Grading Winter 2024-25

[WxWatcher007]

With respect to those still tracking wintry chances, now that we’re in March I figured it’s time to fire up the grading thread. 

It’s another F for me, although the very wintry period and glacier in February, along with below zero temperatures here in central CT in January made that F a little harder to get to.

Still, however, I ended up sub 20” of snow again and somehow worse off than last year. Even when I canceled winter in January my prediction for snowfall for the rest of the season was too optimistic which is insane.

Good years will return eventually, but of the last seven here, only one got close to climo. 

[weatherwiz]

There are two ways to grade.

if grading off the pretty blues and “good looks” then A+

if grading off results, D. 

[Torch Tiger]

D+ overall

F snowfall

C+ moderately cold, sustained cold,  the little "pack" held up fairly well

[H2Otown_WX]

3 hours ago, weatherwiz said:

There are two ways to grade.

if grading off the pretty blues and “good looks” then A+

if grading off results, D. 

Agree, D here as well but Ds get degrees

[tamarack]

C+ for temps, thanks to the first BN for DJF in 6 years.
C- as we entered March at 90% of average with no events 10"+.  (About 75% of winters here have a double-digit.)

[Typhoon Tip]

B+ for sustaining snow pack.  I've never seen 4.5" last so long in any winter spanning my tenure on this planet like that which transpired up until very recently.  Just wasn't very much.  Otherwise it would be a solid A

[Kitz Craver]

It wasn’t a good winter, however I’m shocked that 18” on the season gave me the sustained wintry vibe I experienced compared to the last many. For that reason alone I give the winter a C- overall on all metrics 

[klw]

 

Actually I would give it a 7 or 8 so far.  Need to see how the next 5 or 6 weeks go.

[CT Valley Snowman]

21 inches so far and the pattern doesn't look like we'll get much more so F here, despite a colder winter than recent with some decent periods of snow cover. It's like putting lipstick on a pig.  You can't cover up for getting less than 1/2 of your seasonal average. It is what it is.  

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

F

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[Damage In Tolland]

C- 

Great pack retention and cold thruout .

Just too bad it had to be a Stein 

[H2Otown_WX]

39 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

C- 

Great pack retention and cold thruout .

Just too bad it had to be a Stein 

[H2Otown_WX]

56 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

F

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F is pretty harsh imo. A true F is '11-'12 (minus Rocktober), '01-'02, and '06-'07. Hell, maybe even '19-'20 or '22-'23 but I wasn't living here.

[qg_omega]

B+

[Torch Tiger]

1 hour ago, H2Otown_WX said:

F is pretty harsh imo. A true F is '11-'12 (minus Rocktober), '01-'02, and '06-'07. Hell, maybe even '19-'20 or '22-'23 but I wasn't living here.

I agree.  F for weenies is reserved for those blowtorch winters with little snow.  This winter was nothing close to those rare ones

[WinterSnow]

My rating would probably be far too generous due to this being my first winter in New England, all of my past winters spent in the pathetic south.

Positives:

+Consistently in the 20s and 30s with the rare "warm" days being in the 40s, rarely 50s

+Snow on the ground a substantial portion of the season.

Negatives:

-No real snowstorms, snow on ground was from successive smaller events.

I'd give this a darn good rating, but as I said, I'm biased. I just can't even begin to describe how refreshing this winter has been for me. It may not have been a true New England winter (apparently), but it's night and day from what I dealt with before. Much, much more in line with how a winter should be, so much better for my mental health.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

C- 

Great pack retention and cold thruout .

Just too bad it had to be a Stein 

Agree. 
 

C grade for Greenfield. 

[rimetree]

C+

Still not close to normal, but better than the previous two winters. We had a good period of a couple of weeks or so with something resembling deep winter having a solid pack refreshed with occasional minor events.

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

6 hours ago, H2Otown_WX said:

F is pretty harsh imo. A true F is '11-'12 (minus Rocktober), '01-'02, and '06-'07. Hell, maybe even '19-'20 or '22-'23 but I wasn't living here.

I would much rather 11-12. Memorable event and a warm winter with an early spring. This winter blew. Cool and windy with nothing to show for. All penny events mostly overnight and Every big h5 KU pattern animated by Brooklyn failed. 

[DavisStraight]

21 hours ago, Typhoon Tip said:

B+ for sustaining snow pack.  I've never seen 4.5" last so long in any winter spanning my tenure on this planet like that which transpired up until very recently.  Just wasn't very much.  Otherwise it would be a solid A

I give it a B for that reason and the sustained cold. Can't go above due to the lack of a big snowstorm or some well below zero cold.

[Brewbeer]

Solid C+, maybe B-

Good snow retention, good stretch of cold weather with a couple of legit cold days.  Used the snowthrower 4 times and battled the ice in front of the garage door. Still have snow banks on my street.

[dendrite]

A little too much cold and snow for my liking in the 2nd half, but at least it insulated the soil. The lack of liquid precip was a plus.

I’ll go C, but it could’ve been higher if we had managed a few warm days in Jan and Feb. It’s been an easy March though…maybe I need to go C+/B-.

 

[Prismshine Productions]

Agree. 
 
C grade for Greenfield. 

B- here, still have some slight retention (max depth was 26" at one point) and less than an inch away from seasonal snowfall

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[Chrisrotary12]

9 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

C- 

Great pack retention and cold thruout .

Just too bad it had to be a Stein 

Agree

[SJonesWX]

As disappointing as this winter was, i have to go with a C+ (maybe closer to B-, but whatever)

-late start, with another New Year grinch storm. pretty dam good middle, the stretch from 1/11 to 3/4 had no rainers, which is unusual. Poor ending, melt started on 3/4

-good pack retention, had snow on the ground from 1/11 through at least 3/10. Also had good depth, with around 18-20" at the peak (currently between 4-6")

-good cold air, nothing crazy and no records or anything, but it was consistently cold from 1/1 to 3/4

[Cyclone-68]

D+ and that might be generous. No storm over 5 inches for the second year in a row

[Great Snow 1717]

C- here in Methuen...grade was a C heading into March.

Pros:

It was cold

A number of windy days

Great Snow pack retention 

A White Christmas

Overall it felt and looked like winter for much of the winter

Cons:

Well below normal snowfall

A continuation of the multi year snow drought

 

 

 

[Great Snow 1717]

1 hour ago, SJonesWX said:

As disappointing as this winter was, i have to go with a C+ (maybe closer to B-, but whatever)

-late start, with another New Year grinch storm. pretty dam good middle, the stretch from 1/11 to 3/4 had no rainers, which is unusual. Poor ending, melt started on 3/4

-good pack retention, had snow on the ground from 1/11 through at least 3/10. Also had good depth, with around 18-20" at the peak (currently between 4-6")

-good cold air, nothing crazy and no records or anything, but it was consistently cold from 1/1 to 3/4

My wife and I were in Hooksett/Manchester on Saturday. There was still a good amount of snow on the ground. Some yards had at least 10 inches of snow remaining.

[SJonesWX]

1 hour ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

My wife and I were in Hooksett/Manchester on Saturday. There was still a good amount of snow on the ground. Some yards had at least 10 inches of snow remaining.

yup for sure. sunny spots in my yard are bare, but those are small areas. shady/wooded spots have more, obviously

[Torch Tiger]

Stein really holding strong.  the pack up in Bedford/Merrimack barely took a hit today, no major rivers/runoff at all