January 2025 Forecasts And Discussions

[PortKells]

3-6”? Doesn’t take much to impress you. Haha

That’s the spirit!

[AbbyJr]

20 cm is very good lol

Agreed but I prefer the bigger 30cm+ dumps. Would love to see another November 26th, 2006 repeat. Abbotsford recorded 44.1cm that day.

[AbbyJr]

That’s the spirit!

In this climate, we have to take what we can get. I'd much rather 3-6 inches verses nothing. But I'd obviously prefer a 30cm+ snowfall.

[Storm]

In this climate, we have to take what we can get. I'd much rather 3-6 inches verses nothing. But I'd obviously prefer a 30cm+ snowfall.

They are not talking about Snow, Jr.

[PortKells]

Lol. Ok sorry back to weather.

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[Typeing3]

TBH I'm not really good at tracking those.

How could I check?

Wind speed, direction, temp drop, and dewpoint drop within a short period of time (less than 6hrs, could be 2hrs or less with a robust front).

[Typeing3]

I would expect March to be much more of a winter month if that was so. Instead, it is decidedly a spring month. I have observed more snow fall in the first week of November than in the entirety of March. While part of that is due to my March snow jinx, it is still the case that November is by far a snowier month, with by far many more good cold snaps on the books.

March snow is common in the Lower Mainland. Typically meagre totals, yes, but occurs in more years than not.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

A counter-argument is that March already has higher sun angles, and with our microclimates, it is not likely to produce snow. With a warming climate, we warm quicker.

And speaking of the last few years only, again, who knows? Time will tell. If we score again this month and it happens again next February, we definitely need to revisit this and have a conversation about why.

I think one would at least have to expect March to be analogous to December. The latter month is a month removed from the supposed peak-cold month of February, while March is adjacent to it. Yet December is hands-down colder and snowier. It is not even remotely close.

Why is the shifting happening so much in one place and not the other?

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

March snow is common in the Lower Mainland. Typically meagre totals, yes, but occurs in more years than not.

Are you seriously trying to claim that March is snowier than November? Stats, please.

[AbbyJr]

March snow is common in the Lower Mainland. Typically meagre totals, yes, but occurs in more years than not.

#March1951

Abbotsford recorded 63.4cm of snow in 48hrs and 102.6cm in 5 days with the March 1951 event. Likely the snowiest March on record here.

[John]

They are not talking about Snow, Jr.

30 cm would be huge lol

[VanCitySouth]

Are you seriously trying to claim that March is snowier than November? Stats, please.

Based on 1990-2020 normals:
Nov avg 3.2 cm snow, 0.64 days of snow
Mar avg 2.6 cm snow, 0.84 days of snow

Pretty even if you ask me

[wetcoast91]

[PortKells]

Are you seriously trying to claim that March is snowier than November? Stats, please.

I see them as the same. November is more fun though.

[Canada Goose]

Are you seriously trying to claim that March is snowier than November? Stats, please.

1938-2024 average in Vancouver YVR.

November: 2.7 cm
March: 3.2 cm

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