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March Weather in the Pacific Northwest


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Lets see what March will deliver for us. Looking like cooler than normal weather for a bit at least. 

 

CFS for the next 7 days.

 

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Mercer Island, 350 ft

2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21

2020-2021: 15.6"

2019-2020: ~10"

2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5"

2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0"

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Pretty impressive to see a strong indication of another well below normal period developing a bit later in the month.  Some runs have hinted at a March 2012 type scenario.  Could be some situations with SW flow cold enough to produce snow.  This area does well with those.

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Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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The GFS, WRF, and NWS all like the idea of snow late tomorrow night / Friday morning.  Would certainly get the month off on the right foot.

Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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At the very least I could see many lowlanders getting at least some sloppy snows at some point during the month.

 

 

We have had a number of March's with snow this century.  Pretty good bet with this one the way things look right now.

Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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One of the most intriguing things about this year so far is the abundance of analogs we have been seeing from the 1950s (including the warmer periods such as January).  Currently we are seeing a large number of analogs from 1954 popping up, after seeing a good showing from 1951, 1955, 1956, and 1957 in recent weeks.  1954 is a very interesting analog because that year featured some freakish spring cold snaps, including the record shattering cold wave that brought a hard freeze to many locations on May 1 of that year.

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Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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One of the most intriguing things about this year so far is the abundance of analogs we have been seeing from the 1950s (including the warmer periods such as January).  Currently we are seeing a large number of analogs from 1954 popping up, after seeing a good showing from 1951, 1955, 1956, and 1957 in recent weeks.  1954 is a very interesting analog because that year featured some freakish spring cold snaps, including the record shattering cold wave that brought a hard freeze to many locations on May 1 of that year.

 

Some similarities between 1951 and 1954 in that regard.  

 

Snoqualmie Falls had a 70/30 day on 4/11/1954.

 

And on the 5/1/1954 day you mentioned above... the high was 63 after a low of 26 there.    And that was followed by a 69/32 day on 5/6/1954.  

 

There were numerous days with chilly nights and warm days in the spring of 1954.

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Some similarities between 1951 and 1954 in that regard.

 

Snoqualmie Falls had a 70/30 day on 4/11/1954.

 

And on the 5/1/1954 day you mentioned above... the high was 63 after a low of 26 there. And that was followed by a 69/32 day on 5/6/1954.

 

There were numerous days with chilly nights and warm days in the spring of 1954.

Lead to one of our best summers on record as well.

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