snowstormcanuck Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Surpassed 40" for the season with today's snowfall at YYZ; 4th winter in a row and quite the feat considering it's been nearly 40 years since that's happened. Got me thinking about the banality of these winters notwithstanding that feat. Really, just nickels and dimes since 2016, a couple of moderate events, and just the one big dog in Jan 2019. Aside from the 13.1" in Jan '19, I don't think there's even been another 8"+ snowfall, let alone 12"+, over that period of time. Maybe someone can correct me if I've missed a storm. Not even sure what my point is. Just some mid-evening ramblings. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Not sure where to put this, but...in the past 18 days (Jan 30 thru today), I've measured 33.7" of snow. An incredible run in my book. Especially in light of how lame winter was until this point. 2013-14 is always going to be hard to beat, and it probably won't in my lifetime, but I didn't have a run that winter...like I've had this winter, in a timespan such as this one. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: Not sure where to put this, but...in the past 18 days (Jan 30 thru today), I've measured 33.7" of snow. An incredible run in my book. Especially in light of how lame winter was until this point. 2013-14 is always going to be hard to beat, and it probably won't in my lifetime, but I didn't have a run that winter...like I've had this winter, in a timespan such as this one. That's incredible for a non-belt location, and you may not be finished. Trying to think if I've ever had 33"+ in 18 days...nothing in recent history, not even Feb 2008. Jan '99 yes, but that's so long ago it might as well been a different life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Chicago WX said: Not sure where to put this, but...in the past 18 days (Jan 30 thru today), I've measured 33.7" of snow. An incredible run in my book. Especially in light of how lame winter was until this point. 2013-14 is always going to be hard to beat, and it probably won't in my lifetime, but I didn't have a run that winter...like I've had this winter, in a timespan such as this one. The turnaround has been absolutely remarkable. This would be an elite stretch in any winter, but the contrast with how it started out is amazing. Just trying to soak it in because who knows how long it will be until we see something like this again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 The turnaround has been absolutely remarkable. This would be an elite stretch in any winter, but the contrast with how it started out is amazing. Just trying to soak it in because who knows how long it will be until we see something like this again.La Nina episodes or Nina like patterns with a -PNA paired with some variant of high latitude blocking (-NAO, -AO, -EPO or all 3) have seemed to coincide with memorable stretches of winter weather and/or memorable events. 2011 is a good example of that with a historic snowy phase in the east through January with the -NAO/-AO, then of course GHD I came with a strong -EPO/-PNA couplet after that prolonged NAO/AO block finally eroded. 2018's record stretch of consecutive days of measurable snow in Chicago (that might be broken later today) on Feb 3-11 occurred during a -EPO/-PNA. Then in 2019, despite that year being a weak Nino, had a very Nina like February due to MJO forcing. That month had an amplified RNA pattern with a consistent strong -EPO that allowed Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota to cash in in record fashion and the multiple freezing rain events in the LOT CWA and nearby. Our stretch this year will have occurred with a predominantly -NAO/-AO and -PNA, along with a -EPO in the mean height anomaly, which was very conducive not only for the remarkable snowy stretch for much of the area but also the prolonged cold snap this month once the PV lobe got trapped under the block. Fun stuff. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 18" snow depth here, 4th highest seasonal max on record IMBY. Here's the Top 4, based on where I lived at the time: (1) 24" on 12/26/2000, Glen Ellyn IL (2) 22" on 2/5/2011, Carol Stream IL (3) 21" on 2/4/2015, Lake Zurich IL (4) 18" on 2/16/2021, Lake Zurich, IL I imagine yesterday's 28" depth in Evanston (?) is the 3rd highest IL seasonal peak on record. Antioch had a 38" depth in the 1978-79 winter, and I believe some places were around 30" in December 2000. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Obviously not a perfect map, but impressive nonetheless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 pretty crazy temp rise this morning as the inversion broke, 20 degrees in the past 3 hours and 15 degrees in the past 2 hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Light snow all morning with a temp around 2-4. Warmest it's snowed in almost two weeks. Probably will end up around 0.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Below 0 temps with the rising sun this morning and tons of powder...absolute definition of "deep winter". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 -13 officially last night at GRR. This is 2 degrees colder than the coldest night of the PV event in 2019. That one had way worse wind-chills and was a colder airmass overall though. Pure radiative cooling isn't nearly as bad as a super-cold airmass that is below zero despite passing over Lake Michigan on a 15 mph breeze. Also decent rebound with days getting longer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Dropped down to -1 this morning, the chilliest it's going to get for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snownado Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just now, Spartman said: Dropped down to -1 this morning, the chilliest it's going to get for this season. How does Dallas, TX get to -2 but the coldest you can manage is -1 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 53 minutes ago, Snownado said: How does Dallas, TX get to -2 but the coldest you can manage is -1 ? Moderation from Lake Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 Overperforming today, already up to 17 under filtered sunshine. It seems like the full cloud cover won't be rolling in until the evening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 forecasted high in Madison has been for around 17-19 for days. Lol at overperforming for hitting the projected high at 3pm. Spring fever hallucinations is real on the forums every Feb. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Pine bluff, AK getting destroyed right now. 3-4 inch per hour band. Cant remember the last time I was under a band like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, UMB WX said: forecasted high in Madison has been for around 17-19 for days. Lol at overperforming for hitting the projected high at 3pm. Spring fever hallucinations is real on the forums every Feb. Winter is holding me hostage and I'm Stockholm Syndroming pretty hard rn. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Snowpack hasn't budged since the snow a few days ago, still at about 18". Normally you'd see at least a bit of settling/sublimation in that amount of time. Stout 'pack. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Have 33/36/40/38 in the point for Sun-Wed. Let the thaw begin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 DTW has had 12 February’s that officially had 20” or more. 7 have been since 2008. Look to add another February to that total tomorrow evening. February has been our month as of late. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 High of 9 today with 0.6” of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvsnow Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Larry Cosgrove thinks a brief respite and then winter returns..... https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:6768153727691030528/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 26 minutes ago, iluvsnow said: Larry Cosgrove thinks a brief respite and then winter returns..... https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:6768153727691030528/ He also predicts cold weather will last through the last week of March. Which I will press X to doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Larry Cosgrove thinks a brief respite and then winter returns..... https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:6768153727691030528/he hasn’t been relevant in 10 years.. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvsnow Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 33 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: he hasn’t been relevant in 10 years. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 14 hours ago, MIstorm97 said: DTW has had 12 February’s that officially had 20” or more. 7 have been since 2008. Look to add another February to that total tomorrow evening. February has been our month as of late. it's been a crazy run of February's. Will have stats after this Feb is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 from yesterday and likely some compaction since but wow if these are correct SNOW DEPTH (NE IL) IL-LK-69 : HIGHWOOD 0.9 S * : 0.01 / 0.1 / 35.0 / IL-CK-211 : OAK LAWN 1.6 WNW * : T / T / 31.1 IL-CK-149 : OAK LAWN 0.5 SSW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / 28.5 / 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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