Winter 2025/26 Banter Thread

[Chinook]

I have an unrelated tech question from my previous one

I was looking around my computer, and I came upon OneDrive, which I used to use for my job in Colorado. I haven't done a log in since I left my job. I most likely can't do a log in. I don't really want to try.  In addition to that, I can see the list of my files, but I can't click on them to do anything. It's like my computer has a list of files that are on a computer in Colorado. But why? I guess most people have a chance to use OneDrive for something other than their job. What if I wanted to do that? Or disable it? I'm not sure.

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Perfect day for sledding. Kid was acting like the rope used to climb up the hill was mountain climbing. Loads of fun. 

[michsnowfreak]

2 hours ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

Perfect day for sledding. Kid was acting like the rope used to climb up the hill was mountain climbing. Loads of fun. 

Omg I need that! I need an inhaler by the time I reach the top of a hill when sledding 

[Brian D]

February 9

1899: The mercury plummets to -59 at Leech Lake Dam.

 

For Monday, February 9, 2026
1870 - President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law "to provide for taking meteorological observations at the military stations in the interior of the continent." A petition submitted by Increase A Lapham to Congressman Halbert E Paine in December 1869 began this process.
1933 - The temperature at Moran, WY, located next to Teton National Park, plunged to 63 degrees below zero to establish a state record. The temperature at the Riverside Ranger Station in Montana dipped to 66 below zero to establish a record for the state, and a record for the nation which stood until 1954. (David Ludlum)
1934 - The mercury dipped to 51 degrees below zero at Vanderbilt to establish a record for the state of Michigan. The temperature at Stillwater plunged to 52 degrees below zero to establish a record for the state of New York. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A storm off the Atlantic coast produced high winds and heavy snow in the northeastern U.S., with blizzard conditions in eastern Massachusetts. Wind gusted to 80 mph and 23.4 inches of snow produced drifts eight feet high at Cape Cod MA. It was the worst blizzard in thirty years for the Cape Cod area. Winds in some of the mountains and ridges of the Appalachian Region gusted to 100 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Arctic cold invaded the north central U.S. Alliance NE plunged from 44 degrees to 12 above in just two hours, and Mobridge SD reported a wind chill of 64 degrees below zero. Winds along the eastern slopes of the Rockies gusted to 90 mph at Cheyenne WY, and reached 96 mph at Boulder CO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - A winter storm continued to bring rain and snow to southern California. Snowfall totals ranged up to 18 inches at Olancha, with three inches at Palmdale. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front erupted over eastern Texas late in the morning, and produced severe weather as they swept across the southeastern states. Early evening thunderstorms spawned a tornado which injured one person at Nat TX, and produced tennis balls size hail which caused more than half a million dollars damage around Shreveport LA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1994 - A devastating ice storm struck Mississippi, Louisiana, and extreme northwest Alabama. Freezing rain began falling over northern Mississippi during the early morning hours and continued until midday on the 10th. Ice accumulated 3 to 6 inches thick on exposed objects in the affected area. Due to the weight of the ice, power lines, trees, and tree limbs were down. Nearly one million people were without power after the storm, some for a month.

[A-L-E-K]

big

 

 

[A-L-E-K]

get that shit outta here

 

 

[PositiveEPOEnjoyer]

5 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

get that shit outta here

 

 

In due time...

[roardog]

1 hour ago, PositiveEPOEnjoyer said:

In due time...

How are your palm trees holding up in this cold winter?

[DocATL]

Meanwhile…

https://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/2020978881654616111?s=46


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[A-L-E-K]

banger season for the sierra, rest of the intermountain west naso much

[Malacka11]

Thought this was interesting enough to share w yall

[Malacka11]

[nvck]

12 hours ago, DocATL said:

Meanwhile…

https://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/2020978881654616111?s=46


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Dude needs to be shot into the sun, 276hour op gfs with kuchera ratios is an insane way to clickbait

[Brian D]

February 10

1965: A snowstorm dumps 15 inches of snow at Duluth over two days.

 

1861: An ice storm impacts Elk River. Coatings of 1/2 inch of ice are reported. The ice broke off many large branches and saplings were bent to the ground.

 

1857: Extreme cold at Fort Ripley. E.J. Baily, Assistant Surgeon notes: 'Spirit thermometer -50 at 6am. Mercury frozen in charcoal cup. Spirit thermometer at Little Falls 16 miles from the fort -56 at 6am. The lowest degree of cold on record in the territory'.

 

For Tuesday, February 10, 2026
1899 - The temperature at Monterey plunged to 29 degrees below zero, establishing record for the state of Virginia. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
1921 - Gardner, Georgia, was devastated by a massive, estimated F4 tornado that caused an entire small town section to disappear. The tornado killed an estimated 31 people and injured 100.
1959 - St. Louis, Missouri, was hit by a massive F4 tornado that killed 21 and injured 345. Over 2000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, including the St. Louis Arena.
1973 - A major snowstorm struck the southeastern U.S. It produced as much as 18 inches in Georgia, and up to two feet of snow in South Carolina. (David Ludlum)
1978 - As much as eight inches of rain drenched southern California resulting in widespread flooding and mudslides. The heavy rainfall produced a wall of water which ripped through the mountain resort community of Hidden Springs drowning at least thirteen persons. The storm was one of the most destructive of record causing fifty million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
1981 - A morning tornado at Bay Minette, AL, struck the local middle school severely damaging the gymnasium. 62 people were injured, 44 of whom were students.
1982 - Bismarck, ND, experienced its 45th consecutive day of subzero temperature readings which tied the previous record long string of subzero daily lows ending on the same date in 1937. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A storm in the northeastern U.S. produced heavy snow in southeastern Maine. Grand Falls and Woodland received 15 inches, mainly during the early morning hours, while most of the rest of the state did not even see a flake of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Bitter cold arctic air gripped the north central U.S. International Falls MN was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 35 degrees below zero. Record warm readings were reported in southern California, with highs of 78 at San Francisco and 88 at Los Angeles. San Juan Capistrano CA was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 92 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
1989 - For the first time all month winter relaxed its grip on the nation. The temperature at Brownsville TX warmed above 60 degrees for the first time in six days, ending their second longest such cold spell of record. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front continued to produce severe weather across the southeastern U.S. through the morning hours and into the late afternoon. There were a total of twenty-nine tornadoes in twenty-nine hours, and 245 reports of large hail or damaging winds. Pre-dawn thunderstorms produced high winds which injured at least seventy persons in Alabama and Georgia, and caused more than twelve million dollars property damage. A tornado at Austell GA prior to daybreak injured two persons and caused two million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2010 - A second major snowstorm, dubbed Snoverkill and Snowmaggedon 2.0, further buries the Nation's Capital with 10.8 inches of new snow. Schools, businesses and even parts of the Federal government are shut down by blizzard conditions. The city now has a deeper snowpack, 28 inches, than the 20 inches in Anchorage, AK, or 27 inches in Marquette, MI.
2011 - The coldest day in Oklahoma history sees the temperature plunge to -31&deg;F at Nowata, OK. A US National Weather Service station at Bartlesville recorded a reading of -28&deg;F. Both locations break the previous low temperature mark of -27&deg;F set in 1905 and tied in 1930. <a href="http://islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/diaryfeb.htm">The Weather Doctor</a>
2017 - Denver saw their all-time warmest temperature in February with a reading of 79 degrees.

[A-L-E-K]

u take those malacka?

better than bowtie 

[DocATL]

Dude needs to be shot into the sun, 276hour op gfs with kuchera ratios is an insane way to clickbait

I mean it’s likely overdone but the atmospheric river is coming for them.

[DocATL]

Are we ready for final winter grades?

B- mainly due to early December and some sustained snowpack through January.

[A-L-E-K]

2 minutes ago, DocATL said:

Are we ready for final winter grades?

B- mainly due to early December and some sustained snowpack through January.

Too early for me

[A-L-E-K]

early stages of a crisis between ca and the rest of the west for co river water

 

 

[Cary67]

1 hour ago, DocATL said:

Are we ready for final winter grades?

B- mainly due to early December and some sustained snowpack through January.

I will wait till at least St. Patrick's Day or possibly Easter for final tallies.

[cyclone77]

Still a ways to go but probably looking like a D or D-.

Have only had 5.4" since December 8th.  Season total of 21.5" is considerably better than last year though, and we did have a warning criteria event early on.  Having very little for 2 months with below average precip to boot makes it tough to give better than a D unless we get something in March.

[Baum]

17 hours ago, DocATL said:

Are we ready for final winter grades?

B- mainly due to early December and some sustained snowpack through January.

You got a lot to learn. This is just fake spring. 

[A-L-E-K]

true, fake spring #1 classic

[IWXwx]

Regardless of what Punxsutawney Phil says, I saw robins while in Fort Wayne yesterday. That settles it. An early spring is in store for us. Screw the science.

 

[DocATL]

You got a lot to learn. This is just fake spring. 

Ugh I know…my heart swells when I see 60° temps in the forecast. Been hard to have an impactful snow away from the lakefront since early December. Feel like trends persist but I’m probably wrong.


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[A-L-E-K]

1 hour ago, IWXwx said:

Regardless of what Punxsutawney Phil says, I saw robins while in Fort Wayne yesterday. That settles it. An early spring is in store for us. Screw the science.

 

 

robins have been 12 month residents here for so long now

[Brian D]

February 11

1932: Mizpah picks up 13 inches of snow in a storm.

For Wednesday, February 11, 2026
1899 - Perhaps the greatest of all arctic outbreaks commenced on this date. The temperature plunged to 61 degrees below zero in Montana. At the same time a "Great Eastern Blizzard" left a blanket of snow from Georgia to New Hampshire. The state of Virginia took the brunt of the storm, with snowfall totals averaging 30 to 40 inches. (David Ludlum)
1983 - The Middle Atlantic Coast States and southern New England were in the midst of a major snowstorm. In Pennsylvania, the storm produced 21 inches at Philadelphia, 24 inches at Harrisburg, and 25 inches at Allentown, establishing record 24 hour totals and single storm totals for those locations. New York City received 22 inches of snow, and 35 inches was reported at Glen Gary, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Windsor Locks CT received a record 19 inches of snow in 12 hours. The storm resulted in forty-six deaths, thirty-three of which occurred when a freighter capsized and sank off the Maryland/Virginia coast. Heavy snow was reported from northeastern Georgia to eastern Maine. (10th-12th) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel)
1987 - Denver, CO, reported only their third occurrence of record of a thunderstorm in February. Ten cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Huron SD reported February temperatures averaging 19 degrees above normal. Williston ND reported readings averaging 24 degrees above normal for the month. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Bitter cold air gripped the north central U.S. Morning lows of 35 degrees below zero at Aberdeen SD, Bismarck ND and International Falls MN were records for the date. Bemidji MN was, officially, the cold spot in the nation with a low of 39 degrees below zero, however, a reading of 42 degrees below zero was reported at Gettysburg SD. In the Northern High Plains Region, Baker MT warmed from 27 degrees below zero to 40 above. (The National Weather Summary)
1989 - While much of the continental U.S. enjoyed sunshine and seasonable temperatures, a strong weather system over the Hawaiian Islands deluged Honolulu with 2.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - A winter storm produced up to ten inches of snow in Vermont, and up to nine inches of snow in Aroostook County of northeastern Maine. A three day snowstorm began to overspread Oregon, and the winter storm produced 29 inches of snow at Bennett Pass. Mild weather continued in the central U.S. La Crosse WI reported a record forty-seven consecutive days with temperatures above normal. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2004 - North Dakota Governor John Hoeven declares a snow emergency as winds gusting over 70 mph along with heavy snow produces low visibilities and drifts up to 20 feet in northwestern North Dakota. Amtrak train service is interrupted in the region. <a href="http://islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/diaryfeb.htm">The Weather Doctor</a>
2006 - Snowfall records fell in Philadelphia and Allentown, Pennsylvania, Bridgeport and Hartford, Connecticut, Newark, New Jersey, and Worchester and Boston, Massachusetts. The highest total reported was 30.2 inches at Fairfield, CT. New York City set a record one-day snowfall record of 26.9 inches in Central Park.