Or in other words it takes you now 30 years to get the same amount of snowfall you used to get in 20 years. But I'm the clown? That's simple 3rd grade math.
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Heelyes
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Maybe you can help me interpret it? You chose the peak decade to compare to. I choose the first decade 100yrs ago to now and they aren't much different
Jesus this place is absolutely depressing right now. and yet I get called a warmanista by @Weenietag
I clearly did not. Climate averages operate in 30 year cycles and I hope you know that being on a weather board. The 1st three decades on the chart averaged 7.8 inches of snow per year. The last 30 average 5.2. That's a pretty big drop off in snowfall.
30 year averages has to be one of the dumber things that's done in weather. I said it don't @ me
Well 1400-1429 averaged 4.2 inches of snow, a sizeable increase over the last 600 yrs so a retraction was overdue
Maybe so but that's how it's done. But it's clearly a drop off the last 30 years and it's clearly warmer, especially during the cold seasons. Is it cyclical? Is it because of us? I don't know. But until I see it reverse I don't have any reason to think it won't continue. If that's an unpopular opinion and hurts feelings so be it.
Heelyes
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My yard is wet, I know it will snow again and I'm happy. No hurt feelings here
There's probably some cyclical nature to it and I'm sure a warmer climate has pushed some of the meager events to rain. That said what is interesting to me about the data you posted is how 1901-10 and 41-50 were close to on par with what we are today what made those decades turds in a cooler climate?
As for the 30 years averages I understand why it's done but I don't agree with it.
BHS1975
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A warmer planet has less snow and ice and heavier rain. Why is that so hard to understand?
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GW must not affect Jonesville SC or where tractor girl lives then
I have no idea. What's different is those turned around rather quickly after a decade. That's not happening now. If something doesn't change quickly this decade will be the 4th in a row. And that coinciding with 8 of the last 9 years being in the top 15 warmest on record in this area. That doesnt make me feel too optimistic heading into winters anymore. I know 100 years is nothing in the longterm. I'm not a climate activist, I don't believe there is any looming climate disaster. I've just lived here my whole life and know how different the winters are now. But I'm not going to mention it anymore.
BHS1975
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It's here dude. Go here.
Learning - Global Warming facts and fiction
Great writeup by Dr. Roy Spencer of Huntsville about how official temps are artificially inflated by where the censors are and how this needs to be addressed http://www.drroyspencer.com/2017/01/trumps-noaa-administrator-must-address-the-temperature-record-controversy/
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There was a met in Cola SC a few years ago, I won't call his name, but he said Columbia wouldn't regularly see temps over 110 and heat indices of 120 last for weeks at a time. I don't remember his timeframe. Statements like that I tend to not believe as much. To get those temps you have to have lower dews. How is an area like SC being along the Atlantic and near the Gulf possibly get dews low enough to support those temps? There is a reason Miami doesn't break 90 very much.
Thanks but I'm done, I've ruffled enough feathers. I'm complaining about my lack of snow so putting it here was fine
SnowNiner
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I agree to a point. I too feel it's just warmer for whatever reason and that's put a strain on winter weather lately. I'm just currently hoping we're stuck in a climatogical rut, and that it will change our pattern for the better soon. I can only take so many more warm winters however...
January has me pretty optimistic though.
Anyone who thinks that is a moron. Our summer time temps have been kept in check with humidity and our oceans. Like you said, it’s far too humid here to support temps like that. I just wonder if magnetic north has had anything to do with the cold seemingly always in Asia.