Not that I want California to burn down, but I have appreciated the ridge west/trough east summers lately. I’m not looking forward to the next time we have a summer 2010-2012 pattern.
That is amazing. A sub 980 low taking a Madison WI track putting down multiple inches of QPF would be an all-timer around there. Even without the Kucera enhancement.
Bigger problem with going very cold is that the 850s stall or begin to rise overnight. I think the HRRR is reasonable with single digits in the traditionally cooler spots and low teens at BWI/DCA.
The cold in the northern plains in 1996 rivaled or surpassed 1994. In the days of the old wind chill charts we were in the -60 to -80 range. Just obscene -20 for a high stuff. https://www.weather.gov/arx/cold_feb96