Good Monday everyone and welcome to March and the start of meteorological spring. That means meteorological winter is now officially in the books and what a winter we are close to wrapping up! It has been record setting in terms of snow and temps for much of the region and we can label this as one to remember.

Why can we give the winter of 2009/2010 that label? Check out some of the stats for the period December 1st through February 28th for some of the official reporting stations…


Lexington


Avg. Temp: 30.7 (-3.2 below normal)

This marked the coldest average Lexington winter temp since 1978/79


Snowfall: 23.9” (10.4“ above normal)


The 12.9” that fell in February goes down as the 5th snowiest February on record


Louisville


Avg. Temp: 32.5 (-3.6 below normal)


This marked the coldest average Louisville winter temp since 1981/82


Snowfall: 21.3” (10“ above normal)


The 13.9” that fell in February goes down as the 4th snowiest February on record.

Ashland/Huntington


Avg. Temp: 31.9 (-3.7 below normal)　


Snowfall: 40.1” (14.6“ above normal)


This marks the 9th snowiest winter on record


The 15.8” that fell in January goes down as the 10th snowiest January on record


The 16.8” that fell in February goes down as the 6th snowiest February on record　


Jackson


Avg. Temp: 32.0 (-4.6 below normal)　

This marks the coldest winter on record


Snowfall: 50.3” ( 25.6” above normal)


This marks the snowiest winter on record


The 17.6” that fell in December marks the snowiest December on record　


Covington


Avg. Temp: 29.0 (-3.7 below normal)

Snowfall: 38.1 ( 14.4” above normal)


This marks the 5th snowiest winter on record

The numbers don’t lie and the winter forecast we gave back in November has worked out as good as such a forecast could. We were one of the very few outlets pointing toward a cold and snowy winter for this area and for much of the eastern half of the country. If you are interested… you can take a look back at my call… A Winter Worth The Wait- UPDATED

Someone recently emailed me a post I made back at the end of July showing how the summer signs were all pointing toward a cold winter as well…  Does Record Cold July Mean Cold Winter Ahead?

So… where do we go from here?

The pattern for the first several days of March remains very cold. You have to remember that normal highs for this time of year are now into the 50s meaning the mainly 30s of this week are way below where they should be.

The southern storm is still expected to brush the area with some snows Tuesday and Wednesday. Southeastern Kentucky will have the highest risk of picking up some accumulating snows out of this. You can see just how close this storm gets here on the GFS…

Tuesday Afternoon


Tuesday Evening


It would not take much of a northern correction of the track of that low to bring some decent snows into parts of the area. But… it is running out of time to correct itself.

If you are looking for some spring… I have a couple of days coming your way this weekend. Highs in the 50s with a shot at 60 will be on tap. The problem is this is a “false start” to spring as the cold returns soon after and it may bring some more flakes with it…

March 10th


I will have updates as needed today so check back. Have a great Monday and take care.