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Wintry Winter 2021-22 Final Grades

Had potential but a D. It was a good snow event but only saw frozen one time; no sustained cold at all, nothing below 20, December and Feb both torches, Jan only "coolish," and even March to be a torch. The one snow saved it from being a 2011-2012 and total F-.
 
Iceagewhereartthou said:
Had potential but a D. It was a good snow event but only saw frozen one time; no sustained cold at all, nothing below 20, December and Feb both torches, Jan only "coolish," and even March to be a torch. The one snow saved it from being a 2011-2012 and total F-.
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Rating a winter with a 6-7” snow a D sounds MAish weenie esque, that’s a B at the very least
 
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I said B minimum a while back so I’ll stick to my guns. I’ll say B-. Best grade since 2014. Saw a great event followed up by a surprise inch a week later but we really lacked the prolonged cold snap that would have rounded this winter out. I had snow on the ground for over 10 days at one point so no complaints here. Nice to see it can still snow more than an inch at a time.
 
Myfrotho704_ said:
Rating a winter with a 6-7” snow a D sounds MAish weenie esque, that’s a B at the very least
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I’d agree 1,000,000 % IF he were solely basing his grade on snow since 6-7” is way above normal. But snow is not everything to everyone. He clearly is putting a lot of weight on temperatures, which overall were AN.

@Iceagewhereartthou
 
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Myfrotho704_ said:
Rating a winter with a 6-7” snow a D sounds MAish weenie esque, that’s a B at the very least
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GaWx said:
I’d agree 1,000,000 % IF he were solely basing his grade on snow since 6-7” is way above normal. But snow is not everything to everyone. He clearly is putting a lot of weight on temperatures, which overall were AN.

@Iceagewhereartthou
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Correct. I average about 5 inches and got 7.5. So if total snow were my only criteria it would indeed be a B, since I would reserve an A for finally getting a double digit season. However, I also average seeing frozen at least 2-3 times, even if it doesn't stick; I mean, I saw it 5 times last year. So only seeing frozen once is a big deduction in my book. Then, temps were indeed very disapponting this year; very warm overall. So my grade for WINTER (not just one snowfall; which doesn't make a whole season, IMO) is a D.
 
A.... 10.5inches of snow from one storm plus getting to see snow fall a few other times was great. Had several mornings with lows in the 20's was nice also but that warm December was the only reason i did not give it an A plus !!!!
 
D-Ray said:
A.... 10.5inches of snow from one storm plus getting to see snow fall a few other times was great. Had several mornings with lows in the 20's was nice also but that warm December was the only reason i did not give it an A plus !!!!
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10.5 inches??
 
I (honestly) don't think were done with Winter......


YET..

In My 58 years, I've experienced too many Mid-March, Big Dog snows.. Cement/Concrete stuff usually gone with-in a day or 2.. So, I'm not Submitting (MY) Final grade yet..
 
Assuming climo is a C, then a D at best. Really wonder the next time we’ll have an above average winter. Even the mountains have had a tough winter.
 
B+ that 7inch snow storm made the entire winter. If we had a little more cold I’d say A. But for me B+. Our snow storm this year one of my favorite storms


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Season-to-date map I put together a few weeks ago, I'll have to make a few tweaks to it as the mountains have seen a few additional low-end events since then. C winter overall across NC for snow/ice w/ ~6" on average.

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A+ and that was from one 8 inch snow in January that I base that grade off of. Im not sure how anyone that gets 6 or more inches of snow in the south is grading the winter less then A+. Season total is at 12.9 inches with a total of 9 different days that snow fell from the sky. Temps overall in January and February were actually right around normal. The lows were very cold while the highs were slightly above which is what put me closer to an average mean.
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olhausen said:
A+ and that was from one 8 inch snow in January that I base that grade off of. Im not sure how anyone that gets 6 or more inches of snow in the south is grading the winter less then A+. Season total is at 12.9 inches with a total of 9 different days that snow fell from the sky. Temps overall in January and February were actually right around normal. The lows were very cold while the highs were slightly above which is what put me closer to an average mean.
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Yep, exactly
 
depending on how this weekend goes...may have to upgrade our north Alabama weather grade
 
olhausen said:
A+ and that was from one 8 inch snow in January that I base that grade off of. Im not sure how anyone that gets 6 or more inches of snow in the south is grading the winter less then A+. Season total is at 12.9 inches with a total of 9 different days that snow fell from the sky. Temps overall in January and February were actually right around normal. The lows were very cold while the highs were slightly above which is what put me closer to an average mean.
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Congrats, what a snowstorm! Another great winter for you!

On the subject of not grading one’s winter with a high grade if getting a lot of snow in the south: if one were basing the entire grade strictly on snowfall I’d agree 100%. However, some also incorporate temperatures quite heavily, which is what both @RainlessSnowless & Grumpy and @Iceagewhereartthou did in their grading posts. Temperatures in upstate SC averaged 2 AN and they both took off a lot for that. Whereas even I thought iceage’s D was strict (2 AN is not that warm and GSP snow was biggest since 2013-14/several inches above longterm mean), these grades are subjective. For that matter, it looks like @Lickwx actually lowered his grade due to a cold Jan. We don’t all think the same way. In my area, if I were grading strictly based on measurable wintry precip going back to 1996-7, I’d be giving an F to all but 2009-10, 2013-4, and 2017-8.
 
I give the winter grade a D here unless we get a March miracle.
 
GaWx said:
Congrats, what a snowstorm! Another great winter for you!

On the subject of not grading one’s winter with a high grade if getting a lot of snow in the south: if one were basing the entire grade strictly on snowfall I’d agree 100%. However, some also incorporate temperatures quite heavily, which is what both @RainlessSnowless & Grumpy and @Iceagewhereartthou did in their grading posts. Temperatures in upstate SC averaged 2 AN and they both took off a lot for that. Whereas even I thought iceage’s D was strict (2 AN is not that warm and GSP snow was biggest since 2013-14/several inches above longterm mean), these grades are subjective. For that matter, it looks like @Lickwx actually lowered his grade due to a cold Jan. We don’t all think the same way. In my area, if I were grading strictly based on measurable wintry precip going back to 1996-7, I’d be giving an F to all but 2009-10, 2013-4, and 2017-8.
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Yeah good post. Many may have missed it but I also take off for only seeing frozen on one occasion. Going a whole winter without seeing even an additional dusting or even flurries sits bad with me. Some have said they don't understand how I can't give an A just because of one good snow, but I see it very differently. I'm grading a whole winter, not just one snowfall. The snowfall saved what was otherwise an F- IMO, but it doesn't make up for the other 3 months that were awful. Also on the temps, it wasn't just relative to average that I didn't like, it was the lack of any true cold. I can only think of one other winter that I never saw at least teens and that was 2011-12. Only had two days with highs below 40; overall a very mild and disappointing winter. One well timed system doesn't sugar coat all that. Still a D for me.
 
Was going to say C+ but I'll wait till after this system coming through this weekend, because if y'all in Ms, Bama, Ga and Tn see accumulating snow and we get nada, I'll downgrade it to a C- or D. Lol
 
Here is how I would rate this past winter for my location:
December 2021 - Very above normal temperatures, Christmas high temperature near 80 degrees. Only silver lining was the weather this month was good outdoor activities weather.
Monthly Grade: D
January 2022 - Below normal temperatures. Several freezes, including at least 2 hard freezes, and more than one flurry event in the area this month. Temperatures actually stayed below the mid 70s for most of the month as the cold reloaded again and again.
Monthly Grade - A-
February 2022 - Near normal temperatures, but a cold first half of the month. One event had some slight mixed precip, including actual snowflakes, at my location. A few more freezes occurred in the first half of the month. Spring weeds held back longer than in the past few years.
Monthly Grade - B+

Overall Winter Score --- B

Obviously, for my latitude and climate, this is a breakdown and grading process relative to these expectations, so I've been more generous with the grading than some others further north on this forum might have given my location.
 
I’m giving this winter an overall B+ for my location. The December warmth kept it from an A. Almost 5” on January 2nd. Then January 16th had to make a short drive up Monte Sano to see 2-3”. Even though that was not my location, got to build a snowman with my daughter and play in it just a 30 minute drive. Tonight could move my grade up to an A.
 
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