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Can we get Another “ looks bad” early on and then slowly swings our way? it’s still not over, colder air asserting a bit more

This is fun now that three in two weeks may evolve from zero to hero!!

The river has frozen and the outcome the same. It so rare that it’s hard to provide data. camp Springs Andrew’s is 10 miles east of DC and in a similar setting and DCA is 25 and Camp Springs 15. That’s an artificial restraint on DCA ability to radiate. Winds homogenize things so the issue is when winds are light what is capping radiation? I agree it’s not comparable to IAD but its close to BWI and should not be 7-12 degrees milder in the repeated current circumstances that it is. some of our DC observers location may also have their thermometers totally surrounded by buildings, roads etc . DCA problems are strange considering it is NOT surrounded by extensive development on All sides

If Reid keeps him under 50 for rushing, they are in trouble

Your measuring location as well may have issues

DCA matches perfectly with downtown DC where roads, sidewalks, buildings abound and no open grassy areas. However DCA IS surrounded by open space and parkland to north east and south. A lightly traveled parkway is slightly to the west. Nearby to the west is developed like downtown DC. And the facility itself. It’s also an FAA facility so their forte is not meteorologic records but rather in the moment plane safety.

Whether it’s in advance, or in situ., DC always does better with earlier rather than later.

Is that the time BWI had a high of 17 four days in a row?

It’s the third in a short period of time and has evolved into good after not looking good mostly

The party that nailed this is the party who steadfastly maintained from November into December that we should not expect winter weather until mid January. Step forward and identify and receive your congratulations

Some punted end of Dec. Most here are sincere but for a few this is their myopic, emotional deformities dumping ground. It’s chilling to think what that attitude does to those they have dominion over.

Pattern change dim bulb depresso

The last two events certainly did. The depresso act grows Real Old.

Snowing everytime it possibly could was theme of 86-87 and to lesser degree late Jan into Feb 95. Both in my winter outlook analogs

It’s somewhere. Polaroid Swinger I think.

Lost a lot . Bare spots showed up and snowboard and full shade at 3.5. It’s slick in few full shade spots.evenb though temp not freezing. I guess because ground so cold?

I have a hand written winter weather diary from 1965 until I stopped in 2015. i would like to publish it maybe or find some way to share copies of it. There are some staggering hourlies that we just rarely have put together in last 25 years. One excetpt from Blizzard of 66 is “…19 degrees ant 2 and just snowed 3” in last 2 hours so up to 10” and dad says radio said winds are 40 mph. I can’t see dad standing by the lamppost…”

Remember in 1979 when the ocean froze along OC.? Took a while to figure out but extreme cold and very heavy snow allowed slush to accumulate and it froze. It’s also believed that very strong n-nne winds pushed similar ice and snow formation from out of Delaware Bay and down to OC coastline. I’ve got pics of me about 150 feet into the frozen mass and at that point I began to feel something different under my feet so headed back in.

Cars were on South River where it exits into the bay. You could not tell where the snow covered land ended and the frozen snow covered water began. I think all but the channel maxed out over a foot thick of ice.

Hope you get better snd that children did not get it. Our grandchildren had a nasty stomach big and I got that last week for 5 days. I may have been a tad surly then.

I shoveled the fully shaded slate patio and after I got all the snow off, the slush film refroze with a 43F air temp!! Cold cold nights !

Great stuff Thanks

I think in 1977 it went below freezing for like 37 consecutive days

Low of 23 here clouds thwarting the melt off Currently 37 2-3” full sun 3-4” partial shade 5” full shade

1/21/24 update i thought about asking around Jan 1 that might I be off by +2 for DJF. I had Dec +1 and it was 2 too low so would my -2 for JF turn out as 0. Zero is no torch for JF so decent snow still a good idea. Just past halfway point and my snowfall ideas are halfway there. This was a great cold and snowy 9/10 days. I’m rooting for more!