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21 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

By far the most impressive October storm I've witnessed here since 2012 when I bought property. Ended up with 9 inches of powder and is currently 22 degrees down from 24 at 9am. 

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Man that looks like heaven.

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18 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I would prefer not to have to wait until winter is over for anything to happen. I would probably take 88-89 though. That was a historic blast.

Good, that’s the correct opinion. 

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18 minutes ago, Phil said:

Andrew loves zonal flow. I think he’d prefer a 2007/08 outcome over a 1988/89 outcome.

I remember in Bellingham, and probably everywhere else, 2007-2008 was like losing a game at the on the one yard line.  So close to greatness, but didn't get there.

Now that I live in Leavenworth, I would love a 2008-2008 repeat.  They had 128 inches of snow that year, including 66 in December and 40 in January.  1988-89, on the other hand, they only had 57 inches.

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1 minute ago, Snowdrift said:

The late September event was nuts. Late October was interesting, because the front went through with the wind switching to the NNE. Then it started snowing. We didn't have much accumulation. This all happened in the afternoon.

Indeed.  The September event was insane.  The mountain next to where I go gold mining had snow on it for a month following that.  Ironically it had more snow on it in late September than late October.

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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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19 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

That winter was epic actually.  It helped that we had snow in January from a lesser cold snap and then of course the big March snowstorm.  I know Dewey loved the February event and it seared itself into his brain.

January 89' had a Nino feel to it. It was pretty lame. The rest of the winter was nice.

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6 minutes ago, Brian_in_Leavenworth said:

I remember in Bellingham, and probably everywhere else, 2007-2008 was like losing a game at the on the one yard line.  So close to greatness, but didn't get there.

Now that I live in Leavenworth, I would love a 2008-2008 repeat.  They had 128 inches of snow that year, including 66 in December and 40 in January.  1988-89, on the other hand, they only had 57 inches.

07-08 was pretty crazy. Priest River, Idaho picked up 240 inches of snow that winter. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho picked up a measly 172 inches.

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6 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Yeah, only you are allowed to talk about that sort of thing.

How’s the +IOO Barnstormer cycle looking over the -FRI domain of the WEPAC in terms of this year’s incarnation of our epic January pattern, btw? 

You’re all talking about it. Seems I’m the one being chastised for sharing my viewpoint.

If there’s a statistically-significant relationship that can quantitatively deciphered in isolation across time spectra, I’d love to know. I’ve peeled my brains out looking for predictive, precursory tendencies during seasonal transitions. Most of them are statistical flukes arising via red noise.

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Detroit Oregon (RIP) had a 7’ snow at the end of January 2008. They are at about 1800’. Silver falls at 1300’ recorded a 47” depth. 

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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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53F with the occasional light shower. Nice to have some damp weather to break up the dry streak here. Other than that it feels like a typical fall day. Business as usual. Light WNW wind.

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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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Good shitt is in store for us. Patience will be our virtue.

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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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The cross Cascade pressure gradients tonight look a bit looser on the 12z ECMWF than the the 0z.  Might be a chance to have fairly limited east wind tonight for the ESPL.

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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Good Lord.  Tiger hasn't been joking about how torchy Eugene has been.  Their average high has been 8 degrees higher than here so far this month.  Pretty insane.

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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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2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Low clouds breaking up here now... dead calm.  

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I'll bet those cottonwoods in the background are going to turn really nice over the next week or so.  You already have some nice colors popping!

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:

I'll bet those cottonwoods in the background are going to turn really nice over the next week or so.  You already have some nice colors popping!

Our landscape trees are putting on a show... the native trees are pretty dull though.  

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It feels incredibly crisp out there today.  Only 45 degrees with brisk north winds blowing.  This has really turned into a pretty dynamic month overall.  Mega torch the first week, two thunderstorm days in the past week, and now the cold.  Still looking for some record lows in places over the next couple of days.  The coldest it ever gets in my general area this early is the mid 20s and we have a solid shot at that tomorrow night.  Feeling it out there today it's not hard to imagine dropping below freezing early in the evening in places that decouple.  That will be pretty much everywhere tomorrow evening.

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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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2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z EPS... 5-10 day and 10-15 day mean.    And its still warm at day 15.

 

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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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57 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Good Lord.  Tiger hasn't been joking about how torchy Eugene has been.  Their average high has been 8 degrees higher than here so far this month.  Pretty insane.

The new normal.

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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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3 minutes ago, Jesse said:

For Eugene to be warmer than the Puget sound lowlands in October? I think that has always been the normal.

8 degrees warmer than them?

Also we have hit 61F. Pleasant, cool late summer/early fall feeling today. It's dried up and the kiddos are all outside comfortably in t-shirts.

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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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1 minute ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

8 degrees warmer than them?

Also we have hit 61F. Pleasant, cool late summer/early fall feeling today.

I always thought you were sort of above sh*t posting. Guess I was wrong. :(

Maybe Andrew is giving you lessons on the side 😏 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Jesse said:

I always thought you were sort of above posting. Guess I was wrong. :(

Maybe Andrew is giving you lessons on the side 😏 

 

 

I don't think lessons from anyone would help my inability to debate.

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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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Tempers are flaring, we must be running out of time for winter 20/21 to produce anything of significance. At least we still have March! 

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Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! 

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Has been breezy all day out of the north. Temp has been going between 45 and 47 degrees the last few hours...doesn’t look like we will be getting into the 50s today for the first time this fall. 

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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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I had a hunch so I checked. Looks like the average low at EUG has been over five degrees colder than the average low at SEA month to date. 

In terms of average monthly temp, the stations are only one degree apart, with EUG sporting a 57.5 month to date and SEA with a 56.4. That is a way smaller difference than a normal October.

Anomaly wise EUG is +3.7 for October so far while SEA is +2.5

Utterly insane north/south gradient continues!!!! :(

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13 minutes ago, Jesse said:

I had a hunch so I checked. Looks like the average low at EUG has been over five degrees colder than the average low at SEA month to date. 

In terms of average monthly temp, the stations are only one degree apart, with EUG sporting a 57.5 month to date and SEA with a 56.4. That is a way smaller difference than a normal October.

Anomaly wise EUG is +3.7 for October so far while SEA is +2.5

Utterly insane north/south gradient continues!!!! :(


You are actually making the same argument I was this morning. 

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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8 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Was overcast with some sprinkles around earlier, but the skies have brightened a little now.

That sucks. Hang in there brother. Hopefully, you'll get some more rain and clouds soon and perhaps a super exciting max at PDX under 50. That would be bliss.

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