Comments on: Snow! http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/ Three standard deviations from the mean Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:54:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jim http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-801 jim Mon, 16 Aug 2004 15:58:32 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-801 This is really difficult for a variety of reasons. First, <i>where</i> is your data point? What defines sunny -- like all day with no clouds? Or is partly cloudy okay? I found that <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KSEA/2004/3/4/CustomHistory.html?dayend=16&monthend=8&yearend=2004" rel="nofollow">precipitation data here</a> (<a href="http://www.jimcarson.com/images/wx_030404_to_081604.xls" rel="nofollow">Handy Excel spreadsheet</a>), though you will have to do some adding up columns. It doesn't provide cloud cover, however. For example, it could have been overcast, but as long as it didn't rain, you might read this as clear. You could always troll manually through their daily synopsis, but that's <i>very tedious</i>. <a href="http://www.beautifulseattle.com/skysum.asp" rel="nofollow">Beautiful Seattle</a> had some historical data for February that I used. According to them: July had 11 sunny days, May had 1, April 10, March 0. Total: 21, plus whatever we had in August. This is really difficult for a variety of reasons. First, where is your data point? What defines sunny — like all day with no clouds? Or is partly cloudy okay?

I found that precipitation data here (Handy Excel spreadsheet), though you will have to do some adding up columns. It doesn’t provide cloud cover, however. For example, it could have been overcast, but as long as it didn’t rain, you might read this as clear.

You could always troll manually through their daily synopsis, but that’s very tedious.

Beautiful Seattle had some historical data for February that I used. According to them: July had 11 sunny days, May had 1, April 10, March 0. Total: 21, plus whatever we had in August.

]]> By: blake kaiser http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-800 blake kaiser Fri, 06 Aug 2004 05:24:48 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-800 mr. carson, this is very very interesting....I'm finding it difficult however to ascertain how many days of sun we have had since march, o4? I have a friend who indicates we have had about 12 days of sun this spring and summer...which of course he is wrong......but I'm having difficulty sifting through all of this to determine otherwise? thanks for your wonderful site! mr. carson, this is very very interesting….I’m finding it difficult however to ascertain how many days of sun we have had since march, o4? I have a friend who indicates we have had about 12 days of sun this spring and summer…which of course he is wrong……but I’m having difficulty sifting through all of this to determine otherwise?
thanks for your wonderful site!

]]> By: carson http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-799 carson Tue, 06 Jan 2004 05:08:16 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-799 Photos from the 1996 storm were posted on the <a href="http://komotv.com/stories/29107.htm" rel="nofollow">KOMO</a> web site. Photos from the 1996 storm were posted on the KOMO web site.

]]> By: carson http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-798 carson Mon, 05 Jan 2004 17:29:39 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-798 I'm going to go look for a sled for my kiddos. :-) KIRO, which has (so far) had more accurate reports, estimates 4-12" of snow. However, forecasts beyond that show it warming up to the 40s with rain. I’m going to go look for a sled for my kiddos. :-)

KIRO, which has (so far) had more accurate reports, estimates 4-12″ of snow. However, forecasts beyond that show it warming up to the 40s with rain.

]]> By: tedder http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-797 tedder Mon, 05 Jan 2004 17:21:20 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-797 I went to Utah to ski in 'real snow' during the '96 storm. It was dry there, and Washington was covered in snow. I came home after it melted. Bah! I went to Utah to ski in ‘real snow’ during the ‘96 storm. It was dry there, and Washington was covered in snow. I came home after it melted. Bah!

]]> By: fran http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-796 fran Mon, 05 Jan 2004 01:20:13 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-796 Oh man. I better get to the supermarket and stock up for the siege. That '96 storm was right before we moved here. In Chicago it's easier to drive in snow 'cause it's flat and because they use SALT, which has more of an effect than sand. Still, I spun out my car once on a snowy street. No damage except to my composure! Oh man. I better get to the supermarket and stock up for the siege. That ‘96 storm was right before we moved here. In Chicago it’s easier to drive in snow ’cause it’s flat and because they use SALT, which has more of an effect than sand. Still, I spun out my car once on a snowy street. No damage except to my composure!

]]> By: susan dennis http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-795 susan dennis Sun, 04 Jan 2004 21:03:57 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-795 How did Seattle fare? Well, it was pretty wild. It snowed buckets the day after Christmas (which I think was a Friday) and then it skipped a day and snowed more buckets on Sunday. Since a whole lot of people were on vacation, it wasn't as bad as you might think. Except the snow demolished things like those aluminum carports for boats and even some house roofs. I, of course, had a uniquely different snow disaster. I do no cook. I had my friend, John, in from California for the holidays. Our plan was to sample all our favorite restaurants. When the snow hit, they closed. We had no food. I mean pickle juice, yes. And some stale crackers. But, we nearly starved to death. We finally hiked up to the Alexis Hotel and begged. They were only serving hotel guests but John was very persuasive. For lunch the next day we went over to the ferry dock and took the ferry over to Bainbridge and back just so we could get lunch. It was a rough several days :) I have food now, tho. I'm ready. How did Seattle fare?

Well, it was pretty wild. It snowed buckets the day after Christmas (which I think was a Friday) and then it skipped a day and snowed more buckets on Sunday. Since a whole lot of people were on vacation, it wasn’t as bad as you might think. Except the snow demolished things like those aluminum carports for boats and even some house roofs.

I, of course, had a uniquely different snow disaster. I do no cook. I had my friend, John, in from California for the holidays. Our plan was to sample all our favorite restaurants. When the snow hit, they closed. We had no food. I mean pickle juice, yes. And some stale crackers. But, we nearly starved to death. We finally hiked up to the Alexis Hotel and begged. They were only serving hotel guests but John was very persuasive. For lunch the next day we went over to the ferry dock and took the ferry over to Bainbridge and back just so we could get lunch. It was a rough several days :) I have food now, tho. I’m ready.

]]> By: carson http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-794 carson Sun, 04 Jan 2004 16:40:44 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-794 <i>> pre-emptively compared Tuesday's forecasted snowstorm</i> I heard that too. That would be pretty spectacular. How did Seattle fare during that period? For comparisons, I lived in Austin prior to moving here and we used to get a light dusting the last week of January. (The natives swore it happened only once every 7 years, but I saw it four years in a row.) This was enough to paralyze the city for a couple of days because there are numerous uninsulated bridges with people willing to drive on them. Such a contrast to Chicago... > pre-emptively compared Tuesday’s forecasted snowstorm

I heard that too. That would be pretty spectacular. How did Seattle fare during that period?

For comparisons, I lived in Austin prior to moving here and we used to get a light dusting the last week of January. (The natives swore it happened only once every 7 years, but I saw it four years in a row.) This was enough to paralyze the city for a couple of days because there are numerous uninsulated bridges with people willing to drive on them. Such a contrast to Chicago…

]]> By: susan dennis http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-793 susan dennis Sun, 04 Jan 2004 15:14:28 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-793 Now... that 1996 one was the best... I do remember eating Christmas dinner at 13 Coins and the couple at the table next to us told us that they had heard that downtown Seattle was going to get 18 inches of snow. I remember how we laughed at them after they left. I remember the 18 inches of snow the next day... I could do that again. Wonder if I need to start with dinner at 13 Coins on Monday? Now… that 1996 one was the best… I do remember eating Christmas dinner at 13 Coins and the couple at the table next to us told us that they had heard that downtown Seattle was going to get 18 inches of snow. I remember how we laughed at them after they left. I remember the 18 inches of snow the next day… I could do that again. Wonder if I need to start with dinner at 13 Coins on Monday?

]]> By: fran http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/comment-page-1/#comment-792 fran Sun, 04 Jan 2004 07:04:37 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/snow/#comment-792 I noticed weatherman Patrick Hammer tonight pre-emptively compared Tuesday's forecasted snowstorm to the big one of post-Christmas 1996. I think he may be sticking his neck out a little too far but we'll see! I noticed weatherman Patrick Hammer tonight pre-emptively compared Tuesday’s forecasted snowstorm to the big one of post-Christmas 1996. I think he may be sticking his neck out a little too far but we’ll see!

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