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Misc Cold Season Complaining

i will say this, my favorite winters ever were 13-14, 14-15 and 17-18 and those winters seemed dead in the water in raleigh through christmas (i know that early dec storm existed in 2017 but i remember that as doing food delivery in 33 and rain with occasional sleet haha)
there may be a loose correlation between warm Christmas and cold early-mid Jan with usual timing of pattern shifts lol
 
i will say this, my favorite winters ever were 13-14, 14-15 and 17-18 and those winters seemed dead in the water in raleigh through christmas (i know that early dec storm existed in 2017 but i remember that as doing food delivery in 33 and rain with occasional sleet haha)

My favorite one was 2003-04. Snowed on my birthday that year and the late Feb storm was awesome.
 
The “this time will be different.” crowd will be battered and beaten by the time this winter is over
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I have never more seriously considered a major increase in latitude in my 38 years. For someone as obsessed with winter as I am (I went to school for 6 years due to this obsession for pete's sake), have worked in the field now for 17 years (counting said school years) to have only seen 8" of snow as my all-time storm record is beyond insanity. I love winter weather so much I made a career out of it and I am beyond miserable every year. I don't even like convection, a well-known fact by everyone who knows me. Why I live in NC is beyond me.
 
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I have never been more seriously considering a major increase in latitude in my 38 years. For someone as obsessed with winter as I am (I went to school for 6 years due to this obsession for pete's sake), have worked in the field now for 17 years (counting said school years) to have only seen 8" of snow as my all-time storm record is beyond insanity. I love winter weather so much I made a career out of it and I am beyond miserable every year. I don't even like convection, a well known fact by everyone who knows me. Why I live in NC is beyond me.
I wish I had known that Jan 2000 to Feb 04 was a generational run i would have appreciated it more. If it wasn't for that 09 storm it would be 22 years since I've seen more than 6 where I lived
 
I wish I had known that Jan 2000 to Feb 04 was a generational run i would have appreciated it more. If it wasn't for that 09 storm it would be 22 years since I've seen more than 6 where I lived
You were in diapers the last time Atlanta had 6” in March 1983.
 
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I have never more seriously considered a major increase in latitude in my 38 years. For someone as obsessed with winter as I am (I went to school for 6 years due to this obsession for pete's sake), have worked in the field now for 17 years (counting said school years) to have only seen 8" of snow as my all-time storm record is beyond insanity. I love winter weather so much I made a career out of it and I am beyond miserable every year. I don't even like convection, a well-known fact by everyone who knows me. Why I live in NC is beyond me.
What you looking for? Lots of snow, or somewhere with a solid four seasons that are well defined? You want somewhere with tons of seasonal lag where winter drags on into spring? A quick warmup into spring? You like bitter cold ? Let me know I’ll help you find the place!

I’m telling y’all, live your dream! Ain’t no reason to stay here , go experience hundreds of inches of snow a year
 
Of course it warms up with no cold in sight and .... wait for it... precipitation comes. 😡😭🤢

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly after 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Showers. Low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
 
I wish I had known that Jan 2000 to Feb 04 was a generational run i would have appreciated it more. If it wasn't for that 09 storm it would be 22 years since I've seen more than 6 where I lived
It really was - you don’t realize the good ol days were the good ones until they are gone. That was a crazy heater.
 
I do think it's kind of funny everyone is hyping prolonged warmth here... I ran the GFS earlier and there's not even multiple days above 65 until beyond 300 hours out and yet multiple mets have posted about it since yesterday

Like it won't be cold but to hit 60 here and there isn't anything newsworthy to me
 
I do think it's kind of funny everyone is hyping prolonged warmth here... I ran the GFS earlier and there's not even multiple days above 65 until beyond 300 hours out and yet multiple mets have posted about it since yesterday

Like it won't be cold but to hit 60 here and there isn't anything newsworthy to me
I’m keeping the top on the Jeep until it verifies
 
I have not trust in the models. But I still look at them anyways. So the latest 6z euro would be an interesting setup going into the last five days before Christmas.

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Maybe get a low to kick out from Baja just after the cold pushes in from the NW. I can dream....
 
I wish I had known that Jan 2000 to Feb 04 was a generational run i would have appreciated it more. If it wasn't for that 09 storm it would be 22 years since I've seen more than 6 where I lived
Yeah, me too. I grew up in Winston-Salem in the 80's-90's and snow was a given in the winter. It's clear those days are gone

But I guess some hope might be is that the last time our 10yr running avg approached 3" we got the 2000-2010 run.

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Yeah, me too. I grew up in Winston-Salem in the 80's-90's and snow was a given in the winter. It's clear those days are gone

But I guess some hope might be is that the last time our 10yr running avg approached 3" we got the 2000-2010 run.

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You'll notice our mins keep getting lower. We're headed to 0, eventually.
 
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You'll notice our mins keep getting lower. We're headed to 0, eventually.
When our 10yr running hits 1-2" range it's going to be really sad...if we go snowless the next 5 years our 10yr avg will drop well below 1". A snowless winter this year puts us at 10yr running low of all time...
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When our 10yr running hits 1-2" range it's going to be really sad...if we go snowless the next 5 years our 10yr avg will drop well below 1". A snowless winter this year puts us at 10yr running low of all time...
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Based on some analysis I did earlier this year, the '44-'84 median at RDU was 5.4". The '84-'24 median is 1.7". We're well on our way if something doesn't change and there's no denying we've had a lot more paltry winters in the past 40 years than we did in the previous 40.
 
Based on some analysis I did earlier this year, the '44-'84 median at RDU was 5.4". The '84-'24 median is 1.7". We're well on our way if something doesn't change and there's no denying we've had a lot more paltry winters in the past 40 years than we did in the previous 40.
My mom grew up in Durham back in the 40s and she said sometimes they would get so much snow the tobacco barns would collapse.
 
here's a depressing one for y'all. i just turned 22, if i live to 82 how many of those 60 winters have >1" at RDU
Unless you move from Raleigh it's going to be very slim odds you see another 6" event and we won't ever see another 10"+ event in our lifetimes. At this rate you would have to move to Buffalo to see another 10" event.

Even another 3-4" event seems insurmountable.
 
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