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Pattern January 2021 - Joyless January

CyclonicFury said:
Raleigh had 39 winters reach 10" total from 1886-87 to 2004-05, an average of about one every three years. Since then, we haven't even cracked 10" for a winter total, for 17 winters in a row.
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When old timers say "it doesn't snow like it used to" they're absolutely correct.
 
2001-2021 snowfall average is identical to 1991-2020 average . 2010-2021 snowfall average is also identical to both . So it seems the decline in snowfall isn’t really continuing , perhaps it’s a result of dropping the snowy 80s because decade by decade seems the average hasn’t really changed since the 90s.
 
Lickwx said:
2001-2021 snowfall average is identical to 1991-2020 average . 2010-2021 snowfall average is also identical to both . So it seems the decline in snowfall isn’t really continuing , perhaps it’s a result of dropping the snowy 80s because decade by decade seems the average hasn’t really changed since the 90s.
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Or maybe the answer is the 80s are just anomalously snowy and the 90s while arguably an anomaly snow wise might be a bit of a reality check for where we may be headed
 
CyclonicFury said:
Raleigh had 39 winters reach 10" total from 1886-87 to 2004-05, an average of about one every three years. Since then, we haven't even cracked 10" for a winter total, for 17 winters in a row.
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I know how you feel. GSP had 13 10" winters from 59-60 to 87-88, with 9 of those being over 12." It hasn't hit 10" since 92-93; going on 30 years! It's only gone over 5" 7 winters in that time span! BIG time drop off here.
 
Where is all the cold were supposed to be getting the second half of January??? But the GFS shows ice box coming one run and heat wave next how can anyone take it serious in long range. Don't see much blocking or cold air on that run, maybe that means cold and snow is on the way. Seriously I know it is just now approaching mid Jan but you would think you would be able to see a positive and increasing trend by now. It's been crickets about the polar vortex from the experts the last few days.
 
snowvol said:
Where is all the cold were supposed to be getting the second half of January??? But the GFS shows ice box coming one run and heat wave next how can anyone take it serious in long range. Don't see much blocking or cold air on that run, maybe that means cold and snow is on the way. Seriously I know it is just now approaching mid Jan but you would think you would be able to see a positive and increasing trend by now. It's been crickets about the polar vortex from the experts the last few days.
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The pattern coming up is gonna have have huge run to run shifts, it’s that sort of pattern
 
Myfrotho704_ said:
We can’t even torch with that pattern because the trough in the Atlantic, wow
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I mean it just totally jumps AK and puts the mega ridge west of the Aleutians which in turn flips the PNA negative. I mean why can’t we get a rotation of that ridge into AK giving us a raging -EPO? Is that too much to ask? Jesus
 
Don’t mean to bring bad vibes to the disco but damn. It’s wearing on me. Esp when up until now we’ve had some extremely favorable looks so far this winter @ 500mb. It’s one thing to not get snow when your pattern is ? but it’s another feeling entirely when you still can’t get snow even with a favorable pattern. Anyway, that’s where I’m at. Move to banter if you’d like idgaf
 
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