OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Morning model runs keep the snow north of the metro tomorrow. It’s closing day at my ski hill today. It’ll be a big party with a pond skip and lots of people dressing up to get their last turns before summer. We were treated to a celestial show last night too. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 On 3/21/2025 at 10:30 PM, cyclone77 said: Interesting possible omission of snowfall, but no way to know for sure. Luckily there's still a decent chance we can stay under 9.9" and beat existing questionable record anyway. Davenport WBO reported 2.5". 1936-12-01 0.00 0.0 0 32 19 1936-12-02 0.00 0.0 0 38 27 1936-12-03 T T 0 40 24 1936-12-04 0.00 0.0 0 29 20 1936-12-05 0.65 2.5 2 34 22 1936-12-06 0.00 0.0 1 35 -3 1936-12-07 0.00 0.0 1 22 -3 1936-12-08 0.00 0.0 1 38 22 1936-12-09 0.00 0.0 T 41 32 1936-12-10 T T T 35 7 1936-12-11 0.00 0.0 T 21 2 1936-12-12 0.00 0.0 T 44 18 1936-12-13 0.00 0.0 T 45 25 1936-12-14 0.00 0.0 T 46 35 1936-12-15 0.00 0.0 T 50 29 1936-12-16 0.00 0.0 T 48 32 1936-12-17 0.00 0.0 T 36 29 1936-12-18 0.00 0.0 T 31 28 1936-12-19 0.00 0.0 T 35 24 1936-12-20 0.00 0.0 T 36 26 1936-12-21 0.00 0.0 T 37 26 1936-12-22 T 0.0 T 38 19 1936-12-23 0.00 0.0 T 52 35 1936-12-24 T 0.0 0 55 38 1936-12-25 0.04 0.0 0 59 50 1936-12-26 0.56 0.0 0 56 49 1936-12-27 0.26 0.0 0 52 30 1936-12-28 0.00 0.0 0 35 29 1936-12-29 0.03 0.0 0 47 35 1936-12-30 1.18 T 0 59 27 1936-12-31 0.00 0.0 0 37 27 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Measured 1.9" of snow this morning as a heavy band moved through. Looks like a dry slot for now. We shall see what develops later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/22/2025 at 1:11 PM, OrdIowPitMsp said: Morning model runs keep the snow north of the metro tomorrow. It’s closing day at my ski hill today. It’ll be a big party with a pond skip and lots of people dressing up to get their last turns before summer. We were treated to a celestial show last night too. "It's really beautiful around sunset. The methane emissions really pick up the colors." -- Jim Carrey, The Mask. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, Brian D said: Davenport WBO reported 2.5". 1936-12-01 0.00 0.0 0 32 19 1936-12-02 0.00 0.0 0 38 27 1936-12-03 T T 0 40 24 1936-12-04 0.00 0.0 0 29 20 1936-12-05 0.65 2.5 2 34 22 1936-12-06 0.00 0.0 1 35 -3 1936-12-07 0.00 0.0 1 22 -3 1936-12-08 0.00 0.0 1 38 22 1936-12-09 0.00 0.0 T 41 32 1936-12-10 T T T 35 7 1936-12-11 0.00 0.0 T 21 2 1936-12-12 0.00 0.0 T 44 18 1936-12-13 0.00 0.0 T 45 25 1936-12-14 0.00 0.0 T 46 35 1936-12-15 0.00 0.0 T 50 29 1936-12-16 0.00 0.0 T 48 32 1936-12-17 0.00 0.0 T 36 29 1936-12-18 0.00 0.0 T 31 28 1936-12-19 0.00 0.0 T 35 24 1936-12-20 0.00 0.0 T 36 26 1936-12-21 0.00 0.0 T 37 26 1936-12-22 T 0.0 T 38 19 1936-12-23 0.00 0.0 T 52 35 1936-12-24 T 0.0 0 55 38 1936-12-25 0.04 0.0 0 59 50 1936-12-26 0.56 0.0 0 56 49 1936-12-27 0.26 0.0 0 52 30 1936-12-28 0.00 0.0 0 35 29 1936-12-29 0.03 0.0 0 47 35 1936-12-30 1.18 T 0 59 27 1936-12-31 0.00 0.0 0 37 27 Appreciate it. Interestingly the observation location switched back and forth from the weather bureau in Davenport, to the QC airport (where MLI currently is) several times. Guessing that weather bureau ob of 2.5" is included in the seasonal total, but would have to see the rest of the data for that season from both locations. The current location of DVN is well north of the old weather bureau location (up in Mt. Joy Iowa) and didn't open until 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Nice to get some rain that's not imbued with Texas dust. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 0.41" today, up to almost 3" for March now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 0.03” of rainfall last night. Front passed through and winds are gusting from the NW at 35-40 with temps slowly falling through the 30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 A mix of rain, snow and sleet this evening. Hard to believe this is the 10th day this March snow has fallen at some point, despite only 0.4" on the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomp2mp Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Coming down at a pretty good clip here for the past half hour or so. Nice DAB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 16 minutes ago, thomp2mp said: Coming down at a pretty good clip here for the past half hour or so. Nice DAB Is this waterford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomp2mp Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 14 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Is this waterford? Yes, by Elizabeth Lake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 11 hours ago, thomp2mp said: Yes, by Elizabeth Lake. We only picked up a T here. Just 0.4" in March, disappointing end to the snow season (although certainly cant rule out a bit more fleeting snow thru April). In fact, I dont do my "winter grade" until April, but basically its been cemented as a C winter for me. Nov/Dec: C-/D+, Jan/Feb: A-/B+, and Mar a D-. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 23 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Appreciate it. Interestingly the observation location switched back and forth from the weather bureau in Davenport, to the QC airport (where MLI currently is) several times. Guessing that weather bureau ob of 2.5" is included in the seasonal total, but would have to see the rest of the data for that season from both locations. The current location of DVN is well north of the old weather bureau location (up in Mt. Joy Iowa) and didn't open until 1995. Its very confusing and what the heck was all that switching back and forth from 1932-37 lol. In any event, while it was definitely a shitty winter in 1936-37, the data in the 1930s seems a bit suspect for MLI/DVN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Crap snow for me in town with only 2", but areas to the N got 4-10". Lots of white rain yesterday aftrn when the snow started back up for me, and it was intermittent. But the precip was very welcome. That's a silver lining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 On 3/21/2025 at 10:06 AM, cyclone77 said: Snow total at MLI ended up being 0.8", 0.5" at DVN. MLI now up to 8.2" for the season, with 1.6" futility buffer remaining. Lawns are starting to green up now with the recent rains/warmth. I'm feeling your pain. My last two years totals put together are eight inches under my yearly average!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Peak wind gust of 47MPH at ORD with the round of high winds this past Friday. Peak wind gust of 49MPH at ORD with the round of high winds yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, IWXwx said: I'm feeling your pain. My last two years totals put together are eight inches under my yearly average!! This was my 30th season measuring snowfall. The average is somewhere in the 46-47" range but we had a lot of stellar winters so I'd guesstimate a more realistic longterm avg is 42-45". If nothing else measurable falls this season, my 27.9" will rank as 4th least of the 30 years, behind only '97-98, '11-12, & '23-24. Much like the high snow years don't last forever, neither do the low ones. Keep the ruler ready for '25-26! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 A November like day today with billowy gray skies, flurries, and gusty winds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 7 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: Its very confusing and what the heck was all that switching back and forth from 1932-37 lol. In any event, while it was definitely a shitty winter in 1936-37, the data in the 1930s seems a bit suspect for MLI/DVN. Yeah it's bizarre for sure. Especially changing locations during the snow season. More 40mph winds today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 It has been windier than average, near me. This reanalysis plot shows that the 925mb wind was 4m/s (8 knots) higher than average. The 925mb winds usually mix to the surface in the daytime/afternoon, so that's a good indicator that the surface wind has been 4-8 knots above average. I don't know if any particular data-system uses the NWS monthly climate-F6 data to find out abnormal wind speeds. (I've never heard of a calculation like that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 this is a range-height cross section of a large hailstorm (supercell) in Mississippi last night. There is an overhang of the huge reflectivity, indicating a large updraft, since it was a supercell. I am doing this because I re-downloaded the GRLevel2AE 21-day trial. (again) and I might as well post something from the 3D capabilities. (I probably won't pay for GRLevel2AE) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imneversatisfied Posted Tuesday at 11:13 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:13 AM It's looking like a high impact freezing rain event for northern Michigan this weekend. Both GFS and CMC have freezing rain falling for over 24 hrs! Does anyone have freezing rain accumulation maps? I can't seem to find any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted Tuesday at 01:39 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:39 PM 2 hours ago, Imneversatisfied said: It's looking like a high impact freezing rain event for northern Michigan this weekend. Both GFS and CMC have freezing rain falling for over 24 hrs! Does anyone have freezing rain accumulation maps? I can't seem to find any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imneversatisfied Posted Tuesday at 02:50 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:50 PM Thanks! Not looking good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBrian Posted Tuesday at 04:48 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:48 PM 17 hours ago, Chinook said: this is a range-height cross section of a large hailstorm (supercell) in Mississippi last night. There is an overhang of the huge reflectivity, indicating a large updraft, since it was a supercell. I am doing this because I re-downloaded the GRLevel2AE 21-day trial. (again) and I might as well post something from the 3D capabilities. (I probably won't pay for GRLevel2AE) "You folks goin past Tishomingo?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaserguy Posted Wednesday at 02:38 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:38 AM Models flip flopping over a snowstorm here in MSP this weekend. Should be interesting to see how that plays out. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted Wednesday at 04:41 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:41 AM 0Z GFS wants to give southern Wisconsin a wintry mix with the low on Sunday. Yuck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted Wednesday at 12:53 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:53 PM On 3/20/2025 at 2:00 PM, A-L-E-K said: snow gone, grass starting to green up Not there yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted Wednesday at 02:11 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:11 PM On 3/24/2025 at 5:58 PM, michsnowfreak said: This was my 30th season measuring snowfall. The average is somewhere in the 46-47" range but we had a lot of stellar winters so I'd guesstimate a more realistic longterm avg is 42-45". If nothing else measurable falls this season, my 27.9" will rank as 4th least of the 30 years, behind only '97-98, '11-12, & '23-24. Much like the high snow years don't last forever, neither do the low ones. Keep the ruler ready for '25-26! Grok calculates your average to be 45.6 inches, if no additional measurable snow falls. Of course, you would need another ~30" to fall this year to raise that 30-year average by even 1 inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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