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[star drop]

Does anyone else record their snow?

 

2007-08  172"
2008-09  345"
2009-10  215"
2010-11  261"
2011-12  161"
2012-13  232"
2013-14  245"   Lowest Temperatures:
2014-15  221"   (-19, -17 and -16.5°F)
2015-16  199"   (-18 and -16°F) 
2016-17  269”   (-2, -2, 1, 1, and 1°F) 
2017-18  243"   (-11, -11, -10, -8, -7, and -7°F)
2018-19  212"   (-15, -15, -12, -11, -7, and -6°F) (0°F on Thanksgiving Day morning) (-2 on 2/19/19 and 3/5/19)   
                          (0°F on 3/8/19)
2019-20  245"   (-10, -2, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3, and 4°F) (most ice for any recorded winter)
2020-21  160"   (-2, 0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, and 5°F) (second iciest winter, 1" of snow on May 9, 2021)
2021-22  224"   (-8, -6.5, -6, -6, -6, -5, -4, and -4°F) (warm December with rain)
2022-23  171"   (-8, -7, -4, 0, 1, 6, 7, and 8°F) (new thermometer only)
2023-24  121"   (2, 3, 3, 6, 7, 9, 9, and 9°F)
2024-25  236”   (-9, -3, -3, 0, 0, 1, 2, and 3°F)(As of March 9, 2025)

Edited by star drop, 21 March 2025 - 09:25 PM.

[LDW47]

Does anyone else record their snow?

 

2007-08  172"
2008-09  345"
2009-10  215"
2010-11  261"
2011-12  161"
2012-13  232"
2013-14  245"   Lowest Temperatures:
2014-15  221"   (-19, -17 and -16.5°F)
2015-16  199"   (-18 and -16°F) 
2016-17  269”   (-2, -2, 1, 1, and 1°F) 
2017-18  243"   (-11, -11, -10, -8, -7, and -7°F)
2018-19  212"   (-15, -15, -12, -11, -7, and -6°F) (0°F on Thanksgiving Day morning) (-2 on 2/19/19 and 3/5/19)   
                          (0°F on 3/8/19)
2019-20  245"   (-10, -2, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3, and 4°F) (most ice for any recorded winter)
2020-21  160"   (-2, 0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, and 5°F) (second iciest winter, 1" of snow on May 9, 2021)
2021-22  224"   (-8, -6.5, -6, -6, -6, -5, -4, and -4°F) (warm December with rain)
2022-23  171"   (-8, -7, -4, 0, 1, 6, 7, and 8°F) (new thermometer only)
2023-24  121"   (2, 3, 3, 6, 7, 9, 9, and 9°F)
2024-25  236”   (-9, -3, -3, 0, 0, 1, 2, and 3°F)(As of March 9, 2025)

Any specific reason related to astronomy.

[Inkie]

Nope, I just endure its sister, rain.  Between 75-125 inches of it each winter, from November to ...oh, look, it's raining right as I type.  

[TOMDEY]

Looks like an interesting hobby --- a sort of bean-counting practice, but nevertheless interesting. I live in Springwater, NY on a higher hill (1700 feet at the dome) which collects more snow than down in the valley just a mile farther west. I am convinced that our hill acts as a snow fence, selectively precipitating the snow right out of the air. We get most of ours as snow bands blowing all the way over from lake Erie about 70 miles to the west. Now I have Spring Fever!   Tom

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[Jethro7]

Hello star drop,

Yes we had record snow here in Florida. January 21, 2025. We had 6" of snow accumulation. Here is the Astronomy angle. At 8:30 PM, I was amazed by how bright it was outside with the  sky glow reflecting off the snow. It was about as bright as twilight. This made me realize that folks that live in snow country have to deal with this kind of extra light pollution.

 

Happy skies and keep looking up Jethro

 

 

 

8:30 PM it was very bright

 

Edited by Jethro7, 22 March 2025 - 07:24 AM.

[Notdarkenough]

I live ina ski economy. They track snow closer than money! 

[Jon Isaacs]

I try to keep track of the snow in San Diego.  Unfortunately, the last time it snowed, I was away at college and missed it.  That was 1967.   

 

It does snow in the mountains and even some at place in the high desert. It snows enough sometimes to have a little fun in the snow but not enough to bother keeping track of.

 

 

Jon

[Tony Flanders]

Does anyone else record their snow?

I've tried it intermittently. The problem is that to get accurate snow readings you need a pretty special kind of location -- protected from the wind, but still open to the sky. And then you need to go outside scrupulously at least once per snowfall to measure the snow before it has settled too much.
 
The relatively few professional observatories that record snowfall actually measure the snow and brush off the table every hour. You need more than one person to do that 24/7.

For what it's worth, both at my city home in Cambridge, MA and at my country home near the NY/MA line, the snow started early in the season and lasted unusually long due to the protracted sub-freezing temperatures.

 

At my country home in particular, we had continuous snow cover from early December through early March, which was refreshing after the previous three non-winters. But it never snowed quite enough that I couldn't drive my car out of the driveway without shoveling. I bet the total snowfall was still below the long-term norm (or previous norm), which is around 70-80 inches. The deepest snowpack in the woods was around 14-16 inches. Much easier to get around on snowshoes than "barefoot."

[Mike Q]

Not really anymore.  I used to, but with it so hit or miss its not worth the effort anymore

[jcj380]

I'll note it if it's something like first snow of the season or if it's more than a couple inches.  Same for massive rain / tornados.

Edited by jcj380, 25 March 2025 - 11:43 AM.

[geovermont]

Yes. My wife and I are the National Weather Service Cooperative Observers for Plainfield, Vermont. We've been taking daily measurements, including new snowfall and snow on the ground, for over 25 years. Not just a hobby. I work as a geologist and some of my work I view as being of some societal importance, but this volunteer work for NWS is probably the most useful and important scientific contribution we will ever make. It's part of our nations permanent climate data set and I know that our numbers are being used to help with all sorts of river, stormwater, and drought modeling and emergency response. It only becomes more useful as the length of the data set grows.

 

If anyone is even vaguely interested in monitoring rain and snow, check out the CoCoRaHS network at https://www.cocorahs.org/

They could use you.

 

George Springston

 

 

[star drop]

Yes. My wife and I are the National Weather Service Cooperative Observers for Plainfield, Vermont. We've been taking daily measurements, including new snowfall and snow on the ground, for over 25 years. Not just a hobby. I work as a geologist and some of my work I view as being of some societal importance, but this volunteer work for NWS is probably the most useful and important scientific contribution we will ever make. It's part of our nations permanent climate data set and I know that our numbers are being used to help with all sorts of river, stormwater, and drought modeling and emergency response. It only becomes more useful as the length of the data set grows.

 

If anyone is even vaguely interested in monitoring rain and snow, check out the CoCoRaHS network at https://www.cocorahs.org/

They could use you.

 

George Springston

Thank you, George. I will look into that especially since there are only four observers within about 30 miles surrounding my location, the fact that lake "defect snow" is often concentrated in narrow bands and since I am on a ridge. Many times we have received 6" of snow while at 100-300' lower it was all rain. 

[geovermont]

The more stations the better! Rainfall is pretty easy--just a daily reading. Snow gets rather more complicated, but it's mostly fun.

[WillR]

Does anyone else record their snow?

 

2007-08  172"
2008-09  345"
2009-10  215"
2010-11  261"
2011-12  161"
2012-13  232"
2013-14  245"   Lowest Temperatures:
2014-15  221"   (-19, -17 and -16.5°F)
2015-16  199"   (-18 and -16°F) 
2016-17  269”   (-2, -2, 1, 1, and 1°F) 
2017-18  243"   (-11, -11, -10, -8, -7, and -7°F)
2018-19  212"   (-15, -15, -12, -11, -7, and -6°F) (0°F on Thanksgiving Day morning) (-2 on 2/19/19 and 3/5/19)   
                          (0°F on 3/8/19)
2019-20  245"   (-10, -2, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3, and 4°F) (most ice for any recorded winter)
2020-21  160"   (-2, 0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, and 5°F) (second iciest winter, 1" of snow on May 9, 2021)
2021-22  224"   (-8, -6.5, -6, -6, -6, -5, -4, and -4°F) (warm December with rain)
2022-23  171"   (-8, -7, -4, 0, 1, 6, 7, and 8°F) (new thermometer only)
2023-24  121"   (2, 3, 3, 6, 7, 9, 9, and 9°F)
2024-25  236”   (-9, -3, -3, 0, 0, 1, 2, and 3°F)(As of March 9, 2025)

I think they only do that in places called Snow Plop.

 

We rarely get 100” here and must be well under that this year. We haven’t had a single snow fall of even 6”. What we did get was a lot of ice, repeatedly, that built up in layers. It was impossible to do anything with it. I’ll take snow.

 

Winter ended abruptly and we are well into spring.

[geovermont]

Here at Plainfield Vermont we've had a total of 70 inches for the season. Above average in these years. More is coming though! Actually a few flakes falling as I write.

[Dave Mitsky]

Year to date though March 23, 2025: 13.6 inches

 

https://www.extremew...ost-yearly-snow

[Dave Mitsky]

This has been the second driest year to date on record for my area.

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[geovermont]

Well, we're not in any snow drought in central Vermont. Seven inches of new snow and still coming, with some combination of sleet, freezing rain, and rain still to come over the rest of the weekend. No observing in the forecast for a few days!

[Sketcher]

Does anyone else record their snow?

Not I.  I would have difficulty arriving at reliable figures for most of my snowfalls.  All it takes is a light breeze and different areas around my home will have different snow depths -- how to measure reliably?  Besides, when it snows sufficiently I'm more concerned about clearing it from porches, walkways, vehicles, and my open-air observatory -- the "Colosseum."  And after that (usually) I have to plow the stuff from my road.

 

The Colosseum -- in warmer seasons:

 

In use:

 

After an unmeasured amount of snow:

 

Edit:  I woke up this morning to a bit of fresh snow.  Then it snowed a bit more.  Tonight, I'm likely to get even more.  How much?  Hopefully not enough to have to plow.

Edited by Sketcher, 29 March 2025 - 12:37 PM.

[PKDfan]

 

 

Snowfall over 24hours in Edmonton.

 

 

 

 

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