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Nice day for a hike.

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70 here Mid 70s are possible

Indeed. I count only ~6 days of cold in the bulk of the E US: 3/13 and 3/16-20. A -PNA, +AO, and +EPO are aiding the warmth along with MJO phases 5 and 6 through yesterday. Those two have averaged the warmest phases during March following a Niña winter. The only opponent is and will continue to be the -WPO, which in combo with MJO phase 8 (2nd coldest March Niña phase) is likely what’s going to allow the brief two cold periods.

Snow is gone. Only the shady man made piles remain. Torch never really torches here, but it's beautiful out and walkable without a jacket. It's definitely the case that it's a completely subjective thing, but this winter gets an A+ from me. More than a month of continuous crosscountry skiing around here is nuts. My primary exercise for the month of February. And an all timer storm. I needed it too. My dad passed away. My team is shyte. It all blows away for a moment if you pile drifts up to the windows.

70 at my PWS, it’s been sunny all day there, there was an abrupt changeover to heavy fog a few miles to the south, it persisted for hours but has now fully burned off.

SEMA winter compared to climo

Torch! So much for the tenor.

72-74 here, depending on the local stations. Most of the snowbanks are gone or small enough to deal with now. Our streets are becoming two ways again.

it was yesterday too.

Viva la torch! Split open and melt

Post cold front snow on sharp, fast-moving troughs don't usually work out as far as accumulation. Ends up being too dry aloft and warm at the surface. You can get brief snow showers though.

Yep-through April even into May it can be downright miserable living on the barrier islands. And especially this year-water temps still in the upper 30s.

Bluebird skies out there, 63/36°F, Some slow melting of snow, But those frost heaves and pot holes...........

it feels to warm just wearing a hoodie in the sunshine.

Up to 69 here. Gorgeous. This is the time of year we shoot way over temp expectations when we can keep offshore flow.

Yea, obviously a high degree of subjectivity....different strokes for different folks. This was probably an "A" for guys live Ginxy and Kev, who just want to see snow on the ground all season...I need greater numbers and depth.

It’s subjective but it’s all in fun. This isn’t supposed to be some sort of metric like used by NWS but most people all have the same underlying principles with some variety. Some weigh in snowpack retention, some with how long the season actually lasts (for instance Nov-Mar), and some like myself perhaps weigh in the snowfalls along with retention. With two large events it’s hard to argue against a very good grade for me. This area is any exactly retention central, but this year was excellent for that so I would factor that in. However December left a little to be desired given how good the pattern was for cold, and if March is a dud that doesn’t exactly bolster the grade either.

Been down intermittently all morning. Everyone checking where that warm front is at.

Not going to snow Thursday into Friday

I guess "impractical" would have been a better word choice. heh. I don't have any grievances with people willing to share - although some in here do tend to lean of those that don't share in theirs.

COD down?

Definitely a weird ass winter for the Chicago area, I’d say. Excellent cold and snow early on, then suddenly the flip switched and went from deep cold in late Jan to WAD Feb (featuring the earliest 7 day stretch of 50°+ on record) along with lowest Feb snow totals since 2017. I’d give it a low C I guess

It's really just a way to share an individual's winter experience and how they perceived the season, which isn't useless to those willing to share...I mean, it's almost akin to grading a paper in school....it's not necessarily right or wrong, but more about sharing a perspective in a cogent manner.

Probably a compromise of some sorts. I’d love for the Euro to be correct but it’s probably a bit too far north as it seems to be an outlier atm. Palm dude may get a good hit though