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Makes me think of the Jersey pine barrens. The blueberry fields there might have a shorter frost-free season than PWM, probably 2 months shorter than ACY or PHL

Hey, if BWI can outsnow CAR (in 09-10) then anything is possible.

Do you know that elevation? Ten years ago this month brought the late great Feb slopfest, in which I got 10.7" of 4:1 mashed potatoes plus 1.1" of 34° RA. I wondered how the "Temple 1.8 W" cocorahs (noted in Jeff's post of GYX snow reports) could've gotten 3X the snow (26.4" vs 8.8") of the Farmington co-op, just 6-7 miles away. Using Google Earth I followed the only road heading west from the small center of Temple and learned that at 1.8 miles the elevation at the nearest house was about 1220', or 800' higher than the co-op. Given that event's character, the difference suddenly made sense. (And made me jelly!) Of course, yesterday's storm was of entirely different character.

Was +5.3* on 2/13, now down to +1.4. Might be a tiny bit BN after Friday, then the see-saw tilts the other way - expect to finish the month near +2. *compared to my records that started 5/98. Farmington co-op's 1981-2010 norms for Feb are about 1.2° colder than their average '99-on, so probably +2.6 there.

That would put your total 1.1" ahead of mine, with Raymond leading the pack. Had 5.5" total with 0.46" LE, the initial 4" about 10:1 and the final (after 9 PM) 1.5" about 20:1. Now 21" at the stake, 18th winter of 22 reaching the 20" mark.

I've seen 2 such >22" events in 22 winters here, 12/03 and 2/09, and have to go back to 1984 (in Fort Kent) to find another one. Unless you're at Stowe or Jay Peak, or in prime LES country, that kind of dump isn't coming every winter.

I've read that the snowy owls come south mainly when lemming populations in the north take a dive.

Moderate SN in Augusta, 10/14 at 4 PM. Heading north in about 10 minutes - 30 miles of fun.

This morning I heard a chickadee singing its "phee-bee" spring song, with temps about zero and snow on the way. Brave little fellow.

"Relatively" being the operative term, as 22.4" (Philly's 4th biggest) isn't too shabby.

AUG ramped up to moderate snow about 1 PM, visibility about 3/8 mile, couple tenths new. Still chilly, 19/14.

At least NYC's depth got up to 22" in 2016. The record breaker (now #2) in Feb. 2006 never brought depth past 16". IMO, given equivalent measurement skill, NYC's greatest snowfall was either Dec. 1947, 25.8" (now #3) which added 24" to a 1" cover, or 1888, in which depth was even more guesswork than usual.

Full whiff up here from Jan '16. My 1st (of 3 lifetime) thundersnow came 12/24/1966. I learned 2 things that day as I was out hunting in NNJ - first, that 345 KV powerlines are hot (temp-wise) as I could hear flakes "popping" as I walked the edge of the R-O-W. 2nd one took 2 booms to convince me, as #1 merely confused - "It can't thunder during snow, can it?" After the 2nd and louder one my thought was "This is going to be something special." By then we had SN+ and 4-5" new, and the storm finished about 15".

And that bar gets higher as winds get stronger. Did PDII have winds anywhere near the strength of '05 and especially ''78? Also, how was measuring done in 1969? That event only trails '03 by 1.3".

First flakes here in Augusta.

I saw it noted by GYX in the Sat. PM (IIRC) AFD, contrasting that reading with the 30° progged for Jackman on Sunday.

Those early flakes will have a tough time reaching the ground here in AUG, where 9 AM reading is 12/2 (with AP reporting partly sunny - solid overcast 2 miles SE.)

Solid C- here. Temps close to D+, snowfall slightly closer to C- than to C. Feb snow will need more than today's event (unless it really overperforms) to rise above D-level.

My grading system rates temps (cold is better) and snowfall, with pack and blockbusters (or lack of same) adding subjectivity. It uses the 4/3/2/1/0 for grades, with +/- adding or subtracting .33, just like when I was in college. A: Best or near best at my location. I've given A++ (5 pt) for snow/cold that breaks records at the Farmington co-op. 3/01, 4/07 (SN), 3/14, 2/15 (temp). B: Significantly better than average C: At/near average D: Significantly worse than average F: Worst or near worst. I gave 12/15 an F- (-0.33 points) for temps as it obliterated Dec warmth records by huge margins. hopefully a quick change to rain wherever you are headed Thanks. However, my homeward drive gains both elevation and latitude, so p-type changes (if any) tend toward the opposite direction.

GYX thinking 3-5 last period, aft AFD not posted when I checked 5 minutes ago. If that verifies, it will probably be at peak rate in the 4-6 PM window. Haven't had a seriously snowy commute yet this winter.

I'll think about that on my afternoon commute tomorrow.

Hope so. The last one saw 0.4" qpf verify with 0.04". Forecasts for that one began lowering expectations about 36 hours out while this one's remained pretty consistent.

Lots of sled traffic this weekend on the club trail thru our woodlot. 16" a the stake so a bit thin for good grooming. Snowshoeing with our Dudley Lab was excellent - at least something good came from the sleet fest 10 days ago.

Only 45° here, -28 to 17 (after Friday's 30/-13. Afternoon high was 10.) GYX noted that Jackman had -41 yesterday morning and might reach 30 today.

And yesterday was 22° BN here. Torch