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Extreme statistic: The observation on 1/7/18 recorded the 9th consecutive day with a daily low temperature below zero at OSNW3. All-time most since this station's genesis. If there are any questions, comments, or suggestions on the material presented please let me know. Thanks for reading!

I was gifted a book this Christmas. White Hurricane: A Great Lakes November Gale and America's Deadliest Maritime Disaster by David G. Brown. Until this book was in my possession I had not known about this storm. After reading the first couple pages I decided to do a bit of research on my own before reading more. I grabbed the Oshkosh data for this time period, the Archived Daily Weather Maps and a handful of links with published material on the storm. I am anticipating this book being a great read. (Oshkosh November 1913 Climatology) --- (November 7, 1913) (November 8, 1913) (November 9, 1913) (November 10, 1913) (November 11, 1913) --- Links * The “White Hurricane” Storm of November 1913 - A Numerical Model Retrospective (my favorite) * "HELL HATH' NO FURY LIKE A GREAT LAKES FALL STORM" - William R. Deedler * The White Hurricane of 1913 - Google Images * Frozen Fury: The 1913 White Hurricane - Lake Superior Magazine * Remembering t

I do this thing that measures the length of a winter season. The criteria is simple and can be found at the link . Each winter is unique. Long, short, divided. 2014-15 is becoming special in it's own way. Earliest divide since 1994-95? If the MaxT is above 32F 12/26 and the snow depth at obs on 12/27 is < 1 inch, the 2014-15 winter will have come to a halt. 1994-95 and current 2014-15 WSD charts attached below. I have WSD data back through 1990 for Oshkosh/OSNW3. For the summaries please click here . If there are any questions, comments, or suggestions on the material presented please let me know. Thanks for reading!

The winter of 2014-15 has begun. Winter is officially here, in my backyard. Let me review the the conditions that constitute a winter season. The definition of a Winter Season Duration (WSD) is as follows, and in the case of OSNW3, six(6), is used for "several" consecutive days. First Day of Winter represents a daily max temp equal or below 32°F and a snow depth of 1" or greater for several consecutive days. Last Day of Winter represents a daily max temp equal or above 32°F and a snow depth less than 1" for several consecutive days. ---- The winter of 2014-15 began on Nov 21, 2014. Which is the earliest by 2+ weeks since 2006 . Below is a graphical representation through Dec 9, 2014. Just an FYI. The winter of 2013-14 lasted 109 days, so did the winter of 2012-13. I have WSD data back through 1990 for Oshkosh/OSNW3. For the summaries please click here . If there are any questions, comments, or suggestions on the material presented please let me k

OSNW3 July 2014 Daily Observations (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) Can you name these clouds? I cannot. #lakewinnebago #neenah #wiwx pic.twitter.com/ToJdaJ4vZR — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) July 9, 2014 Top 10 coolest days in July (image). MaxT and MinT. Most recent cool MaxT Jul-28 2013. #Oshkosh #wiwx pic.twitter.com/l7SOKP0q6N — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) July 11, 2014 It is a special kind of ominous. #lakewinnebago #wiwx pic.twitter.com/x90OpBE4cu — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) July 15, 2014 Sorta fun going back and reading what I wrote during my first July blogging - http://t.co/AnOVUkMvOY - Here's to many more! #Oshkosh #wiwx — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) July 16, 2014 #OSNW3 temp records began Jan 2007. Never has the temp dropped below 50F in July. 2x now in 2014; 49.8F & 49.2F - http://t.co/HFtdYfRbXV — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) July 16, 2014 #OSNW3 has reached 90 degrees this summer. Currently 92.0°F #Oshkosh #wiwx — Josh Herman (@O

OSNW3 June 2014 Daily Observations (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) #rain #Oshkosh #wiwx https://t.co/avloHIjJ2z — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) June 1, 2014 Found it a bit discouraging that the #OSNW3 #winter snowfall total didn't make the @NWSGreenBay list. pic.twitter.com/8RHNspDG26 — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) June 5, 2014 The sky above #OSNW3 #Oshkosh #wiwx pic.twitter.com/kZV06dyIA4 — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) June 15, 2014 #wiwx soul. @caseykessenich @RoyalStPatricks pic.twitter.com/JK6OdSS4oZ — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) June 19, 2014 It has been a wet decade thus far at #OSNW3 (see charts). #Oshkosh #wiwx http://t.co/QVjEtgsplf pic.twitter.com/gw2F6jKeZD — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) June 22, 2014 1.91" of #rain at #OSNW3 in #Oshkosh #wiwx . Event began at 21:32 and lasted 50-55 minutes. @LukeSampe @NWSGreenBay pic.twitter.com/f5UFYPKPKB — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) June 24, 2014 June 2014 has produced 3 days over 1 inch of pcp

OSNW3 May 2014 Daily Observations (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) #OSNW3 recorded the least amount of days > 60F for Oct-Apr this decade. #Oshkosh #wiwx (more) http://t.co/MMxTNibFud pic.twitter.com/PNeeGosnaV — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) May 4, 2014 I love me some East winds. #waves on my side of #lakewinnebago #wiwx https://t.co/J5oBgkadam — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) May 7, 2014 Mr @hostalover360 , you have seen many of my FOH photos over the years. What happened to those bushes? Are they dead? pic.twitter.com/5p7YCbEVUf — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) May 13, 2014 Those dead bushes bring life to the front yard. pic.twitter.com/EDUJgbuubm — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) May 26, 2014 15 days with pcpn in May at #OSNW3 , but just 0.07" above #Oshkosh average. http://t.co/4Ankd0mbO3 #wiwx pic.twitter.com/QRB8Env2ZX — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) June 1, 2014