October 3, 2020

Oct 3(Sat)

Partly cloudy. Cold start

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip 0 7am

Year to date total precip 50.49″

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Today is first time this fall with a min temp of 32 or below. Of the last 23 years of obs here, only twice has it occurred at an earlier date. See Table 10 below.

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

David Carroll ” Autumn has already ended up there…all leaves on the heath were wind-blasted and gone.  Hiked south toward Dolly Sods to find color in protected spots. ”

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt/Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

Radar

Void of precip

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow