING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Was a nice and snowy weekend. Here's a map of what fell. Around 8" in northwest Antrim. Went to the market in East Jordan yesterday and got this pic. Almost didn't see it. Not the best quality, as I was zooming in a bit and it was snowing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Sweet snowy owl picture! I guess it's too cold for them in the Arctic, so he came down to stay for a visit! High 34° early this morning. Now down to 26° with a N wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Can you honestly imagine if this forecast came true? 67 cm of snow on February 2. http://www.myforecast.com/bin/expanded_forecast_15day.m?city=54216&metric=true GFS now showing 40" in less than 24 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Can you honestly imagine if this forecast came true? 67 cm of snow on February 2. http://www.myforecast.com/bin/expanded_forecast_15day.m?city=54216&metric=true GFS now showing 40" in less than 24 hours lol you guys are setting yourselves up for some serious disappointment if you believe in a two-week snowfall forecast. Is this even worth discussing? Pretty solid 7-day forecast if you like cold around here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 lol you guys are setting yourselves up for some serious disappointment if you believe in a two-week snowfall forecast. Is this even worth discussing? Yeah I'm definitely sold on it Three runs in a row of outrageous snow fall amounts is worth mentioning for sh*ts and giggles, unless you'd rather discuss the eternal overcast + below normal temperatures.... It's insulting to insinuate that we would buy snowfall amounts like that 13 days out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 854 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2014 /954 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2014/ ..WINTER STATS UP TO THIS POINT THE 2013-2014 WINTER CONTINUES TO IMPRESS...NOT ONLY WITH FREQUENT COLD BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF FREQUENCY AND AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL. BELOW ARE SOME WAYS TO QUANTIFY THE WINTER SNOWFALL THUS FAR. ----------------------------------------------------------------- CHICAGO THE 2.4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON SATURDAY JANUARY 18TH OFFICIALLY PUSHED CHICAGO OVER ITS NORMAL SEASONAL SNOWFALL OF 36.7 INCHES. ONLY SIX OTHER TIMES HAS 36.7 INCHES BEEN BREACHED THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON. HERE IS A LIST OF THE TOP SEASONAL SNOWFALLS THROUGH JANUARY 19TH: RANK WINTER SNOWFALL SNOWFALL SEASON THRU JAN 18 AFTER JAN 18 ----------------------------------------------- 1. 1978-1979 66.2 IN. 23.5 IN. 2. 1951-1952 52.1 IN. 13.0 IN. 3. 1977-1978 42.5 IN. 39.8 IN. 1917-1918 42.5 IN. 21.6 IN. 5. 2008-2009 41.5 IN. 11.2 IN. 6. 2013-2014 38.9 IN. ??.? 7. 1961-1962 37.2 IN. 21.7 IN. 8. 1973-1974 35.7 IN. 22.6 IN. 9. 1969-1970 34.9 IN. 42.1 IN. 10. 1950-1951 34.2 IN. 20.6 IN. 11. 1975-1976 33.1 IN. 10.2 IN. NOTICE THAT OF THE OTHER TOP TEN SNOWIEST SEASONS UP TO THIS POINT...THE MAJORITY OF THEM (FIVE) ENDED UP WITH SNOWFALL THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON VERY NEAR THE 20.3 INCH AVERAGE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THESE SEASONS RANGED FROM 10.2 INCHES 1975-76 SEASON UP TO 42.1 INCHES DURING THE 1969-70 WINTER. IN ALL...THERE WERE 3 SEASONS THAT FEATURED BELOW AVERAGE SNOWFALL BEYOND THIS DATE AND 2 THAT WERE MARKEDLY ABOVE AVERAGE THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ROCKFORD MONDAY JANUARY 20TH WILL BE THE 31ST CONSECUTIVE DAY WITH 2 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN ROCKFORD...WHICH IS THE LONGEST SUCH STREAK IN ROCKFORD SINCE 37 DAYS BACK IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2011. GIVEN THE CURRENT FORECASTS...THAT 2011 BENCHMARK IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO BE BROKEN...WHICH WILL MAKE THIS THE LONGEST STREAK SINCE THE 1993-1994 WINTER. NO BIG PATTERN CHANGES APPEAR TO BE ON THE HORIZON SO THIS CURRENT STRETCH STANDS A CHANCE TO MAKE A RUN AT BECOMING ONE OF THE LONGEST STREAKS OF 2 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND EVER IN ROCKFORD. HERE IS A RUNDOWN OF THE LONGEST STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 2 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN ROCKFORD... RANK # OF DAYS END OF STREAK 1) 107 03/18/1979 2) 97 03/18/1962 3) 89 03/18/1978 4) 59 02/11/1984 5) 56 02/01/1970 6) 53 02/22/1985 7) 50 02/19/1982 8) 48 02/17/1951 9) 47 03/27/1960 10) 45 02/19/1994 11) 43 02/10/1976 43 02/15/1971 13) 40 02/11/1977 14) 39 01/18/1986 39 02/26/1959 16) 37 02/17/2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23) 31 THROUGH 01/20/2014 BUT STILL GOING Wow, end of Dec/beginning of January rocked for you. I think I saw ~7" total for that period? Wow, January 1979 Blizzard ROCKED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 lol you guys are setting yourselves up for some serious disappointment if you believe in a two-week snowfall forecast. Is this even worth discussing? Pretty solid 7-day forecast if you like cold around here: I never said I believed it. It was meant as a joke. The Myforecast site, in general, is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Temps overachieving for a 2nd day in a row. Hit 36 a short while ago, with some additional melting. One last break for the furnace before the next arctic blast arrives tonight. Temps should be a good 30 degrees colder this time tomorrow, not counting the wind chill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Toronto peeps: http://www.yorku.ca/pat/weatherStation/index.aspWeather station at YorkU, in case you want to bookmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Day 44 of snow cover here. Currently -1°, but the sun will be out with minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Made it down to -2 this morning. Makes the 8th day of the month subzero, and 17th for the season. Should add several more over the next 10 days. The 2.2" of snow from last night bumps us up to 26.8". Nickel and diming our way to a snowy winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 complete opposite ends of the spectrum from last year to this year....another brisk morning of clearing snow off the driveway...feels like the 20th time this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thought this was worth sharing, some exerpts from BUF AFD regarding anomalous weather: AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING ULTRA REPETITIVE...A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED +PNA PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA DURING THIS PERIOD. AN ANOMALOUSLY STRONG (+3 STD) AND MASSIVE H5 RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CALIFORNIA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA ACROSS THE POLE TO THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE WILL COMBINE WITH A DEEP DOWNSTREAM TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CONTINENT TO KEEP A CONSTANT FEED OF ARCTIC AIR FLOWING DOWN ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. MEANWHILE AT THE SFC...A VERY IMPRESSIVE ARCTIC HIGH WILL DROP SOUTH FROM THE HIGH LATITUDES OF CANADA AND MAKE ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE U.S. PLAINS. THIS HIGH PRESSURE HULK WILL FLIRT WITH 1050MB READINGS IN THE PROCESS. IN RELATION TO A 30 YEAR CLIMATOLOGY FOR MID JANUARY...THIS EXTREME MAX HIGH PRESSURE EQUATES TO A ONE IN MORE THAN A 30 YEAR OCCURRENCE. THIS PATTERN WILL SUPPORT READINGS THAT WILL AVERAGE MORE THAN 15 DEG F BELOW NORMAL VALUES. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS CLIMATOLOGICALLY THE COLDEST TIME OF YEAR MAKES THIS STRETCH EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE. TO PUT IT INTO SOME PERSPECTIVE...THIS WOULD BE ANALOGOUS TO A FOUR DAY STRETCH OF MID JULY HEAT FEATURING CONSECUTIVE DAILY HIGHS IN THE MID 90S AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. THE UBER SFC HIGH ADDRESSED EARLIER IN THIS SECTION WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT IS FORECAST TO NOSE UP ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. Also, lol @ uber surface high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 January '14 is now the 4th snowiest on record for Chicago. Snowiest Januarys:1. 42.5" - 19182. 40.4" - 19793. 32.2" - 19784. 29.7" - 2014 5. 29.6" - 19996. 28.9" - 19677. 27.8" - 20058. 26.7" - 18869. 24.7" - 193910. 21.5" - 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm at 20.9" for the month so far. Currently 8° here in Racine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 DTX blurb on approaching January snowfall record http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=dtx&storyid=99811&source=0 Top 10 snowiest Januaries at Detroit - Since 1881 01.) 29.6" - 1978 02.) 27.8" - 2014 thru 1/21 03.) 27.3" - 1999 04.) 26.9" - 2005 05.) 25.2" - 2009 06.) 24.0" - 1987 07.) 23.1" - 1893 08.) 22.2" - 1910 09.) 22.1" - 1929 10.) 21.8" - 1881 10.) 21.8" - 1914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcshot Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Looks like winter has been kind to almost all Northern Michigan this year, was in Traverse City over the weekend as was really surprised to see how they had. At this point I wouldn't mind a little break especially with the cold. With all the snow it is getting excessively harder to see pulling out of our driveway, no where else to put the piles except higher. Although I it is looking increasing likely that the cold will finally shut down the LES guns, be interesting to see how much open water is left after this latest PV blast. My family would love to see a break. A $1,000. propane bill for our son and our upcoming fuel oil fill is going to hurt.. The local animals are hurting too and won't make it without help. I'd move if I could. Mc in the "banana belt". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 pretty chilly outside currently 9 degrees with 3" of new snow on the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 January '14 is now the 4th snowiest on record for Chicago. Snowiest Januarys: 1. 42.5" - 1918 2. 40.4" - 1979 3. 32.2" - 1978 4. 29.7" - 2014 5. 29.6" - 1999 6. 28.9" - 1967 7. 27.8" - 2005 8. 26.7" - 1886 9. 24.7" - 1939 10. 21.5" - 2009 How many inches (about) was ORD shorted on that one snowfall at the beginning of the month at ORD? (Or was that the very end of December? I forget now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 How many inches (about) was ORD shorted on that one snowfall at the beginning of the month at ORD? (Or was that the very end of December? I forget now) About 3" or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 About 3" or so. Thanks J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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