tamarack Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Borrowing your format for an amazing month: Only reached freezing once - for about 3 hours on 2/22 6 minus-twenties lows A ridiculous 24 lows at or below zero. The other four: 1,1,4,5. Average low was -10.1 -25 on the 24th, which (surprisingly) is only my fifth coldest February temp here since 1999. (-29 and -28 in 2003, -26 in 2008 and in 2009) That -25 ranks 15th, trailing 9 days in January and one in Dec as well, plus 2 ties in January and one in March. (-25 is my median for winter's coldest.) Despite all that cold and 23.5" of snow, my snow depth at the end of the month - 26" - was exactly the same as on Feb. 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Saw a hole punch this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Saw a hole punch this morning Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Saw a hole punch this morning very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: And some think will keep full pack Pack is putting up a fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Stuff just won't go. Still a good 6-8" http:// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 The true test starts tomorrow as temps and wetbulbs climb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 31 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Stuff just won't go. Still a good 6-8" http:// looks better than i thought it would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 25 minutes ago, dendrite said: The true test starts tomorrow as temps and wetbulbs climb. what was your high temp today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 31 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Stuff just won't go. Still a good 6-8" http:// AIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said: what was your high temp today? 41.1" pack is at 19" as of this evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 If any one is interested in how the maple sap is flowing here, I setup a live stream with a camera and for the moment you can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgXoR5tiOyg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Wx2fish tapped all of southern NH. Looking forward to the syrup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 12 hours ago, eekuasepinniW said: I was just looking at my data from Feb 2015... what an amazing difference. It doesn't seem too crazy to think I may never experience a colder month here. Only reached freezing twice 9 single digit lows A ridiculous 17 lows at or below zero. -15.3 on the 24th, which is my third coldest temp here since 1986. (-20 in 1994 and -17.2 in 2009) 8 hours ago, tamarack said: Borrowing your format for an amazing month: Only reached freezing once - for about 3 hours on 2/22 6 minus-twenties lows A ridiculous 24 lows at or below zero. The other four: 1,1,4,5. Average low was -10.1 -25 on the 24th, which (surprisingly) is only my fifth coldest February temp here since 1999. (-29 and -28 in 2003, -26 in 2008 and in 2009) That -25 ranks 15th, trailing 9 days in January and one in Dec as well, plus 2 ties in January and one in March. (-25 is my median for winter's coldest.) Despite all that cold and 23.5" of snow, my snow depth at the end of the month - 26" - was exactly the same as on Feb. 1. And somewhere on White Heat @Ginx snewx felt a stirring in his ski pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 13 hours ago, dendrite said: I heard one for the first time yesterday afternoon. Maybe the hummingbirds will come back this week. Who knows what kind of animals are riding that heat plume north through the Midwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Who knows what kind of animals are riding that heat plume north through the Midwest. You're missing some historic warmth in the Quad Cities. Probably going to break the all-time February record at MLI tomorrow, which was just set on Sunday lol. Don't you wish you were back there to experience it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Hoosier said: You're missing some historic warmth in the Quad Cities. Probably going to break the all-time February record at MLI tomorrow, which was just set on Sunday lol. Don't you wish you were back there to experience it? I definitely miss a Midwest spring. You can yo-yo a bit, but when it warms up it warms up. The records falling at MLI, GRB, ORD, etc are pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: I definitely miss a Midwest spring. You can yo-yo a bit, but when it warms up it warms up. The records falling at MLI, GRB, ORD, etc are pretty impressive. What's crazy is the long duration. Not unusual to get a big/record breaking torch for a day or two, but this will end up lasting a week. It's like a February version of that stretch in March 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Hoosier said: What's crazy is the long duration. Not unusual to get a big/record breaking torch for a day or two, but this will end up lasting a week. It's like a February version of that stretch in March 2012. I found it interesting that the anomalies aren't crazy off the charts either. Around +2 SD at 850 mb. But in a smaller area around IA, WI, and IL it is outside of the model climate history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: I found it interesting that the anomalies aren't crazy off the charts either. Around +2 SD at 850 mb. But in a smaller area around IA, WI, and IL it is outside of the model climate history. A good chunk of the area was pretty dry going in, so there's been very efficient low level heating. Big diurnal spreads until recently when it's gotten more moist. Also don't have the corn fed 80 degree dews to deal with at this time of year, or any vegetation for that matter, so it's off to the races on these days with plenty of sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Hoosier said: A good chunk of the area was pretty dry going in, so there's been very efficient low level heating. Big diurnal spreads until recently when it's gotten more moist. Also don't have the corn fed 80 degree dews to deal with at this time of year, or any vegetation for that matter, so it's off to the races on these days with plenty of sun. I would say your +2 SD is a lot different than our +2 SD this time of year too. GEFS is forecasting +12 over DVN for a +2 SD, but +5 over BGR would produce the same SD around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Winter over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Pumped for golf season, goal is to get my handicap down in the 7-9 range from 12. Ill take more snow but the nuisance variety just delays the drying of courses and gets in my way to stardom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 17 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Pumped for golf season, goal is to get my handicap down in the 7-9 range from 12. Ill take more snow but the nuisance variety just delays the drying of courses and gets in my way to stardom. I too am pumped for golf season. My goal is to keep my handicap from climbing from 13 to who knows what. The problem I have with winter truncating at this point is that no matter what happens up here, it will still be nearly 2 months before my club can open. Two additional months of mud and stick season is a bleak prospect at best. And before anyone flames me, I am not saying winter is over up here on 2/22, just that I want it to kick back into gear as soon as possible so that at least a couple of weeks can be salvaged on the back end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Just walked the dog. Sweating. Potholes getting underway. All the grossness of mud season yipee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I've seen some terrible GFS 2m forecasts before, but you would think it could do better than this for a 6hr forecast. I'm currently pushing 50F at 17z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Just walked the dog. Sweating. Potholes getting underway. All the grossness of mud season yipee 45 days early for mud season by last century's climate - oh wait ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 oh god a motorcycle just went by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 18 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: oh god a motorcycle just went by It's coming. White Trash to a motel near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 55 degrees, lots of cirrus blocking out the sun, gorgeous day for a walk...regular snow is gone, all that is left are plow banks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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