Cleveland's weather (Columbus, Lexington, Madison: landscaping, purchase, income)

[ohioaninsc]

We had many days like this when I lived in the Charlotte area...the heat never has bothered me, I just wish I was off work today as it would definitely be a day to go swim in the lake...that said many places in NE OHio probably don't have AC...if you don't have that, then this is unbearable.

I do enjoy the fact that our winters have become more mild...gone are the days where we get the first big snows in Nov and then don't see the grass until spring. This past winter it was surprising that we had a stretch of about 30 days in a row w/ snow pack on the ground.

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by ohioaninsc

I do enjoy the fact that our winters have become more mild...gone are the days where we get the first big snows in Nov and then don't see the grass until spring. This past winter it was surprising that we had a stretch of about 30 days in a row w/ snow pack on the ground.

It has never been the case that it snows in November and it covers the ground for 4 months. THe reason this winter was surprising is because it was the third longest such streak on record. People have very poor memories when it comes to weather, for whatever reason. The longest such streak was Jan 9 to March 14, 1978 (65 days).

[WRnative]

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

It has never been the case that it snows in November and it covers the ground for 4 months. THe reason this winter was surprising is because it was the third longest such streak on record. People have very poor memories when it comes to weather, for whatever reason. The longest such streak was Jan 9 to March 14, 1978 (65 days).

What's the source of this information? Could you please post a link? TIA!

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by WRnative

What's the source of this information? Could you please post a link? TIA!

https://www.cleveland.com/data/2022/...outputType=amp

And at 23 days plain dealer was writing about the streak as the longest since 2015. It is really not common at all historically.

https://www.cleveland.com/data/2022/...outputType=amp

Snow on the ground for a couple weeks is much more the norm and then a random day will hit 50 and it’s all gone.

[ohioaninsc]

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

It has never been the case that it snows in November and it covers the ground for 4 months. THe reason this winter was surprising is because it was the third longest such streak on record. People have very poor memories when it comes to weather, for whatever reason. The longest such streak was Jan 9 to March 14, 1978 (65 days).

I guess it just seemed that way growing up...I seem to remember far colder winters...more days w/ snow cover than in recent years.

[WRnative]

Had 1-2 inches of snow accumulation on the ground and roofs this morning (Nov. 13) despite temperatures above freezing currently (overnight low was 32 degrees F.). Paved areas generally had minimal snow and ice. It is beautiful, and my first thought was this would have been acceptable on Christmas day.

[WRnative]

The snowfall forecast maps in this article for Tuesday and Wednesday are interesting as they show how the primary Lake Erie snowbelt stretches from about Erie, PA, through Buffalo.


https://www.accuweather.com/en/winte...theast/1277651


Greater Cleveland will experience over the next week an early bout of winter weather. I've seen forecasts for as much as six inches of snow for Wednesday night in the eastern snowbelt. Temperatures with highs in the low 30s and lows in the low 20s are forecast for this weekend.


https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/cl...orecast/350127


By contrast, here's the temperature history from last November.


https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/cl...0127?year=2021

[WRnative]

Was this the most mild winter in Greater Cleveland's recorded history? It will be interesting to see how it ranks once winter has ended.

Looking at Accuweather.com's monthly history and forecast, it now appears that we've experienced our last day of winter with a high below freezing. In February, there were only two days, both at beginning of the month, with a high below freezing! There have been eight days with highs above 50 degrees, and two days with a high of 70 degrees!!!

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/cl...weather/350127

I can't remember the last day, if at all in 2023, that I touched a shovel, even though I live in the historic lake effect snow belt in central Lake County. I used my snow blower once all winter and I was able to drive through my driveway, including the apron, even then before clearing the driveway, and that was during the Christmas holiday cold snap, an old-fashioned winter experience.


This morning, there's a dusting of snow on the driveway, sure to melt within a few hours. I considered briefly using my snow blower just because I don't want the hassle of draining it, even though I only put in less than a half of tank of gas at the beginning of the snow season. This morning, I'm going to spend five minutes clearing some of the snow before it melts with my push shovel, just for the exercise and fresh air, and perhaps to experience a very little nostalgia.


The question to be answered in coming years is whether this winter is an anomaly, or just one more winter marking the beginning of the end of snowy, relatively cold, prolonged winters in Greater Cleveland. Due to the rapid onslaught of climate change, I greatly fear the latter, with all of the dire ramifications virtually ignored by our media and leaders. Our increasingly disappearing winters have been very obvious to me over the last five years, let alone looking back over the several decades of my lifetime in Lake County.

[GraniteStater]

The winter was non-existent in most of the Ohio Valley, including where I live in southern Indiana. There were only a few very cold days, all in December. The coldest low temperature for the winter was -10.4F in Floyd County where I live. February has been nearly record warmth for the entire month across the board. Glad to see at least the western US is finally having a good snow and water year, however.

[ohioaninsc]

Definitely seems to be becoming more the norm where last year was more like it used to be w/ long stretches of snow cover and several good snow storms...
I do feel we will still see our typical March snowstorm at some time...but maybe not...have not had a single what I call snow storm yet this year...that said, we've had several very near misses...Buffalo, only 4 hrs up the road got hammered in Nov and Dec...had those winds then been out of the NW instead of just the west...we would have gotten it...and several big snow storms have moved out of the TX Panhandle southern Rockies and moved over us which gave the snow to the Twin Cities and WI and central MI...had one of those storms just tracked 100-200 miles south, we would have gotten heavy snow instead of rain.
What we haven't really seen this winter are any Clipper Systems or fronts that bring NW winds across the unfrozen lake...