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Misc Winter 22-23 Whamby and Banter Thread Part 2

Mitch West said:
It's Jan 25th, so I don't know.. There is a reason my dude. Keep the faith. Late Feb into Early March has always been a great time frame for the Carolinas. And if that doesn't work, there is always next Winter.
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23 years ago on this day I was a very happy kid (see my avatar). Today, on the other hand, it is dreary, wet, and bleak outside.
 
Cancelling winter when so many threats are showing up on ensembles/models in the long range during prime climo... such a strange take to have. I'm certainly not saying we're gonna get a storm, but dang... wait and cancel winter when there's literally no hope showing up anywhere on the models and it's at least a good ways in to February.
 
I think it's just expectations are out of whack for a lot of folks on this forum (I won't name names).

The reality is most of us (myself included) live in a part of the country that average anywhere from a trace to maybe 10" of snow (max) per season, while the average highs only get down to the upper 40s at their coldest.

So naturally, the law of averages will not only dictate you're going to go many years with seeing very little (if any) snow, but it will be even more of a rarity for the little snow you do see to come in the form of a "major" winter storm.

The inverse also applies. Most of us (myself included) live in a region where the average high for several straight months ranges from the mid 80s to the mid 90s, with dewpoints ranging from the low 60s to the low 70s. So again, the law of averages will dictate that most Summers are going to be relatively long/oppressive if you hate heat/humidity. Cool/dry Summers will always be the exception to the rule.

Many folks (again, won't name names) would do themselves a huge service to relocate to a snowier/colder part of the country if they're really that anxious to see winter weather on a frequent basis and experience more pleasant Summers.

Ok, I've given my (unpopular and unsolicited) opinion. Bring on the thumbs down, clown, poo and weenie emojis!!! :cool:
 
SD said:
I'll add I think a lot of the angst and desperation is coming from a not great last decade really. I know for me I've seen 6 inches of snow 1 time in the last 20 years and you have to go back to 2002 for the last time I saw double digits. It sucks. But I've learned in my time I can't wish 14 inches of snow in my yard and to make the best with what I'm given which is why I'm at least hopeful we can sneak something through the first few days of Feb. After that if you think this pattern is bad just wait for the 2/7-15 period for it to really go in the pooper
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For me, the 2009-2015 time period was pretty great for the most past, but since then it‘s been pretty bad. It didn’t help I moved to Florida during the time period we saw a few good storms in the late 2010s, but the last three winters have just been bad, no way to sugarcoat them. It’s like I brought the Florida heat back with me. I haven’t seen more than 3” of snow IMBY since Fab Feb 2015 and it hurts.

We both know the solution to our problems, though, as much as we may not like it: move to Roxboro.
 
NorthDFWwx said:
I think it's just expectations are out of whack for a lot of folks on this forum (I won't name names).

The reality is most of us (myself included) live in a part of the country that average anywhere from a trace to maybe 10" of snow (max) per season, while the average highs only get down to the upper 40s at their coldest.

So naturally, the law of averages will not only dictate you're going to go many years with seeing very little (if any) snow, but it will be even more of a rarity for the little snow you do see to come in the form of a "major" winter storm.

The inverse also applies. Most of us (myself included) live in a region where the average high for several straight months ranges from the mid 80s to the mid 90s, with dewpoints ranging from the low 60s to the low 70s. So again, the law of averages will dictate that most Summers are going to be relatively long/oppressive if you hate heat/humidity. Cool/dry Summers will always be the exception to the rule.

Many folks (again, won't name names) would do themselves a huge service to relocate to a snowier/colder part of the country if they're really that anxious to see winter weather on a frequent basis and experience more pleasant Summers.

Ok, I've given my (unpopular and unsolicited) opinion. Bring on the thumbs down, clown, poo and weenie emojis!!! :cool:
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I agree with this. Too many people live in the memory of the good years and forget the duds bc there was nothing to remember. Actually looking at the history for the nearest reporting station to you becomes a sobering thing when you see that for every good winter or "cool" summer there are more bad winters and hot Summers
 
rburrel2 said:
Cancelling winter when so many threats are showing up on ensembles/models in the long range during prime climo... such a strange take to have. I'm certainly not saying we're gonna get a storm, but dang... wait and cancel winter when there's literally no hope showing up anywhere on the models and it's at least a good ways in to February.
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You can't cancel winter until Spring has done started

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SD said:
I agree with this. Too many people live in the memory of the good years and forget the duds bc there was nothing to remember. Actually looking at the history for the nearest reporting station to you becomes a sobering thing when you see that for every good winter or "cool" summer there are more bad winters and hot Summers
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I think if you looked at median snowfall versus average snowfall it would be informative, too. I’ve never been able to find good figures for the medians here, but I suspect that while our average snowfall for a given winter may be 5-6” or whatever, the median is probably a more sobering figure, like 2-3”. The big winters really skew the average to the high side and the vast majority of winters simply won’t meet average. I don’t know why medians aren’t reported more as that’s a more realistic expectation of what to expect in a given winter than the average.
 
superjames1992 said:
In other news, I’m supposed to go skiing up at Sugar in late February. I hope there’s, ya know, snow, to actually ski on by then. ?
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Have fun!
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rburrel2 said:
Cancelling winter when so many threats are showing up on ensembles/models in the long range during prime climo... such a strange take to have. I'm certainly not saying we're gonna get a storm, but dang... wait and cancel winter when there's literally no hope showing up anywhere on the models and it's at least a good ways in to February.
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I hear you, but I stand by my "cancel" call for winter in Atlanta. I'll eat crow if Atlanta has any significant snowfall between now and March 20th.
 
Webberweather53 said:
You can't cancel winter if it never started to begin with. Outside of the cold shot near Christmas, it's been a whole lot of nothing.
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Yes, for winter precipitation, but there have been some comfortably cold days and nights mixed in. I saw flurries, twice, so about normal expectations for my area.
 
superjames1992 said:
I think if you looked at median snowfall versus average snowfall it would be informative, too. I’ve never been able to find good figures for the medians here, but I suspect that while our average snowfall for a given winter may be 5-6” or whatever, the median is probably a more sobering figure, like 2-3”. The big winters really skew the average to the high side and the vast majority of winters simply won’t meet average. I don’t know why medians aren’t reported more as that’s a more realistic expectation of what to expect in a given winter than the average.
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Yep it would be nice if I knew that every year I would get 3-6 inches of snow but for our region that isn't simply the case and it's more likely to go T, .5, 7, 4, T, 1.2, T, 4, 1.6, 3 over a decade
 
Webberweather53 said:
You can't cancel winter if it never started to begin with. Outside of the cold shot near Christmas, it's been a whole lot of nothing.
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I haven't canceled winter yet, but I'd have to admit this has been a sad winter. No storm threads for a winter threat, for anyone in the SE.

I'm completely fine with canceling winter on Feb 15th if there's no cold hope on the ensembles. March is spring as far as I'm concerned.
 
SD said:
Got a list
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A list of people who have punted January and February? I do, but don't we all know who?

Webb, Fro, Heel, NoSnow to name a few. Since they have given up on the next few weeks, no need to keep with the ongoing nonsense that plagues the monthly discussions....just my opinion, although probably shared by many.
 
DadOfJax said:
A list of people who have punted January and February? I do, but don't we all know who?

Webb, Fro, Heel, NoSnow to name a few. Since they have given up on the next few weeks, no need to keep with the ongoing nonsense that plagues the monthly discussions....just my opinion, although probably shared by many.
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Winter never started.
 
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