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Misc 2020/21 Fall and Winter Whamby Thread

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Brick Tamland said:
So, what's the point in even having the maps if they are wrong? Why can't they be fixed to show reality?
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Again the map itself isn't wrong, it's a map that assumes a 10:1 ratio, it's correct. What's wrong is these get circulated around weather boards and social media with no disclaimer that our ratios aren't going to be 10:1. If you look at the Kuchera map on pivotal it's less and the kuchera ratio for most of the region when it is snowing is 6-7-8 so the 10:1 map is already overdone.

I also believe these are snowFALL maps and not accumulation, so they are basically saying in a perfect 10:1 ratio world you will see this amount of snow fall from the sky, its not taking into account sfc/ground temps/ratios to determine an accumulation.
 
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Again the map itself isn't wrong, it's a map that assumes a 10:1 ratio, it's correct. What's wrong is these get circulated around weather boards and social media with no disclaimer that our ratios aren't going to be 10:1. If you look at the Kuchera map on pivotal it's less and the kuchera ratio for most of the region when it is snowing is 6-7-8 so the 10:1 map is already overdone.

I also believe these are snowFALL maps and not accumulation, so they are basically saying in a perfect 10:1 ratio world you will see this amount of snow fall from the sky, its not taking into account sfc/ground temps/ratios to determine an accumulation.
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Honestly this is why click-bait works, people see a headline or a pretty picture and don't pay any attention to the details, leads to all kinds of misinformation spreading like wildfire.
 
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