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fakelitty t1_j5hst6f wrote

I’m starting to think we’ll never get snow again. If we do get a storm this year, I’m giving everyone a dollar that comment on this and think otherwise🤣

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aliensharedfish t1_j5iiwve wrote

MD operates on a ~6-8yr cycle of “wintery mix” and “fuck your ‘ergonomic shovel.”

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z3mcs t1_j5hyzh2 wrote

Define "storm" 👀. I'm thinking we'll get 5.5 inches on February 19th. Tryina get this dolla dolla bill yaaaalllll

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Dr_Midnight t1_j5i0hxb wrote

> I'm thinking we'll get 5.5 inches on February 19th.

Hold up. You ain't Frankie.

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z3mcs t1_j5i1qr4 wrote

Dog, you just gone blow my cover like that? And to think I was gonna split the money with you 😒

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Sumatradc t1_j5jbqdl wrote

Totally with you on - for some reason, I've always associated President's Day weekend with big snowfalls (if it's a year we get any snow at all).

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cornonthekopp t1_j5ia8sj wrote

In a decade every time it dusts snow we'll have a full on meltdown like georgia or texas

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Laxwarrior1120 t1_j5kyjkm wrote

The pacific decadal oscillation is the 20 year cycle of the air above the pasific ocean near the equator off the west coast of mexico, this cycle is split into 2 categories: El Niño (when the air above the pasific ocean is warmer) and La Niña (the colder counterpart).

Focusing on the impact this has on the continental US: El nino, the warm one, pushes the pacific jet stream to the south, which results in significantly more rain in the southern US and dryer and warmer conditions in the northern US.

La nina, the cold one, pushes the pacific jet stream up north, which results in dryer conditions in the southern US and colder and more rainy conditions in the north.

So fun thing about this cycle: it's effect on the American north east are less cut and dry and even more so, maryland is basically on the boarder of what's considered north and south when it comes to climate in the US.

That being said, generally speaking, there is a pattern that can be established where El nino years mean maryland gets colder winters with more rain and snow, while la nina years mean more tame winters for maryland with warmer temperatures and dry conditions. In other words we're more like the south than the north for this cycle.

We have been in a la nina state since around 2018, and I belive that's why we haven't been getting any snow. The winters have also been warmer these past couple of years.

Don't take what I say as absolute fact btw, that's just good internet advice in general though.

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laszlo t1_j5igji4 wrote

My money is on a decent sized snow storm in the beginning of March.

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anne_hollydaye t1_j5jcden wrote

As long as it calms the hell down by the end of March, I concur.

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CaptInsane t1_j5jffds wrote

2018 had a big storm 3rd day of spring. Closed down like the whole state.

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CantThinkofAgoodI t1_j5jmjan wrote

Winter keeps moving back so late Feb -early March is prime snow having time

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YoYoMoMa t1_j5jnsa1 wrote

I always think about this whenever it is raining and in the upper 30s. I wonder if this would have been a blizzard in the old world.

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gothaggis t1_j5jodym wrote

read that its been 359 days since we have had at least an inch of snow

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dudical_dude t1_j5k19ro wrote

We will receive 8 inches of snow on March 3rd. I can tell because my joint is achy on my left pinky toe.

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reese-dewhat t1_j5j95sz wrote

No disincentive to say this, so... I think otherwise!

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