Cashtown_Coop

13 hours ago, Bubbler86 said:

3-5" in Gettysburg south down to MD line. 

Yeah there’s a 5.16” cocarahs report around the Barlow area.   I ended up with 1.53” at gc in Fairfield 

1 hour ago, pawatch said:

Who got 135" of snow to the south west Wow!!

Prob the coop site at seven springs resort 

21 hours ago, Bubbler86 said:

@Cashtown_Coop is strutting. 

I had 49.9” and they rounded me up lol.   Been busy at the golf course.   Glad we had 0.70” the other night to keep things going.   When everyone complains about their yard missing a storm or yard burning out, think of me.    Running a golf course is a challenge in many ways but fall will be here soon 

2 minutes ago, showmethesnow said:

No, first I have heard of it.

I might be interested. Any information as far as what is involved and what type of responsibilities? 

It’s a daily report of temperature, precipitation, and a few others items to report in.   NWS will come to your house and install all the equipment for you.  Typically they like a 7am ob time.   

6 minutes ago, losetoa6 said:

My mother called me and said there were trees and power poles down in Littlestown and Hanover pa.  She lives 1 Mile north of the Pa line . Dont know if it was wind or saturated soil that caused it . I'll have to research tonight when I'm home .

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Sounded like saturated soil.   Tree into wires in the area of Sell Station Rd.  Quick question, do you know anyone in the Hanover area looking to get involved as a coop observer.   The current person has just retired and state college is seeking a replacement.  @showmethesnow, are you interested or know anyone as well?  PM me and I’ll put you in contact with CTP.

Thanks.  

2 minutes ago, Superstorm said:

Hurricane or Tropical Storm can make up the difference.


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You’re absolutely right.   It’s hard believe we achieved 2018 numbers without a tropical system as @Jns2183 pointed out above.  

1 hour ago, Jns2183 said:

Here is some perspective on our now swamp land. Up until 2011 the all-time annual rainfall record here was a seemingly unbeatable year of Agnes in 1972 with 59.27”, followed by 1889’s 57.07”. In 8 years we have obliterated 1972, twice. In 2011 with 73.73” and last years 67.03”. The fact that we did not have a single tropical system makes last year and this current run we are on (14/16 above normal months since January 2018) totally insane.

Now let us take time machine back to an era where gas cost $0.32/gal, the average price for a new home was $14,200 & a new car cost $2,650. Batman the television series along with Star Trek debuted this year, and Lyndon B Johnson was president. It was 1966 and the now swampy Central Pa was a desert by the time August ended. This was the rainfall from May - August (normals 1981-2010)

May 0.98” (3.79”)
June 0.07” (3.60”)
July 0.81” (4.61”)
Aug 1.53” (3.20”)

TOTAL 3.39” (15.20”) 77.7%
COMPARISON TO WET PERIODS FROM 2018 & 2011

From June through September last year we had 28.28” (15.48”) 82.7% > NORMAL

2011 from August through November
Aug 8.65” (3.20”)
Sept 18.43” (4.07”)
Oct 4.15” (3.27”)
Nov 4.50” (3.23”)

TOTAL 35.73” (13.77”) 159.4% > NORMAL

Since is pretty darn hard to get below normal by greater than 100% that Summer of 1966 was impressive


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I don’t have the data going back that far but I did the numbers for the last 2 years to see how wet 2019 was compared to 2018.

The first 4 months of 2018 I recorded 17.29” of precip and so far this year I’m at 18.82” for the same period. Now I realize it’s going to be hard to get the 11.93”(July) 12.45” (September) and 8.77” (November) monthly totals from last year but still officially this year is starting off wetter than last.   

7 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

I just finished with less than half an inch. Fine by me.

Over 2” here

1 hour ago, pasnownut said:

Some of us need more "padding" than others......  As I live right between the 222 sign and the 23" total, you can extrapolate at will as to why this has been a tough winter for me. 

Cashtown....you suck.

 

They rounded me up.   I’m stuck at 49.9” lol.   

5 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

Some hail in the storm moving out of Carroll county MD into PA now. 

Many textbook tornado signatures ongoing in Michigan and Alabama.  Look at this hook 

2 hours ago, Bubbler86 said:

I just looked at your temps and you rose 5 degrees in 50 min!  Are you out burning wood beside the equipment?  LOL. 

Nope lol.   Think the wood stove might be done for the season.  I did hit 70 

Just now, Bubbler86 said:

Yea, we get no valley/CAD help over here.  It is in the mid 70's in S/W PA.  Wundermap shows it is near 70 in York.  

57 on my side.   Crazy contrast 

7 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Almost a 20 degee difference only 10-15 miles apart.

 

 

South Mountain def was the divider today.   My high was 43, now I’ve dropped to 39.  There’s still a little snow remaining 

1 minute ago, CarlislePaWx said:

Both the GFS and the NAM nailed the CAD-like scenario for our temps this afternoon.  I'm currently at 44.6 which is my high of the day.  They showed most of us remaining in the 40's at best for highs with the only exceptions being southern border counties which they took into the 50's.  Epic fail for ECMWF in the temp department.  I have to remember we're now an hour later for model runs.  Yuck.

Just hit 43 which is my high for the day.  #Torching 

10 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

It's like the civil war with south mountain holding back the reb's.

 

Pretty much.   We aren’t that far away from each other as the crow flies.  

4 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Eurotrash.  Up to 55 here.

Holding at 40 here 

33 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Continuous snow cover for 5 full days in March? Doesn't happen that often.

True story.    We had Blowing snow as well for 3 days.  Enough for the twp.  to get the loader out to open road.    Snow still has a powdery texture to it like January fluff.   Not bad 

6 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

The 18z GFS increased the precip amount for Friday & brings a good period of light snow to the LSV.

If everything goes well, we could be looking at 1 to 2 inches of snow to pad the stats.

 

0.3” is all I need so let’s do it 

1 hour ago, MAG5035 said:

A fresh 0.3" this morning from the fluffy snow showers that are around brings my season total to 50.9". I consider getting into the 45-50" range as an average winter at this location, so pretty much playing with house money at this point. @Cashtown_Coop came really close to cracking 50" for the season with yesterday so we might end up slugging it out for top seasonal snowfall in the subforum haha. 

You have the edge with your elevation.     I just want my fiddy.

17 minutes ago, daxx said:

What a great three days for March!   Yesterday I ended with 5.8 inches.  I had 3.5 Friday and 3 Saturday. My three day total 12.3 inches.  Just measured snow depth and it is between 8.5 and 9 inches.   The cold is setting in this week so we can actually enjoy it.   

With me, retaining snowpack is almost as important as snow itself.   This next 5 day period might be the best all winter for that.    Plus someone might go below 0 if they maximize the snowcover and radiational cooling.    

My final was 5.9” from .57” liquid 

Final was 5.9”

avg snow depth is 7-8”

not much compaction 

definition of roads caved

12 minutes ago, bubbler86 said:

Saw an 8.5" report in Delta and near 7" York City.  

Picking back up lol.   Maybe 6 coming 

2 minutes ago, AllWeather said:

Not in the near future, unfortunately.

Boooo.    I think we should start a go fund me 

8 minutes ago, bubbler86 said:

Yea, each of these flakes counts as .001. Lol.  They are huge.

 

Well down to flurries.    Going out to get finals