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3 hours ago, hawkeye_wx said:

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
755 PM CST Fri Dec 22 2017


...Dubuque and Moline Annual Snowfall Totals Among the Lowest...

The 2017 snowfall totals at Dubuque and Moline currently rank
as the lowest snowfall amounts in a calendar year on record. 

At Dubuque, the 2017 snowfall total as of December 22 is only 
11.2 inches. The current least snowiest year on record is 2001
with a value of 15.0 inches.

At Moline, the 2017 snowfall total as of December 22 is only 8.6 
inches. The current least snowiest year on record is 1949 with a
value of 12.6 inches.

There is still 9 days left to go in 2017 and snowfall is in the
forecast, so stay tuned.

Pretty impressive.  Tonight's GFS says a new record will be set at Dubuque, and a real close call at MLI depending on LSRs.  The 12z Euro definitely painted a much snowier picture for both the xmas eve system, and the shortwaves following next week.  If the Euro trends towards the GFS then new records look likely at both places.

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MLI with 1.8" from today's system.  May get another tenth or two before the system departs.  Still a good 2" shy of the all-time least snowiest year, so there's still that possibility.  Looks like Dubuque got <1", so they still have 3" to achieve to avoid the new all-time record.  The new Euro shows around a tenth of precip through the end of the year, so it's not out of the question.  

EDIT:  Today was also the first measurable snowfall of the season at MLI.

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2 hours ago, beavis1729 said:

Ha ha...some crazy temps on the GGEM. I do agree most models are underestimating the cold a bit, if it goes clear and calm in areas with snow. Probably some temps around -5 tomorrow morning in N IL outside of Chicago metro area...and maybe near 0 at ORD. 

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Wednesday evening looks ripe for a quick tank given the location of the surface high.  The question is how many hours will it last.  The Indiana portion of LOT's cwa should have a longer period of ideal radiational cooling conditions on Wednesday night.

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Not sure how much the Milwaukee-Chicago crowd follows the LES thread, but it looks like maybe something worth watching about a week from now.  GFS in particular has been advertising a favorable wind direction.  Of course it's not wise to go all in at this point for that side of the lake, but the western and/or southern end of the lake may have a window.

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7 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Not sure how much the Milwaukee-Chicago crowd follows the LES thread, but it looks like maybe something worth watching about a week from now.  GFS in particular has been advertising a favorable wind direction.  Of course it's not wise to go all in at this point for that side of the lake, but the western and/or southern end of the lake may have a window.

That gets me excited :)... and inevitably disappointed lol

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