December 21, 2019

December 21, 2019

Dec 21(Sat)

High thin clouds through the first part of the day. Very dry still air mass. Minimal melt, especially the colder valleys.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[15.9]—MAX[34.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[25.1]—TRUE AVERAGE[23.9]—PRECIP[0]

Snowfall season to date 20.8″

Garrett College

MIN[19.0]—MAX[46.8]—AVERAGE MEAN[32.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[29.6]—PRECIP[.09]melt

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[26.8]—MAX[41.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[34.1]—PRECIP[0]

Snowfall season to date 28.6″

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[27.1]—MAX[42.8]—AVERAGE MEAN[34.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[34.7]—PRECIP[0]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[30.6]—MAX[40.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[35.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[34.3]—PRECIP[0]

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[29.5]—MAX[40.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[35.0]—TRUE AVERAGE[34.6]—PRECIP[0]

Spruce Knob

MIN[29.5]—MAX[37.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[33.2]—TRUE AVERAGE[33.3]—PRECIP[0]

Snowshoe

MIN[31.6]—MAX[39.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[35.7]—TRUE AVERAGE[35.6]

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[14.2]—MAX[44.8]—AVERAGE MEAN[29.5]—TRUE AVERAGE[24.9]

7Springs

MIN[20.8]—MAX[41.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[30.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[34.4]

Cumberland Airport

MIN[20.8]—MAX[34.1]—AVERAGE MEAN[27.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[26.1]

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

Garrett Comparisons

Really to illustrate the variation in a calm, still dry airmass with snowcover. The sheltered valleys really hold much chillier than elsewhere during the day and all valleys much colder at night.

Few more from Garrett

RTMA

Radar

Void today

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

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