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#1 Postby Colin » Fri Dec 26, 2003 9:36 pm

Well, it was a nice winter for the 10 days it lasted. Now, looks like temps in the upper 30s to even the 50s at times for the forseeable future. Maybe one more moderate snowstorm, but otherwise, it's over here IMO.

I'm enjoying my rain, heck, I might plant the flowers soon!
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#2 Postby Stormsfury » Fri Dec 26, 2003 9:50 pm

Winter just started. Not every winter is going to be prolonged cold all season long, in which I think 2002-2003 has corrupted many people in wanting every winter to be as such. Hell, even last winter has its down time so to speak.

Variability seems to be the rule this year, and I don't see that changing any time soon. FWIW, the models in 2 days may show "bitter cold" again, as they simply cannot catch up to the screaming PAC JET right now.

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#3 Postby SnowWeatherMan » Fri Dec 26, 2003 10:01 pm

Stormsfury wrote:Winter just started. Not every winter is going to be prolonged cold all season long, in which I think 2002-2003 has corrupted many people in wanting every winter to be as such. Hell, even last winter has its down time so to speak.

Variability seems to be the rule this year, and I don't see that changing any time soon. FWIW, the models in 2 days may show "bitter cold" again, as they simply cannot catch up to the screaming PAC JET right now.

SF


Well said... I think everyone is forgetting winter just started this past Monday....
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#4 Postby Squall52 » Fri Dec 26, 2003 10:22 pm

I don't know why i'm even bothering...you see these posts every other week throughout the winter, going back and fourth arguing the same points, over and over and over...

1. A pet peeve of mine. Winter did not start last Monday. It started December 1st. Sure, 'officially', it started last Monday. Whatever. Why on earth we begin winter on the shortest day of the year, when the sun is lowest in the sky is beyond me. I thought winter had to do with the climate, and the weather. IMO, in some places winter might begin in early November. In others, it may only last for January. It all depends upon your perception, and the climate. Not astronomy.

2. Whenever winter begins, the point still stands...winter is not over. Unless you're in south Florida, where one could argue that there isn't a winter(again, it depends upon your perception of how cold/snowy it has to be to be 'winter') We still have the coldest month of the year to go through, and then another third of 'METEOROLOGICAL WINTER' after that. In some places, March could even be considered winter-like...go figure. You can continue to be ignorant and whine about how we are going through a somewhat unseasonably warm period, after a very snowy December(in many places anyways), and that the pattern will never change and there will be no changes in airmass, no storms, blah blah blah.
There is no use citing the hundreds of times we have been here before, and had a pattern change or one storm, out of the blue, that makes everyone giddy.
You are free to look at it however you like, and I wouldn't want it any other way. I just had to let the frustration out. :wink:
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#5 Postby ColdFront77 » Sat Dec 27, 2003 4:05 am

SnowWeatherMan wrote:Well said... I think everyone is forgetting winter just started this past Monday....

Sure... Meteorological Winter is 29.7% over, astronomical Winter is 5.56% over. :D
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#6 Postby StormCrazyIowan » Sat Dec 27, 2003 9:45 am

LOL Colin, I feel for ya!! We've been warm and dry the past 2 winter seasons, just hoping that either this third time is the charm, or spring shows up early! :D
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#7 Postby rainstorm » Sat Dec 27, 2003 9:50 am

the heart of winter is 11jan-07feb
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#8 Postby Josephine96 » Sat Dec 27, 2003 11:10 am

I like my warmer winters just fine thank you :wink: Last February I could even go swimming a couple times cause temps. got into the low 80's.

Last winter was a chilly winter for us though. We were below 32 at least 7 or 8 times and we even had snowfall on the coast on January 24th. Yes you heard me right.. Central Florida had snow :eek: Plus we had a very cold morning here that morning.. It got down to like 24 degrees
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#9 Postby Stephanie » Sat Dec 27, 2003 12:58 pm

rainstorm wrote:the heart of winter is 11jan-07feb


Good point!

I remember that a number of our pro/amateur forecasters had mentioned that they saw this winter as being variable. I'm not too concerned. I think that we haven't seen NOTHING yet! :wink:
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#10 Postby Lehigh » Sat Dec 27, 2003 1:25 pm

Well........I hope it stays on the mild side this winter.

I really hate the cold and snow.

I love the warm temps and being outdoors in shorts and swimming.

Sorry everyone............Let the sun shine and warm temps come. :)
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#11 Postby azsnowman » Sat Dec 27, 2003 2:11 pm

Colin, after 7 years of drought, virtually no snow for those 7 years, I was ready to toss in the towel AGAIN this winter, man....was I *WRONG*, did I just say "I" was wrong?? "LOL!" I'm NEVER wrong, just simply mistaken!

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#12 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sun Dec 28, 2003 2:46 pm

I don't mind mild winters. :)

Eric 8-)
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#13 Postby Heady Guy » Sun Dec 28, 2003 5:59 pm

Wow Colin, it is not even January yet and you are calling an end to winter. Sounds like someone is depressed about all the rain and no snow lately. I would like to think we in PA can and will see snow in Jan, Feb and Mar.
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#14 Postby ColdFront77 » Sun Dec 28, 2003 6:37 pm

rainstorm wrote:the heart of winter is 11jan-07feb

The last week of January is, on average, the coldest week of the year.
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#15 Postby WoodstockWX » Sun Dec 28, 2003 7:15 pm

don't worry colin, you average more snow in FEBRUARY than DECEMBER!
Same is true for January, and even march averages ABOUT the same amount of snow for most areas from DCA-BOS.
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#16 Postby wxnut » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:11 pm

Lehigh wrote:Well........I hope it stays on the mild side this winter.

I really hate the cold and snow.

I love the warm temps and being outdoors in shorts and swimming.

Sorry everyone............Let the sun shine and warm temps come. :)


LOL!!! A person after my own heart! :D

I can't stand the bitter cold or the snow anymore. I like temps above 60 year 'round. I guess maybe I should move back to Phoenix. 8-)
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#17 Postby David » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:50 am

In Topeka, I want 60's or 70's, or a big sleet storm that closes down schools. Snow does nothing but cause problems.
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#18 Postby WoodstockWX » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:54 am

David wrote:In Topeka, I want 60's or 70's, or a big sleet storm that closes down schools. Snow does nothing but cause problems.

so, you're a greedy one?
;)
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#19 Postby David » Mon Dec 29, 2003 1:32 am

WoodstockWX wrote:
David wrote:In Topeka, I want 60's or 70's, or a big sleet storm that closes down schools. Snow does nothing but cause problems.

so, you're a greedy one?
;)


We hardly get anything as it is, might as well get what I want when I can get it. :)
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#20 Postby JQ Public » Mon Dec 29, 2003 2:09 am

You're in the mts in PA and you think that won't see snow for the rest of the winter? Sigh its not even january. :) :)
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