Update – Finally got a full update in on the snowiest US city contest at goldensnowglobe.com

First off thanks for all the posts and emails offering condolences, thoughts and prayers. They were deeply appreciated 🙂

Second off congrats to the Syracuse Orangemen on being ranked #1 in all of the basketball polls this week. Wooo Hooo and Go Cuse!!! It’s been a fun season.

Now back to the snow contest 😉 The stats were just updated and although the snow season is winding down it’s Rochester and even Binghamton are just a snow storm away from over taking Syracuse as the snowiest city in the Golden Snowball contest and March has had some good ones so it ain’t over until the fat man sings and I’m not singing yet.

Binghamton has been the surprise city in my opinion this season so far. Right now they are less than an inch from their normal seasonal snowfall. They are also the only city above their totals for this time last season. No doubt the biggest slagger is Buffalo right now. They are below their normal average seasonal snowfall to date and who would have thought they would be in 4th place this far into the season. Not me!

Rochester is hanging with Da’Cuse still and thats were a storm that hangs to the west could set them up for a victory. I know it was either last season or the season before where Buffalo and Rochester picked up about a couple of feet late in the contest and Syracuse didn’t get squat. Something to think about. I think ZR or one of the other visitors should do a little snow dance to see if they can close the gap. Right now it’s looking like some warmer temps are here for several days but I don’t think we have seen the last of the cold and the way this season has been so far anything can happen.

Have a Great Day All!

Normally I wouldn’t post something like this here for the fact of keeping the site fun but I’ve been getting a ton of emails wondering why no updates lately. Rather than answering all the emails I’ll just post here. A few days ago my Mom passed away and it’s been a couple of tough months before that which is why it’s been hit and miss. Hopefully in the next couple of days I’ll be getting something up here. Thanks for understanding 😉

Well finally it looks lie it’s a go for some decent snow and it’s about time. At last check I think Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse were all under winter storm warnings for a good part of tomorrow into Friday.

From reading around the general amounts seem to be in the 8 – 12 inch range and if it stalls a couple of cities could get more. Remember I’m clueless and with that in mind it’s looking like Binghamton could may make out the best.

Good Luck and Drive Careful Everyone!

Syracuse still has a narrow snow lead here in the golden snowball contest buttt…. They just got bumped from the top spot in the national snow contest for snowiest big cities. With the last couple of storms in the Pa, Md and Dc states it was bound to happen. Syracuse and Rochester got smacked by a snowball or two to drop but Buffalo managed to hang on to their spot since the last update.

Check it out at goldensnowglobe.com

It’s still pretty quiet for most of the GSB cities although Binghamton was able to pull in some snow from the last storm. Hopefully this weekend we can add some good snow to the totals but so far the way the season has been going….. It just may be time for another snow dance and if NYCO is reading please start sucking up to the Snow God or something.

Have a great day all!

It’s about time we had some kind of change in the lineup. From the looks of it Rochester overtook Buffalo on the snow hill and now are in the number 2 spot. Go Rock!!! I did notice a drop for Buffalo’s stats which could be either a mistake or an adjustment in the stats. Buffalo lost I think a tenth of an inch since I updated the stats at goldensnowglobe.com . Could be something new where NOAA takes away from the totals as the snow melts.

The good news is that as of the last reports from NOAA that would move Rochester up to second place in the national snow contest, Woooo Hoooo. Only by a couple of tenths of an inch though but Erie, Pa hasn’t updated since around midnight compared to a 7:30 update for Rochester. I’m really liking that both of the snow races are still really close this late in the season and I like even more that ALl 3 of the GSB cities are in contention for the 1st place king of the hill and king of the mountain 🙂 More to come later!

Have a Super Day Everyone!

Both snow contest stats have been updated as of this morning 😉

Stephen aka PSUSyr5 has been posting some fun forecasts on the Golden Snow Globe website It’s all in fun and lets see if we can get some interaction. Here is what Stephen posted to get you all involved. You can pick an area in New York State or any other region in the United States. The idea IMO is to make it a hard one so we can stump the weather chump 😉

From PSUSyr5 – You’ve seen the Golden Snow Cast forecasts, but none of them have been for an area where you live. Or, perhaps there is a region out there that you’d like to see a forecast for, and the Golden SnowCast didn’t cover it. After all, there is only one World prediction in each Golden SnowCast forecast, so the chances of coverage for a specific area are quite small for a given time period. Or, maybe the Golden SnowCast did cover your area previously, but now you want more.

Say hello to Stump the Weather Chump. This is your chance to be a part of the forecasts. Just make a reply to this, or any Golden Snow Cast or Stump the Weather Chump post stating at least the region for which you would like a forecast. You can also mention what you would like in the forecast as well (temperature, precipitation, etc). I would like to keep the forecasts to 2-3 days ahead. Some forecasts may be general statements (at least half of the cities in the area will have temperatures 5 below average, all cities will have at least an inch of snow, etc) or involve a range (high temperatures 40-45, snow 1-3 inches, etc). That will mostly depend on what’s out there and the details given in the forecast request. So, basically, this will be like the Golden Snowcast forecast, except you control the forecast elements.

As with the Golden Snowcast, I’ll be keeping track of my progress (or lack there of) with this.

Have a Great Sunday All!!!