MET Winter Grading 2013-2014 (Dec 1 - Feb 28)

[powderfreak]

B+. Not sure why people are complaining about this thread. Pretty straight forward. MET winter grade.

 

Haha, yeah its pretty simple.  You can see it before you even click on the thread.

[CT Rain]

What is the actual definition for Morch? 

[powderfreak]

C+...maybe lower but the fact that I have not seen my grass since before Thanksgiving makes up for the torches and 5 rainstorms between Dec 20th and the end of the third week in January.  That's a key portion of the winter and January was a complete and utter punt up here, despite what others were trying to tell us at the time, haha.

 

I'm one of those people though that look at grades as C+ being average...equal number of lower grades possible and equal number of higher grades possible.  I was never a fan of those teachers who would give everyone an A or a B if they just completed the assignment...an even bell curve should have C+ as the average grade if you want to compare accurately.  Same with grading winter...you have a bell curve and the outstanding ones you want to repeat get As and Bs, and the ones below normal should be C's and D's.  F is a 1 in 100 year worst winter and A+ is like 2000-2001 historical wire-to-wire stuff.  Given that framework, this winter is "meh" and right around the average, as cold compensates for the slightly lacking snowfall, and persistent snowpack compensates for the utter punt of January and the multiple thaw events.

 

Edit... I just realized that November was MET fall...so this MET winter should be even lower... say D+.  November was snowier than December and January at the ski area.  Remove November, and really the only memorable part of this winter was the first half of February. 

[CoastalWx]

It's always the same theme...anything said, started, or discussed which can be interpreted as "negative" to people's precious winter gets crapped on. 

 

not really.

[OceanStWx]

What is the actual definition for Morch? 

 

It's right next to the definition for SWFE.

[Ginx snewx]

Met winter by definition is four months long in NNE

[weatherwiz]

What is the actual definition for Morch? 

 

Here's a graphical definition

 

[Ginx snewx]

Severe season goes from May 10th to June 10th?

[CoastalWx]

There is nothing wrong with the title...the idea was thrown around about MET Spring signaling the end of winter when as Oceanst pointed out..many areas have the same amount of snow in March as December. MET winter grade could easily be different as compared to the season of winter for some.

[CoastalWx]

Severe season goes from May 10th to June 10th?

 

We have one?

[weatherwiz]

Severe season goes from May 10th to June 10th?

 

May 1st

[weatherwiz]

There is nothing wrong with the title...the idea was thrown around about MET Spring signaling the end of winter when as Oceanst pointed out..many areas have the same amount of snow in March as December. MET winter grade could easily be different as compared to the season of winter for some.

 

By whom?  

[Ginx snewx]

We have one?

only when baseball score keeping season is on

[Ginx snewx]

By whom?

The op said winter was over then made this poll, catch up

[Ginx snewx]

May 1st

link?

[weatherwiz]

only when baseball score keeping season is on

 

then svr season is April 1st to the end of September....or for the Red Sox, October.  

[weatherwiz]

link?

http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/42268-the-annual-countdown-to-may-1st-thread-%C2%A9/

[free_man]

The op said winter was over then made this poll, catch up.

That does not mean winter wx is over, of course March can rock too. April can have surprises.  Like HubbDave said, perhaps in June when your snowfall fetish is extinguished, we can create another thread accounting for YTD.

[Ginx snewx]

then svr season is April 1st to the end of September....or for the Red Sox, October.

high school

[Ginx snewx]

That does not mean winter wx is over, of course March can rock too. Like HubbDave said, perhaps in June when your snowfall fetish is extinguished, we can create another thread accounting for YTD.

You said winter was ovah dude. Totally exposed

[weatherwiz]

high school

 

[CT Rain]

I feel like by definition Morch can't be snowy. 

[powderfreak]

There is nothing wrong with the title...the idea was thrown around about MET Spring signaling the end of winter when as Oceanst pointed out..many areas have the same amount of snow in March as December. MET winter grade could easily be different as compared to the season of winter for some.

 

Correct...it could be quite different in fact.

[free_man]

You said winter was ovah dude. Totally exposed

Meteorological winter IS OVER in five days.  It is what it is.  Spring snow can happen, let it be. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joN_O6X821s

[Ginx snewx]

Said the man 140% above ytd climo snow and below normal temps for his MET winter

free_man

Today, 12:24 PM

lol @ folks hanging onto winter and "cold".

Five days until Spring.

Disappointing winter, but they can't all be epic. After this initial colder stretch, really looks like a more zonal and moderate pattern. Maybe a couple crappy snow chances, but by-in-large it's "ovah".

[CoastalWx]

I feel like by definition Morch can't be snowy. 

 

+3 or higher?

[Harry]

Said the man 140% above ytd climo snow and below normal temps for his MET winter

free_man

Today, 12:24 PM

lol @ folks hanging onto winter and "cold".

Five days until Spring.

Disappointing winter, but they can't all be epic. After this initial colder stretch, really looks like a more zonal and moderate pattern. Maybe a couple crappy snow chances, but by-in-large it's "ovah".

 

 

Meh.. We have a couple like him in our sub forum. For many this winter has rocked so far and it is far from being over by the looks of it. Warm/severe wx weenies are the worst come Feb and March. Same thing every year. Start complaining about snow/cold weenies, how this or that shows warmth and snow/cold weenies are in denial etc etc etc..

[weatherwiz]

Meh.. We have a couple like him in our sub forum. For many this winter has rocked so far and it is far from being over by the looks of it. Warm/severe wx weenies are the worst come Feb and March. Same thing every year. Start complaining about snow/cold weenies, how this or that shows warmth and snow/cold weenies are in denial etc etc etc..

 

 

I think this goes both ways

[powderfreak]

You ask the NNE folks how much March is spring, yet you asked them to grade. Met winter is far from climo winter especially for you North.

 

Just start another thread on May 1st about the "snow season" grade...lol.  Its a poll of Dec/Jan/Feb weather... its not doing a disservice or anything, it is what it is.  People start polls all the time in mid-winter asking for ratings on how the first half of the winter is.  This isn't any different...its just a chunk of the heart of winter.  Not grading the entire winter.

 

We can just make another poll at the end of April

Stop cryin' and vote

 

+1 haha. 

[powderfreak]

Meh.. We have a couple like him in our sub forum. For many this winter has rocked so far and it is far from being over by the looks of it. Warm/severe wx weenies are the worst come Feb and March. Same thing every year. Start complaining about snow/cold weenies, how this or that shows warmth and snow/cold weenies are in denial etc etc etc..

 

And can you image how obnoxious the snow/cold lovers sound to those warm/severe wx fans?  lol...always looking for cold and snow 12 months of the year.  Jumping on every long range model run that has the 0C H85 line dipping into the U.S. in August.  God that must get annoying.

 

Just playing devil's advocate...