Time to think cold. What is your favorite snow memory?

[WEATHER53]

4 hours ago, ldub23 said:

Probably wont see a  month like that again soon with an avg  low  of  17 degrees here

 

Sum	1170	527	-	-	1160	0	3.29	12.1	-
Average	37.7	17.0	27.4	-12.4	-	-	-	-	0.4
Normal	49.1	30.6	39.8	-	780	0	3.77	1.7	-
1977-01-01	34	15	24.5	-16.1	40	0	0.00	0.0	0
1977-01-02	37	15	26.0	-14.5	39	0	0.00	0.0	0
1977-01-03	35	19	27.0	-13.4	38	0	0.00	0.0	0
1977-01-04	40	28	34.0	-6.3	31	0	0.01	0.0	0
1977-01-05	38	24	31.0	-9.2	34	0	0.18	2.8	3
1977-01-06	36	17	26.5	-13.6	38	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-07	40	28	34.0	-6.0	31	0	0.57	5.8	2
1977-01-08	45	14	29.5	-10.5	35	0	0.00	0.0	2
1977-01-09	39	17	28.0	-11.9	37	0	T	0.0	T
1977-01-10	48	19	33.5	-6.3	31	0	1.24	0.5	T
1977-01-11	38	17	27.5	-12.3	37	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-12	36	10	23.0	-16.7	42	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-13	31	12	21.5	-18.2	43	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-14	33	20	26.5	-13.1	38	0	0.46	0.0	T
1977-01-15	39	30	34.5	-5.1	30	0	0.49	0.0	T
1977-01-16	32	25	28.5	-11.1	36	0	0.11	1.5	2
1977-01-17	26	0	13.0	-26.6	52	0	0.00	0.0	1
1977-01-18	26	6	16.0	-23.5	49	0	0.00	0.0	1
1977-01-19	31	1	16.0	-23.5	49	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-20	37	11	24.0	-15.5	41	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-21	35	12	23.5	-16.1	41	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-22	32	14	23.0	-16.6	42	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-23	34	10	22.0	-17.6	43	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-24	38	20	29.0	-10.6	36	0	0.16	1.5	2
1977-01-25	40	24	32.0	-7.7	33	0	0.07	0.0	T
1977-01-26	41	20	30.5	-9.2	34	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-27	49	31	40.0	0.2	25	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-28	55	30	42.5	2.7	22	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-29	55	11	33.0	-6.9	32	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-30	35	6	20.5	-19.5	44	0	0.00	0.0	T
1977-01-31	35	21	28.0	-12.0	37	0	0.00	0.0	T

Reliable observation times are not available prior to 1982.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow. close to half the days 35 or colder and nughrs 15 or liwer

Not bitter daytime highs but just almost entirely cold for a month 

 

[GramaxRefugee]

14 hours ago, ldub23 said:

Probably wont see a  month like that again soon with an avg  low  of  17 degrees here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb 2015

Avg low of 15 at IAD. 

ETA:  Well OK, here it is, since there seems to be some interest.:

[MN Transplant]

1 hour ago, GramaxRefugee said:

Feb 2015

Avg low of 15 at IAD. 

ETA:  Well OK, here it is, since there seems to be some interest.:

That was a good one.  Coldest month at IAD since Feb 1979.

[wxdude64]

2 hours ago, GramaxRefugee said:

Feb 2015

Avg low of 15 at IAD. 

ETA:  Well OK, here it is, since there seems to be some interest.:

LOL, I like the 8th with that 60 degree day rearing its ugly head up...

[GramaxRefugee]

3 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

That was a good one.  Coldest month at IAD since Feb 1979.

Hard to believe almost. And coldest Feb at BWI since 1934, which was the only Feb colder. (Even 1979)

[ldub23]

What  is your wildest swing  in weather? Feb 1989 comes to mind  in SE VA. 80 degrees on the 15th, 13.6 inches  of  snow  on the  18th, 76 degrees  on the  21st  and 8.6 inches  of snow  on the 24th

 

Sum	1462	981	-	-	601	9	5.80	24.4	-
Average	52.2	35.0	43.6	-0.6	-	-	-	-	1.2
Normal	53.4	35.1	44.2	-	582	1	2.90	1.5	-
1989-02-01	72	46	59.0	16.7	6	0	0.00	0.0	0
1989-02-02	80	52	66.0	23.6	0	1	0.00	0.0	0
1989-02-03	81	41	61.0	18.5	4	0	0.11	0.0	0
1989-02-04	41	33	37.0	-5.6	28	0	0.02	0.0	0
1989-02-05	38	34	36.0	-6.7	29	0	0.64	0.0	0
1989-02-06	45	37	41.0	-1.8	24	0	0.18	0.0	0
1989-02-07	45	35	40.0	-3.0	25	0	0.12	0.0	0
1989-02-08	43	36	39.5	-3.6	25	0	0.00	0.0	0
1989-02-09	37	20	28.5	-14.7	36	0	0.00	0.0	0
1989-02-10	40	19	29.5	-13.9	35	0	0.00	0.0	0
1989-02-11	53	26	39.5	-4.0	25	0	0.00	0.0	0
1989-02-12	55	30	42.5	-1.2	22	0	0.00	0.0	0
1989-02-13	57	34	45.5	1.6	19	0	0.02	0.0	0
1989-02-14	77	56	66.5	22.5	0	2	0.00	0.0	0
1989-02-15	80	62	71.0	26.8	0	6	0.00	0.0	0
1989-02-16	67	41	54.0	9.6	11	0	T	0.0	0
1989-02-17	43	30	36.5	-8.1	28	0	0.15	1.2	0
1989-02-18	35	29	32.0	-12.7	33	0	1.33	13.6	7
1989-02-19	38	26	32.0	-12.9	33	0	0.18	0.6	9
1989-02-20	50	24	37.0	-8.1	28	0	0.04	0.0	4
1989-02-21	76	44	60.0	14.7	5	0	0.49	0.0	0
1989-02-22	60	43	51.5	6.0	13	0	0.21	0.0	0
1989-02-23	43	36	39.5	-6.2	25	0	0.16	0.4	0
1989-02-24	36	26	31.0	-14.9	34	0	1.03	8.6	3
1989-02-25	36	21	28.5	-17.6	36	0	0.00	0.0	7
1989-02-26	50	29	39.5	-6.8	25	0	0.00	0.0	3
1989-02-27	44	36	40.0	-6.5	25	0	0.41	T	0
1989-02-28	40	35	37.5	-9.2	27	0	0.71	0.0	0

Observations for each day cover the 24 hours ending at the time given below (Local Standard Time).
Max Temperature : midnight
Min Temperature : midnight
Precipitation : midnight
Snowfall : unknown
Snow Depth : unknown

[AdamHLG]

To round out my top 3 all-time favorites is PDII 2003.  This one has the best story.   I had a guys ski trip planned for that Presidents Day weekend in Killington VT - with an airline flight to Albany and back.  By 2003 this site, or the precursor to this site, was up and running, and I was all in for winter tracking which I had been since the Blizzard of 1996.  The first blips and 'omg' type comments started about a week out with the long range models, and by 4 days out this baby was on the maps and being actively tracked, with the typical variations and board mood swings that come with that.  I started getting pissed that I was going to miss it - if it was going to happen that is.  I remember telling myself odds are it will bust to make myself feel better.  So, I go on the trip to Vermont on that Thursday, drive from Northern Baltimore County and park my car at BWI long term parking, fly to Albany, and rent a car with friends to drive to Killington.  At that point, I start tracking on my phone and every 6 hours it starts looking better and better to my heartbroken wide eyes.  By Saturday am (I think it was Saturday), I am skiing, and I recall a clear deep blue sky - not a single cloud anywhere - and it was brutally freezing!!!  I remember telling myself that I was right under the dome of cold high pressure.  I then get a call from my wife that it is "puking snow" and the neighbor offered to clear away the outdoor AC unit because the snow was piling up so high.  I couldn't take it.  I made a snap decision to tell my friends 10 seconds after that call "I gotta go".  They said WHAT?  I said my wife and young kids need me there is a blizzard.  They asked "how you going to get home" and I then remember I flew there.  I said I was going to rent a SUV and drive.  They thought I was nuts.  They were right, but they are not storm trackers.  They dont have the fever.  

And that is exactly what I did.  I packed my suitcase and rented a SUV in VT and started driving home.  I was driving for hours wondering when the snow would start.  And then BAM right at the upper northern tip of the NY/NJ line it went from no flakes falling to interstate covered with snow in 5 minutes.  And 30 minutes later it was deep snow and driving at 15-20 mph.  I basically had to get in line with the convoy of tractor trailers that carved out tire tracks on the highway and that was the idea the entire way home as the snow piled deeper and deeper.  It was CRAZY.  I eventually got to the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the overhead signage said "bridge closed" and at the toll booth all the lights were red - but nobody stopped and there were no toll keepers, so everyone just drove right through.  Once on the actual bridge there was no snow on the highway - it had all blown off!!    I eventually get to the outer loop of the Baltimore Beltway, and I see these headlights zig zagging left and right coming from the inner loop about a mile away through the heavy snow.  I am like WTF is that?  As the lights pass me, I realize it is 2 snow mobiles racing on the beltway!!!!!  You don't see that every day!  By the way at this point it is 2 am.  I had left Vermont at noon only stopping for coffee 3 times. 

I eventually get off the Beltway and it is still crazy snowing and very deep but that SUV got me home and what a blast that final 5 miles of a drive that was.  My wife could not believe it (I never told her I had left VT - she NEVER would have allowed me to do that).  I told her it was because I loved her and the kids and I needed to make sure she and the kids were safe - all true - but it played nicely! --)  So, that got me lucky at the end of the drive on top of all of the experience of the wildest storm experience of all time!

The next morning I drove back to BWI, returned the rental, and dug out my car that was buried to the roofline - only continuing the fun with all the other drivers at that lot digging out.  Ok maybe PDII was my #1 now that I think about it again.

    

[TJ3]

Waking up a little after dawn Monday the morning of PD 1. If you were caught in one of those bands, you will know what I am talking about. Pure magic 

[Its a Breeze]

Not sure if this counts, because it certainly wasn't cold. It was hot that day. Like 80s hot*.

But having a snowball fight in the middle of summer is another of my favorite memories. Not around here, were in Yellowstone and of course multiple thousands of feet up. It of course wasn't fresh snow, but months old patchy icy slush, but still, it was the first time I had a snowball fight in shorts.

 

*It was significantly cooler where these patches of snow were still around, but you didn't have to travel too far down to be back in the heat.