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back to the 88-89 comparison

 

I like it.  Consistently snowing in Spokane from Nov-Feb.  ended up with 66.1" on the season, which is probably top 15 (need to do a deeper analysis)

 

a decent arctic outbreak around xmas (low of -5 on 12/26/88) and another in early Feb. Feb finished 11.5 below normal with a -4/-11 on 2/2/89

 

 

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Looks like 12Z GEFS is much farther west with that trough next weekend than the operational run and trended even a bit more ridgy than its 00Z run.   

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GFS shows a big change, but there has been a lot of instability in the MJO forecast so who knows.  All runs show a major wave, but the exact placement and evolution have changed from a couple of days ago.  Probably going to be a lot of model fluctuation in the coming days.

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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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32 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

I found the warmth in September to be quite Noticeable 

Seattle only had five 80+ days which is pretty unremarkable.  The lows accounted for a big part of the warmth last month.  It's highly possible the highs were more anomalous for your area though.

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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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1 minute ago, Joshua Lake Oswego said:

The 12z GFS is an amazing run from day 10 on. 

It's a start.  I would love to see the ECMWF follow suit.

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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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6 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Seattle only had five 80+ days which is pretty unremarkable.  The lows accounted for a big part of the warmth last month.  It's highly possible the highs were more anomalous for your area though.

SEA ended up with an average high of 74.6 for the month.  The long term average is 69.7 so it was almost +5 for the month on high temps.

It was the 4th warmest September ever in terms of average high temp and the 6th warmest in terms of average low temp.

So the high temps were more impressive than the low temps.

 

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This composite of October 1942 and 1988 is pretty amazing.  Both strong La Ninas with profound +PNA signature.  Both winters featured historic blocking during the heart of the winter and extreme cold in the NW.

This plot is not dissimilar to the PNA

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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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22 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

back to the 88-89 comparison

 

I like it.  Consistently snowing in Spokane from Nov-Feb.  ended up with 66.1" on the season, which is probably top 15 (need to do a deeper analysis)

 

a decent arctic outbreak around xmas (low of -5 on 12/26/88) and another in early Feb. Feb finished 11.5 below normal with a -4/-11 on 2/2/89

 

 

There was a huge snowstorm in early March in the Western Lowlands as well.  There was also some decent snow in January in some places that not a lot of people talk about.  Then of course the main event in February.  Man that was COLD!

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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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10 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

SEA ended up with an average high of 74.6 for the month.  The long term average is 69.7 so it was almost +5 for the month on high temps.

It was the 4th warmest September ever in terms of average high temp and the 6th warmest in terms of average low temp.

So the high temps were more impressive than the low temps.

 

Have to admit that surprises me.  It was persistence of fairly warm as opposed to uncomfortable warmth though.

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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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Another terrible GEFS run.  Insanely persistent.

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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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1 hour ago, Omegaraptor said:

We’re gonna get to Thanksgiving and still be in the 70s at this rate.

In 2010 it got into the 70s in early Nov and then we got one of the top November cold waves of all time.  The more ridiculous this gets the higher the potential of a good outcome later.  I really like me a cold October though.  Probably out of the question already.

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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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1 minute ago, Omegaraptor said:

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Very hazy in eastern Seattle metro.

Wow, 20 miles from Seattle I’m already in the mountains! Takes quite a bit longer than that from Tigard and Corvallis that’s for sure. Expected it to be faster but not this fast!

This area is amazing.  From densely populated to nothing in a few miles.

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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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4 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

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Very hazy in eastern Seattle metro.

Wow, 20 miles from Seattle I’m already in the mountains! Takes quite a bit longer than that from Tigard and Corvallis that’s for sure. Expected it to be faster but not this fast!

Yeah usually don’t have issues with smoke in October pretty lame. 

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2 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Yeah usually don’t have issues with smoke in October pretty lame. 

It looks like this is still from Bolt Creek.  That is just smoldering now, but visible sat pic shows no other source.

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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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11 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

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Here it is everyone. The myth, the legend, North Bend, Washington.

By the way, has our North Bend resident ever brought up that this place is gorgeous? Because it is.

Unusually dry!

We are in Pullman this weekend.

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Nice somewhat chilly clipper on the ECMWF.  That could cause fire weather though.

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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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31 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

It looks like this is still from Bolt Creek.  That is just smoldering now, but visible sat pic shows no other source.

There’s a couple other fires in the north cascades too. There’s also the Kalama fire down in the Mount St. Helens area but that’s not really affecting us. We’ve got a decent NE breeze here bringing the smoke in 68 degrees warm too. 

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6 minutes ago, rsktkr said:

I dig these warm/dry early falls.

Not because I enjoy them, I don't.

I dig them because when we have a cold/wet fall I always feel like it will lead to a warm/dry late fall and early winter.

This is not science. This is how my mind works. 

Maybe I spoke too soon?

8 days from today we have a front approaching from the west and then it's game on....supposedly.

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The models are just lost right now.  Run to run change on the ECMWF.

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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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Cascadia is on the rampage today.  Everyone is getting weenies or downs.

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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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2 hours ago, RentonHillTC said:

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Polar ice cap rebuilding year?

Weather stats for MBY

Snowfall:

-Total snowfall since joining: 50.25"

-2018-19: 21"

-2019-20: 2.5"

-2020-21: 13"

-2021-22: 8.75"

-2022-23: 5.75"

-2023-24*: 0.25"

-Most recent snowfall: 0.25”; January 17th, 2024

-Largest snowfall (single storm): 8.5"; February 12-13, 2021

-Largest snow depth: 14"; 1:30am February 12th, 2019

Temperatures:

-Warmest: 109F; June 28th, 2021

-Coldest: 13F; December 27th, 2021

-Phreeze Count 2023-24: 31

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I can actually smell the smoke out there today in spite of it looking like no big deal on the visible sat pic.  Yuck.

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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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1 minute ago, RentonHillTC said:

Lmao let’s stick to reality buddy

Won't matter whether or not the Arctic freezes when both the Columbia and the Sound are frozen over this January

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Weather stats for MBY

Snowfall:

-Total snowfall since joining: 50.25"

-2018-19: 21"

-2019-20: 2.5"

-2020-21: 13"

-2021-22: 8.75"

-2022-23: 5.75"

-2023-24*: 0.25"

-Most recent snowfall: 0.25”; January 17th, 2024

-Largest snowfall (single storm): 8.5"; February 12-13, 2021

-Largest snow depth: 14"; 1:30am February 12th, 2019

Temperatures:

-Warmest: 109F; June 28th, 2021

-Coldest: 13F; December 27th, 2021

-Phreeze Count 2023-24: 31

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8 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Won't matter whether or not the Arctic freezes when both the Columbia and the Sound are frozen over this January

I have a pic of the waterfront starting to freeze in Seattle in Jan 1950.  Pretty unreal.  The Columbia was frozen 30 inches thick at Portland in 1862.  Those were the days!

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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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Pleasant day. 

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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.

 

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SMOKE OUTLOOK

Just want to point some stuff out.  We can still see a light hazy layer of smoke high aloft in much of Eastern Washington and Oregon.  It is also still prevalent in the Puget Sound and through the Chehalis Gap.  Same can be said with smoke in the South Willamette Valley.  Winds have shifted and we will see smoke blowing NE to W which should increase smoke in varying areas. The Lower Mainland is seeing a hefty amount of smoke coming in through the Fraser River Valley and this extends south in Whatcom County. Expect hazy skies and AQI's to degrade into Monday.  

Looks like Montana is getting some rain. 

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