February 18, 2020

February 18, 2020

Feb 18(Tues)

A dry start with some rain pushing in. The air mass remained dry enough that the light coating of snow from yesterday morning remained into the morning hours in a few spots. A rainy afternoon but nothing heavy.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[34.8]—MAX[47.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[40.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[40.9]

Trace of snow at 7am

Snowfall season to date 48.0″

Garrett College

MIN[35.2]—MAX[48.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[41.8]—TRUE AVERAGE[42.3]—PRECIP[.33]

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[34.0]—MAX[51.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[42.5]—PRECIP[0]7am

Snow depth- trace

Snowfall season to date 65.8″

Comments by Dave Lesher at

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[33.3]—MAX[48.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[40.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[41.2]—PRECIP[.35]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[30.4]—MAX[45.1]—AVERAGE MEAN[37.7]—TRUE AVERAGE[38.5]—PRECIP[.32]

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[30.6]—MAX[46.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[38.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[38.9]—PRECIP[.16]

Spruce Knob

MIN[30.2]—MAX[45.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[38.0]—TRUE AVERAGE[35.7]—PRECIP[.08]

Snowshoe

MIN[31.5]—MAX[44.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[37.9]—TRUE AVERAGE(36.6]

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[33.8]—MAX[53.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[43.5]—TRUE AVERAGE[42.7]

7Springs

MIN[30.9]—MAX[44.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[37.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[38.0]

Cumberland Airport

INCOMPLETE DATA

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

February 17, 2020

February 17, 2020

Feb 17(Mon)

Some pockets of light snow ending after midnight, however some areas of very thick fog, some lasting until mid morning. Some of this moisture crystalized and fell as well. The day turned sunny, and very pleasant. Some clouds and breezy conditions near nightfall.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[21.4]—MAX[44.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[32.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[34.6]

New Snowfall .2″

Snowfall season to date 48.0″

Garrett College

MIN[25.2]—MAX[47.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[36.2]—TRUE AVERAGE[36.0]—PRECIP[.01]m

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[25.0]—MAX[47.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[36.0]—PRECIP[T]

New Snowfall – Trace

Snowfall season to date 65.8″

Comments by Dave Lesher at

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[23.0]—MAX[46.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[34.5]—TRUE AVERAGE[35.5]—PRECIP[0]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[22.6]—MAX[41.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[31.8]—TRUE AVERAGE[32.2]—PRECIP[0]

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[23.7]—MAX[40.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[32.1]—TRUE AVERAGE[32.6]—PRECIP[0]

Spruce Knob

MIN[22.1]—MAX[36.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[29.5]—TRUE AVERAGE[30.1]—PRECIP[0]

Snowshoe

MIN[26.4]—MAX[42.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[34.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[32.7]

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[18.1]—MAX[45.1]—AVERAGE MEAN[31.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[33.8]

7Springs

MIN[25.3]—MAX[40.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[32.8]—TRUE AVERAGE[32.7]

Cumberland Airport

MIN[27.6]—MAX[53.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[40.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[42.5]

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

February 16, 2020

February 16, 2020

Northern Garrett Accident offline today

Feb 16(Sun)

Partly to mostly cloudy start, some midday, early afternoon sun with clouds building with some flakes after dark(mid afternoon 7Springs area) turning into a light period of snow overnight. Mild air today, despite low dewpoints, winds strong enough it wiped out most of the snow that was on the ground.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[20.5]—MAX[45.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[32.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[35.8]

snow depth 7am 1.1″

Snowfall season to date 47.8″

Garrett College

MIN[30.2]—MAX[45.8]—AVERAGE MEAN[38.0]—TRUE AVERAGE[37.7]—PRECIP[.01]

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[30.0]—MAX[45.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[37.5]—PRECIP[0]

7am snow depth 2.0″

Snowfall season to date 65.8″

Comments by Dave Lesher at

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[28.3]—MAX[44.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[36.5]—TRUE AVERAGE[36.1]—PRECIP[0]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[28.2]—MAX[41.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[34.7]—TRUE AVERAGE[32.4]—PRECIP[0]

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[27.9]—MAX[41.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[34.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[33.1]—PRECIP[0]

Spruce Knob

MIN[22.1]—MAX[38.8]—AVERAGE MEAN[30.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[30.5]

Snowshoe

MIN[27.3]—MAX[40.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[33.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[32.9]

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[22.3]—MAX[48.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[35.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[36.7]

7Springs

MIN[28.2]—MAX[39.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[33.8]—TRUE AVERAGE[33.4]

Cumberland Airport

MIN[23.5]—MAX[55.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[39.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[38.1]

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Webcam video of the snow after dark

Flakes flying yet at midnight

February 15, 2020

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

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

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

February 14, 2020

February 14, 2020

Feb 14(Fri)

Fluffy snow, pockets of moderate and even heavy in areas at times today. This one flew under the radar literally and figuratively in regards to forecast. Not all areas saw much, and some areas not much at all.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[3.0]—MAX[28.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[15.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[16.7]

New snowfall through 4pm as snow ended 2.1″

4pm snowdepth 2.0″

Snowfall season to date 47.8″

Garrett College

MIN[7.3]—MAX[28.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[17.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[17.0]—PRECIP[F]

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[6.0]—MAX[23.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[14.5]—PRECIP[.28]7am

New Snowfall 1.1″ through 7am, 4.8″ through the day.

Snowfall season to date 65.8″

Comments by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[9.1]—MAX[25.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[17.2]—TRUE AVERAGE[16.5]—PRECIP[.14]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[4.8]—MAX[21.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[13.2]—TRUE AVERAGE[13.1]—PRECIP[F]

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[5.7]—MAX[22.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[14.1]—TRUE AVERAGE[12.8]—PRECIP[F]

Spruce Knob

MIN[3.2]—MAX[19.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[11.5]—TRUE AVERAGE(11.7]—PRECIP[F]

Snowshoe

MIN[6.1]—MAX[20.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[13.2]—TRUE AVERAGE[12.4]

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[1.9]—MAX[26.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[14.2]—TRUE AVERAGE[16.8]

7Springs

MIN[6.0]—MAX[24.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[15.2]—TRUE AVERAGE[12.3]

Cumberland Airport

MIN[17.7]—MAX[37.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[27.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[26.8]

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

February 13, 2020

February 13,2020

Feb 13(Thurs)

Cloudy, rainy, turning colder with rain to snow in the afternoon. White by nightfall.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[28.2]—MAX[51.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[39.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[36.8]

New snowfall- trace by evening

Snowfall season to date 45.7″

Garrett College

MIN[28.4]—MAX[52.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[40.3]—TRUE AVERAGE[38.3]—PRECIP[.44]

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[23.0]—MAX[48.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[35.5]—PRECIP[.52]7am

New snowfall of .5 by 5pm but that will be tallied in tomorrow’s total.

Snowfall season to date 59.9″

Comments by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[25.2]—MAX[50.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[37.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[38.1]—PRECIP[.66]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[20.3]—MAX[45.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[33.0]—TRUE AVERAGE[35.3]—PRECIP[.57]

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[21.6]—MAX[46.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[34.2]—TRUE AVERAGE[35.9]—PRECIP[.4]

Spruce Knob

MIN[18.9]—MAX[43.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[31.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[34.0]—PRECIP[.55]

Snowshoe

MIN[19.2]—MAX[45.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[32.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[35.1]

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[26.2]—MAX[51.1]—AVERAGE MEAN[38.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[39.6]

7Springs

MIN[25.2]—MAX[49.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[37.3]—TRUE AVERAGE[32.2]

Cumberland Airport

MIN[37.5]—MAX[52.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[44.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[41.4]

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

February 12, 2020

February 12, 2020

Feb 12(Wed)

Cloudy, chilly day with some snow falling in the afternoon, changing to sleet, freezing rain and eventually rain just prior to midnight, with some light ice on things after midnight. That setup varied area to area. Not a major event.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[27.5]—MAX[34.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[30.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[30.9

New snowfall .1″ (snow/sleet combo) then a trace of ice occured

Snowfall season to date 45.7″

Garrett College

MIN[27.3]—MAX[37.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[32.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[31.4]—PRECIP[.20]

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[23.0]—MAX[42.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[32.5]—PRECIP[.07]7am

New snowfall- trace

Snowfall season to date 59.9″

Comments by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[24.7]—MAX[46.1]—AVERAGE MEAN[35.=]—TRUE AVERAGE[31.5]—PRECIP[.20]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[20.8]—MAX[43.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[32.3]—TRUE AVERAGE[28.6]—PRECIP[.21]

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[21.6]—MAX[44.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[33.1]–TRUE AVERAGE[28.7]—PRECIP[.18]

Spruce Knob

MIN[19.2]—MAX[38.1]—AVERAGE MEAN[28.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[26.2]—PRECIP[.08]

Snowshoe

MIN[19.6]—MAX[39.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[29.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[27.8]

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[25.7]—MAX[47.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[36.5]—TRUE AVERAGE[32.8]

7Springs

MIN[22.5]—MAX[32.1]—AVERAGE MEAN[27.3]—TRUE AVERAGE[27.2]

Cumberland Airport

MIN[34.7]—MAX[41.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[38.0]—TRUE AVERAGE[38.1]

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Pics today

Webcam shots

Video

February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020

Feb 11(Tues)

Some early rain, with falling temps today. Wet snow mixed in afternoon, evening.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[30.9]—MAX[44.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[37.5]—TRUE AVERAGE[38.5]

Snow is eliminated in most all areas except a few isolated spots.

Snowfall season to date 45.6″

Garrett College

MIN[30.9]—MAX[45.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[38.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[39.3]—PRECIP[.14]

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[27.0]—MAX[45.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[36.0]—PRECIP[1.29]7am

Snowfall season to date 59.9

Comments by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[28.2]—MAX[45.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[37.0]—TRUE AVERAGE[39.2]—PRECIP[.39]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[22.3]—MAX[43.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[33.0]—TRUE AVERAGE[37.2]—PRECIP[.30]

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[23.5]—MAX[43.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[33.7]—TRUE AVERAGE[37.3]—PRECIP[.19]

Spruce Knob

MIN[23.9]—MAX[42.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[33.1]—TRUE AVERAGE[37.6]—PRECIP[.14]

Snowshoe

MIN[23.2]—MAX[44.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[33.8]—TRUE AVERAGE[38.9]

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[28.9]—MAX[46.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[37.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[40.3]

7Springs

MIN[26.8]—MAX[43.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[34.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[34.5]

Cumberland Airport

MIN[40.4]—MAX[51.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[45.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[46.3]

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

February 10, 2020

February 10, 2020

Feb 10(Mon)

Rain began around midnight and rained moderately through daybreak and periods of rain today. Melting most of the snowcover.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[32.3]—MAX[44.8]—AVERAGE MEAN[38.5]—TRUE AVERAGE[41.8]

Snow depth at 6am 2.5″, bu afternoon that was reduced to spotty coverage

Snowfall season to date 45.6″

Garrett College

MIN[39.8]—MAX[45.9]—AVERAGE MEAN[42.8]—TRUE AVERAGE[43.7]—PRECIP[.92]

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[36.0]—MAX[44.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[40.0]—PRECIP[.35]7am

Snow depth at 7am 3″

Snowfall season to date 59.9″

Comments by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[37.0]—MAX[44.4]—AVERAGE MEAN[40.7]—TRUE AVERAGE[41.7]—PRECIP[1.03]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[34.7]—MAX[43.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[38.8]—TRUE AVERAGE[39.3]—PRECIP[1.06]

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[34.7]—MAX[43.5]—AVERAGE MEAN[39.1]—TRUE AVERAGE[40.0]—PRECIP[.98]

Spruce Knob

MIN[28.0]—MAX[41.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[34.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[35.6]—PRECIP[.51]

Snowshoe

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[37.8]—MAX[46.8]—AVERAGE MEAN[42.3]—TRUE AVERAGE[43.6]

7Springs

MIN[37.4]—MAX[42.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[40.0]—TRUE AVERAGE[40.5]

Cumberland Airport

MIN[37.9]—MAX[49.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[43.5]—TRUE AVERAGE43.6]

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

February 9, 2020

February 9, 2020

Feb 9(Sun)

Flurries early, even a brief light snow shower that left a trace, then clouds broke for some midday sun, before clouding back over in the afternoon, with some scattered flurries late day.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

MIN[20.0]—MAX[36.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[28.1]—TRUE AVERAGE[29.2]

New snowfall through 7am .8″, only a trace occured after 7am

Snow Depth 6am 4.8″

Snowfall season to date 45.6″

Garrett College

MIN[24.1]—MAX[39.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[31.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[31.6]—PRECIP[.08]m

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

MIN[20.0]—MAX[36.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[28.0]—PRECIP[.14]7am

New snowfall overnight 2.6″

Snow depth 5″

Snowfall season to date 59.9″

Comments by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

MIN[22.3]—MAX[38.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[30.2]—TRUE AVERAGE[29.7]—PRECIP[0]

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

MIN[18.1]—MAX[36.7]—AVERAGE MEAN[27.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[25.8]—PRECIP[.07]m

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

MIN[19.0]—MAX[36.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[27.6]—TRUE AVERAGE[27.2]—PRECIP[.04]m

Spruce Knob

MIN[17.2]—MAX[34.3]—AVERAGE MEAN[25.7]—TRUE AVERAGE[24.2]—PRECIP[.01]m

Snowshoe

MIN[18.5]—MAX[30.2]—AVERAGE MEAN[24.3]—TRUE AVERAGE[24.0]

Canaan Valley Refuge

MIN[20.7]—MAZ[40.1]—AVERAGE MEAN[30.4]—TRUE AVERAGE[30.9]

7Springs

MIN[22.0]—MAX[37.6]—AVERAGE MEAN[29.8]—TRUE AVERAGE[26.8]

Cumberland Airport

MIN[27.8]—MAX[46.0]—AVERAGE MEAN[36.9]—TRUE AVERAGE[36.1]

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow