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March 25 snow event obs


Ian

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Throughout my career in weather, I have been amazed what 300' or so could do for snowfall distribution early/late in the season, not just with the better (lower) temp and thus shallower surface warm layer, but also from what appears to be a more definitive upslope contribution than we otherwise see when the boundary layer temps aren't as critical. Here in Crofton/Bowie, light snow, 32-33F, and barely a TRACE on the ground.

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i cut and pasted this from SNE. They didnt really have that monster event that we did.

 

 

11/10/13-0.3 snow/graupel    02/03/14-0.3" snow

11/23/13-1.0" snow squall     02/05/10-8.5" snow/sleet

11/27/13-0.5" snow              02/10/14-1.8" snow

12/01/13-3.0" snow/zr          02/14/14-10.0" snow/sleet

12/09/13-1.5" snow              02/15/14-2.3" snow

12/11/13-0.3" snow              02/18/14-7.0" snow

12/15/13-9.3" snow/sleet      02/19/14-2.3" snow

12/17/13-2.0" snow              02/21/14-1.0" snow/sleet

12/23/13-0.6" ice                 03/05/14- 0.8" snow

12/26/13-2.0" snow             03/12/14-1.8" snow

12/29/13-7.0" snow/sleet     03/13/14-5.0" snow/sleet

01/02/14-6.5" snow             03/20/14-4.3" snow/rain

01/07/14-0.3snow

01/19/14-2.3" snow

01/20/14-0.3" snow

01/25/14-0.5" snow

01/27/14-0.5" snow

 

Season Total-83.00"
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Technically, using the new NWS observing rules, only peak depth matters.  So it would be 1".  I'm ignoring that guidance for CoCoRahs.  I'd put down 1.5" in your case.

 

 

I'll probably just use final depth unless it is less than the peak depth...I'm at 0.9" so wont use anything less than that if that ends up as the peak...so I guess the NWS rules since I am not getting as much opportunity to measure as I would like...

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Throughout my career in weather, I have been amazed what 300' or so could do for snowfall distribution early/late in the season, not just with the better (lower) temp and thus shallower surface warm layer, but also from what appears to be a more definitive upslope contribution than we otherwise see when the boundary layer temps aren't as critical. Here in Crofton/Bowie, light snow, 32-33F, and barely a TRACE on the ground.

 

partly rates in this case, in addition to what you mentioned...we are doing fine in UHI hell...just under an inch...

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