AnEndlessMaze

3/5/15? lol Just an excuse to bump one last time this winter, so get your votes in.

Have to agree with others on here that I'm wary of a situation where we have to thread the needle and time cold air in early March- keep thinking about the 3/6/01 and 3/6/13 busts, although this is a completely different setup from either one of those. But I don't just dismiss stuff automatically like some do just because its March. It does snow in March: 2009, 2013 and 2014 had March as my snowiest months for those winters. But I wouldn't bet on much at this point:

If you're looking for a better stretch of below normal months at BWI (using the 1981-2010 normals), the most recent one I could find was the period between Jan. 2003 - Feb. 2004, which had 10 out of 14 months below normal. An even more impressive stretch would be the period between Oct. 2002 - Feb. 2004, which had 13 of 17 months below normal. Also, the period between Jan. 2009 - Feb. 2010 had 9 of 14 months below normal. By the way 2003, as a calendar year, actually finished colder than 2014- 2003 finished 13th coldest, whereas 2014 finished tied for 14th coldest.

Driveway and sidewalk (concrete) are frozen, but roads in my neighborhood (asphalt) look mostly ok. I'm not going out to drive though. Ice is starting to build up on some of my trees and bushes. Temp is 32.

Today could possibly be an overperformer for some of us I think. I know its far out but... you guys have any thoughts on the stuff later this week?

BWI finished February at 25.3 degrees, making it the 2nd coldest February ever and 5th coldest month ever (top 10 coldest months are listed below): Jan. 1977 - 22.9 degrees Jan. 1918 - 24.2 degrees Feb. 1934 - 24.3 degrees Jan. 1893 - 24.3 degrees Feb. 2015 - 25.3 degrees Dec. 1989 -25.4 degrees Jan. 1982 - 25.5 degrees Feb. 1979 - 25.6 degrees Jan. 1912 - 25.8 degrees Jan. 1940 - 26 degrees This was also the 2nd coldest Jan-Feb period ever for BWI at a combined average of 28.1 degrees (the first was 1904 at 28.0 degrees). May be too soon but... could BWI try making a run for top 10 coldest year again this year? Edit: I forgot about Dec. 1989 so its been put in the list. I hadn't even bothered checking Dec. cause I figured it couldn't even compete. Wow...

You're gonna have to change your name to lowershorehappiness if this keeps up lol

We just got "GFS'ed" for March 6 lol But we do March 6 busts pretty well in this region, so

My sources tell me there's more light snow in Prince Frederick again. Another little blob on radar over us. Still nothing more than a Trace, but any refresher snowflakes are acceptable after the beating my snowpack took yesterday afternoon.

There was light snow when I left for work which continued all the way up until I got past Dunkirk. My wife (who's still at home) is saying its snowing decently now but not sticking to much of anything. Radar looks like a blob just over southern MD. I'll put this down as a Trace unless she says its starting to cover everything, then I'll figure out what to record. This would be 9 days out of the last 16 (since 2/12) that I've had at least a Trace or more. When I was sitting on my deck in upper 60's on 2/8, thinking of my whopping 1.5" seasonal total at the time, I would have never guessed this is what the rest of the month would look like! Btw when I came out to leave I noticed on my car the snowflakes were all little perfect 6-sided dendrites. I rarely see that. The good news is most of my spring bulbs have survived! I been covering them over at night and during snowstorms... though I left them uncovered today not thinking it was going to snow.

I think BWI will finish either 2nd or 3rd coldest February. That will also be a top 10 coldest month overall. Rodney or MN (or anyone), how does it look for DCA and IAD rankings? I don't keep spreadsheets of those.

Gonna go with 4" even for final total. Actual measurements towards the end were slightly less than that (around 3.5"-3.75"), but it was compacting and melting while it was snowing, plus I usually round to the nearest half inch.

I'm working from home- looks like 2 or 3 inches to me so far but I can't tell. Will do an actual measurement when its over. Still snowing hard and sticking to everything including roads. This is really nice to see after last weekend's shutout!

Great storm for me thus far, hope the rest of you are getting it good too!

Looking forward to reading everyone's obs and totals overnight and tomorrow!

Ok that's it, I'm going all in. Let's reel this one in like President's Day!

Yeah that snow map is much higher than your advisory and my point and click (which only calls for an inch tonight and half-inch tomorrow). Some other forecasts I've seen: Accuweather: 1-3" for all of us TWC: 3-5" St. Mary's and lower shore, 1-3" Calvert and Charles Hoping for a 1/29/14 repeat!

So far, this is the 2nd coldest February at BWI: 1934 - 24.3 degrees 2015 - 25.3 degrees 1979 - 25.6 degrees

They put St. Mary's in the WWA but not Calvert.

I saw the radar... you guys on the other side of the bay getting anything good?

I'm stating the obvious, but this would be a huge bust for the GFS and Euro if this storm happens. Also snowdude, just wanted to mention (as others here already have) that we really appreciate you taking the time to post here!

DT is going with 2-4" for southern MD and the lower shore lol: https://www.facebook.com/WxRisk/photos/a.148807335166533.25889.129478830432717/823746297672630/?type=1&theater LWX now has me at 40% chance of snow Wed. night and 30% chance on Thurs.

I haven't been following the Thurs. system but I see LWX has me as mostly sunny all week. I doubt we get anything, but one thing I've been learning here with storms- we're much better off hoping for a north trend than a south trend.

I hate this storm more than Boxing Day.

Yeah, I saw that yellow band coming through and was like "please let that be snow!" ...nope, its all sleet.