Golf courses here in the middle of VT at 1000’+ elevation opened here that year. I remember going to play and taking a dirt road to get there. Got stuck in the mud and had to call a tow truck to get out.
Interesting piece on NWS participation in the 1980 Winter Olympics. https://vlab.ncep.noaa.gov/web/nws-heritage/-/no-snow-in-sight-the-nws-and-the-1980-olympic-winter-games
That was sort of what I was thinking. The other thought I had was maybe there is a standard correlation. If there was, I’d think it would almost a 2-1 ratio anyway.
I can count on one hand how many times we've been below zero and this morning isn't one of them
Colder than I thought it would be here. Car thermo read -8° when I left and bottomed out at -16° on the way into work. KMPV is at -14° and Island Pond checking in with a brisk -31°
I agreed with you at the time too, I was just messing around. The point being that, as you said, mediocre may have a negative connotation attached but it really is near average and that can still be good for winter lovers, especially up here.
Near average snowfall but really warm, which has kept lack depth a bit lower than normal. It’s not awful but not great. Hate to agree with Dr. Dews but it has been mediocre to my way of thinking.