Snowless in Carrollton

I just got back from Ft. Wayne on a job interview. It seemed like a pretty nice city although some areas looked run down. It definitely looked nicer than Richmond though.

I am not a big fan of sunsets after 9pm. I'm glad the days are starting to get shorter now.

I really shouldnt complain about the clouds and rain. I'm actually enjoying the cool, cloudy weather today. It beats 90 with high humidity.

1 hour ago, IWXwx said:

 

The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Total Hours is the average number of sunny hours the city normally has in a year. Clear Days is the average number of days annually when cloud covers at most 30 percent of the sky during daylight hours.

Hours of sunshine are the means calculated for 1961 to 1990. Indianapolis is the top row of hours and Seattle the bottom.

 

J        F      M      A       M      J       J       A       S      O      N      D      Total 

132.1

145.7

178.3

214.8

264.7

287.2

295.2

273.7

232.6

196.6

117.1

102.4

2,440.4

55%  Clear Days - 88

69.8

108.8

178.4

207.3

253.7

268.4

312.0

281.4

221.7

142.6

72.7

52.9

2,169.7

47% Clear Days - 58 

I have a hard time believing Indianapolis averages more sun than Seattle in June and July, especially since Seattle is further north and has more daylight.

Is there any time of year where sunshine dominates in the midwest? Seems like winter, spring, and summer is primarily cloudy and rainy. Maybe fall ? I'm convinced that the midwest is even cloudier than the Pacific  northwest. 

Decreasing clouds today. Increasing clouds tonight. That sums up the weather here lately. 

26 minutes ago, Jackstraw said:

I wonder why theres less tornadoes in May than April ?

Ive noticed with almost every system the severe weather threat seems to be greater to the south. So im curious as to what month is the best month for severe weather in the southern midwest ? Would it be May?

Is there a lot of melting going on in the Chicago area ?

36 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Snow & Graupel showers all day yesterday. Its amazing how many days snow falls in a Great Lakes climate, even in a subpar winter as this. At only 30.4" we definitely sat on the sidelines this winter, and in fact this is my 24th winter measuring snow and only 3 have had less than this in those 24 years (not that its over for sure)....but yesterday was the 73rd day since October 20ths first flakes that snow has fallen this season. Still some dirty parking lot piles but they are on the way out.

Snow has fallen on 73 days and only 30" to show for it ? What a horrible climate you live in.

Is there any sign of an early spring or is winter just going to drag on forever ?

With meteorological spring being 2 hours away, i think the title needs to be changed to "Lets Talk Spring" !!

I just measured very close to 1.5". Not bad considering that even right as the "storm" started there was only a 40% chance of snow.

I just measured about 1". Where did this come from ?

It really doesnt make sense why this subforum is so big. Why not divide it into 2 regions?

1 hour ago, pondo1000 said:

Would like to see a heavy thumping. Although once again, I’ll be sleeping while it snows!!! Can we get a daytime snow for once? LOL 

How can you sleep when this very possibly could be the last decent snow until next winter ?

Are there ever 2 straight days of full sunshine in the winter ? Even the days that are forecast to be sunny usually end up being cloudy.

23 minutes ago, nwohweather said:

I don’t know how you guys are so against this thaw. Lol after hitting -15° I’ll gladly take some 55 and sunshine

There are some crazy people who prefer -15 over 55. Its 60 here and I'm loving it ! Hope it doesnt get colder than 15 the rest of the season !

A solid 4" here along the OH/IN border.

Is it just me or does it seem like its more likely to have large negative departures than large positive departures in winter ? ORD was -40 yesterday but i couldnt ever imagine them being +40.

This may sound like a silly question but what is ORD ? Sounds like Orlando to me !

46 minutes ago, Jackstraw said:

Don't get many minus 20/30 wind chills in GA? This is the other side of winter around here.  IMO 1/14 was worse.  Not quite as cold but it set in for a couple weeks without a warm up.  That was my first real taste of the brutal cold after moving up from SC and it hurt!  OTOH you should be used to this clipper coming, a quick 3-6 inches followed by 50-60 and possible thunderstorms lol.

Snow followed by warmth is right up my alley. I feel like im in GA again. Honestly I prefer snow followed by warmth. The best of both worlds. Now i have 2 things to look forward to

I guess I am the only one looking forward to the warmer weather.

I almost get the feeling that some people are rooting for it get as cold as possible next week. I don't really understand that logic but whatever.

Snowing here along the OH/IN border west of Dayton.