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March 2025 General Discussion


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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  
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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.  

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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.

 

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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-.

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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.

 

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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.

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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!!

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2 hours ago, IWXwx said:

I'm feeling your pain. My last two years totals put together are eight inches under my yearly average!!

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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!

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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.  

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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.)

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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)

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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)

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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.

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