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This is information that needs to be blogged about. I am just too darn lazy to rewrite. Instead I will embed the Tweet. #OSNW3 ends January +1.5° above the #Oshkosh long term average with a 19.0° MeanT. #LRC based Trends projected a 20.8° MeanT. #wiwx — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) February 1, 2013 #OSNW3 ends January 5.2" above the #Oshkosh long term snowfall average with 15.1" #LRC based Trends projected 19.6" of snowfall. #wiwx — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) February 1, 2013 #Winnebago County meteorological winter precipitation and snowfall comparisons (thru Jan) tiny.cc/metwin #Oshkosh #Neenah #Omro #wiwx — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) February 5, 2013 Winter Season Duration (WSD) at #OSNW3 in #Oshkosh at 42 days and counting. tiny.cc/owsd (zero last year) #wiwx twitter.com/OSNW3/status/2… — Josh Herman (@OSNW3) February 5, 2013 We are currently deep into the 'active' patterns of this years cycling weather . OSNW3 has recorded snow each day in February except o...

Winter is showing signs of actually presenting itself in 2011-2012. According to the OSNW3 Winter Season Duration formula, if the maximum temperature for Jan-22 stays below 32 degrees OSNW3 will have finally made the transition into winter. Regardless of the outcome this is the latest beginning to winter since the 2006-07 season . A short lived Arctic air outbreak occurred Jan 19-21 giving the region a taste of winter. Here at OSNW3 our lowest recorded temperature for the three day span, -5.6 degrees, took place during the early morning hours of Jan-20. Looking ahead, using the OSNW3 forecast temperature trend based on the Lezak's Recurring Cycle theory , days will become seasonal with a good amount of them reaching the freezing mark or greater through the first half of February. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) agrees as well for the next 14 days. I added snowfall forecast maps to the OSNW3 Weather Brief . Check them out. ( OSNW3 Weather Brief ) ( OSNW3 January Obse...

I was quickly taking a snowfall measurement the night of Feb 7 and recall snow creeping into the top of my boots onto my bare feet inside. That got me thinking about the depth of our current snow pack and how it is relatively deep at the moment. Our snow pack has been on the rise since the new year thaw and hovering around a double digit depth since the beginning of February. Maintaining a below freezing maximum temperature all but one day since Jan 1 has helped our snow pack stick around and deepen. The 2010-11 Winter Duration Graph shows this fairly well. We are now in our 55th day of winter according to the definition of a winter season at OSNW3. This tide is changing in the coming week however, as temperatures are forecast to rise above freezing on multiple days. Remember New Years Eve? That portion of the pattern is cycling back around. Keep up on the latest forecast by visiting the Oshkosh Weather Brief link below. The January climate summary can be found here . ( OSNW3 ...

The past month has been abnormally quite. The snow pack has turned from fluffy goodness to a frozen slab of ice two inches thick. One thing that could be considered neat about the current frozen snow pack is that you can walk on top of it with out sinking in. I know, it's a reach for positivity. Hopefully February has something winterish in store for little ol oshkosh. The monthly summary for January can be viewed by clicking the graph below. ( OSNW3 January Observations ) (OSNW3 January 2010 Summary) (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) ---- Weekly Snowfall We got a dusting of snow as the system that dropped all that rain moved on out. (Jan 26, 2010 - 0.3") ---- January Flop The lack of moisture during the month may not have been noticed by everyone in town due to the decent snow pack for most of the month and the countless days with a trace of snow, but it stared me down each and every morning. As a matter of fact, the past two Jan...