Mount Joy Snowman

Funny you bring this up, as I've been working on a detailed study of MU's entire POR snowfall data for quite some time. I pretty much have it all wrapped up and will post the results sometime soon, thinking Monday or Tuesday. I think you guys will enjoy it.

No, I'm just talking about my trusty manual cylinder gauge; the one used by all the Cocorahs folks. I do have a very nice weather station (not even sure of the make/model) that my wife's father got me years ago that I need to set up as well, but man, it's just been tough finding time to do anything with moving into a new house and having a baby and a toddler. One of these days.....

Ha tell me about. I concur with regard to the mailbox; think I may move ahead with this plan. It also allows me to kill two birds with one stone by checking the gauge and the mail at the same time. Will also encourage me to check the mail daily, as I should. I have a pretty steep driveway, so my motivation to traverse to the end and back on a daily basis has been......how shall we say, limited haha. My wife couldn't care less about the weather, except for when it's poor or interferes with her plans, then I receive full blame for what's occurring

The majority of the WU stations right around me are between .65-.7". That final line that went through last night seemed to drop a little more out this way. Still no gauge up for me. Unacceptable, I know. Just too much old growth interfering and nowhere to attach it that isn't too close to the house or in a relatively open space. Think I might secure it to the mailbox. Would that be weird?

Indeed it is. Nothing like hanging our hats on the 84 hour NAM haha. Hey, it's happened before. I'm not throwing in the towel on anything at this point, while realizing the odds are against us.

I have a newfound respect for Waynesboro.

I can live with these looks for the Sun/Wed storms. Not exactly the cleanest for our area but let's see where it takes us. Here's to hoping the Euro leads the way!

Man, the models are just a parade of cutters and warmth and fleeting cold. Still hopeful that something surprises by month's end but even the most bright-eyed optimist has to admit things look gloomy for the foreseeable future. Here's to hoping February shakes things up, as she often does.

Since I know @Itstrainingtime has been anxiously awaiting -- national high of 88 near Pharr, TX and low of -15 at Clayton Lake, ME.

I wasn’t sure whether to be honored or offended by my omission. But seriously, that was an all-timer of a post. Well done sir, well done.

Saw that. Quite reasonable indeed.

Speaking of ski resorts, the weather cams out in the Sierra resorts are something to behold right now.

Well, you would hope at least something shows up given this period of observations, but with MDT you just never know. Temps may have made for little to no accumulation though. We shall see. Jan 9, 3:50 am 34 32 93 NW 5 2.50 Lt snow, Mist OVC005 29.65 29.99 0.08 Jan 9, 3:45 am 34 32 93 NW 5 2.50 Lt snow, Mist OVC005 29.65 29.99 0.08 Jan 9, 3:40 am 34 32 93 WNW 3 2.50 Lt snow, Mist OVC005 29.65 29.99 0.08 Jan 9, 3:35 am 32 32 100 NW 3 2.00 Lt snow, Mist OVC005 29.65 29.99 0.08 Jan 9, 3:30 am 32 32 100 NW 3 2.00 Lt snow, Mist OVC005 29.66 30.00 0.08 Jan 9, 3:25 am 32 32 100 NW 5 1.25 Lt snow OVC005 29.66 30.00 0.08 Jan 9, 3:20 am 32 32 100 NW 5 1.25 Lt snow OVC005 29.66 30.00 0.07 Jan 9, 3:15 am 32 30 93 NW 5 1.25 Lt snow OVC007 29.67 30.01 0.06 Jan 9, 3:10 am 32 30 93 26 NW 7 1.25 Lt snow OVC007 29.67 30.01 0.04 Jan 9, 3:06 am 33 31 92 27 NW 7 1.25 Lt snow OVC007 29.67 30.01 0.03 Jan 9, 3:05 am 34 30 86 28 NW 7 1.25 Lt snow OVC009 29.67 30.01 0.03 Jan 9, 3:00 am 34 30 86 28 WNW 7 1.50 Lt rain, Lt snow, Mist OVC011 29.67 30.01 Jan 9, 2:56 am 33 30 88 28 WNW 6 1.50 Lt snow, Lt rain, Mist OVC013 1016.60 29.67 30.01 0.03 Jan 9, 2:55 am 34 30 86 28 WNW 7 1.50 Lt rain, Lt snow, Mist OVC013 29.67 30.01 0.03 Jan 9, 2:50 am 34 30 86 29 WNW 6 1.75 Lt rain, Lt snow, Mist BKN013 OVC024 29.67 30.01 0.01 Jan 9, 2:49 am 35 30 82 30 WNW 6 1.75 Lt snow, Lt rain BKN013 OVC024 29.67 30.01 0.01 Jan 9, 2:45 am 36 30 80 31 W 6 3.50 Lt rain, Lt snow BKN015 OVC024 29.67 30.01 0.01 Jan 9, 2:40 am 37 28 70 N 0 7.00 Lt rain, Lt snow OVC022 29.67 30.01 Jan 9, 2:35 am 37 28 70 N 0 10.00 Lt rain, Lt snow BKN024 OVC036 29.67 30.01 Jan 9, 2:30 am 37 28 70 N 0 10.00 Lt snow BKN024 OVC035 29.68 30.02

This fella near Middletown on Cocorahs says to hang on a dang minute, reporting a big 1.5". 1/9/2023 8:00 AM PA-DP-14 Middletown 2.9 NW 0.14 1.5 NA NA 1.5 NA NA PA Dauphin

Aint that the truth.

Yeah it's been slim pickings around these parts for sure. Perusing the models doesn't offer much hope either. A robust .1" of seasonal snowfall for me thus far, and that may be generous. Aye.

I big 'ol Trace here, and the only reason I can even call it that is because of a few stray flakes I saw lying on one side of the roof; otherwise, no evidence of anything anywhere.

Looks like about .04" of rain around these parts this morning. MDT running a cool 15.6 AN ha. The warmest January on record by a longshot is 1932, with a mean temp of 42.5. Second place is 1950 at 39.8. Something to keep an eye on as we near the second week of January with a mean above 47. I think we have a decent shot at scoring some white stuff Sunday night but the marginal surface temps will make for tough accumulation and a quick disappearance by Monday afternoon. As for late next week, I'm mildly optimistic but just can't get my hopes up given how tough it's been to thread the needle with coastal scenarios in recent years. My guard is up. With that said, I'll be paying close attention as we approach the 3-5 day period. National high of 87 at multiple spots in Florida and low of -23 near Seagull Lake, MN. Happy Friday everyone.

Euro teasing the MA at range......

Well, here are the annual departures for MDT for average max and min over the last five years: 2022: .7 and .6 AN 2021: 1.9 and 2.9 AN 2020: 3.6 and 3.1 AN 2019: 2.1 and 2.3 AN 2018: .7 and 1.9 AN So, avg. max was 1.8 AN and avg. min was 2.2 AN. Not as large of a gap as I thought there'd be but could go back more years to verify. I do know this disparity is more pronounced in the summer, with nighttime lows being much more AN than daytime highs due to increased moisture and cloud cover, as mentioned by others.

I am a fan of all weather, particularly of the extreme variety. I'm an equal opportunity employer. Doesn't matter the type. Just give me some oddball weather to gawk over. Then give me some more.

Yep. I've been hammering this point for years.

Howdy. Yeah I did see the Sierras were in for another walloping and was thinking of you. Things are shaping up nicely for your trip. A solid early pack indeed.......

Echoing others, was a bit disappointed with the unexpectedly wet conditions yesterday. I had some buddies over to saw down some trees and limbs and didn’t care for the dampness. But the Miller Lite was flowing soundly so things weren’t all bad ha. Plus a Penn State victory made things more tolerable. Still no rain gauge up at the new house ugh.

Happy New Year to all. Looks like MDT ended up 1.6 BN for the month and .6 AN for the year. Precip was about average. My last official measurement was 1.43” for the slop storm right before Xmas. Yes, I know I’m a bit late on this haha. Was not able to get a measurement for yesterday’s rain since I don’t have my gauge up at the new house yet and had to take it down from the old house, but it seems like we got about 1/3” from various reports I’ve seen. Struggling to find a good spot to mount my gauge at the new house, going to make that a priority for today. Cheers to all.