Half Full or Half Empty
As the meteorological winter nears the half way point, our area is feeling the effects of some moderated Pacific air. The current pattern is keeping us mild and dry. It's possible the genesis of the weather is El Nino related. Regardless of it's origins, it's a love/hate relationship. Fortunately for some, the warm air has been coupled with mostly cloudy skies keeping snow melt to a minimum. We are currently maintaining a 6" snowpack here, but it is likely to shrink some more in the coming days. ( OSNW3 January Observations ) (OSNW3 January 2010 Summary) (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) ---- Weekly Snowfall Not much happening in the snow department this past week. We had little more than a dusting back on the 11th. (Jan 11, 2010 - 0.1") ---- OSNW3 2009 Climate Summary Looking back to what was 2009 a couple things stand out. The overall mean temp for the year exactly matched the average mean temp for Oshkosh. Preci...