Winter 2024-25. Lets grade it.

[ers-wxman1]

B+ for Reston. 15” I’ll take it, though we have not seen a 20” storm since 2016. We are overdue. 

[BlizzardNole]

I am about snow over cold so I give it a C-

• Only about 11-12" total with better amounts to the south
• Never saw heavy snow during the daytime
• Every event ended up less than expected
• The late Feb fail left a bitter taste

This winter reminded me of 1977 with long cold period but not much snow

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

[PrinceFrederickWx]

It was yet another winter that was compressed into January… but what a month it was! The 1/3 squall was awesome and the 1/6 MECS was one of my favorite storms ever. The arctic air plus the snowpack refreshers gave me snowcover for the entire month. It was the first time since January 2022 that it felt like deep winter IMBY.

But… December was a shutout. March will be a shutout. February felt like a shutout too; I got one 9” storm that was completely gone within 36 hours, while the rest of the month torched. Then the big storm that missed us all. 

But I did finish above climo. A final grade is tough, but I’ll go with A- just because the January was so good it outweighs everything else.

[North Balti Zen]

F for Monkton area. Mappy has the right of it. 

[Terpeast]

C+/B-

ended up with 17”, just a few inches short of climo but more days with snowcover during a cold january. Got lucky with the feb storm reaching warning criteria with a sharp cutoff just to the NW of me. Biggest storm of the season 7.5”

[Ephesians2]

B. Ended up with about average snowfall but more than any winter since 2018-2019.

Never got a direct hit from any storm - either slightly too far north (Jan 6, Feb 13, two warning level ice events) or too far south (Jan 11, Feb 19-20) but in return, there were 4 or 5 notable snow events and snow cover for most of January. 

[Weather Will]

A for cold.  B- for snow since I don't remember ever having a 5 inch snow storm stick around for almost 3 weeks.  F for big snow storm hype.

[osfan24]

D+? One decent storm and not much else. I missed out on the epic squall day, which might have been the coolest part of winter for some. That said, there were a bunch of days with snow showers or flurries, and the decent storm timed up well with cold air behind it for almost the entire month of January, so there was snow over for almost an entire month. February was just such a disappointment, and our third snowiest month has been just really windy and now warm and there is nothing to track. The season basically ended in late February in terms of tracking anything. It was probably a B- considering expectations heading in and given recent years, but it seemed like we missed some opportunities once it actually got going.

[MillvilleWx]

B+ overall in the lowlands. Being at this elevation and breaking climo near 19” with a 10+” storm puts this in a solid category. Add in the prolonged winter feel and it gets a very solid grade. 

A’s are reserved for years with a very memorable storm or two. This one just missed that mark. Can’t complain, but I know others were not so fortunate. 

[87storms]

B- in Frederick. Had several systems of 2-4”, some healthy squalls, and a couple of cosmetic events sprinkled in with a bit of freezing rain. We’ve had worse, but it’s time for a 6-10” snowfall.

[katabatic]

For mby, I'd give it a solid B. Right at climo for snow and temperatures were cold for solid stretches at a time. But, out here, that's what it should be. That's why we have ski resorts. Not that long ago, snowfall totals were double what we experienced.  Certainly better than the previous few, but that's akin to saying I'm pumped for the firing squad vs the electric chair.