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Ya, the good news is I can’t imagine next year is as bad as this one. Plus as you’ve mentioned before everything normally averages out. We had a good run the last few winters before this.

Pretty bad. As @Snowstormsmentioned 7th least since 1840. Which to me is worthy of futility discussion lol

@Snowstorms @michsnowfreak Even with that big push in late March YYZ is still at 6th least snowiest season on record at the airport. I don't know about you guys but to me thats going in the futile pile. 6th place has a cushion of about 2" before this winter would slip to 7th.

Im thinking white rain for south of 401. One of those where it might stick for 5 mins under heaviest returns on grass tips. 1-2" actually sticks north of 401-407. Im thinking 5-9" for the higher elevations of Orangeville-Shelburne.

This years biggest snowstorm of 4.3" happened on March 22nd which is pretty unusual. What was weird about this late snowstorm was it was dry powdery snow.

Toronto had nearly 2 sub 20" winters in 3 years back in 2009-10 (20.6") and 11-12 (16"). 2011-12 will probably be very difficult to ever get lower for Toronto as 16" is insanely low. Those stats might also be why I'm more prone to start discussing futility records since Toronto has been racking up a few recently (Last 20 years)

Coastal cities with 0-2” worst season can’t really talk about it until April haha

Yep, and to be fair you guys out west seem to have crazy low lowest snowfall. For example Ottawa is at 45” and it’s one of their least snowy winters ever so if Ottawa is at 15” come mid January to early February it makes sense for them to start talking about futility You guys out west I think you mentioned are 12”. So I see why talking about it early is pointless.

Ya, you guys get some monsters in spring. A lot of the prairies get some of their biggest storms in October and April. Calgary still averages 8-10" in April and 2-4" in May.

Didnt come true in the eastern lakes for number 1 lol. Most of us on this side are going to be top 10 least snowy winter. Could a surprise April snowstorm happen and push some of us out of top 10 100%. I believe heavily in stats so way below average by mid winter means starting to need a miracle to make a comeback. I guess in a sports analogy kind of way you might be the fan that never gives up until the end of the game haha. If my teams down 27-7 starting the 4th Im typically tossing the towel because chances of winning are down to 10% or less. Teams do come back and win 30-27 but it's pretty rare.

I was interested to see the distance between the two and it makes sense. Especially this season. Toronto regions western suburbs are 60 miles away from the eastern suburbs. Same distance as downtown Detroit to downtown Toledo

Toronto is at 26” which is right now the 7th least snow season. Assuming we get about 2” more it would keep it right about top 10 The east end and a bit further north GTA is probably around 30” but no official airport measurements Hamilton and west end GTA got wrecked this year. Top 5 worst snow season and sitting at 16” at Hamilton airport The last few years the snow-rain line has been about 25 miles further south so GTA has been getting good winters but Rochester and them screwed. This year the rain snow line moved a bit further north so the city is now separated as the eastern suburbs doubled the western suburbs

Ended up with about 2.5" here. Overall that puts it within the 2-6" that most were expecting across southern Ontario. I imagine someone in east end got 8"

@michsnowfreak. @SnowstormsTheres going to be some wild difference in snow totals across GTA Pearson will end up middle ground. Looks like 6-10” east end. 4-6” Airport and 1-3” for my place and west end. Hamilton and my place is now pretty much locked into seeing one of the worst winters snow wise ever. Still up in the air with Pearson

Looks like you guys are starting to be due as well. That’s 15 years since you’ve seen one.

Thanks! Do you have some dates by chance. I enjoy looking to see what could have happened. Most are just bad luck. Buffalo and Detroit get 6.5” Toronto 4.9” To the general public that’s not that big of a difference but to us it is haha

If it can get to 6” or more it hasn’t happened in 20+ years this late in the season currently looking at about 3-6” on most models 4” or more starts to become a once every 5 years or so after March 15th So this storm if it can deliver is pretty rare for GTA Certainly El Niño style end of winter

@Snowstormsthis has potential to be biggest storm after March 15th in a generation

A top 10 least snow is pretty bad lol. I think we see about 10cm or 4” Hamilton is still most likely a top 5 worst

Southern Ontario is wrapped up in the Great Lakes. The only landmass like it (Northern MI is pretty similar as well) Its water all the way from northern Lake Huron- River in Detroit/Windsor-Lake Erie-Niagara river-Lake Ontario-St.Lawerence. It's impressive when you think about it that way.

Looks to be about 2 weeks ahead of schedule here but with the upcoming colder pattern it will probably end up being just slightly ahead compared to normal once spring is finished.

For DC cherry blossoms. “Historical bloom data shows the average peak has moved up by about five days, from April 4 to March 31. Last year, peak bloom was March 23. It was recorded on March 21 in 2022. The earliest peak bloom on record occurred on March 15, 1990”

YYZ goes back to 1937 I believe It’s evident something has changed in this region. I think it’s a combination of bad luck, CC, other factors such as urban heat island as well

Weather networks spring forecast expects an active March but drying out April/May. Above normal temps. Toronto is at 19.1" on the season and should see 0.5-1" tonight. Hamilton is only around 13-14" on the season

You didnt get that last year during the christmas blizzard? Southern Ontario went from 40F and rain to -5F to 5F in 12 hours