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19 hours ago, hawkstwelve said:

Dumped here for about 5 minutes and now getting some hail.  Temp sitting at a chilly 49.

Edit: Just heard some thunder. Edit 2: Nice rumble rolling across the sky just now.

Coincidentally, we just had a graupel shower move through here as well. Was sunny the whole time too. Bizarre. Second year in a row we’ve had frozen precip during the second week of May (last year it was snow..lol).

Felt really weird because the sun is beating down hard and feels really warm..surface temps were 60+ degrees at onset of graupel, despite 850mb temps at -4C.

Temp quickly dropped to 50°F, but now soaring back up again. Sun is just too strong for upper level temps to overcome at this time of year. 😒

 

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3 hours ago, Kayla said:

1.05" of rainfall/hail yesterday afternoon/evening with the strong storms that moved through here before changing to heavy snowfall around midnight. Measured 7" this morning! Pretty incredible for May 8th.

Currently 28F.

 

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Seven inches, in May!! 1/2" is all I have ever seen this late.

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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, 

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[Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021]
https://imgur.com/SuGTijl

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1 hour ago, ttt said:

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Might as well get it over with. We're approaching the point where t'storms will be the biggest source for rain east of the cascades next 5 months.

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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, 

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[Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021]
https://imgur.com/SuGTijl

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I’ve found this spring to be pretty enjoyable. Could have been a little wetter here to better prepare my lawn for the summer dryness, but overall a pretty good mix of clouds and sun with just enough deck weather along the way. 

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15 minutes ago, T-Town said:

I’ve found this spring to be pretty enjoyable. Could have been a little wetter here to better prepare my lawn for the summer dryness, but overall a pretty good mix of clouds and sun with just enough deck weather along the way. 

It’s been pretty nice overall.. mix of rain and sun although definitely more sun than rain. 

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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Looks like we made it down to 35F. Beautiful morning and almost no clouds. 0.62" of rain on the month so far. Just a bit above avg to this point but will be falling below soon. Temp also running +1.9F for May so far.

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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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Just one degree from the record low of 22 in 2002! It hit 23 this morning.

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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, 

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[Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021]
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Useful resource from Dr. Paul Roundy here.

40 day analog-based projection derived via the MJO, low pass/background state, and equatorial rossby wave regime. Captured the recent period of western ridging quite well.

http://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/roundy/waves/analogs/analogs.html

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12Z EPS is starting to look like the ECMWF next weekend.  

Side note... this entire upcoming week is looking much nicer than it did a few days ago.

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4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z EPS is starting to look like the ECMWF next weekend.  

Side note... this entire upcoming week is looking much nicer than it did a few days ago.

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I like the looks of that! I might uncover the boat this weekend and see if it will run for its 35th season. 

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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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Guessing this might end up a little warmer than shown... but either way it will be nice to warm up and this is a huge improvement.  50s during the day is too cold now.

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3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Side note... this entire upcoming week is looking more likely to prime the biosphere for inevitable death, destruction, and and suffering, than it did a few days ago. Yay!

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2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Guessing this might end up a little warmer than shown... but either way it will be nice to warm up and this is a huge improvement.  50s during the day is too cold now.

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It’s 48 right now and I just waded half a mile up a creek in flip flops. According to you I should be dead right now. 

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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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For whatever it’s worth, I think models are struggling to handle the CCKW bifurcation from parent MJO in the IO/EHEM. Have seen this exact scenario play out multiple times over the last few years. Except tone there’s in-situ RW dispersion & destructive interference regime ongoing over NPAC.

Regardless of the outcome, watch for some very high amplitude swings in guidance inside day 3-4. Pushing into the short range perhaps.

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1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It’s 48 right now and I just waded half a mile up a creek in flip flops. According to you I should be dead right now. 

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Yes... dead.   That is what I said.    Because I am going to enjoy a little warm up.  👍

I have been mowing the lawn all morning in shorts and a sweatshirt.    Still alive!    And still wish it was a little warmer out there.   

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5 hours ago, Kayla said:

1.05" of rainfall/hail yesterday afternoon/evening with the strong storms that moved through here before changing to heavy snowfall around midnight. Measured 7" this morning! Pretty incredible for May 8th.

Currently 28F.

 

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Have you seen much May snow since you've lived there? Bozeman averages 4" for May, so definitely a regular occurrence. 

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9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It’s 48 right now and I just waded half a mile up a creek in flip flops. According to you I should be dead right now. 

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Any numb toes? 

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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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1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Still only 49 and cloudy here. Wish it was about 30 degrees warmer. 

I think you belong somewhere with a large seasonal cycle. That seems to be your thing. 😊

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Just now, Front Ranger said:

SEA has measured .31" for the month, below normal month to date.

While the recent rains have helped a little, still running way below normal for the spring most places.

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Yep.    No one is saying it's wet regionally.   And SEA missed out entirely on this last system while most places just to the east had .50 to 1 inch of rain.   

It was really dry here in March and April compared to normal.... but the last 10 days have been quite wet in this area.   

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1 minute ago, Phil said:

I think you belong somewhere with a large seasonal cycle. That seems to be your thing. 😊

Eastern Washington when or if I ever retire! 

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5 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

SEA has measured .31" for May, below normal month to date.

While the recent rains have helped a little, still running way below normal for the spring most places.

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I’m in the first shade of red! 

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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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8 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

SEA has measured .31" for May, below normal month to date.

While the recent rains have helped a little, still running way below normal for the spring most places.

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Ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly.

Will need everything to align perfectly to avoid a late summer/early autumn disaster across the West. The NPAC mean Hadley Cell structure is extremely wide (and slow) since mid/late February. Having missed out on spring rains, even a cool/-PNA summer pattern likely isn’t enough to stop it.

I don’t think many recognize just how bad it could get if/when the warm pool forcing takes over in August.

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55 here currently should be a couple degrees warmer than yesterday...couple sunbreaks but mostly overcast still. 

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 hour ago, MossMan said:

Any numb toes? 

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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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We’re up to 4.39” of rain for this spring. Better than spring 2019 (4.25”) but still likely to be the 2nd driest I’ve recorded. Mays starting to look drier and drier and less likely to help offset the deficit. I have doubts that the second half of the month will have much rain. 

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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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7 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

We’re up to 4.39” of rain for this spring. Better than spring 2019 (4.25”) but still likely to be the 2nd driest I’ve recorded. Mays starting to look drier and drier and less likely to help offset the deficit. I have doubts that the second half of the month will have much rain. 

Crazy the differences we have. Spring 2019 was a deal wetter than this in southern Oregon.

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, 

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[Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021]
https://imgur.com/SuGTijl

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2 minutes ago, Timmy_Supercell said:

Crazy the differences we have. Spring 2019 was a deal wetter than this in southern Oregon.

To corroborate; 3/1 - 5/31 precip was 4.08" in 2019, 0.84" here up to May 8.

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, 

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[Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021]
https://imgur.com/SuGTijl

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1 minute ago, Timmy_Supercell said:

Crazy the differences we have. Spring 2019 was a deal wetter than this in southern Oregon.

Spring 2019 was just really dry. We got lucky and had a good amount of rain in July and august...but we may not get as lucky this time. Going into our driest time of year with most of the region well below normal in rainfall isn’t a good thing. 

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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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7 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Spring 2019 was just really dry. We got lucky and had a good amount of rain in July and august...but we may not get as lucky this time. Going into our driest time of year with most of the region well below normal in rainfall isn’t a good thing. 

Aug/Sep had a nice amount of convective precip in 2019, I wouldn't mind another cooler end to this summer as long as October/Nov don't just go bone dry again like last few Falls.

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, 

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[Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021]
https://imgur.com/SuGTijl

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21 minutes ago, hawkstwelve said:

Ended up being a pretty nice day for my son's first flag football game in Bellevue. I was expecting a bit more showers around but it was partly sunny most of the time.

All of his soccer practices in April were sunny/dry so we keep anticipating we'll have to make up for it at some practices soon but not yet!

Still cloudy here and only 53...Send that nicer weather up here! 

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3 hours ago, Front Ranger said:

Have you seen much May snow since you've lived there? Bozeman averages 4" for May, so definitely a regular occurrence. 

Yeah every year since we moved here in 2017 but usually it's just an inch or two here and there sprinkled throughout the month.

Don't think I've seen more than 3-4" in a single storm for the month of May. Record single day snowfall is 15" (1938) in Bozeman so obviously not even close to a record.

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Cold Season 2023/24:

Total snowfall: 26"

Highest daily snowfall: 5"

Deepest snow depth: 12"

Coldest daily high: -20ºF

Coldest daily low: -42ºF

Number of subzero days: 5

Personal Weather Station on Wunderground: 

https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMTBOZEM152#history

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