I was just outside walking the dog, and quite a bit of my snow has gone from the powder you would expect from the recent cold to packable and able to throw snowballs for the dog.
Four of the top five are commonly referred to as "inhospitable". The fifth one is the great plains.
https://www.unmissabletrips.com/guides/12-places-on-earth-with-the-most-extreme-weather-conditions
@RCNYILWX Please ask the powers that be don't change the area numbers from slide to slide. I immediately went to area "4" when I looked, but today I am area "1".
Those "heavy bands" in south DKB county you mentioned earlier aren't really putting much down on the ground either.
That rain line is also moving closer every minute...IDK if it will ever reach me though.