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February 2019 snow totals


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Selected monthly snow totals for WA:

 

63.2" at Darrington (just missed monthly record - 67.0" in Feb 1949)

60.0" at Baring (prev. Feb record - 48.5" in 1990)

46.3" at Palmer (snowiest Feb since 1949)

44.5" at Goldendale (prev. Feb record - 24.5" in 1939)

37.3" at Monroe (snowiest month since Jan 1950, beating out Jan 1969's 34.6")

36.0" at Pullman (prev. Feb record - 22.2" in 1975)

32.0" at Sequim CoCoRaHS

24.4" at Seattle CoCoRaHS

23.1" at Kennewick (snowiest month since Jan 1969)

20.2" at Seattle - SEA (prev. Feb record - 13.1" in 1949)

 

And for Oregon:

 

155.5" at Lemolo Lake (single-month record with POR back to 1978)

118.3" at Odell Lake East (prev. Feb record - 82.0" in 1990)

80.3" at Belknap Springs 8N (just missed monthly record - 83.3" in Feb 1990)

71.0" at Howard Prairie Dam (prev. Feb record - 66.3" in 1999)

64.5" at Wallowa (smashed prev. single-month record - 45.2" in Dec 1926)

54.7" at Hood River CoCoRaHS

52.2" at Bend CoCoRaHS

42.0" at Antelope (broke single-month record - 41.5" in Jan 1969)

40.2" at Long Creek (broke single-month record - 32.0" in Jan 1975)

38.1" at Seneca (prev. Feb record - 38.0" in Feb 1975)

35.4" at Moro (snowiest month since Jan 1950)

34.5" at Cascade Locks

34.2" at Boardman CoCoRaHS

32.5" at Pendleton Airport (ties 32.5" in Dec 2008 for snowiest month since Jan 1950)

24.6" at Eugene CoCoRaHS

21.3" at Cottage Grove (prev. Feb record - 14.8" in 1949)

19.1" at Eugene Airport (snowiest month since Jan 1969)

15.0" at Riddle (snowiest Feb since 1917)

 

 

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Bush league...compared to the '69 I mean. Only took 50 yrs to get another 20"+ total so not too shabby.

Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats:

  • Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024)
  • Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024)
  • Total snowfall: 0.0"
  • Total ice: 2.25”
  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9")
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 1990
  • Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0

Personal Stats:

  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F)
  • Last White Christmas: 2008
  • Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0"
  • Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4

 

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It was historic before 10/23/2019. Unless they just became official by the NOAA today.

Many ways to look at data... and he enjoys looking back at extreme events and has an incredible knowledge of historical data.

 

He has gone much further back to analyze past events. I think it's really interesting.

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So why was it not posted in March if it's so interesting?

 

Well, I have other obligations in life besides posting on this forum. If I had the time, energy, and desire to post this information on March 1st - maybe I would have. 

 

The beauty of online forums (and the internet in general!) is that this information can be referenced years down the road. Think of it as a page in a history book - it doesn't have to be published immediately in order to still make for interesting reading years later...

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By the way, what was your total in Feb? 

 

 

 

Not sure.   Had to be over 60 inches.   

 

Here was peak depth on 2/12... this was over 40 inches on the ground.

 

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Not sure.   Had to be over 60 inches.   

 

Here was peak depth on 2/12... this was over 40 inches on the ground.

 

20190212-113623.jpg

 

Over the years I have noticed you seem to get a lot of really massive snow dumps. Aside from a couple events in 2012, it seems like we get a fair amount of 6-10" storms and a ton of 1-2" snowfalls. I would guess over the past 8 years you have averaged about 50" a year, which is a decent amount more than me. But I would also guess I have had more days with accumulating snow. But it seems like you have had several of these massive 15-20" dumps of snow. Could just be my perception, who knows. Could also be you get the C-zone which focuses precip on your area. 

 

It also surprises me you do not keep personal weather stats for your location. 

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"

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Over the years I have noticed you seem to get a lot of really massive snow dumps. Aside from a couple events in 2012, it seems like we get a fair amount of 6-10" storms and a ton of 1-2" snowfalls. I would guess over the past 8 years you have averaged about 50" a year, which is a decent amount more than me. But I would also guess I have had more days with accumulating snow. But it seems like you have had several of these massive 15-20" dumps of snow. Could just be my perception, who knows. Could also be you get the C-zone which focuses precip on your area. 

 

It also surprises me you do not keep personal weather stats for your location. 

 

 

Not sure... the really big snow events here are usually the result of warm, moist air overrunning a persistent cold, east wind coming through the pass.   That is what happened in some of our really big events like Dec 2007, Dec 2008, Jan 2012, and Feb 2019.    There are probably more that I am forgetting.    

 

We get lots of smaller snow events too (3-8 inches)... that often come with c-zones which overachieve in marginal air masses.    And then we have years when there is almost no snow at all... like 2004-05, 2013-14, and 2014-2015.  

 

And not sure why I don't have station.   There are stations close by so I know exactly what is happening.    Just seems tedious and not worth the effort.  

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7 inches or so. Nothing terribly special, though it was excellent for most other areas. The setup was to die for, some of us just got really unlucky.

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Top 5 Snow Events (post 2014):

 

(1. January 10th, 2017: 18.5 in.

(2. February 6th, 2014: 7.5 inches

(3. February 20th, 2018: 5.0 inches

(4. February 21st, 2018: 4.0 inches

(5. December 14th, 2016: 3.5 inches

 

Honourable Mentions: December 7th, 2018, February 9th, 2019.

 

Total since joining the Weather Forums: 3"

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Here we ended up with 52.2" of snow in February. The park officially measured 26.5" which is definitely on the low side, but they have been doing quite a bit better recording snow the past few years. When I moved up here it seemed like they were only recording snowfall during the significant events. I would estimate they probably had 35-40 inches at the South Falls location, they definitely had less than here being about 300' lower, but certainly more than half as much.

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"

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I drove out to Palmer about 5 or 6 days after the greatest depth and there was still something like 18 inches on the ground.  Pretty crazy!

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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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Still beat downtown Portland's 1.8"  :lol: .

 

No one in Eugene can complain about December 2008 anymore. 

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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! 
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No one in Eugene can complain about December 2008 anymore.

We need another Jan 1969 so everybody can have like a foot plus.

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Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats:

  • Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024)
  • Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024)
  • Total snowfall: 0.0"
  • Total ice: 2.25”
  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9")
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 1990
  • Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0

Personal Stats:

  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F)
  • Last White Christmas: 2008
  • Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0"
  • Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4

 

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I saw 44.0" here and 29.2" at Bozeman MSU in February. Obviously the cold was the big story out here rather than the amount of snowfall.

 

December 2017 had much more impressive totals with 56.2" at my house and 46.3" at MSU Bozeman.

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Cold Season 2023/24:

Total snowfall: 26"

Highest daily snowfall: 5"

Deepest snow depth: 12"

Coldest daily high: -20ºF

Coldest daily low: -42ºF

Number of subzero days: 5

Personal Weather Station on Wunderground: 

https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMTBOZEM152#history

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Add 33.40" (OR-KL-5 station) from this area  ;)

 

You can find my personal total on my handy little signature. 

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Ashland, KY Weather

'23-'24 Winter

Snowfall - 5.50"
First freeze: 11/1 (32)
Minimum: 2 on 1/17

Measurable snows: 4
Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19)

Thunders: 11
1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15
3/26, 

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Not sure. Had to be over 60 inches.

 

Here was peak depth on 2/12... this was over 40 inches on the ground.

 

20190212-113623.jpg

Geesh man, that’s incredible stuff.

 

I think you might have beaten the 63” we saw between 1/29 - 2/10 in 2010. A 12 day stretch I’ll never forget..can’t believe it’s been a decade already.

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