February 2018 Observations and Discussion

[snowstorm83]

First double digit snow month at Lincoln since Feb 2015...

[Tabitha]

First double digit snow month at Lincoln since Feb 2015...

 

And you said they never get above normal...

 

Patience is a virtue; never lose it!

[Tabitha]

The 12z Euro Control now properly destroys SW South Dakota with a delightful blizzard.

 

Like I said; these things sometimes take time...

 

*Evil Grin*

 

It disappeared again at 12z today...at least for out here.

 

This is troubling; if the storm does not come, I may have to take matters into my own hands as that hierophant was instructed during his investiture quite some time ago...

[Tom]

I woke up a few times last night from the howling and gusting winds out of West and my window is west-facing.  Some reports of 50-60mph wind gusts earlier tonight:

 

 

59mph Michigan City

54mph Valparaiso

52mph Bartlett

48mph Midway

 

58 mph Bolingbrook

56 mph Munster, IN (2:02AM)
55 mph Chicago-Albany Park (1:46AM
54 mph Glendale Heights (1:29AM)
54mph Chicago-Roscoe Village (2:56AM)

 

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[Minny_Weather]

Every day in the near future will have a high above freezing. If we're not getting any more appreciable snow, I want all the nasty snow piles gone. Like, now.

[Tom]

Late season sledding up north looks ideal with a widespread 10-20"+ snow depth across the Northwoods into the U.P...

 

http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/snow_model/images/full/Northern_Great_Lakes/nsm_depth/201802/nsm_depth_2018022505_Northern_Great_Lakes.jpg

 

http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/snow_model/images/full/Upper_Midwest/nsm_depth/201802/nsm_depth_2018022505_Upper_Midwest.jpg

[Tom]

Looking forward to seeing sunshine today through Tuesday which has been non existent here over the last week or longer.  Lot's of peeps will be enjoying the outdoors for "Taco Tuesdays" in Chitown with temps in the low 60's!

[Tabitha]

As far as snow goes, this winter sucked.

 

I could have gotten more snow on Hatteras.

 

Hopefully the spring will be snowy.

 

Regards,

Tabitha

[Niko]

Lot of wind out there. Currently under a wind advisory. Gorgeous weather shaping up of next week w Spring-Like temps. Speaking of Spring, 23 days left until it arrives. Time is running out for cities that are averaging below normal. As far as I am concern, I stand pretty good this Winter, so if my area receives no more snow, then, I am fine w that. Detroit kicked a** this Winter, especially the burbs where I am at!   

[Niko]

Winter of 2017-18 Records set at Detroit, MI

*records go to 1880 for snow, 1872 for temps/precip)

 

Daily Records:

Nov 1: Record snow Trace

Dec 13: Record snow 6.3”

Dec 27: Record low -4F

Jan 11: Record high min 43F

Feb 9: Record snow 9.2”

 

Monthly Records:

December: 5^th snowiest December on record 22.5”

February: 11^th snowiest February on record 21.0” THRU 2/19/18

 

Record Cold Snap:

12 consecutive days (December 26 - January 6) failed to reach 20F in Detroit. My area remained in the S.D's for highs.

 

Oddity: Heavy Snowfall in February the last decade:

7 of the top 11 snowiest February’s have occurred since 2008

Not bad at all.

[Tabitha]

Lot of wind out there. Currently under a wind advisory. Gorgeous weather shaping up of next week w Spring-Like temps. Speaking of Spring, 23 days left until it arrives. Time is running out for cities that are averaging below normal. As far as I am concern, I stand pretty good this Winter, so if my area receives no more snow, then, I am fine w that. Detroit kicked a** this Winter, especially the burbs where I am at! 

 

By June 15, 2018...I will have more snow than you.

 

I'll bet you a penny...as that is all I can afford on my salary.

 

I know I already owe you a penny from last time...so I need to get my money back.

[westMJim]

By June 15, 2018...I will have more snow than you.

 

I'll bet you a penny...as that is all I can afford on my salary.

 

I know I already owe you a penny from last time...so I need to get my money back.

I guess you could say your getting your 2 cents worth in

[westMJim]

With 3 days left in February I thought it would be a good time to see where several locations are in the seasonal snow fall totals we have 1 location still in the running for the least seasonal snow fall total.

Alpena with just 37.1” of snow fall this season is still in the running for the least seasonal snow fall total of 43.8” that was set in 2010

Grand Rapids  66.8”

Muskegon   91.6”

Lansing   45.3”

Detroit   52.7”

Flint 65.7”

Saginaw  31.1”

West Branch   28.7”

Houghton Lake   34.9”

Gaylord     92.2”

Petoskey   99.9”

Sault Ste Marie    87.6”

Marquette    110.0”

[jaster220]

 

I woke up a few times last night from the howling and gusting winds out of West and my window is west-facing.  Some reports of 50-60mph wind gusts earlier tonight:

 

 

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Dittos!  Up around 50 mph over in my area

 

0433 AM NON-TSTM WND GST W K KELLOGG AIRPORT 42.31N 85.25W

02/25/2018 M48 MPH CALHOUN MI ASOS

 

ASOS STATION BTL, W K KELLOGG AIRPORT.

 

0430 AM NON-TSTM WND GST KZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTL 42.23N 85.55W

02/25/2018 M48 MPH KALAMAZOO MI ASOS

 

ASOS STATION AZO, KZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTL

AIRPORT.

[gosaints]

Good bye snowcover... Unless a thursday miracle occurs

[CentralNebWeather]

The dreaded Red Flag Warnings have reared their ugly head.  Snow piles here may be gone by tomorrow or Wednesday.  

[Tom]

Today's 12z Euro buries MN again...pretty looking map...St Paul, get out the yard stick!  All kidding aside, that would be a wonderful track for your region.

[Stormgeek]

Today's 12z Euro buries MN again...pretty looking map...St Paul, get out the yard stick!  All kidding aside, that would be a wonderful track for your region.

Starting to close in on it. 200 hours and counting.  

 

Really nice out there today. Stuff is melting away with the high sun angle and the moderating temperatures. My quinzee is going to melt though ;(

[CentralNebWeather]

Grilled burgers last night, might do the same thing this evening. Spring sports start in Nebraska today.  Our track, soccer, tennis and golf teams are all practicing outside today.  That rarely happens this early in the season.

[BrianJK]

Looking forward to seeing sunshine today through Tuesday which has been non existent here over the last week or longer.  Lot's of peeps will be enjoying the outdoors for "Taco Tuesdays" in Chitown with temps in the low 60's!

 

Heck yeah Tom.  And tomorrow in honor of the beautiful weather, im firing up the grill and making tomorrow Steak Taco Tuesday.

[CentralNebWeather]

61 degrees today. Parks were full of people. Later sunset,you can hear kids outside playing. Been a long time since that occurred.

[Minny_Weather]

Honestly don't mind this dry pattern. Hoping to get the snow piles outta here and get the frost layer outta here too. Then I would love a warm, wet Spring so corn and soybeans can be planted earlier cuz I hate looking at blank, snowless fields.

[bud2380]

It's already 55 here.  I wish this warmup would stick around.  Looks like we will be at or just above average for the next week.  Average high this time of year here is about 40 on March 1 and up to 44 by March 8th.  

[Hawkeye]

It's now up to 62, here, the first 60 of the year. 

 

There's still plenty of thawing to do.  The river, lakes, and ponds are still mostly frozen over and my lawn is still frozen in the shady areas.

[snowstorm83]

Feels amazing outside today. Still no way in hell I'm turning down even a flake of snow!

[Stacsh]

Curious to see if the GFS continues to spin a low up south of Chicago middle of next week.  

 

Was hoping for more from this.  Might be SMI last shot at some good stuff.  Before it turns warmer on the reg.  

[Hawkeye]

Hit 64 today, tying the record high.

[Minny_Weather]

Got D**n near 70 today, if we didn't hit it. Highest reading at my place was 68.5*F. Thankfully, our records are fairly out of reach, being in the upper 70s.

[Tabitha]

Its 29 F here at 6 PM MST.

 

There is still about 2 or 3 inches of snow on the ground...but bare spots are showing up in places with a southern exposure.

 

The ground has been well-covered with snow on 68 days this season.

[Tabitha]

This March 3rd Storm has now disappeared entirely.

 

Will it come back?

 

As Judge Rayford once said; while high above eastern Maryland on a winter day in 1979:

 

"Maybe; maybe not"

 

That storm that I have been chatting about for a couple of weeks look rather inauspicious on the 0z runs; maybe the European will be the first to breathe new life into it in an hour or so.

 

It would be a refreshing change for a storm to strengthen; rather than diminish, on the models as the actual day of the storm draws near.

 

It has not snowed here in the past 8 days; and that should extend to at least 12 days...before the next chance of snow presents itself on Sunday.

[Minny_Weather]

Last day of February, first morning of 2018 where I woke up to singing birds. 32.4°F.

[Hawkeye]

Last day of February, first morning of 2018 where I woke up to singing birds. 32.4°F.

 

The red-winged blackbirds showed up here late yesterday afternoon.  Walking outside and hearing those calls from the treetops is always the first real sign of spring.

[Jaycee]

I don't know if you guys are aware, but the flooding down by Davenport on the Illinois side is some of the worst I've seen. I drove through the area on Sunday and was blown away--there are houses off the Rock River that are almost completely underwater because of the ice jams. It's insane. They're at the point where they'll likely have to be demolished afterwards.

 

 

Speaking of flooding, anyone remember 2008 in Nebraska/Iowa?

 

Cedar Rapids:

 

http://wendolonia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/mays_island.jpg

[Hawkeye]

Speaking of flooding, anyone remember 2008 in Nebraska/Iowa?

 

Cedar Rapids:

 

http://wendolonia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/mays_island.jpg

 

Oh, yeah, that historic flood may never be approached again.  For a hundred years, the Cedar River's max crests had always been in the 18-20 ft range, with nothing more than 20.  In 2008, it hit 31 ft.

[jaster220]

Last day of February, first morning of 2018 where I woke up to singing birds. 32.4°F.

 

The red-winged blackbirds showed up here late yesterday afternoon.  Walking outside and hearing those calls from the treetops is always the first real sign of spring.

 

Here in St. Joe the 1st Robins of spring were sitting in a tree singing as well..sure signs that whatever is left of winter won't be too harsh..

[Hawkeye]

The sun came out a couple hours ago and the temp has surged well into the 50s again, with light wind.

[Tabitha]

I am sensing that there is going to be a very, very large snowstorm around here (western SD) around Day 14 / March 3.

 

We'll pull the post in 2 weeks to see if I was Right or Wrong.

 

There is not too much meteorology in this particular prediction of mine; just an innate sense.

 

12z European with a huge step in the right direction; as a Low cuts off and lingers in eastern SD...putting down copious amounts of snow.

 

Still about 75 miles too far to my east to get into the excellent snows; but getting progressively closer and still two or three days to work with.

[Tom]

I already miss the 60 degree wx...dang phenemonia front went through and temps have crashed into upper 30’s...this is the part of Spring I dislike.

[Tabitha]

12z European with a huge step in the right direction; as a Low cuts off and lingers in eastern SD...putting down copious amounts of snow.

 

Still about 75 miles too far to my east to get into the excellent snows; but getting progressively closer and still two or three days to work with.

 

The control run at least another 75 miles east of the operational...though some of the individual members were good snow events in this locale.

[Tabitha]

The control run at least another 75 miles east of the operational...though some of the individual members were good snow events in this locale.

 

18z GFS took a good step; now with 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch LE in the area for Sunday / through Hour 108.