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Pretty awesome storm for the northern Rockies. 

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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"

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3 minutes ago, High Desert Mat? said:

Temp has dropped 6 degrees in last two hours since the NNE winds have arrived. Love these days when the temp drops or holds steady through the day. Was 48 at 7:15 and now at 42 at 9:15. Should be in mid to upper 30’s by afternoon. 

That is quite a strong cold front.

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1 hour ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Last time we had these kind of cold strong N/NE winds was mid March earlier this year. 

I've never seen this type of event this early in the season.  A classic Arctic outbreak signature, but just a bit too early to have serious cold air to work with.  That having been said the ECMWF spits out a 27 / 8 day for Spokane tomorrow.  Just plain crazy!  Even here a brisk north wind with temps in the low 40s is pretty crisp.

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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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The 6z ECMWF continued the idea of keeping the chill going through Tuesday morning.  Close to a week of well below normal temps for a number of locations.  Very respectable.

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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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Just now, westiztehbest said:

White out on the freeway driving last night.  Beautiful this morning. got about 7-8”.

Let's hope this has implications for the coming winter.

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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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56 minutes ago, Skagit Weather said:

Dropped to 30F here. Looks to be a stunningly beautiful day.

Wow!  You could put a really impressive minus departure for the day.  Something on the order of -15 perhaps.

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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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This looks to be verifying a bit colder than the recent model runs would have indicated...at least from a thickness perspective.  I'm pleased.

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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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These model runs are horrific. And the last time we saw these kinds of early arctic pushes this early was... Last fall...

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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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4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

These model runs are horrific. And the last time we saw these kinds of early arctic pushes this early was... Last fall...

Not like this.

A lot of good La Nina winters have horrible Novembers BTW.

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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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9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

These model runs are horrific. And the last time we saw these kinds of early arctic pushes this early was... Last fall...

Looks pretty darn nice from this perspective... where it has rained on 16 out of the last 17 days.     That is a pretty unusual run for October.     Although October 2016 took the cake with rain almost every day in the month.   

Normal is around 15 or 16 days with rain in October in this area... depending on elevation.    So we will end up close to normal with a dry first and last week and rain almost every day in between.   Normally its spread out more evenly.  

I would not be surprised if November follows the same streaky theme.   

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Just now, snow_wizard said:

Not like this.

Not sure how to respond to this... Can you explain why you think this year is more impressive. 
 

Please refresh your memory on the 3 separate arctic airmasses Spokane saw from late September-October last year. 

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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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10 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That is a pretty dry 12Z GFS... through 240 hours at least.  

Fine with me.  The less gross / mild SW flow drizzle the better.  Dry in November is almost always cool to some degree.  I like the good solid cold fronts, but the endless gloom / warm patterns are terrible.  Obviously some of that is inevitable before the really good stuff comes though.

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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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Just now, snow_wizard said:

Fine with me.  The less gross / mild SW flow drizzle the better.  Dry in November is almost always cool to some degree.  I like the good solid cold fronts, but the endless gloom / warm patterns are terrible.  Obviously some of that is inevitable before the really good stuff comes though.

Yeah... dry in November is rarely warm.  

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4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Not sure how to respond to this... Can you explain why you think this year is more impressive. 
 

Please refresh your memory on the 3 separate arctic airmasses Spokane saw from late September-October last year. 

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This will be a lot colder for many locations and earlier than the late month event last year.  I have made it point to specify that this type of pattern pre October 26 or so is extremely rare.  After that it happens a lot more often.

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:

This will be a lot colder for many locations and earlier than the late month event.  I have made it point to specify that this type of pattern pre October 26 or so is extremely rare.  After that it happens a lot more often.

The late September event last year was more impressive. 

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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"

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We had essentially had two arctic intrusions by this point last year. Both of which delivered accumulating snow to the Spokane area. 

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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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10 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

This will be a lot colder for many locations and earlier than the late month event last year.  I have made it point to specify that this type of pattern pre October 26 or so is extremely rare.  After that it happens a lot more often.

Not trying to down play this event, but let’s not pretend we didn’t have historic cold even earlier last year. Whether or not the departures will be greater or less by a few degrees is largely beside the point. 
 

And no matter what happens the next few weeks this has been one of the warmest falls on record to this point and will likely end up well above average regionally unless something crazy happens in November. 
 

 

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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, FroYoBro said:

Yep, that proves that this winter will be horrible. 

Of course it does not. But it also does not prove the opposite either.

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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"

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The GEM looks like something you might expect to see in a Niña fall. 

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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"

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3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Of course it does not. But it also does not prove the opposite either.

I know, but it just seems like you are being biased on the other side to offset him. He is irrationally positive and you are irrationally negative. Can't you guys just wait and see? 

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57 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

These model runs are horrific. And the last time we saw these kinds of early arctic pushes this early was... Last fall...

You are already grinding away hard. Gonna be a really long winter. I can’t decide if you or Jim will make it feel longer. At least I believe Jim is being genuine with his enthusiasm. That is always a plus in my book.

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IMO the cold late last September and October was more impressive as well. We’re still yet to see how this will end up statistically of course but we had several freezing lows last October here in Tacoma will probably just have one this year. Many more nights in the 30s too. Last fall was colder than this one. 

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Tacoma WA elevation 300’

Monthly rainfall-3.56”

Warm season rainfall-11.14”

Max temp-88

+80 highs-2

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+90 highs-0

 

 

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7 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

I know, but it just seems like you are being biased on the other side to offset him. He is irrationally positive and you are irrationally negative. Can't you guys just wait and see? 

Facts are neutral. 

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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, TacomaWaWx said:

IMO the cold late last September and October was more impressive as well. We’re still yet to see how this will end up statistically of course but we had several freezing lows last October here in Tacoma will probably just have one this year. Many more nights in the 30s too. Last fall was colder than this one. 

I don’t think anyone is arguing this fall has been colder than last. This fall has been pretty textbook strong La Niña with a very warm first half.

I think it’s hard to construe the fact that we have now flipped to an impressively cool pattern for the last part of October as a bad thing though. Not saying you are but some are.

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4 minutes ago, Jesse said:

You are already grinding away hard. Gonna be a really long winter. I can’t decide if you or Jim will make it feel longer. At least I believe Jim is being genuine with his enthusiasm. Genuineness is always a plus in my book.

It’s ironic you always imply I am making things up, and give him a free pass when he ignores reality. 
 

So pointing out the fact we had already had two intrusions of cold air at this point last year and it was the coldest fall in some areas since 1985, whereas this fall has been one of the warmest on record is somehow “disingenuous?” Okay.

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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, Jesse said:

I don’t think anyone is arguing this fall has been colder than last. This fall has been pretty textbook strong La Niña with a very warm first half.

I think it’s hard to construe the fact that we have now flipped to an impressively cool pattern for the last part of October as a bad thing though. Not saying you are but some are.


Who is saying it’s a bad thing? No one. 
 

It’s great and it is a very transitory and brief pattern. We have not really “flipped” to anything. Just a brief interlude in our sea of overhead ridging. That is what I am decrying, not the current airmass. 

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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, Jesse said:

I don’t think anyone is arguing this fall has been colder than last. This fall has been pretty textbook strong La Niña with a very warm first half.

I think it’s hard to construe the fact that we have now flipped to an impressively cool pattern for the last part of October as a bad thing though. Not saying you are but some are.

I’m not saying this event isn’t somewhat impressive it is...but last year was just more impressive IMO. Had 5 sub 50 highs as well as 4 freezes and 11 sub 40 nights last year. 

Tacoma WA elevation 300’

Monthly rainfall-3.56”

Warm season rainfall-11.14”

Max temp-88

+80 highs-2

+85 highs-2

+90 highs-0

 

 

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1 minute ago, TacomaWaWx said:

I’m not saying this event isn’t somewhat impressive it is...but last year was just more impressive IMO. Had 5 sub 50 highs as well as 4 freezes and 11 sub 40 nights last year. 

Yeah like I said no one is arguing this fall has been colder. Last fall was extremely impressive for cold late September thru late October.

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Just now, Jesse said:

Yeah like I said no one is arguing this fall has been colder.

Only thing last fall was lacking was rainfall. Other than that it was cool got some of my best sunrise/sunset photos of all time last fall. 

Tacoma WA elevation 300’

Monthly rainfall-3.56”

Warm season rainfall-11.14”

Max temp-88

+80 highs-2

+85 highs-2

+90 highs-0

 

 

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