TT-SEA Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Actually I don't. Why don't you repost it? I can't find it now. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Do you think February 2014 is "underrated" as well? Good point. As most posters on this forum are from W. Washington, or at least half, that one and December 2013 do get a bit of short thrift. I've seen both Feb 2014 and Dec 2013 referenced quite a bit more, actually. Of course, they occurred more recently as well. Dec 2013 was obviously very impressive for temps for parts or OR, and that's been discussed recently. Feb 2014 was a very nice snow event, with a fairly unusual (for that late in the season) duration of cold weather, but nothing too impressive temps-wise. Nov 2006 was not only a major snow event for northern WA/southern BC, it also featured some top-tier cold days. - high of 16 on 11/28 at Clearbrook- high of 17 on 11/28 at BLI (only colder high in November was 15 in 1985)- high of 23 at Sedro Wooley- high of 24 at Everett- high of 27 at SEA Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I've seen both Feb 2014 and Dec 2013 referenced quite a bit more, actually. Of course, they occurred more recently as well. Dec 2013 was obviously very impressive for temps for parts or OR, and that's been discussed recently. Feb 2014 was a very nice snow event, with a fairly unusual (for that late in the season) duration of cold weather, but nothing too impressive temps-wise. Nov 2006 was not only a major snow event for northern WA/southern BC, it also featured some top-tier cold days. - high of 16 on 11/28 at Clearbrook- high of 17 on 11/28 at BLI (only colder high in November was 15 in 1985)- high of 23 at Sedro Wooley- high of 24 at Everett- high of 27 at SEAI think 2006 gets mentioned (by you and others) a lot whenever the conversation of early season cold waves comes up. Probably an annual discussion. Otherwise it's not going to be thrown into the elite, cool-kid cold wave group because it wasn't quite widespread enough. If you want to talk about NW Wa/B.C. events that don't feel the forum love, then December 1980 and late December 1984 would be better choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx_statman Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I think 2006 gets mentioned (by you and others) a lot whenever the conversation of early season cold waves comes up. Probably an annual discussion. Otherwise it's not going to be thrown into the elite, cool-kid cold wave group because it wasn't quite widespread enough. If you want to talk about NW Wa/B.C. events that don't feel the forum love, then December 1980 and late December 1984 would be better choices. QFT. Very underrated events in NW Interior and BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx_statman Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I've seen both Feb 2014 and Dec 2013 referenced quite a bit more, actually. Of course, they occurred more recently as well. Dec 2013 was obviously very impressive for temps for parts or OR, and that's been discussed recently. Feb 2014 was a very nice snow event, with a fairly unusual (for that late in the season) duration of cold weather, but nothing too impressive temps-wise. Nov 2006 was not only a major snow event for northern WA/southern BC, it also featured some top-tier cold days. - high of 16 on 11/28 at Clearbrook- high of 17 on 11/28 at BLI (only colder high in November was 15 in 1985)- high of 23 at Sedro Wooley- high of 24 at Everett- high of 27 at SEA This is obviously subjective, but to me 23/19 at PDX on 2/6/14 is more impressive than any of those numbers you listed. You left off the 19/9 at Arlington in November 2006. I believe this was the only case of single digits in the western lowlands (at least among official stations) between December 1998 and December 2008. That stat is more of an indictment against the 1998-2008 stretch, but it was still a very impressive November event. Regarding December 2013 - that was a legitimate top-tier cold wave for Oregon. Neither November 2006 nor February 2014 belong in the same sentence! A peer group for December 2013 would include events like December 1972, December 1990, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 This is obviously subjective, but to me 23/19 at PDX on 2/6/14 is more impressive than any of those numbers you listed. You left off the 19/9 at Arlington in November 2006. I believe this was the only case of single digits in the western lowlands (at least among official stations) between December 1998 and December 2008. That stat is more of an indictment against the 1998-2008 stretch, but it was still a very impressive November event. Regarding December 2013 - that was a legitimate top-tier cold wave for Oregon. Neither November 2006 nor February 2014 belong in the same sentence! A peer group for December 2013 would include events like December 1972, December 1990, etc. Duh. Obviously I wasn't saying Nov 2006 or Feb 2014 compare. All these events again go to show that while January has been horrid by historical standards, November, December, and to a lesser extent February have held their own compared to most the 20th century. In fact, Nov/Dec have had more extreme cold events the past 30-40 years than the previous 40+ years. This fact sometimes gets lost in all of the January lamentations. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Supercell Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Dewey would argue they're not "underrated", they just just didn't affect enough people personally. My nostrils were on FIRE and I was tearing in that Dec 2013 wave!! You kidding... you'd have to be inside 24/7 like a hermit to not be effected by that. It was difficult even just taking the garbage out or scraping the windshields I was -20 in K-Falls. A whopping 10 whole days below freezing - including highs. That was Montana level arctic air. Except there they probably get it normally like it's nothing. Edit: Oh, and... that nostalgia of having to put on a dozen layers of clothing just to do anything outside, and taking all of it off after. Quote 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, ------------------------------------------------------- [Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021] https://imgur.com/SuGTijl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminen Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Can we just delete the last 30+ posts or however many that didn't include pictures? Anyway, here's one from Anchorage in December 2009 from my room. First, the trees were covered in hoarfrost, then we had a half inch of freezing rain, and then finally a schit-ton of snow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminen Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Gotta keep the winter spirit up until the first wintry weather arrives...eh? The first pic is of Denali from central Anchorage in October 2009. It looks huge from so far away. The second image is from the Cook Inlet south of Anchorage in October 2009. I have to visit Alaska again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Gotta keep the winter spirit up until the first wintry weather arrives...eh? The first pic is of Denali from central Anchorage in October 2009. It looks huge from so far away. The second image is from the Cook Inlet south of Anchorage in October 2009. I have to visit Alaska again soon. Great pics! Quote 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 I think 2006 gets mentioned (by you and others) a lot whenever the conversation of early season cold waves comes up. Probably an annual discussion. Otherwise it's not going to be thrown into the elite, cool-kid cold wave group because it wasn't quite widespread enough. If you want to talk about NW Wa/B.C. events that don't feel the forum love, then December 1980 and late December 1984 would be better choices. I liked Nov 2010 MUCH more. Much colder, much snowier (at least here) and longer lasting. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Anyone else craving winter? I just went back and re-watched some of the blizzard videos on my phone, and I just realized the extent to which I take these storms for granted. I can't believe it's been 9 months already. This was during the early afternoon: http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww243/phillywillie/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-01/9BA02B21-A44A-4554-AB09-BAD16C80BBD8_zpshdwbcpcx.jpg 3 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 What were snow totals for NW Interior and SW BC in December 1980 and 1984? I use to go on the NCDC site all the time many years ago but if I remember correctly they stopped allowing the public to view the graphs and data. Does that site still exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx_statman Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 What were snow totals for NW Interior and SW BC in December 1980 and 1984? I use to go on the NCDC site all the time many years ago but if I remember correctly they stopped allowing the public to view the graphs and data. Does that site still exist? You can use NCDC's mapping feature to access monthly snowfall totals back to 1900. I normally use the rectangle search grid to narrow down the area I want to look at. You can see it if you click the box with the tool on it. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/maps/ncei/summaries/monthly Looking at the data, some of the biggest lowland snowfalls from December 1980 are: 25.4" at Port Renfrew19.5" at Chilliwack18.5" at West Vancouver Ballantree Place17.9" at Nanaimo17.0" at Abbotsford16.0" at Buckley15.5" at BLI13.6" at YVR13.0" at Forks12.7" at Blaine For December 1984: 37.1" at Chilliwack Westview29.6" at West Vancouver Ballantree Place25.6" at Victoria Prospect Lake24.8" at Chilliwack City19.6" at Victoria Int'l18.4" at Nanaimo15.8" at BLI14.0" at Blaine13.0" at Quilcene10.0" at Coupeville And December 1996: 66.9" at Chilliwack60.4" at Victoria Francis Park48.8" at Victoria Int'l45.8" at Surrey Kwantlen Park43.7" at Duncan37.5" at Nanaimo31.8" at YVR30.7" at Abbotsford30.0" at Blaine30.0" at Olga25.0" at Sequim Its too bad data for BLI is missing from the big snowstorm that month. They would definitely be on this list! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossMan Posted October 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 1990 flood coverage...https://youtu.be/I9QtxLDf43s Quote 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 You can use NCDC's mapping feature to access monthly snowfall totals back to 1900. I normally use the rectangle search grid to narrow down the area I want to look at. You can see it if you click the box with the tool on it. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/maps/ncei/summaries/monthly Looking at the data, some of the biggest lowland snowfalls from December 1980 are: 25.4" at Port Renfrew19.5" at Chilliwack18.5" at West Vancouver Ballantree Place17.9" at Nanaimo17.0" at Abbotsford16.0" at Buckley15.5" at BLI13.6" at YVR13.0" at Forks12.7" at Blaine For December 1984: 37.1" at Chilliwack Westview29.6" at West Vancouver Ballantree Place25.6" at Victoria Prospect Lake24.8" at Chilliwack City19.6" at Victoria Int'l18.4" at Nanaimo15.8" at BLI14.0" at Blaine13.0" at Quilcene10.0" at Coupeville And December 1996: 66.9" at Chilliwack60.4" at Victoria Francis Park48.8" at Victoria Int'l45.8" at Surrey Kwantlen Park43.7" at Duncan37.5" at Nanaimo31.8" at YVR30.7" at Abbotsford30.0" at Blaine30.0" at Olga25.0" at Sequim Its too bad data for BLI is missing from the big snowstorm that month. They would definitely be on this list! Thank you for all the data! It’s incredible that Chilliwack did so well. I’m guessing they had insane snowfall totals on the 30th of December after most areas had warmed up. Do you have daily snowfall totals for those locations you posted for? Lower BC has so many locations that record snowfall/temperature data. It’s pretty sad that it’s hard to find a single location in Whatcom County with snowfall data. So many missing months in the last 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx_statman Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Thank you for all the data! It’s incredible that Chilliwack did so well. I’m guessing they had insane snowfall totals on the 30th of December after most areas had warmed up. Do you have daily snowfall totals for those locations you posted for? Lower BC has so many locations that record snowfall/temperature data. It’s pretty sad that it’s hard to find a single location in Whatcom County with snowfall data. So many missing months in the last 20 years. No, unfortunately the NCDC removed the daily search feature for 20th century data. You used to be able to search daily data back to 1900 as well (using the same rectangle/map method), but now that feature only allows you to go back to 2006. This change just happened within the last couple years. You can still manually look up daily data for those stations for any given month, either through the NCDC or the Utah Climate Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 No, unfortunately the NCDC removed the daily search feature for 20th century data. You used to be able to search daily data back to 1900 as well (using the same rectangle/map method), but now that feature only allows you to go back to 2006. This change just happened within the last couple years. You can still manually look up daily data for those stations for any given month, either through the NCDC or the Utah Climate Center. You can also find daily data for the Canadian stations through Environment Canada's search feature. Here is Victoria's December 1996 data http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1953-01-01%7C2013-07-11&dlyRange=1940-07-01%7C2013-07-10&mlyRange=1940-01-01%7C2013-07-01&StationID=118&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=21&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=victoria&timeframe=2&Year=1996&Month=12&Day=11 And Chilliwack http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1879-04-01%7C2014-08-31&mlyRange=1879-01-01%7C2007-02-01&StationID=735&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=20&txtStationName=chilliwack&timeframe=2&Year=1996 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx_statman Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 You can also find daily data for the Canadian stations through Environment Canada's search feature. Here is Victoria's December 1996 data http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1953-01-01%7C2013-07-11&dlyRange=1940-07-01%7C2013-07-10&mlyRange=1940-01-01%7C2013-07-01&StationID=118&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=21&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=victoria&timeframe=2&Year=1996&Month=12&Day=11 And Chilliwack http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1879-04-01%7C2014-08-31&mlyRange=1879-01-01%7C2007-02-01&StationID=735&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=20&txtStationName=chilliwack&timeframe=2&Year=1996 Of course. I should have mentioned that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 I hate looking at temps and snow in celcius/cm!!! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sometimesdylan Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/mLSfU7m.jpgSome moose hunkered down near Haines this last spring. 3 Quote "There are so many waves coming in all the time, you don't have to worry about that. Take your time—wave come. Let the other guys go; catch another one." -Duke Kahanamoku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbotsford_wx Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 You can also find daily data for the Canadian stations through Environment Canada's search feature. Here is Victoria's December 1996 data http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1953-01-01%7C2013-07-11&dlyRange=1940-07-01%7C2013-07-10&mlyRange=1940-01-01%7C2013-07-01&StationID=118&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=21&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=victoria&timeframe=2&Year=1996&Month=12&Day=11 And Chilliwack http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1879-04-01%7C2014-08-31&mlyRange=1879-01-01%7C2007-02-01&StationID=735&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=20&txtStationName=chilliwack&timeframe=2&Year=1996 The Chilliwack snowfall data is very suspect. They recorded 102 cm over four days, but only measured 36 cm on the ground at the end of it. The temperature never rose above freezing during that period. Compaction and sublimation can only account for so much loss. Either one or both of those measurements is way off. The problem inherent with measuring snow in an outflow area (particularly one that is very exposed), is that the winds are often so strong that any measurement is little more than an educated guess. You're supposed to measure in several places (including drifts) then average the measurement. It's pretty obvious that protocol was not followed in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 The Chilliwack snowfall data is very suspect. They recorded 102 cm over four days, but only measured 36 cm on the ground at the end of it. The temperature never rose above freezing during that period. Compaction and sublimation can only account for so much loss. Either one or both of those measurements is way off. The problem inherent with measuring snow in an outflow area (particularly one that is very exposed), is that the winds are often so strong that any measurement is little more than an educated guess. You're supposed to measure in several places (including drifts) then average the measurement. It's pretty obvious that protocol was not followed in this case.It actually would make sense that they only measured 32cm.. the snow that fell probably all got blown away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 The Chilliwack snowfall data is very suspect. They recorded 102 cm over four days, but only measured 36 cm on the ground at the end of it. The temperature never rose above freezing during that period. Compaction and sublimation can only account for so much loss. Either one or both of those measurements is way off. The problem inherent with measuring snow in an outflow area (particularly one that is very exposed), is that the winds are often so strong that any measurement is little more than an educated guess. You're supposed to measure in several places (including drifts) then average the measurement. It's pretty obvious that protocol was not followed in this case. 36cm certainly seems like way too low of a peak depth for that event, the vast majority of the lower mainland had well over 50cm on the ground by the afternoon of December 29. Abbotsford had 69cm on the ground that day and I doubt Chilliwack's depth would have been much less, although the winds were likely a bit stronger there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawniganLake Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 It actually would make sense that they only measured 32cm.. the snow that fell probably all got blown away!It all got blown clear across to Vancouver Island. I know I measured a peak depth of 97cm during that event. The official number for Shawnigan Lake was 70cm. I know I made the mistake of measuring on the front Lawn, so my depth was probably inflated a little, but that 70cm number seemed pretty low. I believe they only measure snow depth once per day, so it's possible the depth was much higher between measurements. It was pretty unbelievable watching the road crews clear the snow with a steel track dozer around here. A little tough on the asphalt though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crf450ish Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Anyone else craving winter? I just went back and re-watched some of the blizzard videos on my phone, and I just realized the extent to which I take these storms for granted. I can't believe it's been 9 months already. This was during the early afternoon: http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww243/phillywillie/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-01/9BA02B21-A44A-4554-AB09-BAD16C80BBD8_zpshdwbcpcx.jpgDUDE! My neighbor literally just showed me picture of my house from when the previous owners lived here....4 and a half FEET of snow on the ground on January 15th 2013....... INSANE amount of snow pack! They told me that it was a good winter that year. Sheesh I thought last winter for us (1st winter here) was decent......22" on the ground at the deepest point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 DUDE! My neighbor literally just showed me picture of my house from when the previous owners lived here....4 and a half FEET of snow on the ground on January 15th 2013....... INSANE amount of snow pack! They told me that it was a good winter that year. Sheesh I thought last winter for us (1st winter here) was decent......22" on the ground at the deepest point.Wow, nice! Didn't have quite that much here last winter. Depth was between 30-40" after this one, and it melted fast. The 2009/10 winter is our benchmark, though. Between January 29th and February 10th, four separate snowstorms delivered a whopping 5-7 feet across the area, with two of the storms also producing frequent lightning. The last storm on 2/10 delivered convective snow banding and hurricane force winds in some areas. Most amazing storm of my life..will never forget it. In hindsight I really took that winter for granted I think. I still have some pics if you're interested. There were drifts literally covering people's garages and houses. The one-story house on Helmsdale road was literally buried on one side. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crf450ish Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Wow, nice! Didn't have quite that much here last winter. Depth was between 30-40" after this one, and it melted fast. The 2009/10 winter is our benchmark, though. Between January 29th and February 10th, four separate snowstorms delivered a whopping 5-7 feet across the area, with two of the storms also producing frequent lightning. The last storm on 2/10 delivered convective snow banding and hurricane force winds in some areas. Most amazing storm of my life..will never forget it. In hindsight I really took that winter for granted I think. I still have some pics if you're interested. There were drifts literally covering people's garages and houses. The one-story house on Helmsdale road was literally buried on one side. YES Id like to see some private pics of a good snow storm. I have watched about every youtube video of eastern snow storms there is a dozen times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Colorado snowpack is way below normal right now, but yesterday we climbed Quandary Peak at 14,270 feet elevation during a blizzard: Here is my wife and 12 year old daughter not that far from the summit: Here is my wife still smiling with frozen hair after the ascent: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sometimesdylan Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Daylight savings time is messin with my mind! Thought 06z was running. Oh well. Gonna dream and hope the next ferry ride on looks like this! December 6th 2012. Headed to Tenakee Springs to go deer hunting. http://i.imgur.com/0wtIUso.jpg 2 Quote "There are so many waves coming in all the time, you don't have to worry about that. Take your time—wave come. Let the other guys go; catch another one." -Duke Kahanamoku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sometimesdylan Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Might as well share this one as well. I have yet to see this much snow (sadly) in Tenakee, yet. It happens. Just hasn't happened in the last couple years I've been out there. We got the whole town all riled up and got all of the youngins in a big cross-town snowball fight. We also invented the tripleski. What is a tripleski you ask? Look no further.... http://i.imgur.com/04Jusnz.jpg Here's to hoping... 4 Quote "There are so many waves coming in all the time, you don't have to worry about that. Take your time—wave come. Let the other guys go; catch another one." -Duke Kahanamoku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Colorado snowpack is way below normal right now, but yesterday we climbed Quandary Peak at 14,270 feet elevation during a blizzard: Here is my wife and 12 year old daughter not that far from the summit: Here is my wife still smiling with frozen hair after the ascent: Looks like a fun climb! Quote 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossMan Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 First to last...200820122013 20142015 1 Quote 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Here's a video of the Arctic front that blew through here on the evening of Valentines Day, 2015. Winds exceeded hurricane force in some areas, and 1-4" of snow fell within one hour, followed by a temperature drop of over 40F through the following 7hrs. Had to stop filming when snow started blasting into the house. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Arrival of a pre-frontal snow squall last winter. Came in on 40mph winds, lasted only about 10 minutes. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Post-frontal snow squall last winter. Dropped a quick 1/2" within 10 minutes. Winds were 30-40mph during the squall, but increased to 40-55mph after the squall. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 An extremely powerful cold front and microburst struck here last winter, on February 24th. A few areas experienced gusts at/above 80-100mph within "burst swaths". I ran into the basement upon hearing the huge roar in the distance, so I didn't catch the worst of it. Wimp. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Old photos, but here are some that were taken not far from my house: http://images.summitpost.org/original/84823.JPG http://images.summitpost.org/original/84822.JPG http://images.summitpost.org/original/84826.JPG http://images.summitpost.org/original/84821.JPG This one may not look impressive, but it still might be a little impressive since it was taken on June 4 2005: http://images.summitpost.org/original/112940.JPG We do get some serious blizzards at times and sometimes the weather is slightly chilly, but it still beats living in the city. It hasn't gotten that cold in recent years (this area hasn't reached the -50's since 1989), but here is one screen shot I took in 2011, when we had a few fairly cold days: That was downtown though. It was -48 at my house. It's still quite a bit warmer than the -61 that was recorded on 2/1/1985 in Maybell, the next town just to the west of us. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Few pics I took last Tuesday from the Skykomish area of the fresh snowfall. There was about 9" or so of snow at the top of this peak above the Beckler River Valley. 6 Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crf450ish Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Yesterday (12-3-16) Traveling down Orin-Rice road between Colville, wa & Rice, wa. Road goes right through the Huckleberry Range foothills. This picture was on an 8 mile stretch of that highway that received about 5" of snow the night before last. Situated approx ~5K feet elev. http://i.imgur.com/EzeCYF9.jpg 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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