RogueWaves

Not sure which is the bigger joke? One day below freezing during 2 wks mid-winter, or being in a Watch for 100% chance of RN

Yep. I'll get my full 1" of that GFS run as usual

So, we're shooting for sleet. 12-28-15 was great but don't see the stout cold we had going for us with that. No GEOS either

No. Guy from down south visiting Chicago. See his sig yearly totals.

As far as I'm concerned, they can lose Wind Advisories without anyone noticing. The last two here have been a day most accurately described as "breezy" in traditional lingo. Those in the business of moving large plate glass into place might disagree, but what percent of the population do they represent? That tiny tiny minority can always seek private wx data.

I don't think there was an I-94 focused winter during the 70's like we had this century. As said, the jack-zone against averages seems to have been a couple counties north where I was. As for double-digit snow cover days, for Marshall it goes like this: #1: 1981-82, #2: 1903-04, #3: 2013-14

@ logging a winter under 0.5" total snowfall

Most of last winter was clippers delivering the goods here. They aren't extinct, just on the "rarely sighted" list

Way back (March 1900 or 1908) was the golden era iirc. Something crazy like 32" fell in the city inside of 7 days. Different times obv.

Good call. I've recorded 4.3" as LES here.

What a difference a few counties west makes. During the 3 seasons you didn't score a 6+ event here in Wayne Cnty, I scored 5: Jan 27/28, 2004: 7.8" Nov 29, 2011: 8.5" Nov 22, 2015: 12.5" Feb 24/25, 2016: 11.6" Mar 1-3, 2016: 7.0" The #wildtimes were 14/15/16 winters with a total of 14 Storm Warnings in Marshall during those 3 winters. I'm sure that beats even the vaunted 70s for number of storms in any 3 winter stretch.

Soooo close! yet so far away for Chicago Peeps

We just had one that didn't fall apart, but actually held serve. Wasn't as big as it could have been with mid-20s temps, but it was a legit warning level event. For me personally, I cannot count the 3 other warned events as legit (all were sub-6" and more like a good WWA). Going back to Feb '21 that gets me 2 legit storms in two calendar years. I'm not on fire, lol. As you noted, those just south have had it even worse overall. There's always that to beat our chests over I suppose. As you also said, the model trash has been brutal making things feel worse than it actually is.

Posted the same thing with a comment about how that's been a common theme in recent winters. We be in the sux zone lately after a strong run.

Looking good for you to rendezvous with a storm in progress. That's the best adventure if you ask me. When I chased the 3/5/12 Big Dawg in Traverse, M-72 was near impassible for non-4x4 vehicles. It was like 1-1/2 lanes. #funtimes!

Took my girls shopping the Miracle Mile during that weekend - was awesome!

Meaning wat??

They said the same thing a month ago that the cold would/could last well into Feb. We see how that worked out. The pattern is what it is this season. Third week cold spell of a week or two, then major retreating of the arctic air. The pending outcome of this recent SWE ofc could be the one reason this time it breaks differently but I'm not ready to bite quite yet.

Growing up in Genesee Cnty, March and even early April delivered some huge storms on a fairly regular basis. I don't think DET made out very well in those however. Now we've been in this era when Feb has stolen all of March and January's thunder. Hopefully you find yourself in a storm soon. Six years is forever waiting for a storm. Two years between good storms was bad enough lol

Same!! I was 6/7/8 years old during those winters. Plowed snow 10-12 feet deep and drifts that came down the rear roof of the house in a continuous sheet from the chimney to the ground… snow so frozen we walked to school on top of the snow without breaking through… that’s what I thought winter always was!! Beavis

When I was in NMI, I remember snowmobiling when it was in the 50's and skiing when it was in the 60's. Both were great experiences. Winter doesn't have to be endless below zero, lol.

Yep. Nice 17 day stretch of snow cover, but doin' grass again

Shades of '98

Under "Endangered Species"?

Caught stretching, lol. DTW had depth of 0" before the morning of the 23rd (you can't count the day of our first snowfall on the 22nd a "pack" since it was new). Therefore to my counting we're at 13 days including today the 4th. I have enjoyed this snow cover and its origin storm much better than either of last winter's systems despite all the warmth during and after the storm itself. The amount of snow on the trees was like nothing I can remember save perhaps for 11/29/11 which was a good wet plastering as well.