Brian D

So-so call. The HP swung down a little E of where I expected, so not much for colder air because of that. Had some light LES myself today Feb 1. And others may experience some light stuff as well.

Snow showers off the lake this aftrn. Adding a little garnish to the patchy snow otg. Temps spiked from 32 to 45 this am before dropping back to 34 currently. Trying to be winter

Duluth ended at 23.6. Minneapolis at 28.2. Marquette data is still missing for the last 2 days and should end up around 28.6/7 for Dec-Jan. Interesting that Dec 1877 was extremely warm, and Jan 1878 was a little cooler. Mirrors this winter so far. Here in Two Harbors Dec-Jan avg is tied 3rd since 1894. 1931-1932 - 25.9 2001-2002 - 25.6 *2023-2024 - 25.5 2005-2006 - 25.5 1997-1998 - 25.2 1913-1914 - 24.8

Record in I-Falls of 53 (45 1999) as mentioned above as well as Hibbing at 50 (46 2009) with records starting in 1938. Most stns have records in the low 50's starting in mid-Jan. Most late Jan records tho in NE MN are still in the mid-upper 40's. In fact, mid Jan - mid Feb is mainly mid-upper 40's with a few 50's in the mix. The I-Falls record of 53 would be the new monthly record (49 1/20/1921), and 2 days earlier than the 55 (1991) on Feb 2nd making it the earliest 50 reading there since 1948 (along with a spattering of earlier records)

Just looking at daily records, there were some rather mild days in there. Can see how foliage could quickly sprout. Happens when you get a false Spring, and buds come out, then get damaged from cold. Before that pic was taken, looks like a 4 day warm spell. Temps overall look pretty decent. Nothing too cold. 12/1/1931 0 0 37 30 12/2/1931 0 0 41 27 12/3/1931 0 0 48 29 12/4/1931 0.54 0 41 33 12/5/1931 T T 34 26 12/6/1931 T T 36 32 12/7/1931 T T 36 20 12/8/1931 0 0 32 19 12/9/1931 0.55 1 39 32 12/10/1931 T 0 42 34 12/11/1931 0.12 0 62 42 12/12/1931 0 0 47 35 12/13/1931 0.05 0 41 36 12/14/1931 0.21 0.3 42 30 12/15/1931 0 0 38 30 12/16/1931 0 0 46 29 12/17/1931 0 0 49 33 12/18/1931 0 0 46 29 12/19/1931 0.02 0 52 35 12/20/1931 0 0 46 35 12/21/1931 0.16 0 49 38 12/22/1931 0.67 0 52 45 12/23/1931 0 0 50 44 12/24/1931 0.01 0 57 37 12/25/1931 0 0 37 23 12/26/1931 0 0 35 22 12/27/1931 0 0 38 29 12/28/1931 0 0 45 36 12/29/1931 0 0 40 32 12/30/1931 0 0 35 30 12/31/1931 0.33 0 34 27 1/1/1932 1.41 0 40 33 1/2/1932 0.03 0 40 34 1/3/1932 T 0 38 34 1/4/1932 0 0 38 28 1/5/1932 0.4 0 44 35 1/6/1932 0.2 0 52 31 1/7/1932 0 0 38 31 1/8/1932 0 0 41 31 1/9/1932 0.01 0.1 32 30 1/10/1932 0.04 0.4 33 26 1/11/1932 0 0 35 29 1/12/1932 0.54 0 53 35 1/13/1932 0.11 0 56 50 1/14/1932 T 0 55 44 1/15/1932 0.61 0 59 36 1/16/1932 0.11 0.2 37 32 1/17/1932 0.3 0 50 37 1/18/1932 T T 38 31 1/19/1932 0 T 37 26 1/20/1932 0 0 43 36 1/21/1932 0.37 0 47 37 1/22/1932 0 0 48 37 1/23/1932 0.32 0 40 35 1/24/1932 0 0 35 24 1/25/1932 0 0 43 27 1/26/1932 0.49 0.2 39 32 1/27/1932 0.08 0 41 32 1/28/1932 0 0 41 29 1/29/1932 0 0 52 35 1/30/1932 T T 35 15 1/31/1932 T T 19 6 Sum: 7.68 2.2 Count: 62 62 62 62 Average: 0.12 0 42.4 31.6 Median: T 0 41 32 Low Value: 0 0 19 6 High Value: 1.41 1 62 50

Very mild day today with temps cast for mid 40's. Running in the low 40's atm as we are coming into peak for the day. A very mellow few days. Looks like the Dec-Jan avg is going to come in at a solid 2nd behind 1877/78 in Duluth. That sure was a warm stretch back then up my way. Too bad there weren't more stns having data from that time here across the N MN, or at least accessible. I'm sure there was some spotty data at some other sites around that time. Listing Marquette, MI at solid 3rd and Minneapolis, MN, edging 1877/78 for 1st. Strong daily avg today will bump it up a little more. An impressive winter so far. And it looks like Feb 1878 was extremely mild as well, so we shall see how it goes for Feb 2024, and what the final tally is for this winter season. Duluth, MN 1877-1878 - 26.6 *2023-2024 - 23.3 1888-1889 - 22.2 1931-1932 - 22.1 1890-1891 - 21.5 Marquette, MI 1877-1878 - 29.9 1931-1932 - 29.5 *2023-2024 - 28.4 2001-2002 - 27.9 2015-2016 - 27.3 Minneapolis, MN *2023-2024 - 28.0 1877-1878 - 27.8 2001-2002 - 26.1 1913-1914 - 25.9 2011-2012 - 25.5

0.8" fell throughout the early am-early pm today. Mellow, mild wx on tap for the rest of the week. Don't mind a bit, but would like to see a good ol' fashioned blizzard at some point.

True, it was baity I guess. Wx extremes are very cool, hot or cold. But GW fanatics only like to point out the hot stuff, and call the rest just normal fare. Wx weenies love both. And yes, it will be a warmer end to the month for our region, especially in the N. And last winter was a record snow year for many areas around me, but this year has swung to the opposite, so far anyway. It can swing really quick around here. 2012/13 is one example.

For our region, near avg in the southern (SW especially) Sub to well above for N sub is most likely. The Plains tho, they are so far below avg that the milder wx coming isn't even close to warm enough to reverse it that much.

Wonder why ClimateChanger isn't on the ball?

Actually, I believe it's around 15,000 an acre in size or larger.

I put big pics into Paint, then resize. Then save as gif to reduce from MB to KB. Look just fine when I post them here. Same with NWS story boards, that are many times 1-2 MB png.

UK has such a maritime climate, with an occasional Arctic blast. Not surprised. But we in the NC US have the best wx for us weenies to enjoy, even if it can get dangerous at times.

Temps not as cold this am with cloud cover, and a very light (fine) snow falling with a trough moving through. - lower teens to -upper sd's. SW winds 5-15, so wind chills slightly better. Highs still running low sd's. Warm up this weekend will feel nice.

Boiling water on the stove to keep humidity up. Bitter air is desert dry. Stays comfortable with a little higher humidity. Furnace runs a little less, as well.

I have dealt with it my whole life up here, and, yeah, you have to have a couple screws loose to enjoy this stuff. It's rough, and hurts if your in it too long. Wind in this stuff is brutal. Rather have it fairly calm. But when it goes calm, it gets colder. And at that point, just walking in it, and having the air brush your face creates its own wind chill, albeit small.

-Teens this am with -sd's for highs away from the lakeshore, although -10 to -11 this morning along the shore with low sd's for highs. Mixing keeping temps from tanking with W winds 5-10 early this am. Gusty day winds from the W 10-20 here in town right now. Wind chills running -20 to -30. Heavy sea smoke across the Lake with LES for the Bayfield area across the big pond from me. She's a chilly one, but normal winter fare my way. After this, lets get back to snow action.

Impressive for that far south.

Rough stuff.

Yep. happens regular around here. Structures/trees popping. Sometimes makes me jump, especially when my deck adjusts. Every year, need to check for loose planks from screws breaking.

Since you quoted a book earlier, I'll do the same here. "The Little Engine That Could" There's hope!

Temps running -1 - -2 at TH arpt, with 1-2 here near the lakeshore. TH arpt was -8 (-4 in town) this morning so temps really struggling to rise today. Snowpack helping lots with that. Mostly cloudy skies atm with 10-15 winds. If they clear, and winds go light, big temp drop coming tomorrow am.

Just a trough moving through helping enhance LES with LP affecting portions of the S sub. So-so cast here with a good call in the S. The N fronts on my map were from the exiting system and a re-enforcing front (trough), but didn't pick that up too well with timing. It will be a mellow day across the N, tho. So I guess my text forecast was pretty decent.

My deck/ramp pops loudly when temps get cold. Makes me jump sometimes. I have wainscoting along my living room, and during really cold winters, the house will move a little, and the wainscoting will adjust, and pop. Frost heaving to the max.

And for the E sub. Notice that the 1930's are less prominent, and the 1890's a little more so than the W sub.