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Side roads are caving here.

Snowing nicely here. Coating on non-roads/sidewalks.

this is good stuff. i think the R^2 would probably stay low regardless of the variance since we're not talking about huge shifts in the average (though enough to be obvious). what's more concerning is the median which is lower since '84 even with the increase in average during that time span (i just quickly ran some numbers). the variability is definitely still there, but what may happen if temps continue to trend upward is less snow days, but when it does, larger totals (which for now, seems to be offsetting things when the data is spread out over several winters).

spent most of this week having to cross-train to takeover a new role at work, so i'm behind on the tracking. re storm...definitely liking my spot in frederick for this one. i must say, it is nice not having to sweat quite as much as i used to about the rain/snow line. the best part of this storm is that spring kicks into high gear next week, so everyone gets what they want. another thing of note is that even with the mild temps, the air felt drier than i would have expected. it was a "cool" 60 today. the workable dews and nighttime timing is inspiring if you want snow.

sounds incredible.

is winter over yet? asking for a friend.

few things about 93 that stood out: 1) earlier in the week everyone talking about a big storm, but not being sure what the precip type would be. 2) by wednesday, the weather channel message came on talking about how the "big one is on the way...". 3) friday was fairly mild. i think it got up to near 50 during the day. 4) light mix in the wee hours of saturday which made me think, "uh oh". 5) waking up again a few hours later to several inches of snow. 6) saturday morning was snowing how you would expect it would if there was a tropical storm. thundersnow, sticking to all surfaces...pretty close to, if not, blizzard conditions for a bit. 7) typical dmv "snowstorm" where it changed to sleet in the afternoon. 8) being able to literally walk on the snow. i remember playing catch with my dog. 9) changeover back to snow for a few more inches. 10) not an all timer for snow here by any stretch (at least for the 95 corridor), but definitely a unique, fun storm.

haha yesterday's got me. i ended up getting it in 4 i think, but it took a while. couldn't figure out what it could possibly be until the light bulb went on.

Got a 2 bagger in wordle today. I feel like I could retire after that. Fun word too.

i'm not a big fan of the larger (aka adding everyone you know) social media platforms, but there's something to be said about google/apple/etc not being the only ones that know your contacts and also being able to basically have your own channel that can reach across the globe, for better or worse. i use twitter and ig the most...primarily to either vent or share basketball/biking videos to entertain family/friends (ig actually offers a fair amount of tools for creativity...adding some hip hop to practice sesh's can be fun lol). ironically, the forums are the places that i think get a little too intense (and i'm guilty of that in the past). i find the sites i mentioned to be "lighter", but i do agree a place like this or any other niche/hobby forum is a better place to interact with like minded folks (mostly in lower case, of course). also, i heard it can still snow in march.

too early for post-winter analysis, but it really does seem like it followed a la nina to a tee (aside from a couple of january events). just couldn't get a consistent southern stream to get going. with that said, i did expect more in the way of clippers, especially based off of the november pattern. that part surprised me a bit given the fact that the northern stream was the primary player.

2 weeks until spring forward as well. It’s getting real. Got a couple hoops sessions in the last 2 days. It wasn’t warm per se, but a good opp to start shaking off the rust.

i mention my craving for mild weather, but i do like having balanced seasons. there's been some years, like the last 2 where i feel like i've been jipped of winter, but i don't feel quite that way this time around. not a ton of snow, but some, and the cooler weather started in november and lasted just about the entire month. having one more storm would be nice, but i don't think i need it to feel like i had a winter.

wind is kicking up here.

cherry blossom forecast should be coming soon... https://cherryblossomwatch.com/cherry-blossom-watch-february-9-2022/

it's never a good sign when the long range thread consists solely of reminiscing. i do see a clipper thing next week on the gfs, but that's about it.

2 hours seems fine, though i could understand where you're coming from. imby at least, this was a non-event on paved surfaces (temps leading in clearly limited frozen impacts there). trees were glazed more than i expected, though (and it actually looks kinda cool from my balcony...i'm ready to buy a place, but glad i chose the top floor in the meantime lol). i think if there was any sleet involved here roads might have been worse off by providing an extra coating. overall, this was a pretty good example that temps leading in do matter, but on a surface by surface basis.

Fwiw this next round is pure rain. Zero sleet. I think that was expected, but I haven’t been following this one closely.

Stroll complete. Roads and sidewalks wet. Metal surfaces have a thin glaze. Trees as well.

Radar looks better than I expected. Would be more fun if that was snow incoming.

Idk…then I’d have to work tomorrow.

My friend in glenwood (north of olney) said it’s getting slick there (steps that is). Gonna take a stroll soon to investigate what’s going on in Frederick.

Picked up an unusual bourbon today…breaking and entering. If you like scotch you’d like this. Definitely a little peat in there or maybe it’s the rye notes.

Classic Atlantic low level east wind resulting in sprinkles in progress. No icing here yet that I’ve seen. Temps are fringe, but a little further drop would prob be enough.

~33/27 here based on several stations nearby