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Pattern Freezing Ferocious February

I get some of my best storms in mid-late Februry and I can remember several that stuck around for a week after falling. Hard for the sun angle to be a deterrent when it's shielded by cumulonimbus clouds and its puking snow underneath : )
 
Regarding extreme SE cold, I know that Feb of 1899 is very well-known and Feb of 1895 is somewhat known. Also, many are aware of Feb. of 1917/1958. But are many of you aware of Feb. of 1835?
 
More recently, I'll take a February 1978 or 2015! February 78 was -12 overall with snowcover most of the month in Nashville.
 
GaWx said:
Regarding extreme SE cold, I know that Feb of 1899 is very well-known and Feb of 1895 is somewhat known. Also, many are aware of Feb. of 1917/1958. But are many of you aware of Feb. of 1835?
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HISTORICAL WEATHER FACTS

...1835...

A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern U.S. The mercury dipped to 8 above at Jacksonville FL, and to zero at Savannah GA. Orange trees were killed to the roots.

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Great Florida Freeze of 1835

Feb 7, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

This Day in Weather History posted an interesting story today on Facebook on the terrible freeze of February 2-9, 1835. The cold was so intense that it froze the St. Johns River for “several rods from the shore” and killed off entire groves of citrus trees. You can read more about it at https://www.weather.gov/media/tbw/paig/PresAmFreeze1835.pdf. A list of impactful Florida freezes is also available at http://flcitrusmutual.com/render.aspx?p=/industry-issues/weather/freeze_timeline.aspx.
 
pcbjr said:
HISTORICAL WEATHER FACTS

...1835...

A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern U.S. The mercury dipped to 8 above at Jacksonville FL, and to zero at Savannah GA. Orange trees were killed to the roots.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Great Florida Freeze of 1835

Feb 7, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

This Day in Weather History posted an interesting story today on Facebook on the terrible freeze of February 2-9, 1835. The cold was so intense that it froze the St. Johns River for “several rods from the shore” and killed off entire groves of citrus trees. You can read more about it at https://www.weather.gov/media/tbw/paig/PresAmFreeze1835.pdf. A list of impactful Florida freezes is also available at http://flcitrusmutual.com/render.aspx?p=/industry-issues/weather/freeze_timeline.aspx.
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As Phil has shown, Feb. of 1835 was amazing in the SE and especially into deep into the SE like in GA/FL with in many cases the coldest still on record including SAV on 2/8/1835.

ATL didn't exist yet but based on places not far away, they could easily have had a -10 or -11.
 
SoutheastRidge said:
Unfortunately for cold lovers, the deeper we get into February the harder it is to get cold into the south. Plus you have to deal with a much higher sun angle. It can still get cold in Late Feb but it usually doesnt have the staying power.
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Man, really, I like most all of your posts but you act as if you live in International Falls, MN....
 
It is really interesting that several of the coldest airmasses in the SE were in the 2nd week of Feb. even though normals by then are a few degrees warmer than the coldest of mid Jan.
 
I know I don't speak for everyone on here, but I have personally not seen a snowfall of any significance after February 15th since March 1993. Late Feb/March 2015 didn't deliver and neither did March 2009.

I guess my point is after Feb 15th it becomes increasingly unlikely to get snow in the DEEP south but when it does snow it can be a big one like some areas had in March 1993 and March 2009.
 
All I care about is a good snow, don’t care how long the cold stays, just a good snow that last half a day at the least, kids can play make snowmen, sled... etc then it can go back to 70. We could have feb 5 degrees above normal as long as a got one good snow it’s a winnner over a month that is 5 degrees below normal and nothing but sunny skies. Kinda nice to run around 60 degree weather, have a snow day, then 2 days later back to spring. Now that’s just me, most people may think that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard, some love cold, some just want warm all winter...nobody’s preferences are right or wrong. Lol
 
SoutheastRidge said:
I know I don't speak for everyone on here, but I have personally not seen a snowfall of any significance after February 15th since March 1993. Late Feb/March 2015 didn't deliver and neither did March 2009.

I have, but I see your point on sun angle, feb 25 2015, 8 inches of snow next day sunny and 32 was high I think, I knew some would melt but dang, all of it was gone in sunny spots by end of next day, shady spots stayed for couple of days after, but yea, melts a lot faster in late feb on.
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Below is the soil temp. map as of the end of the Jan cold. You don't often see 34 at KATL and 42 at KSAV/KGNV but here it was. Those 42s are more like a typical dead of winter at KATL! St. Augustine grass goes dormant at 55 F. In warmer winters, it is hardly ever dormant here. This winter? Totally different story. Lake Okeechobee had soil temp's that are more typical of SAV in the dead of winter.

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SoutheastRidge said:
Unfortunately for cold lovers, the deeper we get into February the harder it is to get cold into the south. Plus you have to deal with a much higher sun angle. It can still get cold in Late Feb but it usually doesnt have the staying power.
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Dude, you beat that Sun Angle Dead Horse more than Bama beats Georgia
 
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