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11 minutes ago, Trent said:

71 at Cleveland Burke Lakefront today!

The running 12 month average temperature for Cleveland is now 0.8 degrees above the previous warmest year which is pretty amazing.

Even more impressive is that the past two year period in Cleveland is the warmest 2 year period on record. Why is that impressive? It INCLUDES the record coldest February 2015 in that calculation. Once that month falls off and is replaced by this month, the recent warmth the last two years will be off the charts.

 

That's incredible!   Seems like I just saw a post from Buffaloweather saying buffalo has a similar streak.  

In Mentor right now and the car reads 72 degrees.   Unreal lol.  

3 hours ago, NEOH said:

Measured a little less here... but the heavy bursts were just east of my hood last night. We have about 24 hours to enjoy this

Looking through the storm reports, Chardon only had 3.8" for a 24 Hr total.  I'm wondering if the 3.75 I measured might have included the .5 from yesterday morning.   Either way, it will be a distant memory tomorrow.    Seasonal total just over 50".  

3.75" overnight,  also had .5" yesterday morning.   2 day total at 4.25".  Had some real good bursts yesterday evening.   Wouldn't be surprised to see some 6" reports near Chardon.

1 hour ago, NEOH said:

Looks like we'll be on the western fringe but yeah, we could see a short but decent les event. With full sun and the birds chirping is sure looks and feels like Spring out there. Sun angle is about the same as late October so it feels nice with clear skies. I'm about ready to close the book on this Winter.

Ya after mid 50s and sun this upcoming weekend I'm sure spring fever will really be kicking. 

Looks like some lake effect tomorrow into Thursday.   Quick look at hi res nam and maybe .3 qpf .

After that it's a good week or so of 50s.

Just noticed the nw pa counties are under a ws watch.  So close!  

An additional inch fell throughout the day making the total 2.5". 

8 minutes ago, featherwx said:

Getting dumped on under a nice band that looks to be training over this area. Nice surprise to wake up to!

Congrats!  There has been some intense radar returns in that band the past several hours. 

18 hours ago, OHweather said:

You should have gotten 5 or 6" of synoptic on December 11...but it has largely been a synoptic snow wasteland this winter. I anticipate the month of March will come in snowier than normal but we will see how big or small the dent in the seasonal deficit is. 

Ya forgot about that one, I did record 6".

1.5" overnight,  looks like winter again for a few days at least. 

25 minutes ago, OHweather said:

Looks like we will pull off an inch or two of synoptic snow this evening with the most falling inland. Wahoo! 

Minor LES event tomorrow with a NW flow but potent shortwave going by. Normally in this type of situation some snow showers make it in from Lake Michigan and can cause a nice burst in the secondary Snowbelt and primary Snowbelt. Instability and moisture are good for a few hours tomorrow but it's brief. I think most areas will see an inch or two of LES, but someone who gets hit by the Lake MI enhanced bands could see a few inches in the higher terrain. Then it all melts again Saturday and Sunday. 

I'll have to look that up, but if we could get 2" that may be the largest synoptic snow of the season lol.  

What a year.   It's different from years past when this area felt like a synoptic snow hole...I think most Midwest areas are way below normal this year.  

7 hours ago, NEOH said:

What a day out there... full sun and temps in the upper 40's. Sorry I jinxed the cold and snow by coming back to town. What's amazing is that the snow on the ground (at least IMBY) has been melting from beneath as the ground isn't frozen. The ground is remarkably soft for this time of the year. The long range is not looking great for cold and snow.

Ya I've definitely been noticing the melting from underneath as well.  Surprised we didn't lose more snow today, but with tomorrow's near 60 and rain....it'll all be gone.

This Thursday system is kind of trending a little north.  Might be a low impact event.

Ended up with .75" throughout the day. 

The lake looks ice free, but we need some cold air! Maybe end of next week?    What a winter lol.

Persistent area of light lake effect most of the morning.   May stat pad another inch .

5 hours ago, OHweather said:

2.7" this morning pushing me over 30" (about 32") on the year. Doesn't feel like it's been that much, though that is still probably abou but 10-15" below normal through January. I figure I average 75-80" per year out here. Would certainly be willing to meetup at some point. 

Sitting at 45.5" for the season here.  Really made up some ground the past week.  The past 3 February's have produced 30"+ of snow..... so we'll see how this one pans out.  Even if things don't look ideal, a few big lake effect events can sneak up.  

Running total for today's event at 3.75".  Above freezing and a little rain mixing in now.

6 hours ago, NEOH said:

Thanks for the measurements. Appreciate it. Beers are on me at Panini's. I think we have a few local folks... we should all meet up at some point.

No problem,  deal!  Ya definitely, we should do a meet up.

2.75" so far this morning 

Saved this precip est map.  Shows hardest hit areas...shaker, beachwood, chagrin.  

1 hour ago, NEOH said:

What's your total so far? Since you live so close I'll just use yours. I don't get back in town until Thursday night... what a bummer.

Fri am 1.5

Sat am .5

Sun am .75

Sun pm 4.25

Mon noon 9.5

Total 16.5"

14 minutes ago, NEOH said:

Congrats on the snow! I should leave town more often. I'm out west with nothing but blue skies and mild temps. Can't believe I missed this one.

Haha!  It was definitely a fun event.  Pretty good spread the wealth too of 10"+ I imagine.   

Little more snow tonight looks like.  Winter trying to make a comeback. 

9" here overnight.   One of the better storms we have had in a while.  Event total since thurs running at 16". 

NEOH. ...I was kidding about our bullseye with you being out of town....but maybe there's something to it??  Haha

271 webcams show white out,  there's 35-40 dbz returns in that band.  That'll drop a few inches in a hurry. 

1 hour ago, OHweather said:

Got about an inch in 20 minutes in Solon a little bit ago. Really came down 

Ya heavy snow and large dendrites....Haven't seen that in a while.  It's a winter wonderland out there 

Additional 1.25 since last measurement.   4.25 for the  day.

3" new since this morning.   Big flakes and great rates earlier. 

Nice smaller w-e band running from central Cuyahoga then out this way.  Big flakes!