beavis1729

Beavis #2, ha ha

Ugh...that would drive me crazy, especially with cold temps. But we only have 2" of snow cover imby, trying to hold on to every last flake...so who's to be upset about 22".

Wow, that’s surprising how low the depth is. Sorry to hear that. I guess even MSP isn’t immune to maintaining a healthy snow cover, even during the heart of winter. The depth has actually decreased by 4” since 1/1, even with a cold January and 4.1” of snowfall during the month (that’s a very low snowfall amount, but you’d think it would have helped at least maintain the 6” depth from 1/1). There were a few mild days earlier in the month, plus the MSP urban environment probably doesn’t help. Ugh…we need to get past this dry/chinook pattern. Obviously it has been cold recently, but the angle of the cold is all wrong. I used to laugh when Joe Bastardi would say that, but it’s true. This is why you need to build up a snow cover early in the season, to withstand the inevitable dry periods.

That’s very impressive, especially with the significant UHI at MSP. Of course there’s snow cover there and upstream, which helps…and the nights are still fairly long. What’s your current snow depth, and what was the max depth this season?

For sure…had a nice walk last night when it was -10. Even with only 1” or so of snow cover, it’s awesome to feel the quiet of the cold, and the squeaky snow underfoot.

…maybe because people should treat each other well???

Come on everyone, it’s not a competition. The best outcome would be for the entire lower 48 to be covered by snow and ice. Then we’d all be happy.

Looks like GRR bottomed out at -19, congrats and good call. Skies cleared just after sunset, then remained that way until clouding over again this morning…so things lined up about as well as can be expected re: radiational cooling during the overnight hours.

NWS Duluth

Nice. It dropped to -38 at Manitowish Waters, in the beautiful north woods of WI. I was there a couple weeks ago for my nephew’s outdoor hockey tournament.

Just saw in the NE forum cold thread that the Brunson, MN coop hit -43.

Yeah, temps tanked overnight up there where skies cleared with calm winds, much colder than forecast. Manitowish Waters WI hit -38, and Minocqua -34. Even as far south as Stevens Point, it was -25.

Yep. Of course I’d prefer more snow, but beggars can’t be choosers. I go to northern WI a few times each winter for snowmobiling and relaxing. That’s my ideal climate - every winter, you can count on frozen lakes and ponds, plus constant snow cover for 2+ months…it’s just a matter of how much. And they don’t salt the roads to death. Plus, the summers are nice - warm, but not overly hot/humid.

Cold and dry, maybe a few flurries over the weekend on the northern edge of the big storm. Dropped to -12 with WC around -30 this morning, and only made it up to -5 this afternoon after a midnight high around 0. A beautiful sunny day! Not much snow cover, but enough to cover the ground fully in the neighborhoods.

Correct again.