Time is Running Out in the Golden Snowball Contest

Posted by The Snowman on March 2, 2012
Posted in: new york snow contest.

Rochester still holds about a half a foot lead over Syracuse and a bit more over the other four golden snowball cities.  With March finally here it looks like it will go right down to the last snowflake that falls this season.  Is time running out for the four cities that trail.

I think anything can happen in March including some really big storms.  I still remember the Blizzard of 1993 which fell on my daughters birthday.  That was on March 12th and 13th and it dropped a ton of snow along with some decent winds and a lot of lightning and thunder 🙂  Almost as good as the blizzard of 1966 but not quite.

At this point I think all of the cities in the Golden Snowball race are still in contention for the trophy.  Yes even Albany if the storm stays to the east although I don’t see that happening.  This by far has been one of the weirdest winter seasons I can personally remember so who knows what lies ahead.  It will be interesting to see though.

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Point Blank Range Forecasts: Mar. 1, 2012

Posted by Stephen on February 28, 2012
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A snow event is expected for Albany, Binghamton and Syracuse for the next couple of days. For Buffalo and Rochester, it looks like mostly rain, so they are sitting out of this edition. But we’ll get to that later. Up first is a look at how the last prediction fared.

That previous outlook called for 2-6 inches of snow from the 24th to the 26th. If all five fell in range, that would be a Bull’s Eye. Three or four in range would be On Target. Here are the totals:

Albany: Trace
Binghamton: 4.4
Buffalo: 1.0
Rochester: 4.0
Syracuse: 4.3

Three out of five were in range, so that’s On Target.

GSB Forecast Results
Forecasts Bull’s Eye On Target Complete Miss Points
Average: 0.90
SITD 1 0 1 4
PBR 1 3 2 5
Total 2 3 3 9

With that, the average moves up slightly to 0.9, just below the 1.00 goal.

Now on to this edition, which, as mentioned at the top, features three of the GSB cities: Albany, Binghamton and Syracuse.

Bull’s Eye Albany, Binghamton and Syracuse will have 2-6 inches of snow from Wednesday through Thursday.
On Target Two of the three will have 2-6 inches of snow from Friday through Sunday.
Complete Miss Any other result.

Whether you’re in the snow or not, be sure to enjoy the Leap Day tomorrow!

Which City Will Win Todays Snow Blast

Posted by The Snowman on February 25, 2012
Posted in: Golden Snowball. Tagged: , , , .

Sunday Morning – All of the snow stats should be up to date now!

Midnight – First of Way To Go Syracuse Orange!!!!!!  They beat UConn in a nail biter to lock the champion spot in the regular season Big East.  WTG and keep it going guys!  Anyone looking for the champion t-shirts ya know I got ya covered 😉  Check out the SU Big East Championship T-shirts here!

OK, I  just did an update but all the stats aren’t in for today.  Buffalo & Rochester are as of about 4pm Saturday & Albany isn’t reporting.  Bingo and Da’Cuse are as of 10 pm Sat.

It looks like it’s snowing halfway decent in several of the cities today.  Buffalo managed to bump Binghamton back down to 4th place and it looks like it’s still snowing there.  Here in Da’Cuse we had a decnt snow band this morning but it went by pretty fast.  It’s been light snow non stop so far so we’ll see if the totals can add up.  The best part is the winds are kicking so it looks like winter out there.  Hows the snowfall where your at?  I’ll update when some more stats come in.

On another note I had to add the reCAPTCHA to the comments section.  That’s where you have to type the words in to verify it’s a legit comment.  I’ve had to spend about an hour a day getting rid of spam that another program hasn’t been blocking.  I know it’s a PITA but right now I have no choice.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Have a great snowy weekend all 🙂

 

Point Blank Range Forecasts: Feb. 26, 2012

Posted by Stephen on February 23, 2012
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I’m continuing my effort to quickly get through the PBR portion of the forecasting features, and this time there’s actually snow involved! Before we get into that, it’s time to check out how the previous forecast fared.

The previous outlook called for less than 2 inches of snow for the weekend. All five GSB cities in range is a Bull’s Eye while 3 or 4 would be On Target. Here are the totals.

Albany: 0.3
Binghamton: 0.4
Buffalo: 0.6
Rochester: 1.5
Syracuse: 0.5

All fell in range, so that’s a Bull’s Eye!

GSB Forecast Results
Forecasts Bull’s Eye On Target Complete Miss Points
Average: 0.89
SITD 1 0 1 4
PBR 1 2 2 4
Total 2 2 3 8

And a very timely Bull’s Eye it is! The average is now up to 0.89, just shy of the 1.00 goal for the end of the season.

Now to try to build on that momentum with the new forecast, which involves snow totals for all GSB cities over the 3 day period.

Bull’s Eye All GSB cities will have 2-6 inches of snow from Friday through Sunday.
On Target A majority of the GSB cities will have 2-6 inches of snow from Friday through Sunday.
Complete Miss Any other result.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Buffalo Move Up Rochester Adds to Lead

Posted by The Snowman on February 23, 2012
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Buffalo picked up just enough snow to slip past Binghamton and move into the third place slot on the snow hill.  I think the bigger story is that Rochester continues to add to their lead and now are 10 inches + over second place Syracuse.

Rochester is showing 3.8 inches of snow for yesterday while Buffalo is reporting 3.3 inches of the fluffy white stuff.  Still a lot of time to go but with the way this winter has gone so far that 10 inch lead is looking pretty good right now 🙂  I’m sure Lake Erie is still wide open so Buffalo still has it’s snow machine ready to crank out some lake effect.

I think any of the Golden Snowball cities still have a shot at the trophy this season.  OK, Albany don’t really count 🙂  Any thoughts on which city you think will win it this season???

Have a Great Day All!

Rochester Adds Snow and Breaks Into Top 10 National Contest

Posted by The Snowman on February 19, 2012
Posted in: new york snow contest.

It’s not even close to being a runaway yet but Rochester added a few more inches to their totals.  As of Feb. 17th they also managed to break into the top 10 of the national snow contest for the 1st time this season.  The Big 3 from New York, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse have a long ways to go to catch to the snowiest city in the US with a pop of 100,000 or more.  This late in the season It’s not looking too good for any of us.  Of course with the way the weather has been all over the world the last several months who knows what may happen in the next couple of months.

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Have an Awesome Week All 😉