golden snowball contest

January Thaw With Gusty Winds

Posted by The Snowman on January 9, 2013
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It looks like we hit our January thaw and I’m kind of glad that we can get it out of the way.  From reading around it looks like a few warm days are ahead of us and as I type the winds are gusting pretty good in the ‘Cuse area.  Hopefully in the next couple of days the snow and ice on the roof melts so I can take the outdoor Christmas decorations down.  I think it was just a few years ago when it was nonstop snow and cold when the lights were up until March.

The last post was about the snowman contest and I think it’s time we have one here at the Golden Snowball website.  Not like our normal ones where you guesstimate the totals and win a pat on the back if you’re right.  This one will be for a real prize 🙂  I’m still trying to figure out the details but it will be based on a little contest that Stephen and I have going right now on the National snowiest city website http://goldensnowglobe.com which was just updated by the way.

I already have a prize in mind which is an autographed copy of a book I received a couple of months ago based on lake effect snow written by weather expert author Mark Monmonier.  He has several other books that are published and that are great reads for any weather enthusiasts.  More to come in the next day or two.

Have a Great Day All!

Binghamton’s Climbing the Snow Hill

Posted by The Snowman on December 30, 2012
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I just did an update on the snow stats and see that Binghamton has been making out pretty good with this snowfall.  They jumped from 4th place up to 2nd on the snow hill bumping both Rochester and Buffalo down.

After the slow start we have had the snow contest is starting to take shape and 3 of the Golden Snowball cities are within an inch of each other.  Most of us have made up quite a bit of snow last week to get closer to our normal averages for the season.  Here are the snow totals for yesterday.

Binghamton – 6.4
Syracuse – 4.7
Rochester – 4.2
Albany – 4.0
Buffalo – 2.9

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and rest them backs, that’s what I will be doing today.  Well, after I shovel one last time 😉

What a Difference a Year Makes

Posted by The Snowman on December 29, 2012
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Someone mentioned to me the other day about how nice last winter was.  Of course I replied with that depends on what you consider nice.  He then mentioned how we got most of our snow in December and then nothing after that.  I mentioned to him that most of December was pretty lame as far as snowfall went.

Just looking at the chart and last season snow stats to date it really shows how lame it really was this far into December.  With all of the cities below their average total snowfall to date, we are all blowing away last seasons totals to date now.

I think that’s what makes this contest so much fun to watch throughout the winter.  We all know that all it takes is one or two decent snow storms to change the season around and also to decide who is on top of the snow mountain.  It looks like the bell rang for round 3 looking out the window and seeing the snow come down.

Go Orange Football, Go Orange Basketball.  Can a day of sports get any better than today?  Well if Duke was to lose then yes 😉

Have a Great Day All…

Happy Winter and Hello Snow

Posted by The Snowman on December 22, 2012
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10 PM Update –  It looks like Syracuse slipped into the lead but we’ll wait until the stats come out tomorrow for all of the cities.  The stats are updated as of between 4:00 and 5:00 Pm for today with Albany not reporting.  Just off and on light snow in the Syracuse area so come tomorrow the king of the snow hill may still be up for grabs 😉

 

Firts off – WE’RE ALIVE 🙂  The Mayans had me sweating it out for awhile there, lol.  Happy Winter All!

Just a quick update for now seeing how most of the stats are from just yesterday and not the overnight.  .Buffalo grabbed enough snow to jump past Syracuse into 2nd place.  WTG Buffalo and is this your season to take the golden prize?

Right now it looks like there is about 5 inches on the ground so far in Syracuse. Hopefully another 3-6 inches to come by the time it settles down. After the slow start we all have had so far there is a lot of snow totals to make up to get back to a normal season. I’ll get another snow total update in later when the National Weather Service posts them. GO SU!!!

Snow on the Way Will Records Be Broken

Posted by The Snowman on December 19, 2012
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Just a heads up that I started up the National Snow Contest a couple weeks ago. The national snow contest is called the Golden Snow Globe and is for any city in the United States with a population of 100,000 + You can check it out HERE at the golden snow globe website.

Right now Rochester and Syracuse are knocking on the door of less than an inch of snowfall in one day record.  In other words both golden snowball cities haven’t gotten an inch or more so far this season.  The latest Syracuse has ever gone without an inch in one day is December 22nd.  As of yesterday this has been the second longest they have gone.

Rochester’s will break their latest snowfall total of less than an inch if they can hold off the snow until the 22nd.  The latest they have gone is Dec. 21st which was back in 1939.  This will be their 2nd best without an inch if they make it through today.  With snow in the forecast in the next couple of days it will be interesting to see if either of the cities can do it.

LATEST DATE OF ONE INCH OR MORE SNOWFALL IN ROCHESTER
1       DECEMBER 21 1939
2       DECEMBER 19 1927
3       DECEMBER 17 1998
4       DECEMBER 16 1979
5       DECEMBER 15 1948

LATEST FOR SYRACUSE courtesy of the Binghamton National Weather Service

Less Snow This Season Than Last Season

Posted by The Snowman on December 14, 2012
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It’s hard to believe but so far this season with the exception of Syracuse, most of us have less snow than we did last year at this time.  Good news for you snow haters but not so good news for the sledders and skiers.  I know Syracuse is close to setting a record for the longest days without at least an inch falling at one time.  I’ll have to look up and see how it’s going and what the records are for the other cities that haven’t seen an inch in a one day period so far this season..

It’s also hard to believe that Syracuse is the only city that has more than the last for the fact that they still haven’t had a day this season with at least an inch of snow and obviously neither has Rochester or Albany.  Rochester managed to slip out of the basement by the way picking up another tenth of snow since the last update 😉

I’m sure you all remember how lame the snow totals were last season with Rochester winning the Golden Snowball trophy with just 59.9 inches of snow.  Could this season be better?  That is depending on what you consider better of course?  Does better mean less snow or more snow?  For me it’s more snow and I’m hoping that things change pretty fast to get all of us back to our normal snowfall totals.  Here is how last season ended;

Rochester – 59.9
Syracuse – 50.6
Binghamton – 43.5
Buffalo – 36.7
Albany – 23.3

Have a Great weekend everyone 🙂