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A fast moving winter storm affected northeast Wisconsin during the day and evening of Feb 26, 2009. Here at OSNW3, conditions wavered between heavy snow and heavy sleet for most of the duration. The last two hours or so it turn to all snow. Highlights of the storm were the rate at which the snow/sleet fell (video below), the size of the sleet balls (video below), and the fact that my roof leaked for the very first time since we've lived here. Thick snow/sleet jams in the gutters were most likely to blame, but I haven't had time to investigate yet. In my humble opinion, I believe the National Weather Service in Green Bay nailed this forecast. From their interpretations of what was to be expected, what went down still surprised me in many ways. 0.88" - Total Storm Liquid 3.3" - Total Storm Snow/Sleet Entire storm radar loop . Entire storm daily video . (7MB) National Weather Service GRB recap . ---- Measurements (5) ---- Feb 26, 2009 @ 7:25pm The initial push of s...

It was an active week to our most recent standards. Roller coaster temperatures and two bouts with snow. Enough to bring our monthly snowfall total over the average. My wife Alicia joined in the action as she held down the obs over the weekend when the majority of the snow fell on Saturday, Feb 21. Thanks Alicia! ( OSNW3 February Observations ) (Temp Comparison 2009 / 2009 | Feb 1 - 22) Max temp: 23.9 / 32.5 / +8.6 Min temp: 9.5 / 15.5 / +6.1 (February 2009 Precipitation) 2009 Monthly Total Precip.. 0.86" Snow.... 7.7" Oshkosh Average Precip.. 1.09" Snow.... 7.2" Departure Precip.. (0.23") Snow.... 0.5" ---- Snowfall The NWS predicted a 4-7" snowfall for Feb 18, we received only 2.1". For the system that rolled through on Feb 21 a 1-3" snowfall was forecast, we received 4.0". Snowfall Feb 18 ( radar loop / daily video ) (1.2" measured @ 1:55am on Feb 18)( video ) (0.7" measured @ 6:40am on Feb 18) (Looking East @ 8am...

This past week harbored six more days with above freezing max temperatures. Making it eight total days, in a row, that temperatures rose above the 32° mark. February broke an OSNW3 daily max temperature record during the day on Feb 10. Precipitation was light this week, but we did see little over an inch of snow fall during the overnight on Feb 13 and 14. Looking forward to Winters return this up coming week. Keep an eye on the forecast by visiting blogs by Derek , Dirk (Northwest WI) and Scout (Southeast WI). ( OSNW3 February Observations ) (Temp Comparison 2009 / 2009 | Feb 1 - 15) Max temp: 25.3 / 34.1 / +8.8 Min temp: 11.6 / 17.2 / +5.6 (February 2009 Precipitation) 2009 Monthly Total Precip.. 0.25" Snow.... 1.6" Oshkosh Average Precip.. 1.09" Snow.... 7.2" Departure Precip.. (0.84") Snow.... (5.6") ---- Snowfall Our first snowfall since Feb 3! The forecast for the overnight on Feb 13-14 called for a 30% chance of snow. To my happiness they w...

It's been over a month since I've felt 40° plus temperatures. Seems I had forgotten how nice it actually feels. As much as I hated to watch the snow melt, I celebrated by being outdoors without feeling that chill on my skin. This warm spell doesn't surprise me. I mean, with the sub zero temperatures earlier this season there is absolutely no reason why we couldn't experience the same thing on the opposite scale. I welcome the change as it will introduce some actual weather into our daily routines. As you would expect, temperatures roller coastered this past week, topping out at 45.9° on Feb 7 while bottoming out at 0.3° on Feb 4. We saw one day of precipitation. Snow fell on Feb 3 to the tune of a whopping 0.3". ( OSNW3 February Observations ) (Temp Comparison 2009 / 2009 | Feb 1 - 8) Max temp: 29.7 / 30.0 / +0.3 Min temp: 20.5 / 9.5 / -11.0 (February 2009 Precipitation) 2009 Monthly Total Precip.. 0.02" Snow.... 0.3" Oshkosh Average Precip.. 1...

I'd like to personally thank all who choose to take the time to publish their weather info, obs, and data I get to analyze each day! ROKK! Thursday, February 5 is National Weatherperson's Day, commemorating the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries, one of America's first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and he took the first balloon observation in 1784. This is a day to recognize the men and women who collectively provide Americans with the best weather, water, and climate forecasts and warning services of any nation... Please read more here ... from the NWS in Medford, OR. Happy Weatherperson's Day!

This past week was even more uneventful in the snowfall department then last week. One day had snow but only a tenth of an inch accumulated. Temperatures remained below average making this January one of the coldest January's on record. More on the chilly January below. ( OSNW3 January Observations ) (Temp Comparison 2008 / 2009 | Jan 1 - 31) Max temp: 26.0 / 20.2 / -5.8 Min temp: 12.3 / 4.2 / -8.1 (January 2009 Precipitation) 2009 Monthly Total Precip.. 0.59" Snow.... 5.5" Oshkosh Average Precip.. 1.35" Snow.... 12.4" Departure Precip.. (0.76") Snow.... (6.9") ---- Top 15 Coldest January Across Much of Area Average temperatures across many parts of north-central and northeast Wisconsin for January were about 5 to 8 degrees below normal. This made January 2009 one of the top 15 coldest in about 100 years of weather records. Click here for additional information from the NWS GRB. Here at OSNW3 it was the same story. This January was the coldest...