February 2022 Obs & Discussions

If any of these squalls came through say at night and it was like 10 degrees, roads would have been a real challenge-slicked up like glass. Fortunately, it was warmer than that says the man who has had the misfortune to drive on Bear Mountain and the Long Mountain thusly.

Driving from Salem Mass to home both lines very impressive, but squall line delivered 0 visibility for 5 minutes, winds gusted at least 45 mph was the heaviest daytime snow fall rates I’ve experienced… quite memorable!!!

February now is close to N temps, but likely to run AN temps (>= 1) especially with the next 3 days taken into consideration which will be much AN.  It's also likely much BN for snowfall for many on this forum unless some wave is able to produce substantial snowfall during 2/25-2/28 window which currently doesn't look promising.

Perfect example why you don't name winter storms.....

aiannone wrote:Perfect example why you don't name winter storms.....

lol

aiannone wrote:Perfect example why you don't name winter storms.....

that’s my cuz name now I know why she can be so

TEMPS HAVE GONE FROM 67* At 3PM TO 40* AT 8PM!! ARCTIC FRONT MOVING IN!

amugs wrote:TEMPS HAVE GONE FROM 67* At 3PM TO 40* AT 8PM!! ARCTIC FRONT MOVING IN!

Yep, dropping fast. 43* here. And as fast as they drop tonight, as slow as they'll rise tomorrow. Probably won't break mid-30s tomorrow.

28* for my low this morning after a high of 67* yesterday. Feels like the high range with the temperature swings - rawhide!!!

February temp anomalies.  AN now temps and snowfall much BN for most on this forum.  

February gets a D IMBY.  January was the month...

25 mph winds now with gusts to 38 mph

15 degrees early this morning. A two-hour delay due to icy roads.

A fairly quiet February packs up and is almost outta here.

Feb temps as 2/25.  AN by a decent margin for most.

heehaw453 wrote:Feb temps as 2/25.  AN by a decent margin for most.

Temp anomalies as seen by a different site(above).  Here is the 500mb pattern for Feb.(below).  Overall as far a 500mb patern go it really isnt that far off from being a really good patttern.  All you would have needed would have been the center of the mean ridge that is just off the west coast of NA to have been centered a little bit closer to, or right on the coast of NA.  That would have made a world of difference for us in the east

docstox12 wrote:

sroc4 wrote:

heehaw453 wrote:Feb temps as 2/25.  AN by a decent margin for most.

Temp anomalies as seen by a different site(above).  Here is the 500mb pattern for Feb.(below).  Overall as far a 500mb patern go it really isnt that far off from being a really good patttern.  All you would have needed would have been the center of the mean ridge that is just off the west coast of NA to have been centered a little bit closer to, or right on the coast of NA.  That would have made a world of difference for us in the east

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPwrodxghrw

sroc4 wrote:

heehaw453 wrote:Feb temps as 2/25.  AN by a decent margin for most.

Temp anomalies as seen by a different site(above).  Here is the 500mb pattern for Feb.(below).  Overall as far a 500mb patern go it really isnt that far off from being a really good patttern.  All you would have needed would have been the center of the mean ridge that is just off the west coast of NA to have been centered a little bit closer to, or right on the coast of NA.  That would have made a world of difference for us in the east

A little bit of NAM support and would have been money.

sroc4 wrote:

heehaw453 wrote:Feb temps as 2/25.  AN by a decent margin for most.

Temp anomalies as seen by a different site(above).  Here is the 500mb pattern for Feb.(below).  Overall as far a 500mb patern go it really isnt that far off from being a really good patttern.  All you would have needed would have been the center of the mean ridge that is just off the west coast of NA to have been centered a little bit closer to, or right on the coast of NA.  That would have made a world of difference for us in the east

Here is January which I consider to be excellent winter month for most of us.  Not a hostile NAM, good PAC and a bit of east based block.  Little too far east for interior, but just enough west for eastern zones.  It was close to being historic across the board.  Will discuss this in the retro thread...