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Snowy run on the 606. Lake enhancement whitening surfaces ahead of defo 

Came home to wicker and we have SN here. Ground is very slippery 

Heavy rain 

RN- downtown 

1 hour ago, CheeselandSkies said:

Surprising to me how down to the wire 2011-'12 was in terms of just sneaking into the below 20" list. It's the only one in my adult life that really stands out in my memory as an effectively snowless winter. Of course as we've seen, with so many events having sharp cutoffs in totals, even in a generally unproductive winter for the entire region, the perception of the season for someone in, say, Madison can be dramatically different compared to someone in Chicago.

Actually I was flying home today and went right over Dubuque / Beloit / Rockford. I was sitting on the north facing side of the plane flying east. I couldn’t believe how thin the cold sector was from the storm last week. I could see the entirety of it from my window, west to east. Pathetic 

As long as we get top 10 futility I’m happy. Would be nice to beat 2011-2012

Back to Chicago today after a week skiing in Utah.

Out to LA on Friday for the long weekend.

Annual UP snowmobile trip first weekend of March.

Fine with the torch as long as the trails are good up north. Most depressing winter I’ve seen for Chicago and New York. Let it be done

Time for some fun. 6-10” tomorrow.

Don’t be so down, I’m sure we’ll have some great cold shots in April! 

On 1/22/2023 at 4:36 PM, A-L-E-K said:

Let's go

4 hours ago, Hoosier said:

As we close in on February, I'd have to say that this is about the most pathetic winter I've ever seen in this area up to this point.  I've lived in a few different locations so let's just say the years I've been living around the I-80 corridor.  Still have not had the grass fully covered yet.  The December storm might have done it if there hadn't been so much blowing/drifting, but hard to say.  Still haven't had a 3" snowfall.  Not to go all beavis on ya but that is just ridiculous for this latitude.

It’s felt like winter only twice this season:

1) The 72 hours after the Christmas storm 

2) Now

This is the most pathetic winter I’ve seen, hands down. 

29 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

2011-12 finished with 19.8", which was the lowest total for Chicago since 1948-49

Bring it, it would be nice to close out this winter with a top 10 lowest snowfall 

23 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

Was curious so I checked.  Here's a fun fact.  ORD snowfall through 1/28

2011-12:  13.7"

2022-23:  13.6"

Yea and it didn’t get better 

Quiet Sunday morning in wicker park. Eyeballing about 1.5” here. Side roads aren’t treated. Scene looks similar to Christmas Eve. 
 

I’m off to Deer Valley for a week starting next Saturday so let it torch.

Looks like some big dog futility records being broken in the northeast:

JFK: Warmest January on record

JFK and Central Park today will tie (and look to easily shatter) latest first measurable snowfall.

I wasn’t here for 2011-2012 but this may look to beat that one in terms of futility 

RFD totals anyone? That area has been under heavy returns all day 

9 minutes ago, Chambana said:

Entering February with 4” on the season, no snowpack, a very warm January, and a cold and dry pattern to start the month. I’d give this winter a solid D- right now. Gonna be weird not to have GHD IV this year, our yearly occurrence. 

Jeez what’s your version of an F?

No idea when things become interesting again but basis the pattern setting up I’m gonna say it’s not until 2H Feb

Probably bit more than an inch here. 

Yea looks like Elgin - Waukegan gonna pull 

Main roads in the city getting covered under these returns 

It wouldn’t be a winter without one Waukegan-Kenosha jackpot 

Riding a razors edge in terms of southern extent here, but these higher returns are good

Band slowly starting to pivot to a more west to east look