Warm is gonna win in this pattern, other than any rainy periods. Upper 70s- low 80s. Too warm too early for my liking. Why cant we just do 'normal' in early Spring sometimes lol. Right to late May/Early June weather. Fuck that shit.
Climo snowfall varies quite a bit across our region as you know. 20 inches here is a pretty good winter, but not so much for places N&W. That said we probably all should have more "reasonable" (lower) climo standards for what qualifies as a good winter.
A Cape winter story. It was a pretty impressive winter.
First snow in early Dec
The glacier storm a week after it fell
Tuckahoe in early Feb
Late Feb storm
The late day March snow after a morning high of 70
Cant argue. Last winter was a good one with 2 6"+ snowstorms(both all snow) and had snow otg for 2 weeks or so in Jan. I was just above climo here. Our area has a had a pretty nice run overall since the 2016 Nino. A couple lean winters plus the ratter mixed in.
It snowed in D,J,F,M. Brutal cold period after the glacier. 3 weeks with snow/ice cover- that period ending up bone dry was the one nitpick. The Feb storm topped it off with 10". Over climo with 22.7"- and my measurements are usually low because I typically measure what's otg as I am often not home during the whole storm. (There was a report from an EM in Greensboro of 14" in the Feb storm).
Anyway.. A-
Had there been even a modest 2-4" snow event on top the Glacier I probably would have gone with a perfect score.
This winter was impressively cold overall, but some/much of that cold was wasted. Some areas did well with frozen precip opportunities wrt climo, others not so much. Time to grade it.
Some are likely shopping for a new computer, printer, TV, etc today. Happened to my parents last summer with an explosive nearby strike. Unplugging is a good idea when prolific lightning is expected as it removes the physical path for electromagnetic surges.
April is Spring. Fucking 80s? GTFOH. But ofc we will , because we do premature heat better than anything. Okay, 80s and humid with a Bermuda High in April it is.
Then 5+ months more of heat. Sure, bring it, I guess.
Nah, I do McDonalds like 4 or 5 times a year lol. Not my thing. The Big Arch is just a curiosity. If I get it I would probably eat no more than half. More pricey than it should be and so unhealthy.
Rather spend my money on this. Much higher quality, not that much more expensive and I support a local business.
https://www.rudefoodco.com/
At least you know going in it wont compare to Five Guys lol. Love their fries, and eating those delicious (free) roasted peanuts while waiting is awesome.
HH GEFS lost the 23rd, which was the best signal for something at 12z. Moved towards the Canadians and Europeans with signal for frozen for the rest of the month well north. Shocking.