Bring Back The Sun!! (Columbus, Cleveland: home, live in, airport)

[Pinipeanut]

How many people are wondering why they live in Cleveland right now? I know I am! Tuesday was awsome! I was out in a tank top and flip flops. Today I slid right through a red light into traffic (thank GOD they slowed down to let me fly through). Ive got my heavy coat on and Im scared to drive home from work. (I hate driving in this weather) So who is moving out of this weather?

[Jonathan28]

Hopefully moveing to Florida soon. I think this latest blast has pretty much secured that. I dont remember anything like this in April before. We cant even enjoy opening day. Very sad.

[Pinipeanut]

This is like Christmas weather! What is going on? I thought for sure we would have been done with the snow! And can you believe the snow plows? Where are they??? Not by me!

[MABCle]

I think everybody thought the snow was over for good. Gotta love the Lake Effect snow. I will say if you get to Strongsville or Medina county there is no snow on the ground at all.

[Pinipeanut]

I looked at the 10 day forecast and it says snow and rain showers! Fantastic! Only good thing is the sled riding!

[Subway]

Originally Posted by MABCle

I think everybody thought the snow was over for good. Gotta love the Lake Effect snow. I will say if you get to Strongsville or Medina county there is no snow on the ground at all.

Not me! I lived there too long to ever think that the snow was over just because the calendar said April, even if there had already been some early-summer-like weather (as there had been this year). But even I was surprised that all four Indians-Mariners games got postponed and that they had to move the Indians-Angels series that was supposed to be played at the Jake this Tuesday through Thursday to Milwaukee - unreal!

Cleveland Hopkins Airport has had 12.2" so far this April and 75.3" for the 2006-07 season. Meanwhile, Akron-Canton has only had 1.5" this month and 38.1" for the season. Here in Cincy, the April total is 0.2" and the seasonal total is 17.1"

BTW, in April 2005, Cleveland got 19.0", 12.4" of which fell in LATE-April (the 23rd through the 25th).

[MABCle]

Originally Posted by Subway

Not me! I lived there too long to ever think that the snow was over just because the calendar said April, even if there had already been some early-summer-like weather (as there had been this year). But even I was surprised that all four Indians-Mariners games got postponed and that they had to move the Indians-Angels series that was supposed to be played at the Jake this Tuesday through Thursday to Milwaukee - unreal!

Cleveland Hopkins Airport has had 12.2" so far this April and 75.3" for the 2006-07 season. Meanwhile, Akron-Canton has only had 1.5" this month and 38.1" for the season. Here in Cincy, the April total is 0.2" and the seasonal total is 17.1"

BTW, in April 2005, Cleveland got 19.0", 12.4" of which fell in LATE-April (the 23rd through the 25th).

You're right, but man it was 80 and sunny in Cleveland and Columbus even last year at this time it was 75 and sunny, so I just assumed even though you can't do that in Cleveland and really the whole midwest.

it may sound a little far fetched but I'm thinking about patenting a huge tarp that will cover Lake erie in the months when its Cold enough for snow, but not for the Lake surface to freezeover to shut down the Lake effect machine. Then we'll have the snowfall of Akron with a beautiful Lake.

[Subway]

Originally Posted by MABCle

it may sound a little far fetched but I'm thinking about patenting a huge tarp that will cover Lake erie in the months when its Cold enough for snow, but not for the Lake surface to freezeover to shut down the Lake effect machine. Then we'll have the snowfall of Akron with a beautiful Lake.

That's funny that you mention that, as I used to jokingly toss around the idea of covering Lake Erie with a tarp from November through April when I lived there!

In all seriousness, it appears that Cleveland is getting snowier because of global warming. I know that that sounds out-of-whack, but the reason is that Lake Erie doesn't freeze over as much as it used to. Years ago, it used to regularly freeze over by late-January; the ice of course shut off the "Lake-effect snow machine." I don't have the numbers in front of me, but I know that Cleveland's average snowfall for the last 10-15 years has been significantly higher (I'm almost certain that the 10- and 15-year averages are over 70") than the published 30-year (1971-2000) average of 63.3" and the published 61-year (?1935-1995?) average of 56.9". I know that the 1971-2000 average of 63.3" was higher than the 1961-1990 average since the 1990's were quite a bit snowier than the 1960's. OTOH, I would think that if global warming continues to intensify, Cleveland should eventually reach a point where it's average snowfall will start to decline because there won't be as many cold air masses passing over the unfrozen Lake.

[MABCle]

I've heard the same that as the effects of global warming present themselves, the lee-side Lake areas will at first get heavier amounts of snow, then reach a point where snow falls becomes eratic (Seem to be approaching that point), then the area will start to see less snow, and large snowfalls will melt faster because not enough snow will fall to pile on what has already fallen. In a recent report I heard that by 2095 Cleveland's weather may resemble that of Oklahoma as opposed to the status quo.

What are your views on global warming? Do you think it'll change the climate much? What do you think Ohio will look like (weatherwise) as soon as 2020?

[Subway]

Originally Posted by MABCle

What are your views on global warming? Do you think it'll change the climate much? What do you think Ohio will look like (weatherwise) as soon as 2020?

There’s no doubt that global warming is occurring – the debate about that is over. However, there is still some debate about whether the global warming we’re experiencing is just part of a natural cycle or whether it’s being caused by us. Especially after seeing “An Inconvenient Truth,” I believe that it is being caused (or at least intensified) by us. I think that the overall warming will continue to be gradual, but then again, I wouldn’t be all that surprised if it speeds up once it reaches a certain point. I’m certainly not an expert, but I definitely think that we will continue to see more and more extremes of weather as the warming continues. This may be a bit of a stretch, but my guess is that Cleveland’s temps in 2020 will be more like the current published averages (based on 1971-2000) for Columbus; likewise, my guess is that Columbus’ temps will be more like the current averages for Cincy and that Cincy’s will be more like the current averages for Louisville. If we were talking about 2030 instead of 2020, I’d be somehwhat more confident about that prediction. Time will tell. What are your views?