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Pattern February 2024

Twister said:
I will definitely enjoy Spring and Summer! I love to Fish, Golf, And just Being outdoors enjoying life. Kinda of hard to do those things when there's snow on the ground and Freezing Cold! I've never really understood people in the South Loving Cold and Snow?? It really makes no sense, that's what the North is made for. I think most in here forgets where they are

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I hear you. I’m a golf nut myself but don’t play much in the winter. I hate the wet and mucky ground moreso than the cold. A lot of us I think just get bitten by the winter storm bug at an early age and never get it out of our system. I’m a North Carolina guy thru and thru and highly unlikely to move and live elsewhere for snow. It’s just a hobby thing to follow in winter
 
griteater said:
I hear you. I’m a golf nut myself but don’t play much in the winter. I hate the wet and mucky ground moreso than the cold. A lot of us I think just get bitten by the winter storm bug at an early age and never get it out of our system. I’m a North Carolina guy thru and thru and highly unlikely to move and live elsewhere for snow. It’s just a hobby thing to follow in winter
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Near Charlotte and looking for someone else to play golf with while my partner is out with surgery. If you're interested this spring, I would love to play a round with you. Just dont laugh at my 100+ score
 
griteater said:
I hear you. I’m a golf nut myself but don’t play much in the winter. I hate the wet and mucky ground moreso than the cold. A lot of us I think just get bitten by the winter storm bug at an early age and never get it out of our system. I’m a North Carolina guy thru and thru and highly unlikely to move and live elsewhere for snow. It’s just a hobby thing to follow in winter
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I will play in winter as long as it's above 50° But definitely here lately it's been very soggy! And I get it people likes winter storms but a lot of here forgets about realization and just how hard it is to get snow around here. Things are Changing and folks can't accept the Fact.

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They close the course here in October and re open them in May! I’m gonna omay more this year! Anytime Grit, Rain_Cold , And Jimmy Hypocrisy need a 4th, y’all let me know! I shoot low 90s and am a little rough on etiquette!
John Daly is my idol
 
Twister said:
I will play in winter as long as it's above 50° But definitely here lately it's been very soggy! And I get it people likes winter storms but a lot of here forgets about realization and just how hard it is to get snow around here. Things are Changing and folks can't accept the Fact.

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I've started playing edgewater down in Lancaster, fun little course. Easier than Eagle Chase here outside of Marshville.
 
One word of caution regarding the advertised mid-month pattern change. While the upper-air pattern screams vodka cold complete with cross-polar flow, Eurasia and the NW territories are not exceptionally cold, and much of the N. American snow cover has been decimated by this recent thaw. So, the surface response, while cold, doesn't look nearly as cold as the pattern would leave one to assume. At least initially.
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Wild Weather Monger said:
One word of caution regarding the advertised mid-month pattern change. While the upper-air pattern screams vodka cold complete with cross-polar flow, Eurasia and the NW territories are not exceptionally cold, and much of the N. American snow cover has been decimated by this recent thaw. So, the surface response, while cold, doesn't look nearly as cold as the pattern would leave one to assume. At least initially.
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Yep...and it will be late Feb at best before we could see that improve. I think we all know how this ends.

tick tock

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Wild Weather Monger said:
One word of caution regarding the advertised mid-month pattern change. While the upper-air pattern screams vodka cold complete with cross-polar flow, Eurasia and the NW territories are not exceptionally cold, and much of the N. American snow cover has been decimated by this recent thaw. So, the surface response, while cold, doesn't look nearly as cold as the pattern would leave one to assume. At least initially.
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respectfully disagree. The coldest high temperature recorded in Clemson, SC in the last 20 years occurred on February 20, 2015 with a high of 28 and a low of 6 degrees in full sun... and this was the snowcover that day.
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Twister said:
I will play in winter as long as it's above 50° But definitely here lately it's been very soggy! And I get it people likes winter storms but a lot of here forgets about realization and just how hard it is to get snow around here. Things are Changing and folks can't accept the Fact.

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It runs in cycles and will always be changing. I'm an avid Golfer and Like Grit love the winter wx /snow chase. I prefer playing in mid 50's*mid 60's, full sun, no breeze, no bugs, no humidity. Played down at coast alot this past summer, early fall. Just get soaked in sweat etc, not pleasant
 
rburrel2 said:
respectfully disagree. The coldest high temperature recorded in Clemson, SC in the last 20 years occurred on February 2020, 2015 with a high of 28 and a low of 6 degrees in full sun... and this was the snowcover that day.
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Hopefully, by the last ten days or so of February, we'll get a similar response.

I'm just saying that as sexy as the upper pattern looks by mid-month, getting much below temps may take longer than one would think based on the upper-air pattern. And why.

Not to mention that as we get into late February and early March, slightly below no longer works very well for winter weather.
 
NCSNOW said:
Everyone is Annieing up! Bets are in as the last shot at winter approaches! 40 days of Glory just around the corner. Better not here no delayed but not denied, midwest snowpack excuses. Time for actual weather to show its hand.

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I have a hard time believing the next cold wave will be stronger than the one earlier this month. It’s a lot harder to get that kind of cold in Late February than it is in Mid January.
 
Snowlover87 said:
I have a hard time believing the next cold wave will be stronger than the one earlier this month. It’s a lot harder to get that kind of cold in Late February than it is in Mid January.
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It can be stronger/ colder in the fact of actual departures from normal which should be plenty for wintery precipitation. We don't need 9 degrees to support snow in February so I really don't get your point other than you are nit picking (and with an avatar of Kelce, that nauseated me).

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Snowlover87 said:
I have a hard time believing the next cold wave will be stronger than the one earlier this month. It’s a lot harder to get that kind of cold in Late February than it is in Mid January.
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When you compare it to seasonal norm, it will be easier. Average highs are going up and so the deviation is greater. Thats what hes referencing
 
NCSNOW said:
Everyone is Annieing up! Bets are in as the last shot at winter approaches! 40 days of Glory just around the corner. Better not here no delayed but not denied, midwest snowpack excuses. Time for actual weather to show its hand.

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Mid winter break? We havent had winter yet.

For Raleigh Dec was 4.6 degrees above normal and Jan is 3.4 degrees above normal with a total of 0.0 of snow.
 
griteater said:
I’m ready to throw all my chips in on this pattern ahead yet there are skeptics. Let’s see what today’s data provides
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That's all we got man. There really isn't any other way to go. You either go all in on the second half of February or just take the premature L & say Winter is over on January 31st but still find yourself commenting on weather forums.
 
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