yesterday the mrs and i went to church. now, the night before i knew that it was gonna be a lousy weather day: weather.com let me know, and they're very rarely wrong, IMX.
so we got in the car and headed off. after a while, we realized that the rain was turning to something else: what the weather channel has taken to calling "wintry mix" but that i grew up calling "wet snow". or alternately, "useless crap you can't make snowballs with".
what? can you seriously tell me you didn't call it that, either?
anyway: it took us a while to realize it, i guess b/c it's a bit early in the year to see snow. where i live we can go through christmas without seeing any snow, and that's the way the past few years have been here.
because it was a "wintry mix" rather than the one or the other, there was no accumulation whatsoever: it melted as soon as it hit the pavement/trees/grass/whatever. but it did make me wonder: where you are, when do you typically see your first snow of the year?
ed
silverwhisper posted on Nov 19, 2007
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the_infernal_optimist said on Nov 19, 2007....
We usually don't, and I love snow.
If it snows at all, it's usually Jan/Feb. Those are our coldest months.
~Infernal
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nytquill17 said on Nov 19, 2007....
We had our first snow this year about two weeks ago, and we got some freezing rain and wintry mix again late last week. It hasn't melted since, so I think winter is official!
That's about normal for our area, from what I've seen. My husband, who grew up here, says it is generally warmer and winter is coming later than it used to. But since I've lived here, we usually get our first snow in late October or November, but it doesn't usually start sticking until December. Then we're buried until March at least and not completely slush-free until sometime in April. They make a big mountain of snow every year in a storage yard outside of town, where they dump all the snow cleared from city streets, and because snow insulates itself, the snow pile doesn't melt completely away until well into May or June (sometimes even July!)
I could do without the godawful wind, but I absolutely adore our winter weather otherwise :D
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Zayda said on Nov 19, 2007....
We had our first bit of "wintry mix" just over a week ago. It was weird to see the snow that early.
They are forecasting the low 60s for here tomorrow and then snow for Wednesday, Thursday (Thanksgiving), and Friday. -
quietone said on Nov 19, 2007....
we had some snow in higer elevations a week ago...first day of hunting. But I noticed one car this weekend that must have came down off the Mt...it had about 3-4" of snow on its roof - yuck...not looking fwd to it. We can see snow any where from Oct on. And sometimes it lasts into May. -
skald said on Nov 19, 2007....
I live in Iceland and we can go through Christmas without seeing snow. In the 80's year after year it did not show until after Christmas and on my son´s 9th birthday which is on the 18 th of March we saw the first snow that year and oh boy that was snow. Knee deep.
It could snow in October you never know here. This country had unpredictable weather. We had frost two days ago and now it is raining and warm. Anyway we have countless words for snow but they in Greenland have even more than us.
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beyondtheveil said on Nov 19, 2007....
Ed- It has been in the eighties until day before yesterday. We haven't had a snow other than a "dusting" in several years, so I really don't expect any. We are just fine with it that way, because we can drive two hours and be in all kinds of snow in the winter. Can't think of a reason to want to live in the crap. -
silverwhisper said on Nov 19, 2007....
infernal: ah yes, i suppose it would be odd for you to have it where you are, huh? for some reason, i didn't even think about it when posting this--that various soulcasters just wouldn't have much, if at all (e.g., the californians).
nyt: hey wow, i was wondering when you guys get white stuff up there! when i was in high school, the local mall had this part of the lot where they pushed all the ploughed snow and yeah, that stuck around until april-ish, IIRC.
super z: the weather where you live never ceases to surprise the hell out of me, i must confess!
quietone: o right, where you are there are of course mountains and i suppose they must've had some up there. 3 to 4 inches though? i wouldn't have thought so much!
skald: that's weird, for some reason i keep thinking that you guys must get snow somewhat regularly--i guess you can blame leif ericsson for my thinking that!
beyond: dude--in the 80s? i never realized until now that i have no idea where you live! me, i like snow--so long as i don't have to shovel any driveways. :>
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sweet_cookie01 said on Nov 19, 2007....
oh snow... wish that could happen here... the only snow i have ever seen are dandruff on a black shirt!...LOL...LOL...LOL... -
silverwhisper said on Nov 19, 2007....
heh...i realized after i hit submit that you guys in the philippines likely haven't really seen it! :>
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Fallyn said on Nov 19, 2007....
it snowed for about 15 minutes the beginning of october this year. it NEVER snows that early. freaked us out. -
silverwhisper said on Nov 19, 2007....
that would freak me out too!
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evil_twin said on Nov 19, 2007....
Let's see....it's November now....so we usually see snow about.......never! But we do get hail sometimes and that's the closest to snow on the ground we'll ever see here. You can make a pretty mean hail ball, but I wouldn't wanna be hit with that!
-evil_twin LA
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silverwhisper said on Nov 19, 2007....
hey kyle, if you did get snow it would be legend--
[wait for it!]
--ary!
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evil_twin said on Nov 19, 2007....
Yes, Barney, it would be :-P
-evil_twin LA
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quietone said on Nov 19, 2007....
Well, by the looks of the news this am, they had plenty of snow in PA. I wish it would go somewhere else for the winter~ -
silverwhisper said on Nov 19, 2007....
kyle: the sad thing is i wonder if i'm not closer to marshall...
quietone: my wife's mother's family is from western PA. seems to me that when winter starts there, it really starts!
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CreativeWoman said on Nov 19, 2007....
It hasn't snowed here yet. That's fine with me I don't like the stuff. There have been times though that we have had measurable snow here by Halloween. That's been a few years back.
CW
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cakebottom said on Nov 19, 2007....
Last year we got snow the day after Thanksgiving, but it's not looking good for this year. I'm suspecting mid-December.
I grew up sans-snow however, so I get excited no matter when it arrives.
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queenparanoia said on Nov 19, 2007....
never.... -
wombat said on Nov 19, 2007....
I'm with quietone: (not too, too far, anyway) It "flurried" while I was at work that day. I saw snow on the mountain tops--that was pretty.....and it can dang well stay up there!(Too bad someone can't send Queen a snowball in that "Little Box.") -
Lioness said on Nov 19, 2007....
I second queen.. I don't even know if I could tolerate/survive very cold temperature, I feel cold easily.. -
queenparanoia said on Nov 20, 2007....
lioness: actually i wnted to have snow in the philippines...
wombat: can someone do that??? LOL
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hotaka said on Nov 20, 2007....
In Vancouver (or just back a bit in the valley where I lived anyway) the was the odd year where snow fell before Christmas a one or two winters with snow. But usually it falls once or twice in January and maybe in February and then once again in March. In most cases the snow doesn't last more than a half-day but if the snowfall is caused by an advancing cold front it can lay on the ground for a few days. Otherwise it usually comes as a cold front is pushed off by a warm front and it turns to useless crap you can't make snowballs with and melts right away.
Here in eastern Saitama I rejoice at the sight of snow. It may fall once or twice a year and lasts about as long as a roll of toilet paper in a convent school where everybody has the runs.
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sweet_cookie01 said on Nov 20, 2007....
I have experienced hail in another city and it was fun at first but its not funny anymore when it hits you...(",) -
silverwhisper said on Nov 20, 2007....
CW: well, i can't call what we got sunday "snow", i'll confess. when do you normally see the white stuff?
cb: i gotta confess, i always do like to see it--provided it isn't a freaking blizzard, mind... :>
queen, lioness: yeah, kinda realized that belatedly... :p
wombat: heh...spoken like someone who's had to drive in it and shovel it way too often! :>
hotaka: OK, that's a mental picture i really didn't need, man...[queasy]
sweet cookie: yeah, it looks all innocent & pretty at first..until they little suckers gang up on ya!
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Actorguy said on Nov 20, 2007....
Our temp's having been running near freezing for the last couple of weeks. We have had light dustings but nothing that stayed around. Green Christmases are unusual around here (southern Ontario, Canada), but not unheard of. I like the snow and I LOVE the cold, I just hate all the slushy, messy in-between stuff. -
silverwhisper said on Nov 20, 2007....
i detest slush for being "messy in-between stuff" too! :>
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Zayda said on Nov 20, 2007....
yeah, ed, our weather can be strange. it's currently in the mid-50s but really grey and cloudy. it's supposed to hit the low 60s today but rain all day.
then the temp is supposed to start dropping tonight and be about 15 degrees color tomorrow and another 15 cooler by Thanksgiving with projections of a wintery mix turning to snow. -
travelr712 said on Nov 20, 2007....
it depends on the year. sometimes in october, sometimes in february. our weather channels were predicting the low 30's today, and it's in the mid 60's, but sunday was in the low 40's. like they say, if you don't like indiana weather, wait 5 minutes, it'll change! -
silverwhisper said on Nov 20, 2007....
super z: i have to say, you have the wackiest darned weather there!
trav: i've heard that statement about a few other states, actually, but yes, definitely about indy. which i suppose helps explain why the colts play in a dome, huh? :>
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travelr712 said on Nov 20, 2007....
yeah, that kinda follows... unfortunately, that makes them a crap open air team! -
silverwhisper said on Nov 20, 2007....
they're still among the scariest damned teams in the league, man. they had the pats beat for 55 mins of that game!
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CreativeWoman said on Nov 20, 2007....
Ed,
Last year we had snow hear by now. We were blessed with a long fall this year. Snow is wiggling into our forecast for this Wednesday. I would say that late October or early November is the norm for us as far as snowfall beginning. We get winter storms up until April. The old timers are saying this will be a mild winter. I hope they are right.
CW
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Actorguy said on Nov 21, 2007....
Well, you had to do it didn't you! You had to mention snow! Our weather network is now calling for a major storm tonight! I'm kidding actually, no big deal. Bring on the snow! -
travelr712 said on Nov 21, 2007....
silver - it just sucked that only the last 5 minutes counted! -
silverwhisper said on Nov 21, 2007....
CW: yuck, sorry to hear that, CW. :<
actorguy: heh...quietone yelled at me for the same thing. :D
trav: yeah, i hear ya, man. i wanted indy to win that game too!
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travelr712 said on Nov 21, 2007....
silver - it seemed like payton threw more passes to the pats than to his own receivers, what's up with that? -
silverwhisper said on Nov 23, 2007....
dunno, it was weird and incredibly unlike him!
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nytquill17 said on Nov 23, 2007....
The day after this post went up, we got a weather alert. It's been snowing almost non stop for 2 days and 2 nights now! We are totally buried. I have no idea how much snow has actually fallen, but it's somewhere between 1 and 2 feet. Plus that lovely driving wind we're so famous for... At least our city is equipped to handle this kind of thing, but that's still a TON of snow in such a short time!
I am thrilled :D But so glad I don't have to drive, and I can just sit back and sip my tea and watch the snow fall. Must buy snowpants my size this winter so I can go jump in all the snowbanks! (winter, as you can see, brings out the absolute most mature side of me :p )
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silverwhisper said on Nov 23, 2007....
holy cats, that's weird--2 other soulcasters told me the same thing! i'm glad that you're enjoying it--that's a whole lotta accumulation!
heh..."must buy snowpants"... :D
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crybabylu said on Nov 24, 2007....
The first snow of this year came today, but for the past 3-4 years, it has been as late as a week before Christmas. This storm that came in today was from the Rockies, and it swooped down over the southwest and south central part of Kansas. It is cold...brrr........lol, dee -
silverwhisper said on Nov 24, 2007....
oo, arctic wind off the mountains--yikes! how much are you guys likely to get, dee?
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