Winter 2009-2010

[Thundersnow]

Didn't know if anyone had seen and posted this or not:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ohx&storyid=48931&source=0

Coldest Winter In 30 Years
Meteorologist
Bobby Boyd
National Weather Service
Nashville,. Tennessee

It's been unusually cold this winter across Middle Tennessee with all three winter months averaging below normal in temperature at Nashville for the first time since the winter of 1977-1978.

The months of December, January and February are considered the meteorological winter by most meteorologist and climatologists as opposed to the astronomical winter which begins with the winter solstice and ends with the vernal equinox.  With continued cold temperatures in the forecast it looks  like February 2010 will end up 6.8 degrees below normal making it the 12th coldest February on record in Nashville and the coldest since 1979.

Coldest Februarys on record.
1978
1899
1895
1905
1958
1902
1947
1968
1885
1979
1963
2010

Also, the temperature for this winter (Dec,Jan,Feb) averaged 35.6 degrees making the meteorological winter of 2009-2010 the 11th coldest on record and the coldest since the winter of 1978-1979.

Coldest Winters In Nashville
1977-1978
1962-1963
1976-1977
1917-1918
1935-1936
1904-1905
1901-1902
1885-1886
1978-1979
1963-1964
2009-2010
1894-1895

This has been the snowiest winter in the Nashville area since the winter of 2002-2003 when 15.1 inches fell. Snowfall this winter has totaled 7.1 inches thus far.

[Mr. William E. Brantley]

Rather than making a huge post here
I thought I would post the Links about Bemis - Jackson,  Tn`s Monthly and Seasonal Climate Summaries :

February 2010`s - Complete Climate Summary :
http://monthlyclimate.wordpress.com

Winter 2009 / 2010`s - Complete Climate Summary  : http://seasonalclimate.wordpress.com

[Curt]

From MEG regarding winter 09-10. It is interesting to note that several of the coldest winters are clustered near each other. In fact 4 of them in Memphis (didnt check MKL or TUP), 63-63 (La Nina), 63-64 (El Nino), 77-78 (El Nino), 78-79(neutral) were back to back. It looks likes ENSO may not be a fault entirely. Obviously many other factors come into play. I have noticed that snowy winters come in packs as well, so patterns can certainly repeat themselves. This could make for an interesting Winter '10-'11.

UNUSUALLY COLD WINTER SEASON FOR THE MID SOUTH AREA

AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN WELL BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE
REGION THIS WINTER SEASON. LISTED BELOW ARE THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
FOR THE METEOROLOGICAL (DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY) WINTER SEASON...
AND WHERE THIS SEASON RANKS HISTORICALLY...

MEMPHIS, TN...(SINCE 1875)

RANK...TEMPERATURE...WINTER SEASON
1......................35.8....................1917-18
2......................36.5....................1935-36
3......................36.8....................1904-05
4......................37.3....................1977-78
........................37.3....................1962-63
6......................37.5....................1963-64
7......................37.6....................1901-02
8......................37.8....................1978-79
........................37.8....................1939-40
........................37.8....................1885-86
11...................38.1....................1898-99
........................38.1....................1880-81
13...................38.5....................2009-10
14...................38.6....................1884-85
15...................39.9....................1969-70

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JACKSON, TN...(SINCE 1948)

RANK...TEMPERATURE...WINTER SEASON
1......................32.8.....................1977-78
2......................34.9.....................1976-77
3......................35.0.....................1978-79
4......................35.4.....................1962-63
5......................36.1.....................2009-10
6......................36.3.....................2000-01
7......................36.8.....................1983-84
8......................36.9.....................1963-64
9......................37.0.....................1969-70
10....................37.2.....................2002-03
11....................37.8.....................1981-82
12....................38.1.....................1957-58
13....................38.2.....................1967-68
14....................39.4.....................1960-61
15....................39.5.....................1984-85

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TUPELO, MS...(SINCE 1930)

RANK...TEMPERATURE...WINTER SEASON
1......................37.1.....................1977-78
2......................37.4.....................1976-77
3......................37.7.....................1962-63
4......................38.6.....................1939-40
5......................38.7.....................1935-36
6......................38.9.....................1963-64
7......................39.3.....................2009-10
........................39.3.....................1978-79
9......................39.5.....................2000-01
10....................39.7....................1983-84
11....................40.3....................1969-70
12....................41.2....................2002-03
13....................41.6....................1979-80
14....................41.9....................1967-68
.........................41.9....................1947-48

[Nashville_wx]

Well something fun I am going to do before its too late. I have given myself some vacation time, so I must figure out when the higher elevations of the smokies could get slammed. Elevations above 850mb should have at least a couple chances of some pretty significant snow. Hiking Clingmans dome and Leconte should yield some wild weather changes. Wanting to do something crazy before the season ends. Saved up some energy.