January Discobs 2024

[MN Transplant]

Was made official this week at AMS that NCAR’s MPAS will be the next dynamical core for the Rapid Refresh and Warn-on-Forecast systems.  FV3 will continue for the GFS.  The new HAFS (HWRF/HMON replacement) for tropical is performing well.

[mattie g]

40s and cloudy.

Hate.

[Terpeast]

Final January average for mby:

Jan 2024: 44/28 (~3 deg AN), 6.54” (wet!)

Dec 2023: 51/33 (~5 deg AN), 6.55” (wet!)

Noting these against my outlook. I was pretty confident that we’d have a wetter than normal winter and so far that is panning out. Not surprised by the warm december, but would have thought Jan would be closer to normal. That 78 degree day skewed us at least full degree upward. Take that day away, we'd be at only 2 degrees AN at roughly 44/26

Now let’s see what Feb brings!

[GramaxRefugee]

Total for January 6.65"  (8.5" snow)

Highest temp 75f , lowest 10f.

 

[wxdude64]

My numbers for the month of Jan 2024

Averaged high was 41.4 degrees vs a normal of 42.0 degrees, a -0.6 below average. Warmest day was the 27th with a 68.6 degree reading. Averaged low was 23.9 degrees vs a normal of 22.4 degrees, a +1.5 degrees above average. The coldest temp was 4.9 degrees on the 17th. Overall averaged temp was 32.6 degrees vs a normal of 32.2 degrees, a +0.4 above average. Total precip for the month was 5.83 inches vs a normal of 2.94 inches, a +2.89 inches above average, and slides into 3rd wettest Jan behind 1998's 6.45 and 1996's 6.11, but in front of 1995's 5.53 inches. (Boy, I forgot how wet the mid to late 90's January's were). The wettest day was the 10th with 2.29 inches falling. There were 15 days with measurable, 7 days with a 'T' and 9 dry days. Total snowfall for the month was 5.5 inches vs a normal of 5.8 inches, -0.3 inches below average. The greatest snowfall was on the 16th with 3.1 inches falling. There were 6 days with measurable, 11 days with a 'T', and 14 days with no snow. There were 10 days with measurable snow on the ground. Highest wind recorded was 40 mph on the 14th. There were 4 new records for the month. The 2.29 inches on the 10th set a new daily rainfall. There were two new 'warm minimum's (26 and 27) and a new record high on 27th. Overall a tale of two seasons for the month, average to slightly above beginning and end with a very chilly and wintery middle smashed in between. Very windy for the month as I had 17 days with winds above 25 mph. Records go back to Oct 1979.