Posted 10 November 2018 - 10:24 AM
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ORD officially tacked on 1.0" of snow and that is the earliest 1" since Oct 19th 1989.
Posted 10 November 2018 - 11:04 AM
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Also the first time there's been a 1" snow in the first 10 days of November since 1966. Looks like ORD benefitted from being farther away from the core of the city because Midway only had like 0.5"
It seems like it shouldn't be that difficult to get a single inch of snow during early Novermber. However, my records show that yesterday's half inch of snow in Cedar Rapids is the ONLY measurable snow we've had during the November 1-10 period over the last twelve years(I began keeping track in 2007).
season snowfall: 50.2"
'17-18: 39.5" '16-17: 17.9" '15-16: 20.0" '14-15: 30.4" '13-14: 48.3" '12-13: 34.1"
Average snowfall: ~30"
Posted 10 November 2018 - 08:04 PM
"Torch-fest" '18-19
Dashing thru the snow..
Or at least driving thru it 
I had to make a run into Kalamazoo this afternoon. Wasn't much plowing here in Marshall but as soon as you got into Kzoo Cnty it was noticeably deeper and you could see plows had been out on the x-way. What a classic day after the storm with all the snow sitting on the trees, the ground nicely covered, and lots of shoveled driveways and such. I flipped on the Christmas music channel and it felt like a fast-forward to late December. Everything seemed more festive. Even saw some kids getting some early sledding in. I doubt there's been too many earlier days when good sledding could be found. While all the concrete surfaces melted off to puddles at my place, I did shovel my back deck and steps as they were not melting at all. Earliest use of the snow shovel in the decade I've lived here. It compacted a bit, but wasn't melting despite some peeks of sunshine today. Also noticed a lot of trees in town that had held there leafs, suddenly they all came down and instead of a blanket of white, there would be a circle of green, red, or orange leafs on top of the snow. I do remember that at my folk's place when we got a rather wet 4" snow hit on 11-11-83.
Posted 10 November 2018 - 08:31 PM
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Posted 11 November 2018 - 07:41 PM
"Torch-fest" '18-19
Winter 2018-19 Snow Total = 55.9" Largest Storm: 2x 7" (1/28-29 & 1/18-19) Oct: 0.0 Nov: 15.2 Dec: 2.0 Jan: 21.7 Feb: 14.1 Mar: 2.4 Apr: 0.5
Annual avg for mby = 49.9" Avg for last 10 seasons = 67.4" (135% of normal)
2017-18 = 68.3" 2016-17 = 52" 2015-16 = 57.4" 2014-15 = 55.3" 2013-14 = 100.6" (coldest & snowiest in the modern record!) 2012-13 = 47.2" 2011-12 = 43.7"
Notable Blizzards/Snowstorms in SWMI: Nov 2015, Feb 2015, Jan 2014, Feb 2011, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Jan 1982, Jan 1979, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, March 1973, Jan 1967, March 1947, Jan 1918
Legit Blizzards (high winds and dbl digit snows): Feb 2011, Dec 2009, Jan 2005, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Nov 1989, Jan 1982, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, Apr 1975, Mar 1973, Jan 1967
"Long range winter forecasting - it's like tossing darts in a hurricane.." "In my day, they didn't name 'em, they just called 'em blizzards! *Shakes fist in air and ambles away mumbling to himself" “and to think kids nowadays get day's off school because the wind blew. I think in '78 we only got 1 day off” "..It's the U.P. where there are two seasons. Winter, and three months of bad skiing.."
