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5 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Jim is so right. Big league potential mid month. 

Even in the past mid Feb has had some of the best February events on record.  It's kind of the end of the period that can deliver an absolute top tier event.

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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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Not sure why anyone would doubt the MJO connection to this.  Right when the MJO exploded in region 3 is when the models really started to go nuts over this blocking regime.  The block hasn't changed much from original expectation.  The details are what deballed this.  I would take my chances with this basic 500mb pattern any day.

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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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Just now, TT-SEA said:

Are we jinxing February before it even starts?  😀

I'm still not totally sold on there being a big cold wave, but the chances are very high the month will end up a solid minus.

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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Just now, snow_wizard said:

I'm still not totally sold on there being a big cold wave, but the chances are very high the month will end up a solid minus.

Lots can change.    But a colder than normal February can still be completely forgettable considering the average high in the 50s.

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5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Are we jinxing February before it even starts?  😀

Probably. I’m feeling snow at our elevations though. 

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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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Beautiful day in Tulsa. Windy, by a Tim-tastic 58. Hate to admit it, but I love days like this in January. Temps won’t get out of the 30s though tomorrow. It’s interesting to compare Tulsa to when I first moved here in 2006, and then compare Portland to what it was like back then. 😢🫠

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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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26 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Lots can change.    But a colder than normal February can still be completely forgettable considering the average high in the 50s.

Feeling like the pattern stays fairly progressive from here. Maybe a deep transient trough or two but with any cold offshore flow probably relegated to the most northern areas if at all.

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A surprise 2" late overnight/early this morning (I went to bed at 1:30am was no snow, woke up at 9am to 2"). sunny now and the winds are picking up.  Some blowing and drifting would love to see a couple more negative temps before we put a fork in this winter.

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8 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Feeling like the pattern stays fairly progressive from here. Maybe a deep transient trough or two but with any cold offshore flow probably relegated to the most northern areas if at all.

Good call. 

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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11 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Feeling like the pattern stays fairly progressive from here. Maybe a deep transient trough or two but with any cold offshore flow probably relegated to the most northern areas if at all.

That is my sense as well.

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1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

That is my sense as well.

You and I are gonna do well as the month progresses. 

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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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3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

You and I are gonna do well as the month progresses. 

I am not feeling it for my area yet... but your area being farther south and at a higher elevation is likely to do better.

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9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

You and I are gonna do well as the month progresses. 

I'm expecting to see some as well. I normally get snow with forecasted 1000ft snow levels and I'm thinking there's going to be a couple cold troughs that deliver. 

We come from the land of the ice and snow.

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Sitting at 32F. Trying to drink my coffee before my son asks us to go to the park

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Garfield County/Pomeroy, WA:

2023-2024 Snowfall totals: 14.3 inches

HIghest snow total (per event): 5.8 inches total 1/11/24 - 1/12/24.

Most recent accumulation (non trace): 0.20 inches on 2/26/24

Days with  trace or more snowfall: 12/01/23 (0.60), 1/8/24 (1.0), 1/10/24 (3.5), 1/11/23 (3.5 inches with Thundersnow; separate event from prior day), 1/12/24 (2.30). 1/14/24 (T), 1/17/24 (1.20 inches), 1/18/24 (1.5 inches), 1/19/24 (0.20), 2/09/24 (0.30), 2/26/24 (0.20-mainly graupel)

First Freeze: 10/27/2023

Last Sub freezing Day: 1/20/24 (12th) (8 days in a row from 1/12/24-1/20/24)

Coldest low: -12F (!!!!!!!!) (1/12/24)

Last White Christmas: 2022 at my location (on ground)

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8 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I'm expecting to see some as well. I normally get snow with forecasted 1000ft snow levels and I'm thinking there's going to be a couple cold troughs that deliver. 

Your area might do better than mine depending on how the upcoming pattern shakes out.   Seeing signs of troughs going through CA which is definitely better for your area.  

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One thing we have in our favor for later this evening is temps are running below forecast right now and the low clouds and fog don’t seem to be in a hurry to go anywhere. That said, I ain’t holding my breath.

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4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Your area might do better than mine depending on how the upcoming pattern shakes out.   Seeing signs of troughs going through CA which is definitely better for your area.  

A trough with the 528 line south of me usually is cold enough over here for borderline snow.  North wind suddenly picked up here as we speak, 20 -25mph.

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We come from the land of the ice and snow.

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3 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

A trough with the 528 line south of me usually is cold enough over here for borderline snow.  North wind suddenly picked up here as we speak, 20 -25mph.

Dry air is moving in... Bellingham is finally clearing out now.

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I'm not complaining at all, but I'm wondering if I should bring my rain gauge back out if I'm not going to have snow. I don't like using it in the winter due to freezes and afraid of warping. That said looks like the next few days will be subfreezing.

 

Garfield County/Pomeroy, WA:

2023-2024 Snowfall totals: 14.3 inches

HIghest snow total (per event): 5.8 inches total 1/11/24 - 1/12/24.

Most recent accumulation (non trace): 0.20 inches on 2/26/24

Days with  trace or more snowfall: 12/01/23 (0.60), 1/8/24 (1.0), 1/10/24 (3.5), 1/11/23 (3.5 inches with Thundersnow; separate event from prior day), 1/12/24 (2.30). 1/14/24 (T), 1/17/24 (1.20 inches), 1/18/24 (1.5 inches), 1/19/24 (0.20), 2/09/24 (0.30), 2/26/24 (0.20-mainly graupel)

First Freeze: 10/27/2023

Last Sub freezing Day: 1/20/24 (12th) (8 days in a row from 1/12/24-1/20/24)

Coldest low: -12F (!!!!!!!!) (1/12/24)

Last White Christmas: 2022 at my location (on ground)

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1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Here is Bellingham looking south towards your area. 

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This was my house when I left an hour ago…We got socked in but that should be changing rapidly! 

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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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3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12z ECMWF looks decent at the end... but there is not much cold air to work with at that time and its a progressive pattern.  

ecmwf-deterministic-namer-z500_anom-5771200.png

Yeah I’ve seen that showing up in some of the operational runs. It’s just a fairly cool trough, but maybe something that could cause some low snow levels in specific cases like we saw last week. 

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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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1 minute ago, Terreboner2 said:

Plenty of time for that cutoff low to not be there.

Not really the issue... its a progressive patten either way.  

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9 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12z ECMWF looks decent at the end... but there is not much cold air to work with at that time and its a progressive pattern.  

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So in reality, it doesn’t look decent at all.

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3 minutes ago, umadbro said:

So in reality, it doesn’t look decent at all.

Maybe it could be... but that one frame looks better than it does if you run the loop or look at 850mb temps.

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