OSNW3 | OSHKOSH-NORTH

OSNW3 recorded 5.74 inches of precipitation this October which solidifies the third all-time greatest amount recorded in Oshkosh history for the month of October. Number two is 5.79 inches in 1995. The top spot belongs to 1967 when 6.82 inches fell. (click on image for entire data set - it will open a new tab/window) Oshkosh First 1" Snowfalls Since 1980, one may be hard pressed to remember when snow accumulated in Oshkosh more than an inch during late October into November. Off the top of my head, I could not remember what had happened in my own backyard. So I dug into it. Since 1980 the snow that fell at OSNW3 the days of Nov 9-10, 2011 is tied for the 4th earliest of all-time. It just so happens that back in 2006 two inches of snow fell in similar fashion on Nov 10-11. (click on image for entire data set - it will open a new tab/window)

Lately I've been drawn into the NCDC - Image and Publications System , specifically the COOP Data / Record of Climatological Observations Form in hopes to find numbers to back up photos of certain weather phenomena. What I've learned; Historically, Oshkosh weather observers have recorded daily observations with diligence and enthusiasm. That pleases me. (February 22, 1922 - Menominee Park, Oshkosh, WI) Photo courtesy of the Oshkosh Public Museum View of the sleet storm of 1922, showing fallen trees in Menominee Park. The statue of Chief Oshkosh is at center and covered with ice. On February 22, 1922, a freak winter thunderstorm turned into a devastating sleet storm that paralyzed the city and surrounding communities for several days. In Oshkosh the damage started early in the morning when the weight of the ice started bringing down trees by the hundreds, breaking electrical, telephone and telegraph lines as well as the electric streetcars that left passengers stranded t...