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 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′
The Valley vs Cabin Mt
Canaan area temps
High Ground Comparison
Up High and Down Low
Up High, High Valley, Low Valley
The Valleys
WV High Ground Cold spots vs DCA
RTMA
Radar
void
Satellite
Flow
Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow
Grantsville
towards Frostburg
Lavale to Cumberland
Flintstone
Polish Mt
Town Hill
33 east of Harman at the Divide
Seven Springs
Mt.Washington setting records
Assigned to forecast a generational storm for New England over the past few days, this team also endured the extreme conditions on Mount Washington’s summit as an Arctic air mass plunged temperatures to at or below -45° F for 13 hours. Wind gusts of 120mph and higher drove the wind chill below -100° F for 15 hours.It was all-hands on deck for Weather Observer & Meteorologist Alexis George, Weather Observer & Education Specialist Francis Tarasiewicz, and Summit Intern Karl Philippoff. Knowing Mount Washington Observatory’s record low of -47° F might be broken Friday night (Feb. 3) or Saturday morning, the team geared up to guard against extreme cold every 15 minutes through the night, opened the door, and walked onto the observation deck to measure air temperature with the sling psychrometer, a type of instrument used since our founding.This is typically done hourly. They wanted to “sling” more often to ensure frequent measurement. At around 4:00 a.m. today, Feb. 4, they recorded a -47° F temperature, matching the Observatory’s record low set in January 1934.Mount Washington State Park employees were there to help out. A door at the Sherman Adams Building failed during peak winds, and State Park employees secured the building. Shown in the second image are Nate Camille, left, Steph Moore, Patrick Luddy, Alexis George (holding the Hays Chart), Karl Philippoff, Francis Tarasiewicz, and Christopher Lavigne.The third image shows the Observatory’s B-16 daily weather form, with our station’s record low being matched around 4:00 a.m. this morning. The measurements have been added to our 90-year digital temperature record.
Squall line early a.m..period of snow…then a few areas of light snow in the morning with sun as well. A late day light snowshowers accompanying a nice sunset. Very cold day
“Strong cold front passed overnight, becoming windy and much colder with snowshowers before daybreak
1115AM update: Currently 9F. Snow tapered off and ended by 11AM. Breaks in the clouds visiible now. New snow since 7AM 1.6 in. Event total 2.4 in.”~Dave Lesher
Climate Reference Network Canaan
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Snowshoe
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins 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 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′
On and off light snow with pockets of freezing drizzle. Some areas of fog as well.
automated tipping bucket stations will not have accurate precip amounts during periods of freezing weather- Bald Knob, Canaan Ski area, Western Sods, Spruce Knob, Mt.Davis, Top of Wisp, Davis 3SE Dyacon-coop is accurate
Bittinger 2nw Valley
MRD-Max Recorded Depth. I tried to capture that at what time in the day it occurred.
T, Trace without 100 feet of recording site. I-T, Isolated trace outside of 100 feet but within 1000 feet of recording site.
The + symbol under precip. That symbolizes precip occurred after 5pm but precip did occur on the date. If it follows a tally it simply means more occurred beyond 5pm. It also was used at time when precip was occurring at 5pm and I needed to do a melt but waited until the system was finished. On rare occasions I was not there at 5pm to record and plugged it in the following day. All precip was recorded
The down arrow by the max represents a midnight max temp. Which occurred frequently.
Temp recording time is midnight to midnight
Precip recording time 5pm to 5pm
Snowfall- boards sweeps occur at 7am and 5pm. Max daily snowfall is still captured when it occurred and not only measured at 7am and 5pm
Note- pond remained iced over for the entire month despite milder than normal weather
Foxtown Rd morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Foxtown Rd morning
west of Bittinger afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon “Fridge Spot “
Experimental spot for microclimate data for future use
As expected, being a low laying sheltered area with hemlock, the maxes remain cooler. With a snow cover, a shaded, and limited wind location, cool air moves down the Valley and holds it ground the longest here. Snow cover greatly enhances that, but it still occurs otherwise. Min temps however are typically higher with the canopy cover except when mild air overnight is in play with a snow cover.
” Onset of light freezing drizzle overnight, changing to light snow before daybreak
It was a January a great deal unlike January in Canaan normally is. It tied with January 2006 as the warmest January in the last 25 years here. See Table 10 below. That extent of the warmth kept the month’s total snowfall to just 18.4 inches, also #2 least snowiest January on record here, only slightly more than the 18.0 inches recorded in January 2013. See Tables 3.1 and 3.2 below”~Dave Lesher
Climate Reference Network Canaan
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Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
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Cabin Mt-Western Sods
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Spruce Knob
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Canaan Valley Refuge
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Mt.Davis
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Petersburg Grant County Airport
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Elkins Airport
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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 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′
Daily Comparison And The Month Comparison
The Valley vs Cabin Mt
Canaan area temps
High Ground Comparison
(cold air slow to work south over the high ground on the 31st
Allegheny Mountains Weather 