Hitman Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Jeez, you guys are tough graders. A minus. Long duration pack. A couple of big storms. My lake is still mostly frozen. Solid winter look and feel throughout the heart of winter. What more can you ask for at this latitude/elevation? demerit for the grinch obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 5” at my main stake which is on the north side of the house, 2” at another stake near a shady spot on the south side, lots of open ground in between. It’s a tired worn out “snow cover” at this point but what’s left is glacial. Had some flurries this morning but nothing measurable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gravitylover Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 30/14 Wind is variable but mostly out of the NNE between 3-6, sky is clearing enough that you want sunglasses now. Bring on spring! I don't know, the good sized early snow = A, late December warmup and snow loss = F so C for the early part of the winter. Mostly dry and warmish January = D+ brings the average down to C-. Over the top snowfall for Feb but not terribly cold = B+. Long duration snowpack over 50 days for the season = A+ and above average total snowfall = B+. This gives me an overall B+ so far. One more good storm over 6" would bring that up a bit, 12+ would get it to a solid A- and another 10-14 days of snowcover would make it at least an A. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 3 hours ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: 25° with 5 inches of snow otg and holding steady. It will take the midweek warmup to finally put an end to the remaining resilient snowpack. The difference between 5 inches of battle tested, compressed, ice encrusted snow that's been around for five weeks and new fallen snow is light night and day regarding staying power, some get that but many still don't. This warm up is serious, looks like even Marquette is going to lose all their snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdrag Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Good Sunday morning, March 7, I84 corridor! While a springlike taste of warmth is coming Tue-Fri of this week, am confident enough to begin a subforum thread by 7AM, for the first snow-ice event (14th-15th), of the second half of March. Monday night: a short period of probably insignificant spotty sleet-flurries-freezing rain sprinkles. Sunday the 14th-early Tuesday the 16th I84-Adirondacks-Baltimore: The first widespread wintry event of the last half of March. Some snow or ice is likely, possibly changing to rain, for a large chunk of the northeast USA. Whether it affects the region south of I78 (Baltimore-Philly) with any hazardous wintry elements is in doubt. Details TBD as we approach mid March. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 3 hours ago, wdrag said: Good Sunday morning, March 7, I84 corridor! While a springlike taste of warmth is coming Tue-Fri of this week, am confident enough to begin a subforum thread by 7AM, for the first snow-ice event (14th-15th), of the second half of March. Monday night: a short period of probably insignificant spotty sleet-flurries-freezing rain sprinkles. Sunday the 14th-early Tuesday the 16th I84-Adirondacks-Baltimore: The first widespread wintry event of the last half of March. Some snow or ice is likely, possibly changing to rain, for a large chunk of the northeast USA. Whether it affects the region south of I78 (Baltimore-Philly) with any hazardous wintry elements is in doubt. Details TBD as we approach mid March. Subject to change of course 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdrag Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 8 hours ago, hudsonvalley21 said: Subject to change of course Always subject to adjustment. So far, theme is okay, tho EC continues well south., and GGEM were north. Just need to ride it all out and see if the basic theme still holds water 3 days from now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 This depiction as is moves the winter from a B to an A-, IMO. A week away and still fantasy land for now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: This depiction as is moves the winter from a B to an A-, IMO. A week away and still fantasy land for now. And another map for amusement 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 So today or tomorrow morning ought to be the last day for continuous full coverage snowpack (other than the sun blasted areas that are already dry). It has been a pretty good run of 37 days straight. I dunno about those fantasy maps above but it seems to have some potential doesn't it. After this weeks warmth I don't think I'll appreciate it but it would bring the winter to an A grade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 2 hours ago, gravitylover said: So today or tomorrow morning ought to be the last day for continuous full coverage snowpack (other than the sun blasted areas that are already dry). It has been a pretty good run of 37 days straight. I dunno about those fantasy maps above but it seems to have some potential doesn't it. After this weeks warmth I don't think I'll appreciate it but it would bring the winter to an A grade. Today marks the 40th straight day with snow cover, I began the streak on January 27th, and 50 days of snowcover for the season. Right now it's a soild B for the winter. If something big did develop for next Monday and lasted the week we would be in B+, territory in my book. I reserve the A's for the top 15% winters and this is not that IMO. Temps above normal for the season, never got below 0, Christmas Eve debacle, no snow to speak of in January all the things already spoken of here. In the last dozen years 2009/10, 2010/11, 2013/14 those were all recent A's, again IMO. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: Today marks the 40th straight day with snow cover, I began the streak on January 27th, and 50 days of snowcover for the season. Right now it's a soild B for the winter. If something big did develop for next Monday and lasted the week we would be in B+, territory in my book. I reserve the A's for the top 15% winters and this is not that IMO. Temps above normal for the season, never got below 0, Christmas Eve debacle, no snow to speak of in January all the things already spoken of here. In the last dozen years 2009/10, 2010/11, 2013/14 those were all recent A's, again IMO. and 2014-15! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 we had two back to back A winters......09-10/10-11.....13-14/14-15 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 1 hour ago, LibertyBell said: and 2014-15! Looking back on 2014/15 I would agree that was also an A. The only negatives were a lousy December with 1 inch of snow for the whole month but we had 11.4 inches in November and a solid March of snow which offset it. Both January and February were excellent months, no huge storms but lots of 2, 4 and 8 inch stuff and below normal temps all 3 months January through March. Solid snow cover through most of the period. An A for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Yeah I forgot about the not getting below 0 part so that keeps it at B+ now and another big storm with a few days of snowcover would get it to an A-. Boy it's nice out today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 59.9F here and the first 60F day since 12/25. For all of this winter's innumerable and frankly appalling faults, no torches between Christmas and basically St. Paddy's is no small feat in our current climate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 23 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: 59.9F here and the first 60F day since 12/25. For all of this winter's innumerable and frankly appalling faults, no torches between Christmas and basically St. Paddy's is no small feat in our current climate. Thank you for getting that correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Juliancolton said: 59.9F here and the first 60F day since 12/25. For all of this winter's innumerable and frankly appalling faults, no torches between Christmas and basically St. Paddy's is no small feat in our current climate. Just going through that period with no one other than Ihatesnowman19 calling for a torch, (and he is limited to how many times a day he can say it) or even saying the word torch, was a welcome break from the last two non-winters. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: Just going through that period with no one other than Ihatesnowman19 calling for a torch, (and he is limited to how many times a day he can say it) or even saying the word torch, was a welcome break from the last two non-winters. We’ve been snow covered down here continuously since 2/1. That’s a dang good run. hopeful we get a little more fun before it’s over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossbowftw3 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Hitman said: We’ve been snow covered down here continuously since 2/1. That’s a dang good run. hopeful we get a little more fun before it’s over. I’m all for one last dance however which way we can receive it. Not 100% sure I can give a vote of confidence yet but March has done weirder things. One thing for sure, my shovels will not be put away this month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Still snow in shady spots and north facing slopes but zero at the stake this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 My backyard is still over 75% covered but only for a few more minutes, the front is torched. For the most part the snow disappeared down here yesterday other than shaded northerly areas but I have a feeling even most of that goes today. My driveway piles that were 6' high are down to about 2' and the one on the sunny side of the driveway is nearly gone. And so it goes... The 60+ temps yesterday felt so good. I could really do without any more winter this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Why is my lawn snow free but the fairways at rotella and patriot hills still have snow on them? This is cruel and unusual punishment. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 31 minutes ago, BxEngine said: Why is my lawn snow free but the fairways at rotella and patriot hills still have snow on them? This is cruel and unusual punishment. Good morning, Bx and thank you for not saying ‘that’s par for the course’. Of course, I could t resist. As always ...... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 21 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Thank you for getting that correct. It's either my 12.5% Irish heritage coming in clutch, or certain people on facebook drilling the correct spelling into my head. Either way, I'm a learned fellow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Still 2.5 inches otg with about 75% coverage. I'm sure if today doesn't put an end to the streak tomorrow will. A nice run, 42 days consecutive with snow cover and 52 for the season so far, it lets me appreciate winter and move on to the next season without feeling cheated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 3 hours ago, rclab said: Good morning, Bx and thank you for not saying ‘that’s par for the course’. Of course, I could t resist. As always ...... Closest ive come to par on that course is an 81 lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, BxEngine said: Closest ive come to par on that course is an 81 lol When I was working, a major celebration took place when ever one of the duffers broke 100. As always ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 2 hours ago, rclab said: When I was working, a major celebration took place when ever one of the duffers broke 100. As always ..... My handicap was 2, as in 'factor of'. Breaking 100 was just out of the question. I'd even have paid for the celebration, had the concept been current. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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