December 10, 2020

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December 10, 2020

Dec 10(Thurs)

Cloudy start to lots of afternoon sun, very pleasant.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Appears station issues or possibly Weatherunderground.

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip 0 7am

Year to date total precip type 59.76

Snowfall season to date 17.5

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

“Mostly sunny and much warmer. As of today, 18 inches of snow (17.5) has fallen so far this winter season, somewhat less than the long term average of 26 inches for this date. Over the years, this has varied widely for Dec 10, ranging from 2 inches in 2015 to 63 inches in 2008. See Table 4 below.”

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

Snowshoe

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

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Void

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Snaggy Mt

Cranesville

Sand Flat Rd

Oakland area

December 9, 2020

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December 9, 2020

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December 8, 2020

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December 8, 2020

Dec 8(Tues)

Cloudy, cold, some fine flakes, high ground fog

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

station offline

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .04 7am

Year to date total precip type 59.76

New snowfall .8″

Snowfall season to date 17.5″

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

A few periods of very light snow overnight and through mid day, ending during the afternoon. Temperature steady near 20F all day.

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

Snowshoe

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

More pics on dropbox to add….

December 7, 2020

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December 7, 2020

December 6, 2020

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December 6, 2020

Dec 6(Sun)

Cloudy, patchy areas of very very light snow.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Amish Rd near Dung Hill afternoon 12/6/20

Garrett College

Station is down again, a repeated occurence each month

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .2 7am

Year to date total precip 59.72

New snowfall .1

Snowfall season to date 16.7

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

“A few very light snow flurries overnight, ending mid morning, then a gray, cold day, high only 24”

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

Snowshoe

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2020&month=12&day=6&hour=22&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=95&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Springs

Grantsville

Savage Mt

Frostburg

Cumberland

Martins Mt

December 5, 2020

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December 5, 2020

Dec 5(Sat)

Cloudy, colder, windy, some high ground fog, light snow shower, some accumulation wv high ground

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .68 7am

Year to date total precip 59.70

Snowfall 0 7am

Snowfall season to date 16.6″

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

“Slowly falling temperatures into the low 30s by late night, changing light rain to freezing rain before daybreak. Temperatures holding in the 20s all day with a few snowflakes now and then”

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2020&month=12&day=5&hour=21&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Snowshoe

December 4, 2020

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December 4, 2020

Dec 4(Fri)

Cloudy, breeztmy, light rain midday and scattered into the night.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley experimental spot morning 12/4/20

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip 0 7am

Year to date total precip 59.02

New snowfall 0

snowfall season to date 16.6

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

“Periods of rain, mainly in the afternoon, temperatures holding in the 30s”

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2020&month=12&day=4&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=80&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Sand Flat Rd

Oakland

Snaggy Mt

afternoon

December 3, 2020

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December 3, 2020

Dec 3(Thurs)

Clear start, clouds afternoon.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip T 7am

Year to date total precip 59.02

New snowfall T 7am

Snowfall season to date 16.6″

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at :

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

South end of the Refuge at Freeland and Timberline Rd

Mt. Davis

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2020&month=12&day=3&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=75&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

North of Oakland to Redhouse to Silver Lake to Thomas to Davis

Few more around Canaan

Cranesville Swamp and the area

Included is the best drifting I saw today

219 , Backbone, Redhouse areaon north to Oakland to Herrington Manor

December 2, 2020

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December 2, 2020

Dec 2(Wed)

Cloudy, some fine, very light snow in the morning. Very windy overnight and today , but weakening. Pretty impressive drifting. Some afternoon sun. Sun out earlier south

Bittinger 2nw Valley

new snowfall 4.1″ through 6am boardsweep

Snowfall season to date total 15.2″

west of Bittinger late afternoon 12/2/20

Bittinger 2nw Valley late afternoon 12/2/20

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .59 7am

Year to date total precip 59.02

New snowfall 7.9″ 7am (event total 9.7″)

Season to date total snowfall 16.6″

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at :

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Will fill in asap

December 1, 2020

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December 1, 2020

Dec 1(Tues)

Snowy, varying intensity, but consistent snowfall. Best snow period afternoon into early overnight. Very windy as wel .

Bittinger 2nw Valley

New snowfall 1.6″ through 7am Boardsweep. Another 4.3″through 5:30pm boardsweep for 5.9″ total through 5:30pm. Depth nearly equal

Snowfall season to date 11.1″

Bittinger 2nw Valley experimental temp spot 12/1/20

old Cherry Glade Church early morning 12/1/20

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .23 7am

Year to date total precip 58.43

New snowfall 1.8″ through 7am. Todays snow tallied tomorrow a.m

Snowfall season to date 8.7″ – todays tally added tomorrow

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

“Light snow continuing overnight and steadily all day, sometimes moderate intensity late in the day. Strong winds caused blowing and driting snow. Temperatures varied only a degree or two either side of 20F”