Chinook Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The recent forecasts for some type of northern stream storm around Christmas Eve reminded me of Christmas 1935. On this day, a storm that you might call a "Manitoba Mauler" zipped across the Lakes and went to the East Coast. It dropped temperatures to around 0 in this region and brought brief heavy snow and wind conditions, perhaps localized blizzard conditions, to the southern Lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 From what I've read, the winter of 1935-36 was legendary in the Midwest and east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 1935-1936 US temp anomalies- note that white is -4 to -2 Fahrenheit. Blue colors are very cool compared to 1950-1995 averages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Awesome! You should do more of these. Sometimes the best part about a storm is looking back at how it came together and the effects it had. Also, love the old newspaper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 That was the U.S. Daily Weather Map archive. It's nice to know that the 20th Century Reanalysis has about the same SLP as the Daily Weather Map on that day. (if you convert inches to mb) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 From what I've read, the winter of 1935-36 was legendary in the Midwest and east. It was a harsh winter here, but certainly not legendary. It does stand as the 9th coldest on record, but total snowfall was 36.8", the largest storm was just 4.4", and the peak snow depth 7". There were 61 days with 1"+ snowcover (about 11-13 days more than normal). The Christmas event posted about dropped 3.3" of snow at Detroit with temps between 18F-22F. The measurable snow fell from about 8am to 10pm, so perfect timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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