Ian Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I don't see an issue with that. Most of us aren't professional snow measurers. I'll speak for myself when I say I just round up or down to the nearest .25" after I take a couple measurements (which may or may not be imprecise). I don't care enough to make measurements on minuscule scales. Some might fudge a little high, but others may get their measurements in spots that they don't realize collect a little more snow becuse it blows off the roof, etc. Like you said: Oh well... It depends on where it is too. I think almost every storm my totals are a little higher than Matt's but his are also a little higher than DCAs. There are some small microclimates in the area as well as people who measure poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 It depends on where it is too. I think almost every storm my totals are a little higher than Matt's but his are also a little higher than DCAs. There are some small microclimates in the area as well as people who measure poorly. Yeah...good point. In this area, a few hundred feet can make the difference of a few the the of an inch to a few inches, and considering it doesn't require big distances to lose or gain those few hundred feet, those microclimates certainly can come into play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Our first historic nickle and dime winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 That must have been a nice snow squall. It was great. True whiteout for a while. Unfortunately it contributed to the fatal 45-car pileup on I-81 that gridlocked this entire area the rest of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I don't see an issue with that. Most of us aren't professional snow measurers. I'll speak for myself when I say I just round up or down to the nearest .25" after I take a couple measurements (which may or may not be imprecise). I don't care enough to make measurements on minuscule scales. Some might fudge a little high, but others may get their measurements in spots that they don't realize collect a little more snow becuse it blows off the roof, etc. Like you said: Oh well... Yes for a while your total was an outlier compared to those around you. Thankfully they seemed to have caught up, or you stopped adding .25" to every event. Either way, while this map isn't for anything special, it's good to know some of my data is crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I see I misread your post, Mattie. Rounding to nearest .25", not adding it. My bad. Tho officially nws doesn't take .25 or .75, they take the whole number. So .3 or .8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I see I misread your post, Mattie. Rounding to nearest .25", not adding it. My bad. Tho officially nws doesn't take .25 or .75, they take the whole number. So .3 or .8 You don't have to use my numbers if you don't want - it's no skin off my back. I'm not a spotter and I never claimed to be, so take my "crap" data with dump truck full of salt. I figure that rounding up or down all evens out in the end with enough events. And if it doesn't? Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 You don't have to use my numbers if you don't want - it's no skin off my back. I'm not a spotter and I never claimed to be, so take my "crap" data with dump truck full of salt. I figure that rounding up or down all evens out in the end with enough events. And if it doesn't? Oh well. Oh well indeed. I said I misread your post. My apologies. But take it how you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TL97 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 3/17- 6.5" Season Total: 57.5" 3/25- 1.5" Season Total: 59" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Oh I know that... in some areas I totally get it. Most are pretty close. But I have some spots where it is 5 or 6 inches difference over 2-3 miles. edit: of course the stark differences don't show up on the map, you just see two points near each other in two different colors and one assumes "oh one is 39.1 and the other is 41.2" not that case in some spots I've got 51" on the season, yet 6 miles north of me Winchester has over 60". Really drew the short end on a number of events this year imby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterymix Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 stand by... 12/08 8 12/10 2.7 12/14 1.0 12/26 0.5 01/02 5.3 01/21 6.8 02/13 26 (two day total) 02/3 1.5 2/18 1 3/3 3.4 3/17 6 1/8 3/25 1.5 3/30 0.3 64.05 total 39.4788 -76.7924 39' 28" 25.8 -76' 47" 48.18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I've got 51" on the season, yet 6 miles north of me Winchester has over 60". Really drew the short end on a number of events this year imby. That's due to banding set ups. Which is to be expected in some areas. And its really easy to tell why those areas are different in totals. That's not at all what I am talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeRedheads Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I'm about 5 miles east of Dulles and only got 46.2" compared to their 50+ My stats: 2013-2014 Snowfall Totals December 8, 2013 2.1" December 10, 2013 2.5" January 2-3, 2014 3.2" January 21, 2014 5" February 9, 2014 .2" February 12-13, 2014 13.3" February 25, 2014 1" February 26, 2014 1.4" March 3, 2014 5.2" March 16-17, 2014 10" March 26, 2014 2.3" Total: 46.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09-10 analogy Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Dec. 8 1" Dec. 10 1.5 Dec. 14 T Dec. 18 T Jan. 2-3 2.5 ? (out of town, WAG going by other reports) Jan. 18 T Jan. 21 6" Jan. 28-29 0.5" Feb. 9 0.25" Feb 12-13 13.25" (actually measured more but adjusted downward to accord with other reports) Feb. 18 0.5" Feb. 25 2.0? (sick, didn't measure) Feb. 26 1.75"? (even sicker, didn't measure, seemed like a bit less than the day before?) Mar. 2 5" Mar. 17 8.5" Mar. 25 3" (est.) Total 45.75" (estimate) 38.95N, 77.08W if you want to use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Whoops forgot to add 3/25, plus my coords are Lat 39.208664, Lon 77.251598 Germantown: 12/08/13 -- 4" 12/10/13 -- 2" 12/14/13 -- 1" 01/02/14 -- 4" 01/21/14 -- 7" 02/13/14 -- 16" 02/18/14 -- 1" 02/25/14 -- 1" 02/26/14 -- 1" 03/03/14 -- 5" 03/17/14 -- 10" 03/25/14 -- 3" 55" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 This is a very very crude estimate of the 40" contour in DC proper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 12-8-13: 1.3" 12-10-13: 1.7" 12-18-13: 0.1" 1-2-14: 3.4" 1-21-14: 5.8" 1-28-14: 0.7" 2-9-14: 0.3" 2-12-14: 13.7" 2-18-14: 0.5" 2-25-14: 2.2" 2-26-14: 1.2" 3-3-14: 4.8" 3-16-14: 9.1" 3-25-14: 2.8" 3-30-14: 0.7" Seasonal total: 48.3" Average seasonal ~20" 38.887/-77.201 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 12/08: 1.25 12/10: 2.5 01/02: 4 01/21: 6.75 01/28: 0.75 02/09: 0.5 02/12-13: 16 02/18: 1 02/25: ~1 02/26: 2 03/03: 5 03/16-17: 9 03/25: ~3 03/30: 0.25 Total: 53" 39.029, -77.103 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I can't believe I'm adding to this yet again! Germantown Lat 39.208664, Lon 77.251598: 12/08/13 -- 4" 12/10/13 -- 2" 12/14/13 -- 1" 01/02/14 -- 4" 01/21/14 -- 7" 02/13/14 -- 16" 02/18/14 -- 1" 02/25/14 -- 1" 02/26/14 -- 1" 03/03/14 -- 5" 03/17/14 -- 10" 03/25/14 -- 3" 03/30/14 -- 2" 57" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecosense Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 2.3" of snow yesterday Season total 70.8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I had about .5 on my car this morning -- season total 70.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecosense Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I kept cleaning my board and added the individual readings. Not much more than 1 - 1.25" after compaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 11/27: T12/08: 1.5" snow .25" sleet .20 Ice12/10: 2.0" 12/14: .25" 01/02: 4.5"01/21: 6.75"01/28: .5"02/09: .5"02/13: 16.25" (13 front / 3.25 ull)02/18: 1.0"02/25: 1.25" 02/26: 2.50" 03/03: 5.50" 03/16: 9.50" 03/25: 3.00" (worst measuring event by me. Two closest trained spotters had 3.6 & 3.8) 03/30: .7"55.70" Dec: 3.75" Jan: 11.75" Feb: 21.50" Mar: 18.70" Lat: 39.098 Lon: -77.099 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 3/30 - 8.0 Total - 86.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 12/8 5"12/10 2"12/14 1"12/26 .25"1/2 6"1/21 8.5"1/28 .5"2/3 .5"2/9 .75"2/12 - 13 19"2/18 1" 2/25 .5" 2/26 1.5" 3/3 3" 3/16 - 17 6.75" 3/25 1.0" 3/30 .5"Season: 57.75" Latitude 39.370925 Longitude -76.721651 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Don't know really what to call for snow yesterday, so I'll go with 0.3". It was at least that much, but it was so slushy...it accumulated, melted, accumulated, melted again. 60.5" for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 3/25/14: 1.9" 65.4" total I didn't measure myself but the closest reports to me seem to be in the 0.5" range. So whatever it was, brings my total to round to 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I kept cleaning my board and added the individual readings. Not much more than 1 - 1.25" after compaction. That's not how to measure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 6.75" 12-8-135.0" 12-10-133.25" 12-14-133.25" 1-3-140.4" 1-15-140.3" 1-17-147.5" 1-21-143.25" 2-3-140.25" 2-9-1419.75" 2-13-140.3" 2-16-140.2" 2-22-143.75" 3-3-148.0" 3-17-141.25" 3-25-14 0.25" 3-26-14 0.5" 3-30-1464.45" Total (and 69 days snow cover as of 3/31)39.27 N, 78.17 W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 That's not how to measure I'm convinced most ppl don't know how to measure. Anyone who says "I'm eyeballing 5 inches", I'm calling a liar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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