BowMeHunter Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Definitely sounds different than down here and even near Racine. Yet MKE says the snow cover streak ended yesterday. mke is about as accurate as your ruler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 whos interested in doing a $25 buy in fantasy baseball league on here? Would own you guys so bad. Would be nice if we could get maybe 8-10 people. RIP $man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 RIP $man Why does this dude always get banned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Two years ago today ( March 14th ) began the stretch of epic warmth which would result in the warmest temps this region has ever seen in the month of March for alot of places. Here the high was 78.. Would stay in the 70s and be capped off with low to mid 80s for 3 days followed by another 70+ day before it cooled off. For those who wish to look back on it here is the link to the record thread for most of the records broke. http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/33361-the-broken-record-thread/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 93 days straight of 1"+ snow depth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 free moneybags looking forward to the relative warmth today and melting this slush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 could also be that less snow makes it thru the evergreens and onto the ground...so less accumulation under evergreen trees. Good point. Around most pine trees there is a ring of grass around them, so I think it's both factors. Already 39° here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Biggest storms this season for Toronto: December 14 - 11.2" Feb 5 - 8.7" March 12 - 7.2" Three 6"+ers including a 10"+ is a damn good for one winter. Just need another 1.5" to get to 60" on the season and I can safely bump this winter up to an A- grade. Notwithstanding that we left 15-20" on the table with those two storms around New Years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Snow piles are already melting like mad this morning. Today is going to warm big time. Already 44° here in Racine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 NWS shows snow depth at 10 inches ....March is @ -10.2F for the month ...lol! Clouds and 40F out there....temps hardly dropped off last nite with all the cloud cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 45° at home and 46° in Racine now. Winds are gusty over 25 mph. ...eating up that remaining snow cover. Departure is rising up no doubt. -12° as it stood yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 45° at home and 46° in Racine now. Winds are gusty over 25 mph. ...eating up that remaining snow cover. Wow...almost no wind here.... This cloud mess is heading your way. http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/wisc/ hopefully we clear out so we can lose some more snow pack... itching badly to get on the bike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 It's kind of strange, the forests that are not evergreens and are more sun filled have more snow. But around evergreens the snow is completely gone - both under the trees and around them. Actually it's not that strange - the dark green absorbs more rays during the day. Windy and exposed areas are the prime areas where the snow has mostly melted out. In fact before it got cold yesterday afternoon there was mud to be had in sunny places. Temp leveled off here and should start rising soon. I was bored "Common sense says that the shade of a tree will help retain snow, and snow exposed to sunlight in open areas will melt. This typically is the case in regions where winter temperatures are below freezing, such as the Northeast, Midwest and most of central and eastern Canada. But in Mediterranean climates – where the average winter temperatures usually are above 30 degrees Fahrenheit – a different phenomenon occurs. Snow tends to melt under the tree canopy and stay more intact in open meadows or gaps in a forest. This happens in part because trees in warmer, maritime forests radiate heat in the form of long-wave radiation to a greater degree than the sky does. Heat radiating from the trees contributes to snow melting under the canopy first. “Trees melt our snow, but it lasts longer if you open up some gaps in the forest,” Lundquist said. “The hope is that this paper gives us more of a global framework for how we manage our forests to conserve snowpack.” http://www.washington.edu/news/2013/11/13/snow-melts-faster-under-trees-than-in-open-areas-in-mild-climates/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Blue skies now, but hurricane winds. Should plant all of Wisconsin over to hemlock, spruce, fir... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Interesting article Jackstraw. That is exactly what has happened in my yard. Torching out there... almost 50°! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Looks like a virtual lock that the UP and possibly northern Lower will be in good shape for the last weekend of March. Another 500 more miles for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Looks like a virtual lock that the UP and possibly northern Lower will be in good shape for the last weekend of March. Another 500 more miles for me. Yep ... another Boyne trip for me on the agenda too!! While others are sick of it I will keep enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Looked (and felt) like late January yesterday with the new snow and 19F high. Despite this there was still some melting, never underestimate the power of the March sun. Up to 41 so far today, and mainly sunny so we'll likely burn off a ton of snow by the end of the day, especially the powdery stuff from the second half of the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Pretty much 50° here in Racine now. Full sun, windy. UGN harbor just had a gust to 31mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 4 years ago today started a stretch of some of the finest spring weather i can imagine... still remember biking (in shorts) to the parks... not this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Anybody around here attending this tomorrow? Going to be a lot of focus on the November 17 outbreak. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ind&storyid=40755&source=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Anybody around here attending this tomorrow? Going to be a lot of focus on the November 17 outbreak. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ind&storyid=40755&source=0 I wish was going. I was originally scheduled to work, now I don't have to but registration is closed. Jim (Kokomowx) usually attends if I'm not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Up to 50...3rd 50+ day in the past week. 97th consecutive day with 1"+ snow depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Chicago...how many inches are on the ground now? Does Chicago just truck snow out of town? They do that around here in some areas (they have a huge pile down by the boat landing...it takes forever to melt in the spring). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 DLL - Last obs said 2" at ORD. Kind of leveled off around 49° here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Chicago...how many inches are on the ground now? Does Chicago just truck snow out of town? They do that around here in some areas (they have a huge pile down by the boat landing...it takes forever to melt in the spring). 0 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDude Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 High 49? Temp at 50? Feels much warmer than the other day when it was 54. I venture to say close to 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 These mild days feel warm. Get these temps in May and nobody would want to go outside lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 It's been up to 51° I know. Not sure if it was any warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Definitely feels like we've turned a corner here. Driving home today it's brown as far as the eye can see. Only areas with snow now are in north facing hillsides and of course the leftover piles. Sort of strange looking out the back windows and not seeing all that white. Hit 52 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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