Part III: February 2021 PacNW

[SilverFallsAndrew 14736]

Rain is picking up. Temp is at a daytime high of 45. 

[snow_wizard 11637]

35 minutes ago, Jesse said:

How is your book coming along? I bet it will be better than Cliff Masses.

I have a lot done on it, but I haven't worked on it for a long time.  I'm laid off for a while so it might be time to work on it again.  My chapters on 1861-62 and January 1880 are pretty incredible.  It has a bias toward the sensational as you might imagine.

[Timmy_Supercell 2223]

46 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

In doing research for my book I found some really amazing stories about that area from Jan 1950.

I'd love to hear some local stories of that one in K-Falls. Almost double my annual snowfall fell in one month. 

[Jesse 8835]

Just now, snow_wizard said:

I have a lot done it, but I haven't worked on it for along time.  I'm laid off for a while so it might be time to work on it again.  My chapters on 1861-62 and January 1880 are pretty incredible.  It has a bias toward he sensationl as you might imagine.

You should give us some sneak previews here.

Andrew can provide the forward with a treatise on cold onshore flow.

[Jesse 8835]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Rain is picking up. Temp is at a daytime high of 45. 

A rough day at the ski chalet for Don Jr., Eric and little Barron

[iFred 5153]

1 minute ago, Jesse said:

You should give us some sneak previews here.

Andrew can provide the forward with a treatise on cold onshore flow.

Snow for me but not for thee: Why living at elevation is a marginal climate is sometimes enough.

[BLI snowman 6757]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I have a lot done it, but I haven't worked on it for along time.  I'm laid off for a while so it might be time to work on it again.  My chapters on 1861-62 and January 1880 are pretty incredible.  It has a bias toward he sensationl as you might imagine.

Nice! I'd love to help out if you need anyone to contribute any research or get any local info together. Feel free to PM me if you want to get a little project going. 

[snow_wizard 11637]

33 minutes ago, North_County said:

My dad wasn't alive yet in 1950, but he tells stories from the '60s of tying a rope from the house to the barn so he and his brothers wouldn't get lost in those 30 yards in a blinding outflow blizzard while checking on the cows.

I know December 1970 / January 1971  had some pretty big stuff up there.  January 1969 was an absolute winter wonderland (far colder than it was down this way) by looks of the records as well.  I think 1964-65 and 1965-66 were pretty big league also.

Just took a peek at January 1969 for there again.  20 consecutive max temps of 32 or lower.  That is top drawer stuff.

[snow_wizard 11637]

17 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Nice! I'd love to help out if you need anyone to contribute any research or get any local info together. Feel free to PM me if you want to get a little project going. 

Thanks for the offer!  I will probably take you up on it.

[TT-SEA 3622]

It stopped raining.   For a little while at least.

[ShawniganLake 5443]

58 minutes ago, Jesse said:

How is your book coming along? I bet it will be better than Cliff Masses.

I read that book on the beach in Punta Cana. I enjoyed it. 

[Jesse 8835]

I honestly feel like if anyone is going to write a comprehensive book on the climate history of the PNW, I can’t think of anyone better than some of the members here.

[Geos 1830]

Sure got windy last night. Luckily did not loose power this time around. Did move a 3" diameter limb off the road though last night. Unlike about 6 weeks ago-lost power for 18 hours. Sky is really darkening up to the northwest and north with that band moving in. 

[BLI snowman 6757]

4 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Thanks for the offer!  I will probably take you up on it.

Sounds good, I'm always game!

[North_County 364]

1 minute ago, Jesse said:

I honestly feel like if anyone is going to write a comprehensive book on the climate history of the PNW, I can’t think of anyone better than some of the members here.

The recall of many members is simply astounding.

[SilverFallsAndrew 14736]

BTW Mark Nelsen officially stuck the fork in winter yesterday. He said it was a great 4 days. lol

 

[Jesse 8835]

Dont feel left out Shawny. You can write the chapter on the seasonal progression of south Vancouver Island’s lawns.  

[ShawniganLake 5443]

Hopefully the northern members get some more snow mid week. 
 

 

[Timmy_Supercell 2223]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

BTW Mark Nelsen officially stuck the fork in winter yesterday. He said it was a great 4 days. lol

 

Hopefully that was just for the lowlands. I feel like in places that count most La Nina hasn't fully kicked in.

[ShawniganLake 5443]

3 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Dont feel left out Shawny. You can write the chapter on the seasonal progression of south Vancouver Island’s lawns.  

I actually had my mower out and was cutting grass a couple days before the snow hit.   A couple more weeks and I’ll be cheering for sunshine and 70s. 

[BLI snowman 6757]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

BTW Mark Nelsen officially stuck the fork in winter yesterday. He said it was a great 4 days. lol

 

Could go down as one of the all time one-and-doners for "my location". 15.5" in 3-4 days and nothing else to show for it.

As much as I'd love an inch of slop with one of your March happy-troughs, part of me wants my mid February winter oasis to remain fully intact for posterity. 

[MossMan 10553]

I’m in the blue by hr 33! 

[Timmy_Supercell 2223]

Just now, BLI snowman said:

Could go down as one of the all time one-and-doners for "my location". 15.5" in 3-4 days and nothing else to show for it.

As much as I'd love an inch of slop with one of your March happy-troughs, part of me wants my mid February winter oasis to remain fully intact for posterity. 

You guys did better than this place. I've been counting snow since Nov 1st. 

[TT-SEA 3622]

Turned into a decent afternoon in the Seattle area.   Not bad here now either... now that we got our daily 4 inches of rain out of the way early in the day! 

[MossMan 10553]

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

March 2019 was insane here.  We had a freezing wind in the mid afternoon on the 3rd and then a 76-59 temp range on the 19th for a +23 daily departure.

My last snowfall was on the 12th and then nearly hitting 80 by the 19th! 

 

 

[BLI snowman 6757]

2 minutes ago, Timmy_Supercell said:

You guys did better than this place. I've been counting snow since Nov 1st. 

I see that, kind of a crazy contrast to how you've nickeled and dimed your way to your total.

[Timmy_Supercell 2223]

1 minute ago, BLI snowman said:

I see that, kind of a crazy contrast to how you've nickeled and dimed your way to your total.

One Farthing at a time! 

[Jesse 8835]

Some pretty heavy rain here. Feels like it's been awhile.

[jakerepp 1057]

Crazy couple days! Wind was fun to listen to last night, and then we had an absolute deluge here a bit ago. Looks like a CZ is rolling through and that heavy band of rain is around Monroe/Sultan now.

[1000'NorthBend 274]

19 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Turned into a decent afternoon in the Seattle area.   Not bad here now either... now that we got our daily 4 inches of rain out of the way early in the day! 

Looks like we might get heavier showers in a few hours with convergence zone? It seems to be sagging this way. Enjoying the break for now. Haven’t kept on snow vs. rain potential for tonight and tomorrow. 

[TT-SEA 3622]

3 minutes ago, 1000'NorthBend said:

Looks like we might get heavier showers in a few hours with convergence zone? It seems to be sagging this way. Enjoying the break for now. Haven’t kept on snow vs. rain potential for tonight and tomorrow. 

Dumping rain again... drought averted!  

[Phil 11712]

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

Could somebody please post the link for the global temperature average graph that has shown up on here recently?

http://climatlas.com/temperature/jra55_temperature.php

[Deweydog 14074]

On life support...

[snow_wizard 11637]

A very definite third dip showing up on the 850 temperature graph now.  Nice to see that!

[Jesse 8835]

14 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

On life support...

Is that a fresh tree stump I see behind it 

[Deweydog 14074]

5 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Is that a fresh tree stump I see behind it 

Remnants from leveling off the Xmas tree.

[SilverFallsAndrew 14736]

8 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Could go down as one of the all time one-and-doners for "my location". 15.5" in 3-4 days and nothing else to show for it.

As much as I'd love an inch of slop with one of your March happy-troughs, part of me wants my mid February winter oasis to remain fully intact for posterity. 

That makes sense. No matter what happens up here the rest of the way (Barring something truly historic.), I think I will remember this winter most for its absolute lack of cold. We've only had several hard freezes the entire cold season... Probably fewer than even 2014-15. On the other hand it has felt very winterlike since about January 20th. 

[Link 4]

1 hour ago, Timmy_Supercell said:

Hopefully that was just for the lowlands. I feel like in places that count most La Nina hasn't fully kicked in.

I think the word your looking for is El Nina in this case.

[Geos 1830]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Turned into a decent afternoon in the Seattle area.   Not bad here now either... now that we got our daily 4 inches of rain out of the way early in the day! 

Meanwhile to the north we just got done with a deluge!

[TT-SEA 3622]

4 minutes ago, Link said:

I think the word your looking for is El Nina in this case.

Reminds me... where has El Nina been?   He last posted on 12/28.

[The Blob 320]

So what does everyone have planned for their first 90° day?

[Jesse 8835]

1 minute ago, The Blob said:

So what does everyone have planned for their first 90° day?

Hiding under my bed crying.

Kidding. That’s what some may tell you. Probably at a Cascade lake somewhere if I have the day off.

[Timmy_Supercell 2223]

19 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

That makes sense. No matter what happens up here the rest of the way (Barring something truly historic.), I think I will remember this winter most for its absolute lack of cold. We've only had several hard freezes the entire cold season... Probably fewer than even 2014-15. On the other hand it has felt very winterlike since about January 20th. 

I think I've stayed above 5 degrees which is a little warm.

Overall cooler than 14-15 still, that season was loaded with tons of above average daytime highs, and only one morning dropped below 10. Dec and Feb were torches to boot. You guys had more cold in Nov '14.

[TigerWoodsLibido 5565]

Absolutely filthy out there. Love it! 53F.

[Timmy_Supercell 2223]

6 minutes ago, Timmy_Supercell said:

I think I've stayed above 5 degrees which is a little warm.

Overall cooler than 14-15 still, that season was loaded with tons of above average daytime highs, and only one morning dropped below 10. Dec and Feb were torches to boot. You guys had more cold in Nov '14.

lol here's the first 3 months of 2015. Went from Dec 30 to Feb 27 without a flake of snow.

[MossMan 10553]

Afternoon snowbank update! 

[bainbridgekid 3853]

2 hours ago, Geos said:

Sure got windy last night. Luckily did not loose power this time around. Did move a 3" diameter limb off the road though last night. Unlike about 6 weeks ago-lost power for 18 hours. Sky is really darkening up to the northwest and north with that band moving in. 

Wind was impressive here last night too. Noticed KPAE had a 46 mph gusts which is really solid.

[bainbridgekid 3853]

40 minutes ago, The Blob said:

So what does everyone have planned for their first 90° day?

Jet skiing or swimming in Silver Lake near my house.

The nice thing about us getting hit with snow in February is it's allowed me to start looking forward to warmer weather a bit. Without that I don't think I would have been able to because I'd be too hung up on this Winter being disappointing.

[TacomaWaWx 4320]

50/47 spread so far today...has been sunny and breezy the past couple hours. 

[Jesse 8835]

10 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

Jet skiing or swimming in Silver Lake near my house.

The nice thing about us getting hit with snow in February is it's allowed me to start looking forward to warmer weather a bit. Without that I don't think I would have been able to because I'd be too hung up on this Winter being disappointing.

I'm really happy we got a lengthy period of sub-freezing temps and legit winter storm conditions/deep snowfall out of such a mild overall winter. Definitely would have felt pretty incomplete without it and I am now able to turn my sites to a chilly Nina spring.