SilverFallsAndrew Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Looking back on the twin cold snaps of the past winter it is really beginning to sink in just how impressive they are. A lot of the outlying stations are now updated for those months on the Utah State Climate site and the totality of these events is really evident. Here are some of the numbers from some outlying Willamette Valley stations, and I will probably throw the airport stats in to for good measure. As you can see there weren't a ton of records for a lot of these stations because for most of them their all-time minimum records were set during the December 1972 cold snap. * Denotes daily record minimum. Falls City (El 670') December:Dec 4: 37/22Dec 5: 34/17Dec 6: 29/16 2.5" snDec 7: 24/16 1" snDec 8: 25/9Dec 9: 25/ NADec 10: 29/13Dec 11: 33/23 February:Feb 5: 33/22Feb 6: 30/18Feb 7: 21/13 4" Feb 8: 27/14 8"Feb 9: 30/24Feb 10: 34/28 Dallas (El 290')December:Dec 5: 35/16Dec 6: 29/22Dec 7: 27/18Dec 8: 27/6Dec 9: 25/9Dec 10: 31/24Dec 11: 30/17Dec 12: 29/19 February:Feb 4: 35/22Feb 5: 31/20Feb 6: 23/19Feb 7: 24/19Feb 8: 31/24Feb 9: 35/30 Lebanon (EL 330')DecemberDec 4: 37/19Dec 5: 30/16Dec 6: 27/23 4" snDec 7: 28/9Dec 8: 24/4Dec 9: 28/8Dec 10: 32/19Dec 11: 31/16 February:Feb 5: 38/23Feb 6: 24/19 8.5" snFeb 7: 28/21 7.75" snFeb 8: 31/28 0.5: snFeb 9: 38/31 SilvertonDecemberDec 5: 36/18Dec 6: 28/18*Dec 7: 29/17Dec 8: 28/10Dec 9: 26/11Dec 10: 27/13Dec 11: 32/23Dec 12: 31*/18 February:Feb 5: 33/21Feb 6: 33*/20Feb 7: 25*/18Feb 8: 25*/19Feb 9: 31*/25 StaytonDecember:Dec 5: 35/17Dec 6: 30/15*Dec 7: 28/11Dec 8: 26/3Dec 9: 23/5Dec 10: 27/7Dec 11: 30/15Dec 12: 27*/15 FebruaryFeb 5: 34/23Feb 6: 34*/20Feb 7: 23*/18Feb 8: 27*/15Feb 9: 32*/26 3 Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigOne Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Looking at all the cities listed why is Silverton the warmest with only 10F (which actually matched my cheapo weather station) Even Stayton got deep in the single digits two nights. Is it impossible for Salem/Silverton to get deep in the single digits threatening the zero anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Looking at all the cities listed why is Silverton the warmest with only 10F (which actually matched my cheapo weather station) Even Stayton got deep in the single digits two nights. Is it impossible for Salem/Silverton to get deep in the single digits threatening the zero anymore? Two reasons. 1) Stayton had several inches of snow with the December event, Silverton did not. Hence temps were able to fall further with radiational cooling at Stayton. 2) Silverton's observations are taken on a hill. The location at the waste water treatment plant up at the top of "danger hill" does not decouple as well as most of the town. The Silverton Mesonet station hit 7 in December as did my Dad's house in the country out on the valley floor between Silverton and Mt. Angel. Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 To me the winter was very hollow. We had some impressive cold here, but overall I don't get the warm and fuzzy feeling I get when looking back on many other winters. I guess it's just the overall context and the lack of snow for me. I'm pretty much just relieved it's over. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 To me the winter was very hollow. We had some impressive cold here, but overall I don't get the warm and fuzzy feeling I get when looking back on many other winters. I guess it's just the overall context and the lack of snow for me. I'm pretty much just relieved it's over. Jealous of Oregon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Jealous of Oregon. That is certainly part of it. I think the winter emphasized the point of how hard it is to get a region wide great winter these days. I'm simply tired of waiting. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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