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What else is there to do? We wait and watch.

Was there some sort of kerfluffle with Eric Webber on Twitter?

What do you mean? It snows in the NC sandhills while raining in Caribou Maine all the time.

Just for the sake of discussion, since there isn't much else to discuss right now are there any reasonable breaks that we might conceivably get to improve the decent long-wave patter assuming it does reload. I mean other than reversing decades of excess heat dump into the oceans.

I much prefer this since I am one of those weenies who hates winter warmth. But to my novice eye I see no 50/50 and the PNA ridge too far west. So as far as frozen, we are likely in the same fail boat. Am I catching on?

That is pure magic. Snow breaking out over Lake Pontchartrain while it rains north of the Canadian border with Vermont.

Since a few years ago apparently. And it seems likely to remain that way going forward does it not? So now we either hunt perfection, or else leave the hobby.

I think we know the answer to that question...

Then we lose.

Crazy how much impact a fresh snow pack makes. RDU colder than Boston. Of course if the snow pack isn't there then you don't get anywhere near this.

I didn't know that I was authorized to do that. I thought only certain people could.

I've never trusted the Germans since they bombed Pearl Harbor.

OK, I'll bite. Anyone willing to share their personal top 5 list for MA snow experiences, in ranked order, along with a brief description of why? I suspect the usual list of candidates will be in some order, PD1/2, Jan 1996, Jan 2016, Dec 2009 etc. For those who are really bored (or just love talking about it) a detailed explanation of your ranking criteria would be welcome. Factors that I would personally consider are if I was doing it are 1. Amount of snow 2. Temps during event 3. How long did the snow stick around/temps after the event 4. How well was the event modelled (or not if you like surprises) 5. Bonus factors (high winds, high rates, thundersnow, number of Ji meltdowns etc).

It could use a 50/50 low

Any signs of the "quit weather learn to macramé" signal noted yesterday with anomalous warmth even with a trough east/ridge west combo as mentioned by PSU? I did note the kind of positive-ish EPO.

January 1996 you mean?

I had thought that record was broken a few years ago in Mongolia.

I did not realize your powers were so...powerful.

Phase 1: Establish Cold Phase 2:... Phase 3:... PROFIT...er I mean SNOW.

Responding to @H2O comment about running the A/C on Xmas (I have forgotten how to transfer responses between threads) Xmas 2015 was right at 80 °F in NC. And it wasn't just a one or two day thing either. I think there was a 10 day period where we didn't go below 60 °F. And it was quite humid as well. Not my favorite holiday memory. Overall December 2015 shattered the record for the warmest December on record. To give you even more idea, if December 2015 had been a November, it would have been well above average for Novembers. New Years Day for this year had a high of 79 °C at RDU and was also quite humid. That warm spell wasn't as prolonged as Xmas 2015 but still a mood-killer. For some reason since 2015 the 10 or so days from the solstice to New Years have been mostly a horror show of torches, with the notable exception of 2017. But even then it was warm before Xmas. Xmas day was chilly and then the bottom fell out afterwards.

I am well experienced. For some reason though I can't get off the roller coaster, even though I know intellectually that I should.

And that includes me.

My SE brethren are all excited about the 18Z GFZ. We never learn.

Probably back here again