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March 2020 Observations and Discussion


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Well, here we are, only a few days away from met Spring and for some of you it has already felt like Spring has arrived early this year.  What will this month entail?  Is Severe Wx going to come out of the gates hot this year???  Is there a durable Spring tease on the horizon???  I'm sure I speak for many on here and most would like an early Spring this year compared to previous years.  Given the nature of our pattern this season, I'm almost certain there will be plenty of severe wx chances this month but how far north is the question.

 

Let's dive in...

 

Last night's 00z EPS suggesting a large scale warm spell starting around the 7th or so while the 00z GEFS are suggesting the cold will try and press.

 

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There is a storm system brewing to open up the first week of the month and could be the first one to produce some possible severe wx across the S MW/OHV.  Them models are showing a very wet signal and may be a tell-tale sign of where this year's Spring pattern is heading.

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Yeah, the models are increasingly suggesting we're largely done with winter.  The Euro is pretty torchy at the end of its range.  Bring on the 50s and 60s!

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season snowfall: 34.8"

'22-23: 30.2"      '21-22: 27.1"      '20-21: 52.5"      '19-20: 36.2"      '18-19: 50.2"      '17-18: 39.5"

Average snowfall: ~30"

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March 4th storm looks to be strong just no cold anywhere around.

Yep, looks very marginal, if that. Unless we get a "Surprise" from Ma Nature outta nowhere..... :D

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Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area 

Oct 2023: 0.2" AN

Nov 2023: 2.2" AN

Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane!

Jan 2024: 17.0" AN

Feb 2024: 1.9"  BN

Mar 2024: 4.9" BN

April 2024:

Season So Far: 26.7"

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Im thinking by mid March, Winter precip its done! But then again, who knows.

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Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area 

Oct 2023: 0.2" AN

Nov 2023: 2.2" AN

Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane!

Jan 2024: 17.0" AN

Feb 2024: 1.9"  BN

Mar 2024: 4.9" BN

April 2024:

Season So Far: 26.7"

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Should help with Coronavirus!

Yeah, we're warming up down south. We've got the welcome wagon out!

Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes.

“If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.”  Gen. Sheridan 1866

2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4*

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Fantasyland GFS drops 17" in one Panhandle hook storm here. Lock it in.

 

 

WAT???  How 'bout we take a rain check and save that for next winter??  ;)

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Winter 2023-24 Snow Total = 52.8" (89% Normal Season)  Largest Storm: 12" (1/12-13)   Oct: 0.1 Nov: 2.9 Dec: 7.5 Jan: 31.7 Feb: 6.0 Mar: 4.1 Apr: 0.0

Avg = 59.2"  (Harrison): 2023-24 = xx.x" 

Avg = 45.0"  (KDTW): 2022-23 = 33.5"   2021-22 = 35.6"    

Avg = 49.7"  (KRMY): 2020-21 = 36.2"   2019-20 = 48.0"   2018-19 = 56.1"   2017-18 = 68.3"    2016-17 = 52"    2015-16 = 57.4"    2014-15 = 55.3"    2013-14 = 100.6" (coldest & snowiest in the modern record!)  2012-13 = 47.2"    2011-12 = 43.7"

Legit Blizzards (high winds and dbl digit snows): Feb 2011, Dec 2009, Jan 2005, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Nov 1989, Jan 1982, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, Apr 1975, Mar 1973, Jan 1967, Feb 1965, Jan 1918

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WAT???  How 'bout we take a rain check and save that for next winter??  ;)

:lol:

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Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area 

Oct 2023: 0.2" AN

Nov 2023: 2.2" AN

Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane!

Jan 2024: 17.0" AN

Feb 2024: 1.9"  BN

Mar 2024: 4.9" BN

April 2024:

Season So Far: 26.7"

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Man the CPC thinks most of March will torch according to the recent maps!

 

It sure has been wet se. of Ia. lately. That could mean wet up here in around 1 mo. as the storm track progresses northward as spring advances or if this pattern holds. We'll see.

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Mini-version of 2012 Morch coming? Signals certainly calling for warm, especially later half of March. For those of us in the GL's that haven't had a spring in 6 years please verify..

So then March 2010? That month shortly held the title of Morch for me, until 2012 blew 2010 out of the water in comparison.

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Meteorological Spring starts today (at least it's a start). And Texas is in the mood

 

We'll have 76*, clear and windy today. Typical spring-like weather.

Rain by Tuesday.

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“If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.”  Gen. Sheridan 1866

2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4*

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It's already in the low 50s here at 10am, but thickening high clouds may hold us below 60º.

 

Bird activity is picking up.  Cardinals are singing, and I saw the first robin this morning.  Red-winged blackbirds should be here soon.

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season snowfall: 34.8"

'22-23: 30.2"      '21-22: 27.1"      '20-21: 52.5"      '19-20: 36.2"      '18-19: 50.2"      '17-18: 39.5"

Average snowfall: ~30"

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Welcome to March, boys! Welcome to meteorological SPRING!

 

So much for that epic winter, huh? LOL! Really was backloaded and, man, what the cherry-picked models were showing for two weeks out really was accurate. I don’t see these feet of snowing melting until MAY!

 

Just a really embarrassing winter for forecasters — pro and amateur — most of whom have MAJOR cold biases but will never admit it. My grandpa’s metal hip did a better job forecasting than the much-too-relied-upon models.

 

Think spring!

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It's in the 60s in southeast Iowa, but it appears Cedar Rapids may have stalled at 59º due to the midday frontal passage.

season snowfall: 34.8"

'22-23: 30.2"      '21-22: 27.1"      '20-21: 52.5"      '19-20: 36.2"      '18-19: 50.2"      '17-18: 39.5"

Average snowfall: ~30"

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That's close to opposite of what the CPC is forecasting for March.  Considering the first ten days of March should be above to well-above average, the CPC should be more correct.

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season snowfall: 34.8"

'22-23: 30.2"      '21-22: 27.1"      '20-21: 52.5"      '19-20: 36.2"      '18-19: 50.2"      '17-18: 39.5"

Average snowfall: ~30"

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Just 47F here for a bit this pm. And in the shade with winds, snow piles, etc it wasn't all too spring-like tbh. More like what most of this winter's been, lol. When the piles are gone and we hit 60+ that'll be more like it in my book.

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Winter 2023-24 Snow Total = 52.8" (89% Normal Season)  Largest Storm: 12" (1/12-13)   Oct: 0.1 Nov: 2.9 Dec: 7.5 Jan: 31.7 Feb: 6.0 Mar: 4.1 Apr: 0.0

Avg = 59.2"  (Harrison): 2023-24 = xx.x" 

Avg = 45.0"  (KDTW): 2022-23 = 33.5"   2021-22 = 35.6"    

Avg = 49.7"  (KRMY): 2020-21 = 36.2"   2019-20 = 48.0"   2018-19 = 56.1"   2017-18 = 68.3"    2016-17 = 52"    2015-16 = 57.4"    2014-15 = 55.3"    2013-14 = 100.6" (coldest & snowiest in the modern record!)  2012-13 = 47.2"    2011-12 = 43.7"

Legit Blizzards (high winds and dbl digit snows): Feb 2011, Dec 2009, Jan 2005, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Nov 1989, Jan 1982, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, Apr 1975, Mar 1973, Jan 1967, Feb 1965, Jan 1918

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New York State homes are coping with inches to feet of ice after storm.

Now, aren't you glad you aren't chiseling out of your home?

_________________

 

https://www.wthr.com/article/houses-frozen-over-near-lake-erie-new-york-due-cold-temps

 

HAMBURG, N.Y. (WGRZ) — Cold temperatures, gale-force winds, and 18-foot waves from Lake Erie created an ice spectacle at Hoover Beach in Hamburg.

 

Homeowners on South shore Drive woke to the ice completely covering their doors and windows. In some cases, their homes were dark because of how thick the ice was.

 

Ed Mis, resident and homeowner in Hoover Beach, says he's never seen conditions this bad before. The front of his home is completely covered in ice that is likely one to three feet thick.

 

"I actually had to go out a secondary door and then chisel my way back into the house by breaking the ice," he told 2 On Your Side's Karys Belger.

 

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Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes.

“If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.”  Gen. Sheridan 1866

2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4*

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