September finished tied for 5th hottest and also 2nd driest at BWI.
This is the decade of hot Septembers at BWI- 2018 is now tied for 11th hottest and 2016 is now ranked 16th hottest. It will be interesting to see how the 1991-2020 norms affect September, as there as only been one this decade with below average temps- 2013, which was still only -0.1.
@RodneyS or @MN Transplant how did DCA/IAD do?
BWI is currently tied for 10th hottest July (and 10th hottest month). That’s probably going to be an outright win for 10th (or possibly even a tie for 9th) after today.
Four of BWI’s top ten hottest July’s (and top ten hottest months) have occurred in this decade.
Looking ahead... When is a good time to transplant an Alberta Spruce in this region? I’m thinking around November? I moved a Weeping Cherry last year in January and it turned out fine, but since the spruce never goes dormant idk if winter is appropriate.
I saw it... at work in Suitland lol
Nothing at home. This winter sucks ass, with the exception of about 48 hours between January 12-14 and a few hours in December.
Not sure if @RodneyS had noticed this, but for DCA, the 10.3" recorded from 1/12-14 this year would make #7 on the list of top 3-day snowfalls, per their criteria (i.e. snowfall must have occurred on all three days). This would be on the second chart, not the first one that lists top snowfalls overall.
https://www.weather.gov/lwx/winter_storm-pr#TopDaySnowfall
Yeah its like 2/21/15- these setups just don't work for us.
My seasonal totals are actually not that much more than 16/17- both were "one-and-done" winters. Though I think I preferred 16/17 to this winter because (for once) we stole everyone's snow.
It was part of the reason we originally created this thread back in the day. It's been a common feature this week now lol
Start at where Anne Arundel meets Calvert and just draw a straight line running west to east- nothing below that gets any snow.
I got nothing overnight. I think our next chance will be sometime in February- rest of the month looks like it’s the northern tier’s time in my opinion.
Before the move I lived in Glen Burnie all my life, so 2010 and all the classic HECS (2003, 1996, etc). I experienced up there. January 2000 was huge in southern MD too wasn’t it?
Final total: 8.0". This is the 2nd biggest storm since I've moved here (HECS 2016, when 15.5" fell, is #1).
Snowboard measurements listed below:
2.3" (12am, 1/13)
3.6" (8:15am, 1/13)
0.2" (2:15pm, 1/13)
1.7" (11pm, 1/13)
0.2" (7am, 1/14)
Storm total (so far): 7.8"
Had a lot of fun sledding with the kids today and making our annual snowman. Every year since the kids have been born we've managed at least one WSW event each year to build one.
Heaviest snow of the storm here now. Snowboard measurement is due again tonight.
One thing I’ve learned about southern MD - we usually fumble the opening play but we know how to close!