February 15, 2020
Feb 15(Sat)
Clear cold start. The coldest morning of the season so far. Some high clouds today. Some areas molding up near 40, others holding below freezing.
Bittinger 2nw Valley
MIN[-2.3]—MAX[30.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[14.1]—TRUE AVERAGE[15.1]
Snow depth 1.5″
Snowfall season to date 47.8″
Garrett College
MIN[1.8]—MAX[36.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[19.1]—TRUE AVERAGE[20.3]—PRECIP[0]
Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
MIN[5.0]—MAX[38.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[21.5]—PRECIP[.09]7am
New snowfall, none since last evening. Included those totals yesterday, Dave’s 7am report will today
Snowfall season to date 65.8″
Comments by Dave Lesher at
Climate Reference Network Canaan
MIN[1.8]—MAX[35.1]—AVERAGE MEAN[18.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[20.1]—PRECIP[0]
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
MIN[3.6]—MAX[30.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[17.1]—TRUE AVERAGE[19.9]—PRECIP[0]
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
MIN[4.3]—MAX[32.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[18.5]—TRUE AVERAGE[19.5]—PRECIP[0]
Spruce Knob
MIN[2.3]—MAX[28.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[15.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[16.9]—PRECIP[0]
Snowshoe
MIN[5.0]—MAX[29.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[17.3]—TRUE AVERAGE[17.9]
Canaan Valley Refuge
MIN[-7.2]—MAX[37.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[14.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[16.1]
7Springs
MIN[5.7]—MAX[34.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[19.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[18.9]
Cumberland Airport
MIN[10.5]—MAX[36.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[23.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[23.8]
The Valley vs Cabin Mt
Canaan area temps
Comparison view
High Elevation Bog 3650′
This gives reason to believe Alder Swamp, Red Creek bog may pushed -17 to -18 overnight.
Map compiled by Dave Lesher
RTMA
Radar
Void of precip
Satellite
Flow
Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow
Pics today-
Canaan Mountain
Blackwater Falls
Running around 400cfs at the time of photos
South of Oakland
Afternoon temps here near 40°
Near Bittinger
Temps here below freezing this afternoon (pics around 4pm)
Cassleman Valley south of Grantsville
Temps here mid 30s
Savage Mountain
Temps across the top 29-31
Morning model runs on afternoon temps
ECMWF was for some reason way too mild
Allegheny Mountains Weather 