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Wadesboro plummeted to 3° this morning.

some forecasters were mentioning it would fall below 0 in this current extended arctic outbreak - this next one over the weekend will last only a couple days so odds of central park going below zero as of today are not favorable IMO - plus where is the thermometer they use located and how much snow cover is left there ?

You guys have no idea how happy I am that my kids got to experience something I have never experienced myself. We went snow tubing on a local field that was at least 6 acres. Walking on the clean snowpack without our feet making footprints was wild! I'm 280lbs and I was literally running and my feet did not create footprints! And the tubing on the slickest surface ever? Kids loved it. The tube went fast and far. They could even slide down the hill on their butts! They laughed and had a good time. It is an awesome experience. If we don't get another inch, the last storm will create lasting memories which is good for any kid.

Siler City and Lumberton got down to at least 0° this morning

Looks like we got de-NAMmed.

What's the over/under that Central Park goes below 0 this weekend?

Thank you Mrs. Yoda.

SNOW on SNOW baby!

-51 in Franconia is impressive. -52 at tidewater in Bath is incredible (if real) - blows away the near-impossible -39 at PWM on 2/16/1943. Just missed a 40° diurnal span yesterday, 21/-18. Slightly below zero for today's low, while BML and HIE reached -19.

I’d love for that to happen tbh. Feels like it’s been a while since we’ve seen a true April torch. I just don’t think Feb 2026 will end up as cold as March 2015 relative to average. Philadelphia finished -4.5 in March 2015, just can’t see that happening this month as the warmer days will eventually outweigh the colder days imo.

16 at 6:56am. Higher than expected.

Records: Highs: EWR: 62 (1973) NYC: 59 (1988) LGA: 59 (1988) JFK: 56 (1973) Lows: EWR: -2 (1961) NYC: -3 (1881) LGA: -1 (1961) JFK: -1 (1961) Historical: 1789: Extreme cold occurred on Ground Hog Day. It dropped to -28° at Hartford, CT and -18° near Philadelphia, PA. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1870: Congressman Halbert Paine, who represented Wisconsin's Second District, introduced a joint resolution in the House of Representatives “to authorize the Secretary of War to provide for taking meteorological observations at the military stations and other points in the interior of the continent, and for giving notice on the Northern Lakes and seaboard of the approach and force of storms.” The House adopted the resolution by unanimous consent and, two days later, it passed the Senate. Five days later, on Feb. 9, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the joint resolution into law, officially creating the nation's first weather service. 1898: The naming of hurricanes after women was always the center of controversy. In the Southern Hemisphere near Australia, tropical cyclones were once called Willy-Willies. An Australian Meteorologist, Clement Wragge, is credited for giving girls names to tropical cyclones by the end of the 19th Century. On this date, Wragge's weather journal showed a Willy Willy named "Eline." 1904: Minimum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is +2 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1916: Seattle, Washington on February 1st & 2nd: Seattle is buried under 21.5 inches of snow, its greatest 24-hour snowfall on the first. A total of 32.5 inches of wet snow accumulates over three days. Seattle cathedral dome collapses under weight. (Ref. WxDoctor) 1944: Maximum temperature for Washington, DC for the date is 72 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1947 The lowest temperature recorded on the North American Continent occurred at Snag, Yukon Territory with a reading -81°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) (Ref. Very Complete Write up on This Event) 1951: A strong arctic cold front moved through the upper Plains and Midwest. Temperatures at Alma, WI fell from a high temperature of 41 to -12° by the end of the day. This 53 degree difference between the high and low temperature tied 3/22/1951 for Alma's greatest diurnal temperature change. The brutal morning low of -35° at Greensburg, IN was Indiana’s coldest reading until 1994. South Bend, IN reported a daily record low of -17°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1952 - The only tropical storm of record to hit the U.S. in February moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and across southern Florida. It produced 60 mph winds, and two to four inches of rain. (2nd-3rd) (The Weather Channel) 1952: An area of low pressure moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and across southern Florida during the evening and late-night hours on February 2, 1952. It produced 60 mph winds and two to four inches of rain on February 2 and 3. The low pressure remains the only tropical storm to impact the United States in February. 1956 - A record snowstorm in New Mexico and west Texas began on Ground Hog's Day. The storm produced 15 inches of snow at Roswell NM, and up to 33 inches in the Texas Panhandle. (David Ludlum) 1960: Heavy icing from freezing rain accumulations through the 3rd occurred mainly across the eastern half of New York. Severe damage to power lines and telephone service occurred in the Watertown and Wessington Springs area. Ice coatings of up to 3 inches thick and having an estimated weight of 9 pounds per foot of wire formed around telephone and some power lines over a wide area of the eastern counties. A 300 foot tower high collapsed at Wessington Springs and in some areas utility wires were completely down for stretches of 2 to 3 miles. Some 170 long distance telephone circuits were knocked out in larger cities and 19 towns from Bonesteel south to Watertown on north were completely without telephone service for two to three days after the storm. Many highways were treacherous and numerous vehicles collided or slid off the road into the ditch. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1961: Extreme cold hits Frederick, MD -11°, Unionville, MD -16°, Emmitsburg, PA -12° (Bob Ryan's 2002 Almanac) 1976: A quick moving but extremely intense coastal storm struck New England. Wind gusts exceeded 115 mph at Bear Island and Southwest Harbor, ME. Chatham, MA recorded a wind gust to 98 mph. Caribou, ME set a new all-time record low pressure of 957 millibars or 28.26 inches of mercury and Boston, MA recorded their second lowest pressure ever at 965 millibars or 28.48 inches mercury up to this time. Tides 3 to 5 feet above normal caused extensive coastal flooding. Parts of Bangor, ME were under 12 feet of water as a storm surge funneled up the Penobscot River to the mouth of the Kenduskeag Stream which in turn inundated Bangor in a matter of 15 minutes. A 40 to 50 degree temperature drop followed a sharp cold front with blizzard conditions occurring over interior sections of New England for a few hours. 13 inches of snow fell at Danforth, ME. Saint John, New Brunswick Canada and the area around the Bay of Fundy reported wind gusts to 118 mph and wave heights up to 39 feet with swells to 32.5 feet. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1985: Up to 9 inches of sleet, freezing rain and snow paralyzed North Alabama. It was the worst winter storm since 1963 across Northwest Alabama. Travel was impossible north of Birmingham. Four people died.(Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - A fast moving arctic front brought snow and high winds to the north central U.S. Winds gusted to 69 mph at Brookings SD. Big Falls MN reported nine inches of snow. Record warmth was reported just ahead of the front. Burlington IA reported a record high of 59 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A dying low pressure system over southern California deluged the San Diego coastal mountains with more than four inches of rain causing half a million dollars damage. Arctic air invading the north central U.S. sent the mercury plunging to 38 degrees below zero at Park Rapids MN. Raleigh NC reported a record high of 75 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Bitter cold air covered much of the central U.S. Butte MT reported a wind chill reading of 91 degrees below zero, Salt Lake City UT was blanketed with 11.9 inches of snow in 24 hours, and winds around Reno NV gusted to 80 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the southeastern U.S. Twenty-eight cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Wilmington NC with a reading of 80 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather in the Lower Mississippi Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours. One person was injured in a tornado near Reidheimer LA. Thunderstorms northeast of Brandon MS produced hail three inches in diameter along with high winds which downed or snapped off one hundred trees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1996 - An Arctic outbreak that lasted from late January through early February produced nearly 400 hundred record lows, 15 all-time low readings, and over 50 new record lows. Four states recorded their all-time record low temperatures, including Tower, Minnesota, on this date with a reading of 60 degrees below zero, canceling Tower's annual Icebox Days festival because it is too cold. Locations that reported their all-time record low or tied included: Cresco, IA: -36°, Osage, IA: -34°, Charles City, IA tied their record low with -32° and Lancaster, WI tied their all-time record low with -31°. International Falls, MN, and Glasgow, MT set records for February with -45° and -38°, respectively. The temperature at Embarrass, MN, plummeted to -53°. Rochester, MN, dipped to -34° for its coldest temperature in 45 years. Green Bay, WI only reached -16° for the high temperature for the day, their coldest 2006 - New Orleans is struck by two tornadoes, collapsing at least one previously damaged house and battering Louis Armstrong International Airport. The Weather Doctor 2008 - Hilo, HI, is deluged by 10.82 inches of rain in a period of 24 hours, breaking the previous record set in 1969 by 3.5 inches. The Weather Doctor 2011 - A high temperature of 44°F registered at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, AZ, sets an all-time February record for the coldest high temperature for the city. The Weather Doctor

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I didn't realize the low 30's was 35 degrees - even if it reached 35 for a couple of hours then dipped into the 20's in the evening there would be very little snow melt - and thats the forecast for the entire week - low 30's for highs ZFP from KOKX

Where is RIC?? It's freezing here too. Jumped right over us. I feel left out. (though maybe we hit 33/34 yesterday? Everything is still covered in hard, solid blocks of ice, so it's certainly not been far over the mark)

Sorry I'm just now seeing the map this am. I still have more than that after a day of sunshine, compaction, and sublimation lol

Sorry to hear it. How much on the season so far?

BN, I'm getting March 2015 vibes. The first week being well below average, a continuation of the previous month, and set the tone for the month, but I feel like a pattern change is coming, with the string of below average months coming to an end soon. Something tells me March is going to be above average (like April 2015), and April is going to be a near record warm month (like May 2015).

13-14th is certainly the next legit chance. Airmass issues as the 50/50 is cut off from the flow and we have that ride bridge effect. Ensembles are in good agreement for that ridge Feb 10-11. However, we can have it work out if energy from the trough out west is able to come out in pieces that way we get at least one or two fronts to knock down the ridge. We don’t want it coming East as one big shortwave. 6z AiGFS showed an example of this. It sent a wave across in the 10-11th range which knocked down the ridge. It ended up being just too warm for us, but close enough. We’ll see how it evolves

I'll take a nice inch refresher

Both GEFS and EPS have a follow up wave on the 15th after a cutter, with a cold enough airmass for us. I'll be watching that one.

The 6z GFS made a big change up top. Not far from something halfway decent

Got a quick gif of some lake effect clouds/ fog coming off Cherokee and Douglas Lakes overnight. I rock it back and forth to hopefully make it easier to see.

They all need a different set of circumstances to produce? Except maybe Atlantic Canada? I agree it’s not just one thing, and overall it’s balanced itself out this season. Our big dog screwed the south in snowfall. Their weekend storm screwed us. Mid-Atlantic was cashing in during part of December when we weren’t. We cashed in when they didn’t around Christmas. And the new year. We always want to maximize our potential and while I’m not sure if we did in the snow department in our backyards we definitely did in the east at large. Many are ahead of snow climo to date at the moment along with the coldest temperatures in recent memory. It’s not A+, but it’s not a D or F either. If we get skunked from here on out that’s a different story.