Ain't No Foolin'...Winter Is Over (never started) Wrap-Up And Review Thread

[dryslot]

B, Wire to wire, Belly to belly would've been an A.

[DavisStraight]

4 hours ago, NorEastermass128 said:

F

Saving grace?  Next year can’t get any worse, right?

I didn't think this year could be worse than the last 3, but it was, I rate this a D-, two storms about 5 inches, a couple 1-2 inchers, a few dustings to an inch and one good cold snap. It wasn't super mild like 2011-12 and the pattern wasn't terrible, it just didn't produce so I didn't give it an F. 

[Ginx snewx]

9 hours ago, klw said:

 an A here

111" so far

20+ in one storm of the first time since  96

two other storms over a foot, 4 other storms of 6+"

generally mild but one snap of -22f, coldest at current house

 

sorry

Awesome 

[Great Snow 1717]

F-

Well below normal snowfall and well above temps. A non winter.

[weathafella]

F.   It was an absolute ratter.  Maybe F+ thanks to the frigid Friday/Friday night resulting in the coldest here in 66 years-like when I was 10.

[Ginx snewx]

Just now, weathafella said:

F.   It was an absolute ratter.  Maybe F+ thanks to the frigid Friday/Friday night resulting in the coldest here in 66 years-like when I was 10.

Ya know squirrels took a beating this past summer with the drought. Skinny as hell, no acorns small nut production. We should've known. I also haven't seen any chipmunks so far this year....

[tunafish]

C- with 56.5".  Only 3 of my 20 measurable events were pure frozen.  No double-digit events, but I did hit a depth of 15" in early March.

PWM average 68.7" (1991-2020 Climo)

18/19 - 65.9"

19/20 - 58.9"

20/21 - 39.5"

21/22 - 44.1"

22/23 - 56.5"

 

Makes 5 years BN, with this year, 18/19, and 19/20 sniffing average.  I hear Ray say he's getting screwed and Steve say NNE stole his snow - fact is the picture hasn't been exactly pretty here in PWM the past 5 years.  I'm fine with this winter - about what I would expect - but this notion that NEMA is the only area getting shafted consistently the past 5 years is a bit of a misnomer.

 

[weathafella]

49 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Ya know squirrels took a beating this past summer with the drought. Skinny as hell, no acorns small nut production. We should've known. I also haven't seen any chipmunks so far this year....

And now they’re fattening up.   Ironic. I also haven’t seen a munk and usually I see lots by now.   Have been smelling skunks on and off all winter.

[STILL N OF PIKE]

1 hour ago, tunafish said:

C- with 56.5".  Only 3 of my 20 measurable events were pure frozen.  No double-digit events, but I did hit a depth of 15" in early March.

PWM average 68.7" (1991-2020 Climo)

18/19 - 65.9"

19/20 - 58.9"

20/21 - 39.5"

21/22 - 44.1"

22/23 - 56.5"

 

Makes 5 years BN, with this year, 18/19, and 19/20 sniffing average.  I hear Ray say he's getting screwed and Steve say NNE stole his snow - fact is the picture hasn't been exactly pretty here in PWM the past 5 years.  I'm fine with this winter - about what I would expect - but this notion that NEMA is the only area getting shafted consistently the past 5 years is a bit of a misnomer.

 

 if you take a 5 year average of many spots , my guess is many areas Average over that period is significantly below on a % basis 
 

I would think Cape Ann Is near the top 

[Brian5671]

Truly forgettable here with about 6 inches of snow mostly from one lucky storm.

[tamarack]

16 hours ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

 if you take a 5 year average of many spots , my guess is many areas Average over that period is significantly below on a % basis 
 

I would think Cape Ann Is near the top 

Even with 2 AN winters in the last 5, we're BN for the period, but 93% of average isn't a significant departure.

[metagraphica]

18 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Ya know squirrels took a beating this past summer with the drought. Skinny as hell, no acorns small nut production. We should've known. I also haven't seen any chipmunks so far this year....

Yep, no squirrels or chipmunks so far.  Seen the local rabbit out in the backyard the past few nights though.

[ineedsnow]

c+ here   if it wasnt for that late 2ft plus storm it would have been worse 

[SJonesWX]

17 hours ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

 if you take a 5 year average of many spots , my guess is many areas Average over that period is significantly below on a % basis 
 

I would think Cape Ann Is near the top 

i was right at average this year (~72")

over the last 5 years I averaged 61", which is ~85% of normal.

[codfishsnowman]

D plus

Half of normal snowfall which is becoming the new short term average....

Minus ten and windy one day

One 6 inch event

Have seen worse, typical 80s style winter just warmer

[Great Snow 1717]

3 hours ago, metagraphica said:

Yep, no squirrels or chipmunks so far.  Seen the local rabbit out in the backyard the past few nights though.

You are not seeing any squirrels??

[STILL N OF PIKE]

3 hours ago, SJonesWX said:

i was right at average this year (~72")

over the last 5 years I averaged 61", which is ~85% of normal.

Where are you ...And what’s your elevation . Bc I know MHT didn’t have 72” but burbs had much more W or N 

[wx2fish]

11 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Where are you ...And what’s your elevation . Bc I know MHT didn’t have 72” but burbs had much more W or N 

@NHDrySlot also got 72" in Bedford at 500ft. Hell of a gradient around MHT. Airport was low to mid 50s last time I checked

[DavisStraight]

1 hour ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

You are not seeing any squirrels??

I see tons of squirrels but no chippies, I thought it was because of the cat but maybe not. I've seen and smelled quite a few skunks like Jerry said. I wonder if the warmer weather made them more active.

[Great Snow 1717]

4 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

I see tons of squirrels but no chippies, I thought it was because of the cat but maybe not. I've seen and smelled quite a few skunks like Jerry said. I wonder if the warmer weather made them more active.

Squirrels were very active in Methuen all winter long.  I have 2 squirrels that demand the bird feeders get filled. 

[metagraphica]

4 hours ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

You are not seeing any squirrels??

Ever since we took down the Norway Maples in the yard about 6 years ago I haven't really seen too many squirrels. Always have chipmunks running around in the stone walls though.

[SJonesWX]

4 hours ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Where are you ...And what’s your elevation . Bc I know MHT didn’t have 72” but burbs had much more W or N 

 

3 hours ago, wx2fish said:

@NHDrySlot also got 72" in Bedford at 500ft. Hell of a gradient around MHT. Airport was low to mid 50s last time I checked

yeah I’m just west of MHT at around 500’

[rimetree]

Will finish at 35" for the season. Probably the lowest of the past 10 years. 

[michsnowfreak]

On 4/5/2023 at 10:12 AM, codfishsnowman said:

D plus

Half of normal snowfall which is becoming the new short term average....

Minus ten and windy one day

One 6 inch event

Have seen worse, typical 80s style winter just warmer

I was looking for something on the Winter here, and I stumbled upon some article about the lack of winter in new england this year. Some climatologist from southern New Hampshire said the cold snowy winters and Winter landscapes she grew up with in the 1980s are a thing of the past. It's unreal how people straight up default to the heavy snow of their youth even if it's a flat-out lie.

[HoarfrostHubb]

The last of my snow wss looking pretty gross this afternoon under 72F temps.    
 

Good bye Winter 2022-2023

 

[wxeyeNH]

B   Started with 19" in one storm in December.  Then the warm January.  Winter came back and ended up with 98" of snow.   I estimate my average is 85"

[backedgeapproaching]

Have to go in the A or A- range just because of the stats:

1 30"+ storm

1 20"+ storm

Max Peak depth

120.1"-second highest total

Was not a wire to wire winter, but most are not.

Last patch hanging on..

[tamarack]

12 hours ago, michsnowfreak said:

I was looking for something on the Winter here, and I stumbled upon some article about the lack of winter in new england this year. Some climatologist from southern New Hampshire said the cold snowy winters and Winter landscapes she grew up with in the 1980s are a thing of the past. It's unreal how people straight up default to the heavy snow of their youth even if it's a flat-out lie.

Southern New England.  Other than the coast, NNE did well despite the lack of consistent cold.  However, memory tends to recall the big snows more than the ugly winters, sometimes justifiable.  From March 1956 thru Feb 1961 our NNJ home had 7 storms with 18-24", the final one (Feb 3-4, 1961) dumping at least 24 - gusts pas 50 made measuring a guess - on top of the 25-30" pack.  Friend and I tried wading into the woods.     I was 5'8" then, snow came above my navel and my boots were on packed snow not ground.  100 yards of that was more an enough to reveal our foolishness.

[michsnowfreak]

1 hour ago, tamarack said:

Southern New England.  Other than the coast, NNE did well despite the lack of consistent cold.  However, memory tends to recall the big snows more than the ugly winters, sometimes justifiable.  From March 1956 thru Feb 1961 our NNJ home had 7 storms with 18-24", the final one (Feb 3-4, 1961) dumping at least 24 - gusts pas 50 made measuring a guess - on top of the 25-30" pack.  Friend and I tried wading into the woods.     I was 5'8" then, snow came above my navel and my boots were on packed snow not ground.  100 yards of that was more an enough to reveal our foolishness.

I was more astounded how this "expert" made such a blanket statement based on one crap Winter when crap winters have happened all thru history and Boston is not far removed from record snow years. I even looked it up. Several sub-20" winters in the 1980s and a 100"+ winter 8 years ago. OK expert lol.

It was kind of that way in the midwest and great lakes as well this season. A gradient. The southern midwest had very little snow but the upper midwest had record snow in Minnesota. Grand Rapids, MI had their 3rd snowiest winter on record but snow cover was well below average. We sat right on the cusp in the Detroit area, with Detroit (37.0") finishing 8" below avg. We had several storms with blinding snow, thundersnow/ice, and multiple scenic snows, but it was a bad year for consistent snow cover and cold. Not far south of us into ohio was a really low snow year. I give this winter a C- locally. Excellent christmas week weather and some fun storms Jan-Mar but the lack of sustained cold, white landscape, and ice on the lakes was a downer.

It was a good season for winter photography due to the scenic wet snows and ice storms, but definitely hoping for more powder next year.

[tunafish]

On 4/5/2023 at 9:46 PM, rimetree said:

Will finish at 35" for the season. Probably the lowest of the past 10 years. 

What was your total for 20/21?