It’s almost as if the planet is trying to send a message to Washington. I find the choice of words from NOAA/NWS (see below the read more line) interesting when they say”
AS WITH ANY MAJOR CLIMATE RECORD ACHIEVEMENT…
Perhaps in this one case, weather is climate.
From NWS:
The seasonal snowfall total in Washington DC stands at 54.9 inches. This would break the previous all-time seasonal snowfall record for Washington DC of 54.4 inches set in the winter of 1898-99.
And the snow continues tonight. A blizzard warning remains in effect until 10PM EST with snow tapering off after that. Here are preliminary snowfall reports from the NOAA/NWS in Baltimore:
While there will be a break, my forecast engine says there may be more snow next Monday.
Here’s the details on the breaking of the all-time snowfall Wahington and Baltmore record from the NWS:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 300 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...PRELIMINARY ALL-TIME SEASONAL SNOWFALL RECORDS SET AT THE THREE MAJOR CLIMATE SITES IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON AREA... AS OF 2 PM TODAY...WITH THE 9.8 INCH TWO-DAY SNOWFALL TOTAL MEASURED AT RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT...THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL IN WASHINGTON DC STANDS AT 54.9 INCHES. THIS WOULD BREAK THE PREVIOUS ALL-TIME SEASONAL SNOWFALL RECORD FOR WASHINGTON DC OF 54.4 INCHES SET IN THE WINTER OF 1898-99. OFFICIAL SNOWFALL RECORDS FOR WASHINGTON DC DATE BACK 126 YEARS TO 1884. AS OF 1 PM TODAY...WITH THE 11.9 INCH TWO-DAY SNOWFALL TOTAL MEASURED AT BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT...THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL IN BALTIMORE STANDS AT 72.3 INCHES. THIS WOULD BREAK THE PREVIOUS ALL-TIME SEASONAL SNOWFALL RECORD FOR BALTIMORE OF 62.5 INCHES SET IN THE WINTER OF 1995-96. OFFICIAL SNOWFALL RECORDS FOR BALTIMORE DATE BACK 118 YEARS TO 1893. FINALLY...AS OF YESTERDAY...THIS YEARS SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL AT DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT STOOD AT 63.5 INCHES. THIS WOULD BREAK THE PREVIOUS SEASONAL SNOWFALL RECORD OF 61.9 INCHES SET IN 1995-96. AS OF 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON...THE TWO-DAY SNOWFALL TOTAL AT DULLES IS 8.5 INCHES...WHICH WOULD MAKE THIS YEARS SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL 72.0 INCHES. OFFICIAL SNOWFALL RECORDS FOR DULLES DATE BACK 48 YEARS TO 1962. THESE PRELIMINARY STORM TOTALS ARE AS OF THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 10 FEB 2010...AND WILL BE UPDATED AFTER THE CURRENT SNOW HAS ENDED. AS WITH ANY MAJOR CLIMATE RECORD ACHIEVEMENT...THESE PRELIMINARY RECORDS WILL BE QUALITY CONTROLLED BY NOAA`S NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 720 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 DCZ001-MDZ009-013-014-016-110300- /O.CON.KLWX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T0300Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL- CHARLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...GAITHERSBURG...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF 720 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. DRIFTS 2 TO 4 FT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 20S. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR ANYONE WHO BECOMES STRANDED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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And here is the details on the Philadelphia record:
RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 730 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...SNOWIEST YEAR (JULY THROUGH JUNE) ON RECORD FOR PHILADELPHIA... WITH THE 14.0 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL IN PHILADELPHIA THROUGH 7 PM, THE SEASON TOTAL JUMPED TO 70.3 INCHES. THIS TOTAL NOW RANKS AS THE SNOWIEST SEASON ON RECORD, SURPASSING THE 65.5 INCHES THAT FELL IN 1995-1996 SEASON.
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Serves em Left.
M4GW made another one.
http://www.youtube.com/user/M4GW#p/a/u/0/u03QcymdCtg
REPLY: And not at all funny…blech. – Anthony
Federal Government in DC has closed for the 4th Straight day. As I sit in an apartment with minimal cable channels and intermittent Internet connectivity because I had a house fire 3 weeks ago — I am slowly going stir crazy.
On a good note my wife and I are still getting on very well even with the isolation and cramped quarters- that’s a win!
Up is Down we need a new climate organization to analyze the rise in snowfall and spend new taxes as part of the AGW agenda.
Are we on track to emulate the winter of 1780? From my reading it ranked as one of the biggest.
And does anybody, ANYBODY think this is all the snow this area’s going to get this winter? Lesse…what’s today? February 10th. Hmmm… I think I answered my own question.
The Vernal Equinox is on the 3/20/10 …. So there is still plenty of winter to go yet!
At least the snow will keep the murder rates down… Pretty hard to get away with a murder when you don’t own snowshoes…
I just saw on Drudge that tomorrow, the NYT is going to have an article connecting the heavy snow to global warming.
I’m not surprised. They’ll probably say a warmer atmosphere holds more water…
D. King (18:57:11) :
M4GW made another one.
http://www.youtube.com/user/M4GW#p/a/u/0/u03QcymdCtg
REPLY: And not at all funny…blech. – Anthony
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Aww Anthony, C’mon admit it… You just don’t like the Minnesoten Vikings 😉
The Great Spirit of the Universe definitely has a sense of humor.
Oliver K. Manuel
Let me see if I am clear on this. Are you saying that Washington is a broken record?????
Contessa Brewer on MSNBC explained that more snow is an effect of AGW (higher temperatures cause more precipitation, more precipitation in winter means more snow). So, as according to Robert Kennedy Jr. no snow is also proof of AGW, we seem to have covered all our bases. No matter what happens its proof positive of AGW.
The fronts are coming through on time, I think the main difference is the Solar minimum, pushing the jet streams further south. Coupled with the “increased SST’s” putting more moisture into the air, and increasing “snow totals” where they were “rain” in the patterns before.
Precipitation trends have been higher (for past year) than I have forecast by 25%-50%, based on a natural analog of repeating patterns with the level of solar activity about the only difference from the past cycles.
Waiting to see if we get “the annual ice storm in Kentucky/Tennessee” in the next 3 days, as forecast.
The spin on this is unbelievable. It really is sad to watch.
It’s very sad to see the debate all boils down to whether the climate will get warmer or not. If the climate warms considerably then the AGW alarmists win. If the climate cools dramatically, the other side wins. I find this both childish and stupid. Whatever the outcome, it does not answer the question of how much man is influencing climate, and therefore what if anything we should do about it. I find the debate amongst virtually all scientists corrupted. It goes to show the essence of scientific research, that is to search for the truth, is all but forgotten, and that we’ve entered a new dark age where lies are turned into truths. George Orwell would be very proud of us all in fulfilling his warnings. I’m still waiting for fraud charges to be handed out to the leading clowns of the AGW scam since they have proved nothing and yet they have convinced much of the world that we are facing a global warming catastrophe. It may be true but there is absolutely no evidence to support this hypothesis, no more than there’s evidence that we are being invaded by aliens in UFOs, as some claim. The difference being is the UFO believers are not forcing a new super tax on us that might very well destroy our economic future. The AGW con artists are trying to do so, all based on an unproven ideology, hence they must be brought to account, ideally behind bars.
All I know is that it’s 10:00 PM Wednesday night here in Philadelphia, it’s still snowing, the drifts are taller than my Welsh Corgi, Robbie the Duke of Darby, and he keeps complaining that his wee-wee is cold.
Why is it always in all-caps? So self-important.
REPLY: This is why….
http://www.kekatos.com/teletype/gil/M28.htm
Old standards never die, even in modern tech, the NWS has systems that still expect upper case – Anthony
Spokane, WA got its record snow last year (08/09.) An all time record, most of which happened around the end of December. The previous year’s snow was unusually heavy, as well, though not record breaking.
This year? I think Gore & Co sucked out all the cold. It’s been nice. MId 40s (unusually warm, but not record breaking) much of the time with very little snow. MUCH nicer than last year. I’m glad I didn’t actually get around to buying that snow-blower that I’d been thinking about.
Maybe this Global Warming thing is purely a regional effect, like the MWP? 😉
“Old standards never die, even in modern tech, the NWS has systems that still expect upper case”
So make it uppercase for those systems. There’s no reason to inflict it on humans 🙂
This planet is in fact sending a message to Washington, but only in the light of truth emitting from proper science will they ever decipher it.
Democrats call for action. Record drought and lack of snow. Blame Bush
http://www.blip.tv/file/3199262
Boxer, Byrd Feinstein speak out.’
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Too bad they are wrong and we know it.
Two very satisfying Youtube videos capturing the DC snowfall.
Feb. 5-6 (27 seconds)
Feb. 9-10 (42 seconds)
Warning to rightwingers, don’t rub your hands raw in your glee.
I imagine Biden as Tigger and the Obama as the Teddy Bear. Kind of like a sinking ship, except backwards.
“The seasonal snowfall total in Washington DC stands at 54.9 inches. This would break the previous all-time seasonal snowfall record for Washington DC of 54.4 inches set in the winter of 1898-99.”
Could someone explain the physics behind the previous records. If warming caused this record, did the laws of physics change from 110 years ago?
Seems you can’t even buy a good solar cycle discussion these days, I guess everyone is watching and waiting. Anyone know if Livingston & Penn have produced anything on recent field contrasts, and if they’re still diminishing? While the sunspot numbers are ok, the spots seem to lack oomph.
This ramp up kind of reminds me of cycle 20, looking at the early high numbers of NH spots produced to date.
http://www.solen.info/solar/cycl20.gif
http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/bfly.gif
If that were to be the case and solar cycle 24 progressed along something like sc20 and perhaps followed by a decently strong cycle maybe in twenty years the climate might return to be milder… Despite the recent Eddy Minimum. *crosses fingers*