IronTy

Assuming this phenomenon is real and not some sort of statistical aberration, the engineer in me says that the first place to look should be large, low speed system changes over time. Solar output, ocean currents, ice extent, plate tectonics (in the form of subsea volcanism), orbital changes, CO2 levels, pressure pattern changes, etc.

Could it have something to do with Arctic sea ice extent? I have no idea if this is the case but I would assume with the warming base state the sea ice is a bit slower to reach Max extent coming out of warmer falls?

What's the look forward in the drought? We had some good snow this month but didn't really make much dent in the drought. My caterpillars dont do well in drought conditions and last summer was rough in that department. I'm hoping we start getting some rains.

Can confirm deep snow cover near DCL. On the mountaintop I have a solid 2ft base that managed to cover my heat pump and the exhaust on my furnace so it shut down til I cleared it. Gonna have to build something to cover it for next year. I also discovered that 2ft of snow going up a steep grade is about the most the g wagon can handle without chains lol. Fun times.

My entire property in Calvert is on a north sloped forested hill and I swear I have snow cover 3wks longer than everybody else.

Yup

You rang?

Yeah if we don't get anything additional by the February flip I don't see much coming after that. For me it isn't panic though, had an awesome winter with both snow and cold, and frankly I'm looking forward to sun and warmer temps.

I used to do aerospace flight test telemetry and over the horizon is real, I can attest. Job would've been much easier if the earth was flat.

The February warmup has been foretold by Joe Badstardi. Don't worry though, today he said March should flip back to cold...

Man, just looked up and the wind chills on the Gulf Coast are colder than here right now! Crazy.

Yeah but did they use 3W or 4W RTDs with lead compensation? And who knows, maybe they only used 8-bit ADCs back then and not 32-bit ADCs oversampled for ENOBs of 36 bits.

Just stacking some firewood and I did notice a slight breeze picking up, so maybe the cold is coming in now.

When does the cold air arrive? It's like 26F out, sunny and not even a breeze. Feels balmy in the sun.

Just switched over to snow down here. Getting colder out and breezy too. 38F.

Dumping fatties hard down here in a Calvert. Roads have caved and we got prolly 4" on the ground already. JK, warm rain down here. Going to the cabin this weekend and taking the new snowshoes. They're supposed to get a foot out there and I'm expecting several feet on the ground when I get there.

JFC, pull it together people. It's a solid 1-3" event followed by the best arctic blast in years.

I think I've already hit climo down here, despite the dire forecasts from Mets everywhere this winter has been one of the best in the past 10yrs and it's far from over. Another reminder that nobody knows anything on these long range seasonal forecasts. I half expect the climate change narrative to go in full reverse once the PDO finally flips. The pain trade on warming is so piled in on that side at this point that it reminds me of the housing bubble. Temp can only go UP!!!! Buy before it's too late!

I think that was it. He's adamant that Trump should move it indoors given his age. My parents are acting like it's gonna be anarchy with roving gangs or something. They don't want me to stay at our house in the city. I'm like dude, there's a reason riots always happen in the summer, too cold for that shit.

Just listened to JB and he had it all for today's missive. 2-4", locally 3-6" this weekend....JFK...Reagan...the 1899 storm...some 1840s inauguration reference...I lost track after that.

1970s...might as well have been the pleistocene. PDO was probably a couple SDs positive in those days.

Bamwx has their own weather app?

It was the 1980s, times were different. Survival of the fittest I guess. I don't think she ever understood fully what she did.

I'll do one better and make a snow igloo and just sleep in that. Almost died doing that one night as a kid. My friend and I were sleeping in an igloo in his backyard and when we were sleeping his mom decided it would be a good idea to cover the entrance with a trash bag to keep us warmer. I woke up in the night dizzy and hyperventilating, he was unconscious. Luckily I had the sense to bust out of the thing before it was too late.

That happened way before I lived here...I don't believe it. #FakeNews