So Long Winter..."HEEEELLLLOOOOO Spring!"

azsnowman · #1 Postby **azsnowman** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 6:35 pm

Well...after the COLDEST winter in 38 years, it appears it's FINALLY OVER! Not much in the way of snow, last nights 10" brought the winters total for me to a misely 49"....WELL below my NORMAL 132"......I for one am ready to say "ADIOS" to winter and "HOLA" to spring 8-)

WHITE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

345 PM MST FRI MAR 5 2004

TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY...CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT... WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LOWS 12 TO 21 ABOVE 7000 FEET...20 TO 26 BELOW 7000 FEET.
SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... MUCH WARMER... LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 46 TO 56 ABOVE 7000 FEET...55 TO 62 BELOW 7000 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LIGHT WINDS... LOWS AROUND 23 ABOVE 7000 FEET...25 TO 32 BELOW 7000 FEET.
SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... LIGHT WINDS... HIGHS 51 TO 61 ABOVE 7000 FEET...60 TO 67 BELOW 7000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LIGHT WINDS... LOWS 21 TO 27 ABOVE 7000 FEET...26 TO 32 BELOW 7000 FEET.
MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 53 TO 63 ABOVE 7000 FEET...62 TO 69 BELOW 7000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS 24 TO 30 ABOVE 7000 FEET...29 TO 35 BELOW 7000 FEET.
TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 56 TO 66 ABOVE 7000 FEET...66 TO 73 BELOW 7000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 22 TO 29 ABOVE 7000 FEET...27 TO 34 BELOW 7000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS 57 TO 67 ABOVE 7000 FEET...66 TO 73 BELOW 7000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 26 TO 32 ABOVE 7000 FEET...31 TO 37 BELOW 7000 FEET.
THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 55 TO 65 ABOVE 7000 FEET...64 TO 71 BELOW 7000 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY... LOWS 24 TO 31 ABOVE 7000 FEET...29 TO 36 BELOW 7000 FEET.
FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS 53 TO 63 ABOVE 7000 FEET...62 TO 69 BELOW 7000 FEET. =

Dennis 8-)

azsnowman · #2 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:42 am

This sounds REALLY NICE 8-)

I know we needed the snowpack to squelch the wildfire season and all but it just wasn't in the books for this year, I can't STAND below NORMAL temps, with clear, blue skies....if it's gonna be cold, then let it snow!

IN THE EXTENDED...TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY
BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN BUT THE ONLY INFLUENCE AT FIRST WILL BE A FEW
EXTRA HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING OVER THE RIDGE. IT WILL LIKELY BE A
COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE ANY UNSETTLED OR PRECIPITATION PRODUCING WEATHER
RETURNS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA.

Dennis 8-)

azsnowman · #3 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:57 pm

My POOR weather station....something's wrong with it, it hasn't recorded a temp OVER 32° in 2.4 months

It's reading 55.4° at the moment, WELL DESERVED if I say so myself 8-)

Dennis

azsnowman · #4 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 3:35 pm

LOOK OUT BELOW!!! Indeed, at this rate, the 108" snowpack on Sunrise is gonna go FAST!

RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WX PATTERN ACROSS THE SW US FOR THE
NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING TREND WITH TEMPS RISING
TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS TODAY...AND ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK.

STRONG WARM UP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL RESULT IN RAPID
MELTING OF RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW AND INCREASED STREAM FLOWS
ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. DB

Dennis

Josephine96 · #5 Postby **Josephine96** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:31 pm

We have had a very mild winter.. Not a single freeze at all here

ColdFront77 · #6 Postby **ColdFront77** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 1:52 am

Josephine96 wrote:We have had a very mild winter.. Not a single freeze at all here

It has gotten two to five degrees above freezing 16 times at my location, 55 to 60 miles NNW of Kissimmee, Florida:

Since January 1st, it made it down to 34° seven times, on Janaury 11th, 13th, 23rd, 24th, February 8th, 18th and 19th.

It never made it down to 35° this since January 1st.

Since January 1st. it made it down to 36° sevel times, on January 7th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 20th, 21st and 28th

Since Janaury 1st, it made it down to 37° twice, on January 8th and 16th.

azsnowman · #7 Postby **azsnowman** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 7:57 pm

MAN...what BEEEE-UTE-EFUL weather! Hit a high of 68° WONDERFUL warm degrees today. I know we need/needed the moisture but DANG.....this SURE do feel GOOD on my SNOW WHITE, PASTY arms/legs/face! I don't DARE put on shorts....I'd scare the BA JESUS outta someone "LOL!'

Dennis

#8 Postby **azskyman** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:36 pm

Two days in a row of 90 degrees here in my back yard. May hit 93 and windy on Tuesday, the 9th! Hopefully settle down a bit for the days ahead though. I'm not prepared for HOT weather as yet. We can save that for June through October!

weatherlover427 · #9 Postby **weatherlover427** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 1:26 am

RECORD REPORT
SXUS99 KLAX 090101 RERLAX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 5 PM PST MON MAR 8 2004 ...PRELIMARY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH 8, 2004... LOCATION RECORD OLD RECORD ------------------------------------------------------ BURBANK 90 87 SET IN 1934
CHATSWORTH 92 88 SET IN 1996
LA DOWNTOWN 93 89 SET IN 1996
LONG BEACH 91 84 SET IN 1996
PASADENA 92 86 SET IN 1996
UCLA 91 87 SET IN 1934
OXNARD 92 80 SET IN 1946
SIMI VALLEY 91 86 SET IN 1996
SANTA BARBARA A`PT 84 80 SET IN 1946
SANTA BARBARA CITY 92 82 SET IN 1946
SANTA MARIA 85 80 SET IN 1993
PASO ROBLES 84 80 SET IN 1955
LOMPOC 87 81 SET IN 1993
MOUNT WILSON 77 71 SET IN 1972
LA INT AIRPORT 89 83 SET IN 1996
CUYAMA 82 80 SET IN 1989
TORRANCE 89 82 SET IN 1996
PIERCE COLLEGE 94 88 SET IN 1997
OJAI 89 84 SET IN 1996
VENTURA 87 79 SET IN 1979

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SXUS99 KSAN 090157 AAA
RERSAN

RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
557 PM PST MON MAR 8 2004

...RECORD HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES BROKEN OR TIED ON THIS DATE...
...ADDED LA MESA

LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD PERIOD OF RECORD

ALPINE 89 85 SET IN 1996 1952 TO PRESENT
ELSINORE 89 88 SET IN 1996 1948 TO PRESENT
ESCONDIDO 91 TIED 91 SET IN 1996 1979 TO PRESENT
IDYLLWILD 75 TIED 75 SET IN 1972 1948 TO PRESENT
LAGUNA BEACH 90 82 SET IN 1944 1928 TO PRESENT
LA MESA 90 89 SET IN 1996 1948 TO PRESENT
NEWPORT BEACH 82 80 SET IN 1944 1934 TO PRESENT
PALM SPRINGS 91 90 SET IN 1979 1927 TO PRESENT
RIVERSIDE CITRUS 91 85 SET IN 1996 1948 TO PRESENT
SANTA ANA FIRE STN 97 88 SET IN 1996 1948 TO PRESENT
THERMAL 94 91 SET IN 1996 1950 TO PRESENT
VISTA 88 85 SET IN 1996 1957 TO PRESENT
WILD ANIMAL PARK 98 88 SET IN 1996 1979 TO PRESENT
YORBA LINDA 94 86 SET IN 1961 1948 TO PRESENT

...RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES BROKEN OR TIED ON THIS DATE...
...ADDED LA MESA

LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD PERIOD OF RECORD

ALPINE 57 55 SET IN 1989 1952 TO PRESENT
BORREGO DESERT 57 TIED 57 SET IN 1986 1948 TO PRESENT
CAMPO 49 46 SET IN 1983 1948 TO PRESENT
INDIO 68 67 SET IN 1928 1927 TO PRESENT
LA MESA 64 57 SET IN 1986 1948 TO PRESENT
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN 51 TIED 51 SET IN 1989 1948 TO PRESENT
PALM SPRINGS 64 60 SET IN 1937 1927 TO PRESENT
VISTA 58 56 SET IN 1986 1957 TO PRESENT
YORBA LINDA 66 53 SET IN 1972 1948 TO PRESENT

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RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 430 PM PST MON MAR 08 2004 ...NEW RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE SET TODAY ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREA... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD RICHMOND.................81.............76 SET IN 1979 KENTFIELD................78.............77 SET IN 1994 MOFFETT FIELD............79.............78 SET IN 1953 DOWNTOWN OAKLAND.........83.............77 SET IN 1979 SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT....77(TIED)..........SET IN 1953 DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO...82.............78 SET IN 1892 SANTA ROSA...............81(TIED)..........SET IN 1972 GILROY...................85.............83 SET IN 1993 KING CITY................89.............85 SET IN 1953 MONTEREY.................80.............78 SET IN 1996 SALINAS..................87.............80 SET IN 1996 SANTA CRUZ...............83.............78 SET IN 1996

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Amazing list of record highs across CA today. :o

azsnowman · #10 Postby **azsnowman** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 7:29 am

azskyman wrote:Two days in a row of 90 degrees here in my back yard. May hit 93 and windy on Tuesday, the 9th! Hopefully settle down a bit for the days ahead though. I'm not prepared for HOT weather as yet. We can save that for June through October!

Amen Steve, nor am I.....but it sounds like from some of the long range forecasts, it's gonna be one of THOSE summers that makes the Devil himself look for a cool, shady spot :cry:

We're forecast to hit 74°, that's some 21° ABOVE normal :eek:

Dennis

So Long Winter..."HEEEELLLLOOOOO Spring!"

So Long Winter..."HEEEELLLLOOOOO Spring!"

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