MichaelJ Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Just how different has this winter been for your area as opposed to last winter? While we still don't know what February will end up, the December and January numbers are in and I would be curious to see how they compare in each area vs last year. Here in GSO, we averaged 44.75 for Dec/Jan 2011-12 and 44.62 for 2012-13. Snowfall for 2011-12 was officially 1.6" while 2012-13 (still a little time to go though) has been 2.0". As you can see, this is virtually a carbon copy, going strictly by the numbers, for GSO for these two winters. How have other areas stacked up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Last winter would get a grade of F here. This winter a grade of D because we had one inch of snow here and one minor ice event. So not really much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaffneyPeach Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 This year 'seems' cooler. Definitely not cold, though. The plants are about to bloom right on early schedule. I got zero winter precip last year and this year I've had a litty-bit-o sleet and freezing rain. They've both been big let-downs....so far. Almost forgot: We've had a whole lot more rain this Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Last winter I had a great sexy gf, she was/is a PA and a brunette. This winter I have a loving, but uneducated, cat.Last winter was MUCH better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 This winter's temps have been very similar. Last year we had no snow threats and ended with no snow or any wintry precip. This year we've had snow threats but have had no snow or wintry precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 So far in terms of snow I am actually doing WORSE than last year following the 1/17 bust and the minor sleet/ice event on 1/25. In comparison last year's season total for me was 1" following a quick deformation band (all one event). This year 0.7" across 2 events. The only saving grace for me is catching the thundersnow near GSO and my VT trip during the holidays. If I were to assign letter grades only taking into account my backyard it would be 2 consecutive F's. If I make it within NC and take into account the thundersnow this year's F can be curved to an even D. Either way if these past 2 winters were college students they would be kicked out and forced to take a job at the local coffee house across the street after not being welcomed back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busick Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Last year would be a F and this year a C just because of the 2 minor events this year, but I am farther north than a lot of people on this board........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreensboroWx Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Just how different has this winter been for your area as opposed to last winter? While we still don't know what February will end up, the December and January numbers are in and I would be curious to see how they compare in each area vs last year. Here in GSO, we averaged 44.75 for Dec/Jan 2011-12 and 44.62 for 2012-13. Snowfall for 2011-12 was officially 1.6" while 2012-13 (still a little time to go though) has been 2.0". As you can see, this is virtually a carbon copy, going strictly by the numbers, for GSO for these two winters. How have other areas stacked up? Temp wise, the last year and this year are very similar SO FAR...no doubt. In terms of precip, GSO has had 3.0" or just a tad more this year, not 2.0" I'm going to hold judgement comparing the remainder of this year until April, though. A LOT can and probably will happen between now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJ Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Temp wise, the last year and this year are very similar SO FAR...no doubt. In terms of precip, GSO has had 3.0" or just a tad more this year, not 2.0" I'm going to hold judgement comparing the remainder of this year until April, though. A LOT can and probably will happen between now and then. I got the 2.0 off the AccuWeather site, is that incorrect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Im about the same except made more money this year with the two small events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Last winter: F This winter: C- I did see more snow last winter than this one, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Last winter: F This winter: C- I did see more snow last winter than this one, though. I wouldn't mind having you as a professor. A C- is very generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Last Winter: D- (The 1.5-2" of snow on February 19th saved it from a straight F) This Winter: C- (Set to fall into the D+ category soon if we don't get anything; we still have 5"+ to go to reach our average) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I, too, received 2" of snow from the 19 Feb 2012 event and received almost 4" IMBY from the 17 Jan 2013 snow. Even with the last second, hail Mary snow from last season, I'd still have to give 2011-12 winter an F. It was a high F though. If the Feb event would have been a little more substantial, it might have been able to pull off a D. Winter 2012-13 is a low D so far. With the exception of perhaps a sudden ice age, there's probably little that can happen that could bring it up to an A. Maybe another 4" snow could bring it up to a seasonal average C. It would take a 6" to 8" snow for a B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGTim Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 This winter much better for me here in N GA than last. If I remember correctly, last year about this time it turned warm for good. this year remains to be seen, but hoping for better. In term of snow, last winter the ground never turned white imby, but this year I did get about 1.5 inches and I was lucky because the rain line was probably 5 miles south of me. Also the flakes were some of the largest I've seen in my life. Also same weekend went about 20 miles North up in elevation to about 3k feet, and got to play in 5 to 6 inches of snow. So it doesn't take much in this location to have a pretty good year. So I know this is very localized, but I have to give my winter a solid B+ so far. (last year being an F). I've also got about 12 inches of rain ytd, so thats a great start as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Last winter got an F and I would give this one a C-. This winter has felt more normal to me. A normal winter is plenty of transient cold shots, lots of flurries, and a good torch or two. The winters from 2009-2011 were a dream. If we get accumulating snow then I will be content. I can count on one hand the number of winters that I was completely skunked since the 80s so I like my odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfalcon3522 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 For me west of Atlanta the 2 winters have been very close to the same. Neither have been very cold. December 2011 5 days of low temps below 32 compared to 6 days in 2012. Both years have 13 days with highs over 60. Jan 2012, 7 days below 32 compared to jan 2013 3 days below 32. Jan 2012 had 16 days highs over 60 compared to 10 days in 2013. Feb 2012 had 3 days below 32 and I have had also 3 days in the first 2 weeks of Feb 2013. Neither year have I even seen a single flake of snow or ice. Since I like cold and snow I have to grade both winters as an F at this point. If we were to get 2-3 inches of snow which is close to our yearly avg i would raise this year to a Solid C! Honestly 60's are normally GREAT days here because the humidity is low this time of year but those temps just don't do anything for me! I honestly have not put on a pair of jeans or pants since the last snow I had in Dec 2010 & Jan 2011. I normally wear shorts year round but will break out the jeans if its in the teens or I get some snow! If I could find where Larry comes up with all of his numbers I would give you a better breakdown LARRY STYLE and blow your mind!!! Lol a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 This one is colder at night, but not so much during the day. This winter is what I kept hoping last winter would do when it turned over...but it never did. I've seen a lot of winters like this for a month or two, but the whole year, not so often. I've seen a few minutes of sleet and snow, and a lot of years that's about all I get, whether it's Atlanta, or down here. Haven't had to wear shorts as much this winter, but I've been slapping mosquitoes though out. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach B Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 For my location in S mid TN: Last year 1" = F This year 1.2" = D- OHX had .4" last year and only .3" so far this year. Only once before in Nashville's recorded history have they had back to back years with less than one inch. (1907-08 and 1908-09) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Last winter I had a great sexy gf, she was/is a PA and a brunette. This winter I have a loving, but uneducated, cat. Last winter was MUCH better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Last winter... A for effort. The warmth felt nice and the heating bills were low This winter... B- Nice and warm except for the ice even a few weeks back. It totally ruined a perfect good Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Last winter: F This winter: C- I did see more snow last winter than this one, though. C- is very generous considering we are 5 inches below average for snowfall this winter. And I don't see this winter acing the final exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Last winter... A for effort. The warmth felt nice and the heating bills were low This winter... B- Nice and warm except for the ice even a few weeks back. It totally ruined a perfect good Saturday. This is probably the best way of looking at it. I think we might be better off looking at winter around here like this from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxictwister00 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Precipitation Last Winter: D+ (saw about a trace of snow and a couple of flurry days) This Winter (so far): F (Haven't seen one flake or sleet pellet yet) Temperature Last Winter: D This Winter (so far): D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 For winter weather, considering I am in Asheville, its F's for two years in a row. The caveat is always what part of the county you are in, but I have seen little more than a dusting of snow in 2 plus years. A month to month temp comparison: Last Winter This Winter Dec +4.9 +4.4 Jan +4.4 +5.3 Feb +3.9 ?? Mar +9.3 ?? I threw March in there to show how incredible that torching event was up here. I honestly hope it happens again. February 2013 has started off cooler than 2012. By my calculations, unless February really starts to turn cold, this will be the third warmest consecutive year winters (Dec-Feb). The two warmest were the winter stretch of 1948/49 - 1949/50 and 1931/32 - 1932/33 (the winter of 31/32 was particularly mild). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog_10_2002 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I said last year that I couldn't remember a winter in Stanly County where we didn't at least get an inch or two of snow. Unfortunately, mother nature won't let me make that same mistake twice as it has given me the same back to back years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaDog Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 For my locale near South Asheville, i have been blanked for measurable snow for two years running. While there are any number of historical accounts of snow for every month of the year, realistically, I think by the first of April or so our chances are typically over. But as of now, it certainly feels like Slim is out the door and None is grabbing his coat and car keys. They've both been bad but for different reasons. Last year was just bad from beginning to end. This year, it seems like if it can go wrong, it has: Cold but no moisture, +PNA with a +NAO/AO, -NAO/AO with a -PNA, -NAO that's east based, a SSW that's really not an SSW, an MJO making a push for a Grammy as David Copperfield, Mr Cranky Pants Pacific, and the #@$#%$^ SE Ridge. At this point, I am just hoping the rains stay for the SE, we remain somewhere close to seasonable for the Spring and Summer temps wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 So far the only difference is in tense. 2011-12 Sucked 2012-13 Sucking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 So far the only difference in tense. 2011-12 Sucked 2012-13 Sucking +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 1.2" compared to last year's 1.0" now. D+ on this year's ranking. I am in a relative minimum snow wise compared to surrounding areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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