June 20, 2021

June20, 2021

June 20(Sun)

Cloudy, few a.m showers, afternoon showers mainly east side of Alleghenies

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

precip .64 7am

year to date total precip 27.33 7am

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

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Keysers Ridge

North Fork Mt

June 19, 2021

June 19, 2021

June 19(Sat)

Clouds, little sun, few stray showers

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

precip 0 7am

year to date date precip 26.69

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

7Springs

June 18, 2021

June 18, 2021

June 18(Fri)

cold valley start, warmer day, building clouds

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning 6/18/21
west of Bittinger morning 6/18/21
near Bittinger 2nw morning 6/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning experimental spot 6/18/21

west of Bittinger afternoon 6/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/18/21 “partridge berry”
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 6/18/21

The Glades near Bittinger

Garrett College

McHenry morning
by Garrett College morning
Mosser Rd morning
Cherry Creek along Mosser Rd morning

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip 0 7am

year to date total precip 26.69 7am

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

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Cranesville

Snaggy Mt

The Yough at Sang Run

June 17, 2021

June 17, 2021

June 17(Thur)

Clear start, cold valleys, frost in areas, with freezes in the coldest locals.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

west of Bittinger morning 6/17/21
near Bittinger 2nw morning 6/17/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley mid morning experimental spot 6/17/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/17/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/17/21

The Glades near Bittinger

I do not recall seeing frozen ferns like this before. Some also seen at Canaan Mt bog
local next to the Glades who did lose some of her garden to the frost

Garrett College

Mosser Road at Cherry Creek “Painters” evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

midnight to midnight

precip 0 7am

year to date total precip 26.69 7am

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/


“Low temperature this morning 28F at CV National Wildlife Refuge in north Canaan Valley. Hard frost likely in places.”

on Canaan Mt at the bog

Canaan Mt bog morning
Canaan Mt bog morning
Canaan Mt bog morning
Canaan Mt bog morning
Canaan Mt bog morning
Canaan Mt bog morning

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

over on the east side

At Bear Rocks-

after midnight

  • 5am wind blowing consistently as it had all night long
Bear Rocks morning

Meanwhile a few miles away and a bit of a depression at Alder Bog, conditions were dead calm…

beaver dam

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

data above from Northern valley, pics southern

-southern end of the valley at Freeland

along the boardwalk
frosty boardwalk was slick

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

Sods to Canaan

Backbone Mt

Cranesville afternoon

cabin above

June 16, 2021

June 16, 2021

June 16(Wed)

Beautiful clear fall like feel day

Bittinger 2nw Valley

near Bittinger 2nw morning 6/16/21
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades afternoon 6/16/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/16/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/16/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/16/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/16/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 6/16/21

The Glades midday

areas of cranberry death

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .31 7am

year to date total precip 26.69 7am

Comments and and by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

across to the east side at Bear Rocks and Alder Bog evening

beaver in action
Nollie enjoying the view
Hawksbill

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

RTMA

Radar

Void

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Canaan to the Sods

Martins Mt morning

Miller Hill Grantsville

June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021

June 15(Tues)

mix of clouds n sun, few showers

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb 500mb anomalies and flow

33 east of Harman at the divide

C&O Canal Lock 51 and East(Hancock to Little Pool)

other plants C&O

June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021

June 14(Mon)

Mix of clouds and sun, storms later

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .69 7am

year to date total precip 25.66 7am

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

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

33 east of Harman at the divide

June 13, 2021

June 13, 2021

June 13(Sun)

Storms at times, areas of heavy rain. Morgantown area flooding

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip 0 7am

year to date total precip 24.97

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

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′ Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

7Springs

33 east of Harman at the divide

Stormy day

Cumberland east late morning

June 12, 2021

June 12, 2021

June 12(Sat)

Cloudy, some fog early to partly cloudy skies

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

precip .73 7am

year to date total precip 24.97 7am

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

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb 500mb anomalies and flow

33 east of Harman at the divide

June 11, 2021

June 11, 2021

June 11(Fri)

Cloudy, foggy, drizzly

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades late morning 6/11/21
Foxtown Rd late morning 6/11/21
west of Bittinger late morning 6/11/21
old Cherry Glade church 6/11/21
near Bittinger 2nw late morning 6/11/21
near Bittinger 2nw late morning 6/11/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning experimental spot 6/11/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning 6/11/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 6/11/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley midday “Nollie Dog” 6/11/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley midday 6/11/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley midday 6/11/21

Garrett College

Deep Creek Lake morning 6/11/21
Rock Lodge Rd late morning 6/11/21

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .34 7am

year to date total precip 24.24 7am

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western 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

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Cranesville

Snaggy Mt