March Madness

[HoarfrostHubb]

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

You mean just pack, or including piles?

I still have a couple of small mounds left at either side of the end of the driveway.

There were a couple of good sized chunks of "pack" left. Even through yesterday, along with a few small piles from plows/snowblowing, etc.   Gone now.

Many of my neighbors with shaded yards (from fir trees, etc) have some left.   I actually had some snow on my pool deck until... Tuesday?

[SJonesWX]

7 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

There were a couple of good sized chunks of "pack" left. Even through yesterday, along with a few small piles from plows/snowblowing, etc.   Gone now.

Many of my neighbors with shaded yards (from fir trees, etc) have some left.   I actually had some snow on my pool deck until... Tuesday?

my yard was clear as of Tuesday, except for the snowblower pile. The last of that will be gone today. we're on to spring!

[40/70 Benchmark]

7 minutes ago, SJonesWX said:

my yard was clear as of Tuesday, except for the snowblower pile. The last of that will be gone today. we're on to spring!

Yea, I think my last piles should go today.

[ineedsnow]

we next weekend.. timing a bit different but we take! 

[ineedsnow]

Euro AI also likes it

[Chrisrotary12]

Got just the email that my golf course is opening March 30th. Let’s go!!

[Lava Rock]

Crickets in here

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[DavisStraight]

3 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

Got just the email that my golf course is opening March 30th. Let’s go!!

My old one opened yesterday, not Sure when they open up here but doesn't matter til I get my hip replaced.

[powderfreak]

High in the 20s is just cruel under full sunshine this time of year.

[Modfan2]

5 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

My old one opened yesterday, not Sure when they open up here but doesn't matter til I get my hip replaced.

Was Cohasse your old friend one? If so, played there at the end of the season last year, and it was in great shape

[Damage In Tolland]

Courtesy of Scooter

 

[dendrite]

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

High in the 20s is just cruel under full sunshine this time of year.

Sunny and 30-35 most of the day, but it was nasty with the wind and low dews.

Another cold 36hrs and then we watch Pope plant his tomatoes since frost/freeze season is over. 

[Damage In Tolland]

18 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Sunny and 30-35 most of the day, but it was nasty with the wind and low dews.

Another cold 36hrs and then we watch Pope plant his tomatoes since frost/freeze season is over. 

Yeah think we done after Sunday for freezes 

[vortex95]

13 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Yeah if we lawn, we rain. Keep it coming. 

I didn't know "lawn" was a verb!  But this is coming from someone who used to say often to me at WSI "I HAZ!!!"  LOL.

[vortex95]

12 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Meanwhile  Fairbanks -21 mtd

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Juneau AK record snowy March and new seasonal snowfall record.  CoastalWx is "mad!" -- his trope, "WHY can't we get that HERE!!??" 
https://x.com/NWSJuneau/status/2036403992503161041

And Vostok in Antarctica does it again -- coldest March temp globally on record on 3/24.
https://x.com/ThierryGooseBC/status/2036618251300680011

Speaking of Antarctica, see this article and paper from 2015.
https://www.science.org/content/article/rising-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-actually-cools-part-antarctica
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2015GL066749

And since 2015, the continent has continue to cool and record low temps being set, So empirically, we have proof, it's not just future speculation/conjecture based on model output.  Actual hard observations override model forecasts/predictions every time.

How many reading this and overall actually are aware of the above?  I would say not that many.   This exemplifies how there is often much more to a story than what the MSM reports on (cherry-picking is rife).  And they often prey on the logical fallacy  correlation = causation b/c that's how our minds are hardwired to do.  Complex systems, such as the Earth's environment, do not work that way across the board.  What may seen counterintuitive is actually reality in many cases.  In this case, CO2 results in cooling in a polar region b/c of its unique geography.  And given the East Antarctic Ice Sheet holds about 90% of the world's ice, this is non-trivial when it comes to sea level rise, among other things.

It also goes to show the non-linear nature of the atmosphere and climate.  Simple extrapolation or treating one changing parameter in a vacuum (e.g. rising SSTs automatically mean larger, more frequent, and stronger TCs globally across the board) is flawed and not good science.
 

[mreaves]

4 hours ago, powderfreak said:

High in the 20s is just cruel under full sunshine this time of year.

The wind was nasty too. 

[dendrite]

2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Yeah think we done after Sunday for freezes 

 

[rimetree]

Last freeze...

2021: 4/22

2022: 4/18

2023: 5/18

2024: 4/27

2025: 4/10

I think the long-term average here is 5/10 but I'm sure that's moved back a few days. But I'd think this year will be some time later in April.

[ineedsnow]

Wednesday Night

Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A chance of snow and freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

[ineedsnow]

EPS getting interesting next weekend 

[dendrite]

17.7°

Brutality

[powderfreak]

10.4F

And such a nice sunny morning shaping up but god damn…

[HoarfrostHubb]

1 hour ago, ineedsnow said:

EPS getting interesting next weekend 

Would love a bit of refresher for Wachusett.  Looking a bit sketchy.  

[HoarfrostHubb]

19F here.   But no wind, so the skiing should be ok

[Modfan2]

43 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

19F here.   But no wind, so the skiing should be ok

28F down here with a light breeze 

[CoastalWx]

Pope told me last freeze was already in the past.

[CoastalWx]

Temps dropping more than my 401k under this administration 

[MJO812]

6 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Temps dropping more than my 401k under this administration 

You need to fix your 401k if it dropped. 

[512high]

22F for the low , current 24/ windchill @20 light breeze

[tunafish]

On 3/22/2026 at 10:47 PM, powderfreak said:

5” today… 70” depth… 288” measured season total.  Cleared and reset for the next snowfall.

Meant to post this reply earlier but sill sitting here as a draft... 

I really love this post.  It would sound lame to a non-weenie, but this kind of data collection and maintenance must be a huge point of pride.  There is something so gratifying about being a steward of records, and thats coming from someone whose observation task involves about a tenth of what yours does, so I can only imagine the feeling of accomplishment. 

It's honestly why I hope I never have to give it up unnecessarily.  So great.