cyclone77 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 3 hours ago, bowtie` said: I took this picture of the neighbor's sycamore tree because I thought that was Indiana's state tree. Come to find out that the tulip tree is the state tree not the sycamore. The sycamore is on the state seal though. Regardless, here is how muted the colors are here... Wow, that Sycamore has pretty nice color. Around here they usually look more like how the lower portion of the above tree looks, before dropping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Jackstraw said: I've got a huge sugar maple in my yard and that thing is just fabulous every fall with flaming red and bright fire orange (I also tap it for syrup). This is the first year in the 7 years I've been here that its not stood out. Still nice but definitely not up to it's normal grandeur. I've noticed also that the oaks and sycamores around here aren't performing at all. Even the redbuds and tulips are going straight to brown. There are patches of maples, especially up around the Wabash river valley that are putting on a show. But for the most part this fall isnt up to Bob Ross's standards My neighbor had a "Fall Fiesta" sugar maple planted in her front yard this year. It has been a nice orange with some yellow and red. It should be spectacular when it gains some size. She has a large red maple in her backyard that turns red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 October @ MLI was pretty close to a very rare occurrence for around these parts. That would be to hit 90 and receive an inch of snow in the same calendar month. MLI hit 88 on Oct 1st, and recorded 1.1" of snow between the 28-29th. I think the heat index on the 1st was in the low-mid 90s, so I guess there's that lol. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 With a little bit of snow on the ground, temp dropped to 17. Winter's here to stay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Bottomed out at 21.7F at the PWS this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Been very wet here lately. This system is going to push me over 10" in the past 5 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I was so dry for (10) wks during the heart of summer, it's great to see moisture picked up as we head into the cold season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Took a walk during the late afternoon right before sundown on Sunday to enjoy the peak color. It was gorgeous outside. Autumn in all its glory. This weekend will likely be spent raking. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 46 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Took a walk during the late afternoon right before sundown on Sunday to enjoy the peak color. It was gorgeous outside. Autumn in all its glory. This weekend will likely be spent raking. Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I wonder how many times Cedar Rapids has received two 2+" snow events in October(or even two 1" events). From 2007-2018 (the duration of my personal records) I only recorded measurable snow in October one time, and that was only 0.2". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Took this yesterday at a local park with my drone. The upcoming wind will take the rest of the leaves off the trees this week. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 9 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Very nice! Thanks! The colors are so nice this year. We usually have pretty vibrant autumns, but last year was a bit dull. This year did not disappoint but fall is always SO short! At least in terms of natures amazing color display. That's why going out Sunday with an absolute must for me. It was actually a very cloudy day but it cleared around 4p.m. and there is nothing like the late day light of autumn when colors are at their peak. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Madison officially has it's snowiest October on record, with 5.5 inches as of 7 am. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 With 0.13" precipitation through 11 am CDT, Chicago's total precipitation for 2019 has reached 45.94". That ranks 2019 as the 6th wettest year on record, just ahead of 1954 when 45.92" precipitation was measured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ovweather Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Louisville started October with record heat in the upper 90's and a severe drought and is finishing the month with snowflakes flying after several drought busting heavy rain events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 The NWS has been busy in the eastern half of the US. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 October 2019 finished as the 2nd snowiest October on record for Chicago, with 4.6" of snow...only behind October 1989 with 6.3". Top 10 Snowiest Octobers: 1. 6.3" - 1989 2. 4.6" - 2019 3. 4.4" - 1967 4. 3.0" - 1952 5. 2.2" - 1906 6. 1.9" - 1957 6. 1.9" - 1913 8. 1.3" - 1917 9. 1.2" - 1925 10. 0.8" - 1972 October 2019 ended up the 8th wettest October on record for Chicago, with 6.76" of precip. Top 10 Wettest Octobers: 1. 12.06" - 1954 2. 8.70" - 2017 3. 8.54" - 2001 4. 8.44" - 1941 5. 7.36" - 1991 6. 7.36" - 1883 7. 6.89" - 1881 8. 6.76" - 2019 9. 6.51" - 1887 10. 6.41" - 1919 Stats from the recent snowstorm that were posted in the thread... Chicago/O'Hare received 1.2" of snow on October 30th, which broke the record snow amount for the date of 0.7", which was set in 1923. Chicago/O'Hare received 3.4" of snow on October 31st (Halloween), which broke the record snow amount for the date of 0.1", which was set in 2014. The 3.4" of snow on October 31st made it the 2nd largest October calendar day snowfall in Chicago...only behind 3.8" on 10/19/1989. Chicago/O'Hare received 2.18" of rain on October 26th, which broke the record precip amount for the date of 1.60", which was set in 2016. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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