Part II- January 2020 Obs and Discussion

[weather_fan]

The northerlies never gusted but the southerlies are 30-35 miles of gusts

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Portland area is tracking pretty close to those ones, honestly. No sub-40 days at PDX yet and no lows below 26 there either. A few brief sightings of snow though, which is a slight improvement, but otherwise no dynamic weather after October. 

 

2014-15 as bad as it was did at least manage a couple of fleeting modified regional airmasses and a significant windstorm here. 

 

Tomorrow would be the best bet at a sub-40 high for a while, and they get a lot tougher to do in February. Going to be really tough to stay below 40 tomorrow though. At least SLE had one yesterday. They and Eugene also had at least 1-2 back at the end of November.

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Getting ice on some of the highway cams now, this is just west of here:

 

[MossMan]

Still intensely coming down!

 

29.4 degrees.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Nice to see Burns down in SE Oregon sitting at -4 on the hour. 

[MossMan]

One thing I am noticing is the flake size has gotten ever so slightly bigger over the last 15min.

[GHweatherChris]

Raining at Forks, event over.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Tomorrow would be the best bet at a sub-40 high for a while, and they get a lot tougher to do in February. Going to be really tough to stay below 40 tomorrow though. At least SLE had one yesterday. They and Eugene also had at least 1-2 back at the end of November.

We had one on Nov 30 and that’s it. Would be the fewest since 33-34...that fallspring was very sad indeed.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Salem has fallen as low as 29 this evening, but is back up to 34. I think temps in the WV have already bottomed out.

[Bryant]

One thing I am noticing is the flake size has gotten ever so slightly bigger over the last 15min.

Flakes have been tiny here, but coming down good

[MossMan]

Raining at Forks, event over.

Not over...over here! Wow what a night!

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Still intensely coming down!

 

29.4 degrees.

 

I'm surprised it's warmer over there than here given we're further west but I guess we get more direct outflow. Still 24F here and dumping.

[Esquimalt]

I'm surprised it's warmer over there than here given we're further west but I guess we get more direct outflow. Still 24F here and dumping.

The flakes are way smaller than I’m used to from previous events. I think the ratios are much closer to 1:20 than 1:10

[ShawniganLake]

Weather summary

for British Columbia

issued by Environment Canada

at 12:06 p.m. PST Tuesday 14 January 2020.

 

Discussion.

 

A cold arctic airmass remains entrenched over British Columbia. The

areas with clear skies allowed temperatures to dip to record levels

the morning of 14th January 2020.

 

The following is a summary of record low temperatures received by

Environment and Climate Change Canada as of 11 a.m. PST, 14th

January 2020.

 

1. Summary of record low temperatures in degrees celsius:

 

Bella Bella Area

New record: -11.0

Old record: -5.0 set in 2005

 

Blue River Area

New record: -43.3

Old record: 39.4 set in 2005

 

Burns Lake Area

New record: 43.1

Old record: 42.2 set in 1950

 

Clinton Area

New record: -37.9

Old record: 33.7 set in 2005

 

Malahat

New record: -8.2

Old record: -5.6 set in 2007

 

Muncho Lake Area

New record: -43.0

Old record: -42.0 set in 1979

 

Prince Rupert Area

New record: -17.2 (tied)

Old record: -17.2 set in 1969

 

Puntzi Mountain Area

New record: -48.8

Old record: -43.4 set in 2005

 

2. Summary of near-record temperatures in degrees celsius:

 

Cassiar Mountains

Recorded temperature: 42.7

Current record: 42.8 set in 1969

 

Kitimat Area

Recorded temperature: -19.2

Current record: 19.4 set in 1953

 

Squamish Area

Recorded temperature: -9.5

Current record: -9.7 set in 2007

 

Stewart Area

Recorded temperature: -21.0

Current record: -22.0 set in 1979

 

Vanderhoof Area

Recorded temperature: -45.2

Current record: -45.6 set in 1953

 

Williams Lake Area

Recorded temperature: -36.4

Current record: -36.5 set in 2005

 

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Weather summary

for British Columbia

issued by Environment Canada

at 12:06 p.m. PST Tuesday 14 January 2020.

 

Discussion.

 

A cold arctic airmass remains entrenched over British Columbia. The

areas with clear skies allowed temperatures to dip to record levels

the morning of 14th January 2020.

 

The following is a summary of record low temperatures received by

Environment and Climate Change Canada as of 11 a.m. PST, 14th

January 2020.

 

1. Summary of record low temperatures in degrees celsius:

 

Bella Bella Area

New record: -11.0

Old record: -5.0 set in 2005

 

Blue River Area

New record: -43.3

Old record: 39.4 set in 2005

 

Burns Lake Area

New record: 43.1

Old record: 42.2 set in 1950

 

Clinton Area

New record: -37.9

Old record: 33.7 set in 2005

 

Malahat

New record: -8.2

Old record: -5.6 set in 2007

 

Muncho Lake Area

New record: -43.0

Old record: -42.0 set in 1979

 

Prince Rupert Area

New record: -17.2 (tied)

Old record: -17.2 set in 1969

 

Puntzi Mountain Area

New record: -48.8

Old record: -43.4 set in 2005

 

2. Summary of near-record temperatures in degrees celsius:

 

Cassiar Mountains

Recorded temperature: 42.7

Current record: 42.8 set in 1969

 

Kitimat Area

Recorded temperature: -19.2

Current record: 19.4 set in 1953

 

Squamish Area

Recorded temperature: -9.5

Current record: -9.7 set in 2007

 

Stewart Area

Recorded temperature: -21.0

Current record: -22.0 set in 1979

 

Vanderhoof Area

Recorded temperature: -45.2

Current record: -45.6 set in 1953

 

Williams Lake Area

Recorded temperature: -36.4

Current record: -36.5 set in 2005

 

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

 

Very impressive. Interesting to see 2005 in there. 

[GHweatherChris]

Not over...over here! Wow what a night!

Tomorrow is over before it starts.

[Deweydog]

Very impressive. Interesting to see 2005 in there.

In the end, this event played out somewhat similar to “round one” of that ordeal. Much better large scale pattern but ultimately too much energy dumping to our northwest which shut off the pipeline.

[ShawniganLake]

Starting to snow again.

[ShawniganLake]

Victoria is getting slammed

 

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Getting hit with that intense band now, the snow is so heavy here it looks like fog and temperature has dropped again to 23.7F.

[MikeInEverett]

Up to 34 now. Dripping and blowing has begun.

[Perturbed Member]

Temp has been fluctuating between 29-30F for hours now. The cold air with this whole thing has been pathetic except for far north regions and of course snow was nonexistent down here and weak for a lot of the WA low lands too. Pretty disappointed in what this thing delivered given the potential. 

 

I expect I will start as either rain or rain-snow mix tomorrow but this is a situation where areas just west of me do much better. Places like Banks, Manning and Buxton have the coast range to protect from the south winds for quite a while. You usually see a very sharp gradient in the snow in these setups. Last winter we had a time where cold air was in place but the next round of precip was approaching along with a sound wind. I had a dusting before switching to rain but a few miles west in Banks and beyond, there were 3-6 wet inches of snow and the warming southerlies were kept at bay for much longer. 

[MossMan]

One last pic!

 

Still snowing. 29.8 degrees.

[Jesse]

Looks like PDX managed to score a freeze.

[Deweydog]

[Bryant]

Snow depth up to 8"

[IceKing]

Dang, this snow hates us so much, it made a perfect arc to avoid us

 

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Current conditions in Victoria: https://imgur.com/8KOaa66

[umadbro]

Dang, this snow hates us so much, it made a perfect arc to avoid us

Screenshot_20200115-001346_RadarScope.jpg

Willamette valley says hello.

[ShawniganLake]

Current conditions in Victoria: https://imgur.com/8KOaa66

Must be 8-10” there. I hate missing out on something so close by but I know 90% of the time the roles are reversed for Victoria snow fans.

[IceKing]

Willamette valley says hello.

Thoughts and prayers.

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Must be 8-10” there. I hate missing out on something so close by but I know 90% of the time the roles are reversed for Victoria snow fans.

 

Certainly doesn't happen often, although this seems to be lifting north a bit now so you'll probably get hit soon. Seems like about 9~10" depth over the pavement, probably deeper in the grass on the north side of the house. Most ground features are starting to disappear.

 

[JeremyVoidMain]

Hello! still coming down here in Bellingham. current view (1:07 AM) from the Barkley Village webcam. https://imgur.com/DAMntCL (link to cam http://barkleyvillage.com/web-%20cameras/)

[Bryant]

Power is back. Up to 9" depth. Can we hit double digits?

[ShawniganLake]

Certainly doesn't happen often, although this seems to be lifting north a bit now so you'll probably get hit soon. Seems like about 9~10" depth over the pavement, probably deeper in the grass on the north side of the house. Most ground features are starting to disappear.

 

It’s dumping here now. Close to 3” in a little over an hour.

[North_County]

9.8° with blowing, drifting snow. We made it, y'all. Single digits.

[Brennan]

[IceKing]

Whelp, this snow event was tons of fun. A little disappointing for what was advertised, but I'm glad we have such a great community here to get through this together. Some of us scored big, most not so much (me).

 

Anyways, see you guys next winter! Hopefully I am in a much better place in life by then.

 

Thanks for keeping me updated on the latest weather!

[ShawniganLake]

I’d estimate 7-8” here just since midnight. Close a a foot on the ground

[Weather1011]