It should go without saying; the late fall/early winter season of 2015 has been easy on us NW Ohioans. Sure, some rain. Strong winds, yeah. But snow? Ice? Bitter cold? Nope, nope, nope.
Hanging on to False Hope
Let's take a walk down memory lane. November 2014 started off cooler than average, but bounced back enough to trick us into preserving hope that all was not lost.
The first week and half went smoothly with highs in the 40s and 50s and lows near the freezing point a handful of times. Nothing out of the ordinary for such a transitional month as November. Before experiencing a change that would define our entire winter season, we hit the warmest high of the month on November 11th. A high of 64° was certainly a treat, but nothing spectacular.
NOVEMBER 2014
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR
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1 40 27 34 -13 31 0 T T 0 12.8 24 360 M M 4 1 32 10
2 47 22 35 -12 30 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.6 13 250 M M 0 8 16 250
3 60 31 46 0 19 0 0.00 0.0 0 10.4 25 240 M M 7 31 250
4 55 44 50 4 15 0 0.08 0.0 0 12.7 26 260 M M 8 1 33 260
5 58 39 49 3 16 0 0.00 0.0 0 9.2 18 240 M M 0 22 250
6 48 39 44 -1 21 0 0.21 0.0 0 8.0 23 350 M M 8 1 31 340
7 46 33 40 -5 25 0 0.00 0.0 0 9.0 21 340 M M 5 31 340
8 45 36 41 -4 24 0 T 0.0 0 10.4 22 280 M M 9 29 280
9 45 33 39 -5 26 0 0.00 0.0 0 7.8 18 230 M M 6 24 210
10 60 42 51 7 14 0 0.00 0.0 0 6.9 21 190 M M 2 25 180
11 64 38 51 7 14 0 0.04 0.0 0 13.0 25 240 M M 4 1 32 240
12 37 30 34 -9 31 0 0.01 0.0 0 10.9 22 280 M M 9 31 290
13 35 23 29 -14 36 0 T T 0 10.6 20 260 M M 8 18 25 310
14 33 19 26 -16 39 0 T T 0 8.8 16 260 M M 6 1 22 280
15 32 17 25 -17 40 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.5 16 250 M M 3 18 21 250
Mid-November [exactly this time last year] brought major change. On the 16th of the month, 1.7" of snowfall was recorded, plus an additional 0.4" the following day; per the forecast from your First Alert Weather team:
NOVEMBER 2014DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR ================================================================================
16 33 27 30 -11 35 0 0.17 1.7 0 3.5 12 240 M M 10 18 15 230
17 30 13 22 -19 43 0 0.01 0.4 1 13.4 28 260 M M 8 18 36 260
Since Toledo's first snowfall typical arrives in November, this is no shock to the area, but we followed up this minor snow event with highs in the TEENS, 20s and 30s and lows in the single digits.
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR
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18 18 9 14 -26 51 0 T T 1 19.6 33 260 M M 3 43 260
19 33 12 23 -17 42 0 0.05 0.5 1 14.5 30 260 M M 8 128 37 270
20 27 16 22 -18 43 0 0.00 0.0 2 15.9 30 250 M M 7 8 37 250
21 26 15 21 -18 44 0 T T 2 5.0 12 180 M M 4 16 250
22 51 18 35 -4 30 0 0.22 0.0 1 8.4 16 220 M M 9 16 24 210
23 58 44 51 13 14 0 0.78 0.0 0 7.8 18 160 M M 9 1 28 160
24 58 35 47 9 18 0 0.24 0.0 0 23.8 40 240 M M 10 13 59 230
25 35 27 31 -6 34 0 T T 0 15.2 33 240 M M 10 8 44 240
26 33 27 30 -7 35 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.1 9 350 M M 10 12 360
27 33 23 28 -8 37 0 T T 0 9.8 20 290 M M 10 8 28 300
28 30 15 23 -13 42 0 0.01 0.2 T 5.2 14 230 M M 8 18 20 200
29 51 29 40 4 25 0 0.00 0.0 0 9.0 20 200 M M 6 25 210
30 62 42 52 17 13 0 0.01 0.0 0 13.7 21 220 M M 9 1 33 210
A few 50s managed to sprinkle their way in, but the writing was on the wall.. We were in for a tough winter.
The Season With v. The Season Without
We broke records in 2014. We started the year with 40.1 record breaking inches of snowfall in January and 86.3" that rocked Toledo’s record for a winter snowfall total.
We capped the year with the third least snowiest December on record, but would soon make up for that in troves January and February.
On average, a snowfall of just under 2" is typical for November along with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. Neither 2014 or 2015 will fall within those standards
In comparison, November 2015 has been nothing shy of awesome. Yeah, I said it.
The second last month of the year has brought us highs near 80, many dry days and very little wintry-type concerns to rival last year.
The second last month of the year has brought us highs near 80, many dry days and very little wintry-type concerns to rival last year.
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR
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1 65 39 52 5 13 0 0.01 0.0 0 12.9 28 250 M M 1 1 36 270
2 70 36 53 6 12 0 0.00 0.0 0 2.8 13 220 M M 0 1 17 220
3 73 39 56 10 9 0 0.00 0.0 0 2.4 8 150 M M 0 1 11 160
4 76 42 59 13 6 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.0 13 250 M M 1 17 250
5 74 50 62 16 3 0 0.05 0.0 0 5.9 17 210 M M 4 1 24 190
6 65 47 56 11 9 0 0.16 0.0 0 14.3 28 250 M M 8 1 43 250
7 55 34 45 0 20 0 0.00 0.0 0 10.5 28 280 M M 2 8 36 280
8 51 27 39 -6 26 0 0.00 0.0 0 1.5 10 240 M M 0 18 13 240
9 56 27 42 -2 23 0 0.01 0.0 0 2.6 10 90 M M 2 1 13 70
10 48 38 43 -1 22 0 0.19 0.0 0 4.6 12 320 M M 8 1 16 320
11 57 31 44 0 21 0 T 0.0 0 5.8 14 190 M M 0 18 19 140
12 55 45 50 7 15 0 0.03 0.0 0 22.0 40 250 M M 10 1 53 230
13 47 40 44 1 21 0 T 0.0 0 19.5 33 270 M M 10 40 260
14 50 32 41 -1 24 0 0.00 0.0 0 9.4 18 250 M M 3 23 250
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The month started with temperatures climbing through the 60s and 70s to our monthly high (so far) of 76° on the 4th. Our lowest temperatures were barely below the freezing point overnight and still not entirely winter-like on the 10th with a high of 48°.
If we continue on this way, we'll be in great shape for a mild winter.
Check out Chris Vicker's story on El Nino to find out why our season may shape up to be the best in 2-3+ years.
http://www.wtol.com/clip/11999221/winter-weather-outlook-how-el-nino-will-impact-this-season
Check out Chris Vicker's story on El Nino to find out why our season may shape up to be the best in 2-3+ years.
http://www.wtol.com/clip/11999221/winter-weather-outlook-how-el-nino-will-impact-this-season
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