LibertyBell

wow lots of extreme cold and deep south snow on this date 1784: Ice floes were spotted in the Gulf of Mexico after passing out the Mississippi River in February 1784. Ice blocked the river in New Orleans, Louisiana. The ice in New Orleans is one of two times that this occurred during the Great Arctic Outbreak of 1899. The eruption of Laki in Iceland from June 8, 1783, through February 7, 1784, is the likely cause for the severe winter of 1783 - 1784. 1899 - Texas and the eastern plains experienced their coldest morning of modern record. The mercury dipped to 8 degrees below zero at Fort Worth TX, and to 22 degrees below zero at Kansas City MO. The temperature at Camp Clarke NE plunged to 47 degrees below zero to establish a record for the state. In the eastern U.S., Washington D.C. hit 15 degrees below zero, while Charleston SC received a record four inches of snow. (David Ludlum) 1899: The bitter cold outbreak of February 1899 continued across the southern Plains, Texas, and the Deep South. The mercury dipped to 8 degrees below zero at Fort Worth, Texas, and 22 degrees below zero at Kansas City, Missouri. Nebraska’s temperature at Camp Clarke plunged to 47 degrees below zero to establish a state record. The all-time record low for Oklahoma City was set when the temperature fell to a frigid 17 degrees below zero, breaking the previous record low of 12 below zero, set on the previous day. Washington D.C. hit 15 degrees below zero, while Charleston, SC, received a record four inches of snow. Snow was also reported in Fort Myers, Tampa, and Tallahassee in Florida. 1958 - Snow blanketed northern Florida, with Tallahassee reporting a record 2.8 inches. A ship in the Gulf of Mexico, 25 miles south of Fort Morgan AL, reported zero visibility in heavy snow on the afternoon of the 12th. (12th-13th) (The Weather Channel) 1960 - A snowstorm in the Deep South produced more than a foot of snow in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. (David Ludlum)

that's weird, I thought seasonal affective disorder was because of lack of sunlight and sunlight stimulates serotonin production? UV lamps are marketed to do the same thing Our days are longer now, so it's not like late December short days.

I wonder if it gives you a serotonin boost the same way sunlight does? It makes me feel brighter too, not at all like dark depressing rainy days. Sunlight makes me feel happy in the same way. That's why I like snow and sunshine.

Maybe there is a difference with an east facing beach vs a south facing beach in SWFE (a southwest flow is land based when the ocean is to your east, but comes off the ocean when the ocean is to your south.)

Yep, that one reminded me of the February 2008 SWFE. It was key that they happened mostly at night and came in with a wall of snow.

Yes, some of these storms from the 80s sound very familiar. note-- the amounts were slightly higher back then (colder)? WINTER OF 1984-85 Feb. 5, 1985 - The biggest snow of the winter began this evening and continued through next morning, accumulating 5.7". 3.3" of the snow fell tonight. This came three days after a snowfall of 4.3". After this snow just 0.2" fell for the rest of the winter. WINTER OF 1985-86 Feb. 11, 1986 - The second 4.5" snowfall in the past four days occurred today and occurred between daybreak and noontime. These two small snowstorms accounted for most of the winter's thirteen inches of snow (half of the typical amount).

The gradient is different with each storm. For SWFE it's north of here For suppressed systems it's south of here This area does not benefit from gradient patterns because these kinds of tracks don't give significant snowfalls in this area. Add to that for coastal areas being near the ocean makes it even worse for SWFE

inland regions are less susceptible to gradient patterns aren't they?

Maybe it wasn't a gradient pattern for them but it is for us because we have an ocean to our south.

I think it's smart to cut amounts in half.

it will still run tonight?

we have to get within 5 days for anything to be considered meaningful and within 48 hours to pin down details

Let's do it on Sunday when it's 55 degrees and raining lol, something to look forward to.

is that 3.2 on Long Island from Babylon?

least snowiest winter with a mean temperature below 35.0 in over 30 years, Don.

are we switching to a predominantly +PNA cycle now?

much less snowy than any of those winters too, from what Chris said, this is the least snowy winter in over 30 years with an average temperature below 35.0

is it also the coldest winter with no 4 inch events? If we do somehow get one major snowstorm just before the season ends 2008-09 will be a great analog for this winter.

our entire area is in double digits now

14-15 was a superior winter down here to 13-14 (too many mixed events)

suppression is also a concern for next week, Walt

nice to see the JFK amount went up, was that still on 0.21 liquid?

peak was 3.0 in eastern long island on 0.31 liquid

you can't consider Philadelphia in the MidAtlantic this season, their snowfall deficit is as bad as New York City's. The entire coastal city corridor from Philadelphia to Boston is in a 7-8 inch snowfall deficit. Philadelphia only has 7.5 inches of snow this season.

it would be great if we could figure out what causes the repetition in the same season even with different index values lol