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komo4 is a joke. Look what they said was the high today.

Scott Sistek tweeted earlier today that it was the Sea-Tac gauge malfunctioning, and that the high was not 76F

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To those involved above, stop arguing. I don't need to explain why, you know why. You also know where better to discuss your problems if it can't be done nicely.

Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2")    Total Ice (0.2")     Coldest Low: 1F     Coldest High: 5F

Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12

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.. You're dreamin'. (Note the absence of an emoticon.)

 

Don't mis-represent what I've said, in the future.

 

.. Feel free to quote me whenever you like.

Sigh... I digress. If western were still open, this would be over quickly.

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Wow... another .28 at SEA already today bringing the monthly total to 6.87 inches.

 

And another inch or more coming later today.     SEA will be closing in on a record wet March (8.40 inches) very soon.    

 

Much more rain possible later this week as well.    This is feeling like last March right now with heavy rain around SEA... while Oregon is in the warm sector.

 

We are in Idaho right now... mild and cloudy today and then stormy tonight.   Looks very windy tomorrow... maybe with lots of fresh snow on the slopes.

**REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED**

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RPM gives me 1-2" of snow tonight, WRF about 2-3". Going to be very close. I'll probably at least see wet flakes around midnight. Currently filtered sunshine and 55. 

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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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Wow... another .28 at SEA already today bringing the monthly total to 6.87 inches.

 

And another inch or more coming later today.     SEA will be closing in on a record wet March (8.40 inches) very soon.    

 

Much more rain possible later this week as well.    This is feeling like last March right now with heavy rain around SEA... while Oregon is in the warm sector.

 

We are in Idaho right now... mild and cloudy today and then stormy tonight.   Looks very windy tomorrow... maybe with lots of fresh snow on the slopes.

When it's windy in Idaho do they have medium structure damage or power lines/transformers explode like here in Western Oregon when winds get up to the 45 to 50mph range or does it take a whole lot more?       The last wind event in late January when winds gusted just under 45mph made our lights flicker like crazy though they didn't go out but it came pretty close at times and it wasn't even a real windstorm.

 

From somebody I talked to who experienced the 1995 Wind Storm the power was out for the entire town of Silverton including both hills for slightly over 24 hours.   Roths IGA had to close because of the duration of the power outage since usually the lights come back on after a few hours.

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Balmy, cloudy day out here. 60 currently after a mild low of 53, although the temp will probably fall lower by midnight. I am really looking forward to the cooler weather this coming week.

 

You and me both big guy.

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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What an ugly day. Been raining since last evening and it is currently 44 degrees. I really enjoyed the sun and nearly 60 degrees that we had last week, this weather just plain sucks.

Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! 

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18z a little more bullish with 2-4" of snow at my location tonight. Currently mostly cloudy and 57.

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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You and me both big guy.

Maybe this warm start to spring will mean a cool start to fall. ;)

 

Took advantage of the dry window this morning and hiked Wind Mountain. Nice refreshing breeze on top. You can tell a change in the weather is coming.

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18z a little more bullish with 2-4" of snow at my location tonight. Currently mostly cloudy and 57.

I'm wondering if there's even a chance for a rain snow mix out here tonight. Precip looks heavy and the incoming airmass is fairly cold. Depends on if/where the front stalls.

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Would that make it a cold front?

I meant that cold fronts usually move through quickly. I am talking about the blog that was posted here a few days ago which said that usually most of cold front precip is before the cold front, but today we have a rare event where it's after the front.

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Lol cold air this week ? How cold are we talking?

2013/2014 Winter season

Coldest Low: 14 F December 7th

Coldest High: 27.3 F December 7th

Coldest Wind chill: 5 F December 7th

Lowest Dew Point: -2.2 F December 6th

Days below freezing: 5

Total Snowfall: 11 inches

Most snowfall in a Day: 8 inches

Days With Snow: 3

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Sigh... I digress. If western were still open, this would be over quickly.

 

.. It's not.  And so if you could please "stop" working to "press" your thinking regarding this idea, I'd certainly appreciate it. 

 

As a general courtesy, in effort to respond to your statement here above as cordially as possible, ...  (Here more publicly.)

 

... Per my own recollection (If only.), of what I had suggested, "predicted" (your words, above.) regarding ENSO 2012-13, at the time ... whatever time you've had in mind, .. you have both, apparently, misinterpreted, and so misrepresented, what I had said. 

 

[Moreover. ?] .. With what I had, or otherwise, not in fact being retrievable for further exploration .... of your observation: apparently, leastwise, working to point to my infallibility where considering my present status and efforts .... as a more simple, "weather enthusiast" level, weather and climate prognostian,  .... I'm really not seeing how we can take this "dispute" much further. 

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Lol cold air this week ? How cold are we talking?

Snow levels 1000 feet or below on a couple of different occasions.

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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The 12z WRF indicates decent clearing Wednesday and Thursday nights and mostly clear skies Friday and Saturday nights. Should be some frost in there.

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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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The 12z WRF indicates decent clearing Wednesday and Thursday nights and mostly clear skies Friday and Saturday nights. Should be some frost in there.

Nice! Love cool nights and mornings

2013/2014 Winter season

Coldest Low: 14 F December 7th

Coldest High: 27.3 F December 7th

Coldest Wind chill: 5 F December 7th

Lowest Dew Point: -2.2 F December 6th

Days below freezing: 5

Total Snowfall: 11 inches

Most snowfall in a Day: 8 inches

Days With Snow: 3

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I feel I need to make a public apology to Richard. I'm going through a lot right now, and I let my anger get in the way of common sense.

 

I'll be "suspending" myself from posting in this thread for the next week while I handle the problems I'm facing.

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Down to 50 after a high of 61 today. Only 18 more degrees to go! 

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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Rain still probably 2-3 hours away.

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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SEA is now at 7.22 inches of rain... another 1.19 to break the record for March and the month is only half over!

 

Insane rain.

Looks it was nice day to be out of town again. A very nice day here

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SEA is now at 7.22 inches of rain... another 1.19 to break the record for March and the month is only half over!

 

Insane rain.

 

Looks it was nice day to be out of town again. A very nice day here

A lot more out here than sea-tac. at 8.02" and counting so far this month.

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SEA is picked up another .44 in the last 4 hours.

 

Now up to 7.66 for the month.

 

Just another .78 for the wettest March ever. Something tells me that we are going to crush this record in the end.

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SEA NWS Statement

 

... A very wet March so far... 

March 2014 has been a soaker for western Washington... with climate 
sites already exceeding their normal amounts of rainfall for the 
entire month with two weeks left. Sea-Tac Airport and NWS Seattle 
have already broke into the top 3 for wettest March... while 
Olympia and Hoquiam are knocking on the top ten door.

If you are wondering how the Sea-Tac record compares to the old 
record site at the Seattle federal building... the wettest March 
there was 7.23 inches in 1950. 

The Table below shows the current March precipitation amount as of 6 
PM this evening... with the top ten ranking so far in parenthesis. 

                          March March wettest March 
                          2014 normal on record

Sea-Tac Airport 7.22(3) 3.72 8.40 in 1950 
Olympia 7.23(12) 5.29 11.79 in 1997 
Quillayute 12.37(18) 10.83 23.24 in 2007 
Hoquiam 10.43(11) 6.99 15.13 in 1997 
Bellingham 3.79(17) 3.22 7.03 in 1950 
NWS Seattle @Sandpoint 6.42(2) 3.51 7.81 in 1997

**REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED**

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Next weekend is looking great right now. Frosty mornings and sunny days. I'll have to see it to believe it.

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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Next weekend is looking great right now. Frosty mornings and sunny days. I'll have to see it to believe it.

 

No doubt.

 

Somehow it will manage to rain all weekend.   

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... 
 
Feeling like "rain" here more south. /  A good sign certainly, for people "north of the pecos" (?):  appreciating more cold, in line with their interests more general as stated.

 

 (.. It was drop this up, or ask for an errant post to be deleted. With your pardon.)
 
.. What side am I on where considering the idea. ?  /  I'll take about 13, more months of "Winter"
 

 

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I have a gut feeling some kind of warm front will ruin the sunny days later this week and make it icky looking.    Early last week was perfect.  Warm but not muggy with the skies absolutely clear wall to wall for a couple days bringing very bright conditions.     Last Thursday it was 55F at midnight!  Yuck!!!!!

 

We have a very insulated house and it gets sticky when it gets towards 50 or above and the skies are much more duller under warm front dirty ridge situations regardless.

 

I hope the frost comes down to Oregon. 

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I have been up there every year since 2006 I think.  This year will be 2-3 times.  I love it up there!  This time I flew.  I took my mom up there.  She has always wanted to see the northern lights.  She's getting older, so I figured now was a good time. 

 

I drove up there in October of last year (just to the very SE part, Hyder).  I took the alcan up there in 2006, loved it.  I did manage to loose two tires, my windshield and my drivers side window though, all to rocks.

 

I stayed the night at the Arctic Circle campground. 

 

I went for nearly 3 weeks in July, but missed the thunderstorm seasons mainly, which occurs later in July and August.

Very nice. You're always up in Alaska, I'm jealous. Do you get there via plane or driving? I'm considering driving the AL-Can this summer.

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