Winter Thread 2015-16 (Northern Hemisphere) (climate, snowfall, warmest, ice)

[alex985]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

Snow cover is overrated. It looks nice for a day or so, but it deteriorates quickly after that.

That's because you live in a mild winter climate. In a place like Caribou, it would look nice and white pretty much all winter.

[nei]

Originally Posted by alex985

That's because you live in a mild winter climate. In a place like Caribou, it would look nice and white pretty much all winter.

Still gets dirty-looking without fresh snow after a while.

[alex985]

Originally Posted by nei

Still gets dirty-looking without fresh snow after a while.

Caribou gets fresh snow pretty frequently though. At least in an "average" winter.

[nei]

Originally Posted by alex985

Caribou gets fresh snow pretty frequently though. At least in an "average" winter.

Last winter was rather good for the snow staying fresh, except at the end when it was just melting out.

Hmm. I think relatively small, frequent snowfalls are better for an attractive snowpack rather than a few big snowfalls.

[Infamous92]

Originally Posted by alex985

That's because you live in a mild winter climate. In a place like Caribou, it would look nice and white pretty much all winter.

I imagine it turning into a hard white ice pack after a short while, which looks a little dull compared to a fresh coating of snow. I could be wrong, but that's what happens here.

It'd be nice if the snow remained white and fluffy after it fell, instead of turning into black slop.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

I imagine it turning into a hard white ice pack after a short while, which looks a little dull compared to a fresh coating of snow. I could be wrong, but that's what happens here.

It'd be nice if the snow remained white and fluffy after it fell, instead of turning into black slop.

Here's snow last year that was a week and a half ago, though there had been a small snowfall a few days earlier. It had a crusty surface instead of being smooth





Almost exactly a year ago. Fresh powdery snow

[Infamous92]

Originally Posted by nei

Here's snow last year that was a week and a half ago, though there had been a small snowfall a few days earlier. It had a crusty surface instead of being smooth





Almost exactly a year ago. Fresh powdery snow

The fresh snow looks clearly different than the older snow, it pops out to me, although the older snow looks surprisingly pristine a week and a half later. If any snow managed to last that long down here it wouldn't look that clean.

[chicagogeorge]

ORD is now set to reach 17C on Friday.. I assume I'll be a degree or two warmer.

https://twitter.com/NWSChicago/statu...82275002814465

[GraniteStater]

Blowtorch chinook likely for South-central Plains tomorrow. Record heat, highs in the 80s in February!

[Wildcat15]

Haha, for the past 5 hours it's been 33F with fog/mist.