November 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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Re: November 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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Rubus_Leucodermis wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:30 pm Been a while since a good, cold, foggy December inversion. Won’t complain if one happens, assuming it doesn’t stick around too long.
Early December 2017 had quite a persistent inversion from what I can remember.
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Typeing3 wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 3:00 pm Early December 2017 had quite a persistent inversion from what I can remember.
After that ridiculously resilient ridge in early December 2017, we saw the ridge retrograde into the GOA mid month. Had some close calls for significant snows. That Fraser Valley ice storm was so close to being epic snows. Upper air temperatures were just a touch too warm west of Agassiz.
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I’d like to see a period of fog with chilly temperatures. Been a while.
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Freezing fog would be cool
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Weather101 wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:57 pm Freezing fog would be cool
Long stretches of freezing fog are pretty cool... everything gets coated with thick frost/ice that can look like snow.
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Typeing3 wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:16 pm Long stretches of freezing fog are pretty cool... everything gets coated with thick frost/ice that can look like snow.
Would be cool to get a stretch like that
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AbbyJr wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 3:22 pm After that ridiculously resilient ridge in early December 2017, we saw the ridge retrograde into the GOA mid month. Had some close calls for significant snows. That Fraser Valley ice storm was so close to being epic snows. Upper air temperatures were just a touch too warm west of Agassiz.
We had a big snow on the 19th in December 2017. 20-30cm
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Monty wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:58 am We had a big snow on the 19th in December 2017. 20-30cm

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Shawnigan Lake seems to do really well in terms of snow in the winter, especially in comparison to other nearby regions.
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AbbyJr wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:14 am Shawnigan Lake seems to do really well in terms of snow in the winter, especially in comparison to other nearby regions.
I don’t think we’ve seen as much of a drop off in average snowfall as some other places in recent decades. Probably because we get some heavy wet snowfalls when there is not much real cold air around.
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You can thank the smoke for that. Those heatwaves in 2017 and 2018 were forecast to be record breaking but came in like 5-10 degrees cooler without the direct sunlight.
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Monty wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:41 am I don’t think we’ve seen as much of a drop off in average snowfall as some other places in recent decades. Probably because we get some heavy wet snowfalls when there is not much real cold air around.
Elevation has a lot to do with that. Even 60 m up from sea level can make a huge difference, and Shawnigan Lake is over twice that according to this source:
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PortKells wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:52 am You can thank the smoke for that. Those heatwaves in 2017 and 2018 were forecast to be record breaking but came in like 5-10 degrees cooler without the direct sunlight.
Also thank the relocation of the station of record for Vancouver from downtown to Sea Island. The latter is strongly affected by sea breezes and is one of the coolest spots in the entire Lower Mainland on warm summer days.
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Rubus_Leucodermis wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:32 am Elevation has a lot to do with that. Even 60 m up from sea level can make a huge difference, and Shawnigan Lake is over twice that according to this source:
https://elevation.maplogs.com/poi/shawn ... 84400.html
I live very close to 500ft as my signature says. Not sure if elevation is a factor in snowfall decline when comparing to averages. I don’t have time to look up the data but I seem to remember the 2000’s were actually snowier here than both the 80’s and 90’s
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Niiiice :lol:

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