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this is the best time of the year, too. looks like cherry blossoms due this weekend or next week. not surprised that they're a bit early this year.

i'm in

overall, yes, we had a winter, but i think there's a reason it got mostly C grades across the board. lots of rain, no sustained cold, and only one sizable event. the jan 12/13 storm was great and the first part of feb 20, but i gotta factor into the equation that a lot of the snow didn't stick around due to generally mild temps and/or just getting washed out soon after. honestly, i actually prefer mild winters with periodic snow...it was the rain that i thought was excessive. december was a no show as well. however, i certainly grade this higher than the previous 2 winters.

exceptional start to the day. thought it would be raining by now. looks like precip will outrun the cold, but maybe the northern areas can score some flakes on the tail end.

still have my 8s which is probably the most important thing, but my first two rounds have not been strong, though the pool i'm in is usually pretty competitive in general.

lol

it was fringe...real fringe. we hit our snow totals because our record breaking precip year bled into the winter. the nov to march precip totals at dc are insane...over 20" i think. imagine if we had more sustained cold. https://www.weather.gov/media/lwx/climate/dcaprecip.pdf

i don't hate my brackets so far. zags in one, duke in another. still have all my elite 8s...for now.

the 2nd half of this week looks outstanding for prototype spring weather.

did we have a winter is the question. we had a bunch of storms and continuation of precip producers with the occasional well timed progressive cold airmass. i'm just glad i got that mid jan storm out of it. this winter could have been a real epic bust if it wasn't for that one. aside from the '16 blizzard, we haven't had a really true start to finish winter in several years.

i approve: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=fv3p&region=us&pkg=T2m&runtime=2019032400&fh=114

cutter im kidding, btw.

you forgot arkanoid. just had to replace my radiator, thermostat, intake manifold gasket, and oil filter housing unit on my jeep...their coolant systems are quite the maintenance. hoping this is the last of the leaks for now.

newcastle is a beer that still works for me. is it bad that i'm having one before i work tonight (migrating our systems this weekend)? march madness is helping, too.

well the argument could be made that we barely had a winter, so calling it off in january isn't completely irrational if you're ok with accepting spring snow. i'm in severe weather mode at this point. tshirt weather and occasional afternoon thunderstorms sounds kinda great.

i'm officially declaring the end of winter.

healthy storm here with rolling thunder. spring is fun.

i'm perfectly ok considering 50s/60s spring. i guess the early next week situation could end with some flakes, but it's never a good setup dealing with cold air timing while precip is departing...especially in march. pretty mild leading in, too.

onto spring...

this is the miller B we don't get when we need it.

pretty legit storm.

i think we needed to pretend the green was precip.

today is a reminder that we get epic busts in warm weather season as well. forecast called for showers and i don't think i received a drop of rain imby. imagine if the forecast was for snow.

C+ B on snowfall, D+ on temps Bonus points for the January storm, but a deduction for December being Autumn. Overall, a slightly subpar Winter.

all i know is this weather feels really damn good.