January 2025 Forecasts And Discussions

[wetcoast91]

That ship sailed long ago. YVR recorded 4cm of snow on Nov 19th.

The record is definitely dubious given most of the region recorded a trace and up to 2cm, however even a trace will save us from breaking any records. Vancouver has never had any calendar years without at least a trace of snow in recorded history.

Winter started on December 21.

[Typeing3]

Winter started on December 21.

Ah, if we're going by astronomical winter then YVR likely has recorded a few.

[Typeing3]

Source: https://x.com/commoditywx

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[Catnip]

Still looks good for a snowless winter.

[Catnip]

Some potential in Korean range.

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[Typeing3]

JMA has the Alaska ridge further west in a weeks time which sends a lot more cold air west of the Rockies.

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[Canada Goose]

That ship sailed long ago. YVR recorded 4cm of snow on Nov 19th.

1000% wrong, no question about that. It's a T (trace) in my books.

[Canada Goose]

Yearly snowfall trends

Yearly snowfall doesn't make sense. I prefer seasonal snowfall (Nov. to Apr.).

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[Canada Goose]

Vancouver has never had any calendar years without at least a trace of snow in recorded history.

For seasonal stats, the record is a T (trace) in 1957-58 and 1991-92. Then 0.3 cm in 1944-45.

[Typeing3]

For seasonal stats, the record is a T (trace) in 1957-58 and 1991-92. Then 0.3 cm in 1944-45.

Yep, even when using calendar year stats, the record low is a trace.

[Typeing3]

1000% wrong, no question about that. It's a T (trace) in my books.

Agreed.

[Typeing3]

A refresher on some cold weather stats for Vancouver:

[tyweather]

Looks like that post didn't work Typer

[AbbyJr]

JMA has the Alaska ridge further west in a weeks time which sends a lot more cold air west of the Rockies.
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And a SE ridge.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Ah, last January, when everyone had such low expectations because of El Niño.

Then came the severe arctic blast. Then came the sloppy marginal overrunning event in the models. Then, within the final 24 hours, the low went south a bit and it became a solidly snowy overrunning event. I made the following prediction:

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And it busted low.