February 2019 Forecasts and Discussions

[Hound]

It's sad, but ya, time for some nice sunny 15c days.

[Abby_wx]

Anyone ready for some more slush

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No.

[Forrest Gump]

We had our historically cold February. The easterly gradient, back door cold second half of the month kind of killed our snow chances. I say if we aren’t going to see an impactful snow event, I’m ready to move on too.

Yup,tennis,fishing and golfing right around the corner...and shorts weather for me is between 14°-15°,can't wait!

[arbetrader]

So YXX recorded only 2 overnight lows that weren't below +0.5C for the entire month of February, and another 3 that were close enough we may as well call it freezing. The rest all recorded below freezing. That must be a record...

[Abby_wx]

We had our historically cold February. The easterly gradient, back door cold second half of the month kind of killed our snow chances. I say if we aren’t going to see an impactful snow event, I’m ready to move on too.

Agreed. But it would be kind of funny if we followed up with a historically cold March. Pattern lock!

I'm not exactly rooting for it, but it's not completely off the table either. I just hope that if we do have to put up with another month of cold, we can get at least one epic snowfall.

[Hound]

Welcome back arbetrader!

[Abby_wx]

So YXX recorded only 2 overnight lows that weren't below +0.5C for the entire month of February, and another 3 that were close enough we may as well call it freezing. The rest all recorded below freezing. That must be a record...

Welcome back!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's a record, but I'll check to confirm.

[Monty]

Agreed. But it would be kind of funny if we followed up with a historically cold March. Pattern lock!

I'm not exactly rooting for it, but it's not completely off the table either. I just hope that if we do have to put up with another month of cold, we can get at least one epic snowfall.

I guess we’ll see. Long range ensembles look to try to return us to seasonal. But having said that, the pattern at day 8-9 on the GFS and GEM looks like something we might see prior to a cold snap. If that low pressure in the pacific is held back closer to Hawaii, I wouldn’t be surprised if models trended colder.

[AbbyJr]

So YXX recorded only 2 overnight lows that weren't below +0.5C for the entire month of February, and another 3 that were close enough we may as well call it freezing. The rest all recorded below freezing. That must be a record...

Glad to have you back.

[AbbyJr]

Agreed. But it would be kind of funny if we followed up with a historically cold March. Pattern lock!

I'm not exactly rooting for it, but it's not completely off the table either. I just hope that if we do have to put up with another month of cold, we can get at least one epic snowfall.

March 1951?

[Abby_wx]

So YXX recorded only 2 overnight lows that weren't below +0.5C for the entire month of February, and another 3 that were close enough we may as well call it freezing. The rest all recorded below freezing. That must be a record...

Pretty much. It was also the coldest on record by mean temperature.

Top 5 February's for number of days with minimum temperature <0.5C:
1. 2019 (26 days)
2. 1989 (23 days)
3. 1949 (22 days)
3. 1975 (22 days)
5. 1957 (21 days)

If you go by exactly <=0.0C, then 1989 and 2019 are tied at 23 days. However, 1989 has a colder average minimum temperature.

Top 5 February's by lowest average minimum temperature:
1. 1989 (-4.0C)
2. 1949 (-3.7C)
3. 2019 (-3.3C)
4. 1956 (-2.4C)
5. 1957 (-2.3C)

Top 5 February's by lowest mean temperature:
1. 2019 (-0.3C)
2. 1989 (0.3C)
3. 1956 (0.5C)
4. 1949 (0.8C)
5. 1975 (1.5C)

[Catnip]

https://twitter.com/YVR__Weather/status ... 9269995521
https://twitter.com/YVR__Weather/status ... 8084301824

[Monty]

Snow for the island Sunday night?

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[Typeing3]

Snow for the island Sunday night?

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Can we move onto spring already. These fringe snowfalls are beyond tiresome now.

[Monty]

Can we move onto spring already. These fringe snowfalls are beyond tiresome now.

No. Looks like at least another 10 days of suffering for those who are done with this year.