A frosty start to the last day of May in most frost prone areas of the Alleghenies. Not restricted to the coldest spots only. Clear blue skies.
Bittinger 2NW Valley
Dyacon Data Below
West of Bittinger morning (4am)Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades, Glotfelty Turkey farm bottomGlade Church”frosty roof”West of Bittinger morning West of Bittinger morning Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “ice beads”Bittinger 2NW Valley morning Bittinger 2NW Valley morning Bittinger 2NW Valley morning Bittinger 2NW Valley morning-frozen dew on shield Bittinger 2NW Valley morning Bittinger 2NW Valley morning Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades afternoon Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Sampling the headwater area of Cherry Creek temps, just up from Bittinger 2NW Valley, often referred to in pics here simply as “west of Bittinger”
Topo viewMin Temp at approx 2M
Also recorded the surface temp. The top of the short grass essentialy. 2M is standard recording height. This number below can’t be used to make comparisons to other sites. Only to illustrate the surface with these good setups will be colder.
Surface temp, compare vs 2m. End spike is when I pulled the site The brief one night setup. Frosted/iced up.Frozen dropletsTo the siteTo the siteTo the site(in view below)To the siteThe spotReturning backFrosty fields OverviewWest of Bittinger, recording site in the low area in right 1/3 of pic
The Glades
–Skunk Cabbage Frosty bog–To the siteTypical Glades viewMore skunk cabbageMoon over The GladesFrosted upMoon viewWalking back outLots of junk cabbage laying down –Frosty sedgeBack outDeparting the area
Garrett County Airport
Warmest Month temp 78.8 Coldest Month Temp 37.1
Overall avg month temp 59.8
Mchenry morning Mosser Rd morningCherry Creek at Mosser Rd morning State Park Rd where Canker worm feast reached the roadDeep Creek Lake-Meadow Run Cove morning Deep Creek Lake morning Deep Creek Lake morning Deep Creek Lake morning Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Top of Wisp
Rooftop station with good air flow
Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
7am to 7am data mmts coop BP
Canaan Mt Bog
––Myself and Nollie shadow –––Robin on a stump–‘–Stray piece of cotton grass to head???
Climate Reference Network Canaan
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Up the trailUp the trailTo the topWestern EdgeWestern EdgePerfect evening Future snack Red Spruce stageOverlooking the valleyEast view –Towards the wx stationLaurel not yet to bloomI think huckleberry–View towards the PlainsVirginia Tech WX Station Plains view–Another viewWalking back –Red Spruce stage Speed BeefLooking north along Cabin Mt–Mini bog areaStare Down Lots of red spruce cones From this view you can see Haines Knob at 4250. Closer view belowThe Refuge plaque at the Northern End of the valley at the overlook, incorrectly labels Haines Knob as Bald Knob–Zoom to the plainsValley view and beaver ponds–
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Warmest Temp May 77.1 Coldest Temp 34.1
The overall month avg temp 58.0
Snowshoe
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
Site Comparison
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
The Valley vs Cabin Mt
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Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis
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Canaan area temps
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High Ground Comparison
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Up High and Down Low
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Up High, High Valley, Low Valley
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The Valleys
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Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA
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RTMA
Month temps in motion below
Radar
Satellite
Flow
Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow
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Cranesville
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