Hoosier Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, hawkeye_wx said: 0.7" here today, just enough to require shoveling. There is probably no circumstance where I would bother shoveling 0.7" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totsata Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 A nice overachiever tonight in Buffalo Grove. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 0.4” ORD, 0.2” MDW and 0.6” at RFD tonight.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Safe to say we're pushing for the longest overcast stretch of the season during the final days of this month as we gear up for a long crappy New Year's weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Starting off the new year with some polar bear weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 December 2021 in Minneapolis was a mixed bag with lots of snowfall and winter weather pared with a rapid thaw and a historic outbreak of severe weather and winds in the middle. 24 days featured a snow-depth of least 1” with a maximum of 12” on the 11th after the first large winter storm of the season brought 11.8” of accumulation. Total monthly snowfall was 21.1” not counting the duster we got today which will add a few tenths to that number. This is 9.8” above average for the month. 1.95” of liquid equivalent precipitation fell which is 0.78” above average. 17 days featured snowfall. We end the month with the first real arctic outbreak of the season, and temperatures not forecasted to rise above zero for ~36 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 It was the 2nd warmest December on record, the 9th wettest December on record, and it tied for the 5th least snowiest December on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 So needless to say, 2021 was the warmest December on record for DFW. But just to show how unprecedented it was: *1st December ever to end with a monthly average greater than 60°F (61.3°F to be exact). *Previous record for warmest December was shattered by a whopping +7.3 degrees. *1st December ever to end with a positive double-digit departure from average (+13.2 degrees to be exact). *1st December ever to end with an average high greater than 70°F (72.6°F to be exact). *The previous record for highest December average high was shattered by a whopping +6.7 degrees. *1st December ever to end with an average low of at least 50°F (50°F to beexact). *Previous record for highest December average low was shattered by a whopping +6.6 degrees. *Grand total of only 1 freeze (with a low of only 32°F to be exact) *Grand total of only 1 day with a sub-50°F high (48°F to be exact). *Total of 23 days (yes, you read that correctly) with a high of 70°F+ *Total of 8 days with a high of 80°F+ *Warmest Christmas day on record, with a high of 82°F (breaking the previous record of 80°F from 2016). *Ended with a 9-day consecutive streak of 70°F+ highs. This was all driven by a number of combined factors, including widespread moderate/severe drought conditions across the Southern Plains, an unusually deep -PNA (deepest in at least 16 years), and the MJO which only slowly progressed through two phases (6 & 7) that were favorable for warmer than normal tempertures in Texas. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Powerball said: So needless to say, 2021 was the warmest December on record for DFW. But just to show how unprecedented it was: Do the trees even lose their leaves lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 At Detroit...December finish with an average temperature of 37.2, which ties with 1931 for 8th warmest December on record. While it was a wet month with meager snow (3.3) neither of these was top 20 territory. 2021 finished tying with 1921 for the 5th warmest year on record (52.7°) and also the 12th wettest year on record (39.99"). Snowfall was near normal at 42.2". This is an inch above longterm avg and ranks 58th snowiest (out of 141). A little bit of irony in this is the fact that everyone was freaking out about drought when it ended up being a very wet year. Another piece of irony... I have to double check but I think we technically had more record low temps than record high temps despite the warm year. I finished 2021 with 41.93" of precip and 43.1" snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Do the trees even lose their leaves lol? The vast majority of trees are bare by the time Christmas arrives, but some of them never lose their leaves & remain green all year. Even back during the February freeze last year, they kept their leaves. In-N-Out even managed to get away with planting Palm Trees outside their restaurants here (an ode of course to their Southern California roots) until they were all killed last winter. They've since been replaced though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Powerball said: The vast majority of them sare bare by the time Christmas arrives, but some of them never lose their leaves & remain green all year. Even back during the February freeze last year, a few of them kept their leaves. In-N-Out even managed to get away with planting Palm Trees outside their restaurants here (an ode of course to their Southern California roots) until they were all killed last winter. They've since been replaced though. Interesting. So with your extremely warm December our flowers blooming? Seems like every year when we get a 45 or 50ﾟ day people are like "I saw a crocus" or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Since 2014...what in the world is going on with November and December snowfall at Detroit. 5 out of 8 years saw more in November. Year - Nov - Dec 2014 - 4.0" - 0.1" 2015 - 6.2" - 1.3" 2016 - 0.1" - 16.8" 2017 - T - 22.5" 2018 - 6.7" - 0.5" 2019 - 9.5" - 2.7" 2020 - 3.5" - 9.6" 2021 - 7.1" - 3.3" For reference...avg is 1.5" Nov and 8.9" Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Interesting. So with your extremely warm December our flowers blooming? Seems like every year when we get a 45 or 50ﾟ day people are like "I saw a crocus" or something like that. I haven't noticed any premature blooming here, but a poster in the Central/Western subforum (who lives in a suburb of Austin) noted that their trees were leafing out again and their tomato plants were still growing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 We had our 15th warmest December in MSN. For the year overall it was: 10th warmest 12th driest (1976 was the last time we had a year this dry) 56th least snowiest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Was it mild? Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1203 PM CST Sat Jan 1 2022 /103 PM EST Sat Jan 1 2022/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of December 2021 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 45.8 degrees, which is 9.2 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 30.2 degrees, which is 5.8 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 38.0 degrees, which is 7.5 degrees above normal. During the month of December, 2.30 inches of precipitation were recorded, which is 0.19 inches above normal. 1.9 inches of snow fell, which is 5.7 inches below normal. Three daily records for Chicago were set during the month of December 2021: * Record daily maximum temperature of 66 degrees on the 15th. * Record daily highest minimum temperature of 50 degrees on the 15th. * Record daily maximum temperature of 66 degrees on the 16th. One top ten monthly record: ** 6th warmest December on record since 1871 with a mean average temperature of 38.0 degrees. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 44.2 degrees, which is 9.9 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 25.7 degrees, which is 5.5 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 34.9 degrees, which is 7.6 degrees above normal. During the month of December, 2.42 inches of precipitation were recorded, which is 0.49 inches above normal. 2.6 inches of snow fell, which is 6.8 inches below normal. Four daily records for Rockford were set during the month of December 2021: * Record daily maximum temperature of 69 degrees on the 15th. * Record daily highest minimum temperature of 50 degrees on the 15th. * Record daily maximum temperature of 68 degrees on the 16th. * Tied record daily maximum temperature of 55 degrees on the 24th. One top ten monthly record: ** 4th warmest December on record since 1905 with a mean average temperature of 34.9 degrees. $$ Ogorek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 hours ago, madwx said: We had our 15th warmest December in MSN. For the year overall it was: 10th warmest 12th driest (1976 was the last time we had a year this dry) 56th least snowiest Drier than 2012??? S***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, CheeselandSkies said: Drier than 2012??? S***. 2012 was really dry during the summer but had some wet months in the fall and early spring. 2005 was also drier than 2012 around here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, madwx said: 2012 was really dry during the summer but had some wet months in the fall and early spring. 2005 was also drier than 2012 around here Also surprising to me, since 2005 was when WI set its record count (implying more storm events) with a very active June plus the Stoughton outbreak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 2021 barely eclipsed 30" of precip at ORD with 30.15". It was the driest calendar year since 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 12 hours ago, madwx said: We had our 15th warmest December in MSN. For the year overall it was: 10th warmest 12th driest (1976 was the last time we had a year this dry) 56th least snowiest Man to have a year drier than not only 2012, but 1988 and 1989 too is insane. And to think if it weren't for the last two weeks of june and the second week of august it would probably be a sub 20" year. Those two periods are legit the only reason why this year didn't enter the drought pantheon years despite the low precip. Very similar to 2005 in that regards. Unfortunately, this coming year is probably going to really suck for drought. We are already having expanding severe drought in the southern part of the state and it's January. If we don't have a wet spring which considering it's a 2nd year Nina is not very likely, we are going to be in serious trouble come May and June. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 1/1/2022 at 2:08 PM, Hoosier said: Was it mild? Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1203 PM CST Sat Jan 1 2022 /103 PM EST Sat Jan 1 2022/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of December 2021 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 45.8 degrees, which is 9.2 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 30.2 degrees, which is 5.8 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 38.0 degrees, which is 7.5 degrees above normal. One top ten monthly record: ** 6th warmest December on record since 1871 with a mean average temperature of 38.0 degrees. $$ Ogorek To add to that, the top 10 warmest Decembers list... Warmest Decembers On Record: 1. 43.3° - 1877 2. 40.7° - 1889 3. 39.7° - 1923 4. 39.0° - 2015 5. 38.4° - 1931 6. 38.0° - 2021 7. 37.8° - 1881 8. 37.7° - 1918 9. 37.4° - 1913 10. 36.7° - 1971 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 2021 finished tied for the 5th warmest year on record for Chicago, with an average temperature of 53.3°. Warmest Years On Record: 1. 54.5° - 2012 2. 54.4° - 1921 3. 53.9° - 1931 4. 53.5° - 1998 5. 53.3° - 2021 5. 53.3° - 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Here in CU December finished the fourth warmest on record only behind 1923, 2015, 1889. we finished the month with 0.01” of snow that melted within an hour on 12/28. January looking cold and dry. Gotta say, If things don’t turn around soon I’ll be hoping for a very early spring. our seasonal snowfall total stands at 0.01” with not much hope on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Chambana said: Here in CU December finished the fourth warmest on record only behind 1923, 2015, 1889. we finished the month with 0.01” of snow that melted within an hour on 12/28. January looking cold and dry. Gotta say, If things don’t turn around soon I’ll be hoping for a very early spring. our seasonal snowfall total stands at 0.01” with not much hope on the horizon. I think you mean 0.1", but I feel your pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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