Winter in Missouri ..... maybe? (St. Louis, Rolla: stats, move to, farm)

[stlouisan]

I'm not even sure one could really call this winter. Most of the lower Midwest (Kansas, Missouri, most of Illinois, most of Indiana, most Ohio), has had way below average snowfall and far above average temperatures. I can't remember the last winter like this. According to wunderground.com, this has been one of the warmest winters in Missouri's history.

[stlouisan]

Originally Posted by stlcitygirl

I was happy to see the snow, sad to see it go. In my 31 year old memory, I cannot remember a time when the winter has been this mild, anyone else?

Nope. This is very mild. We don't always get a lot of accumulating snow every winter, but we always usually get a lot more snow than this. This year, we've hardly even gotten snowstorms, accumulating or not, and it's stayed above 32 pretty consistently, which is VERY warm for here. Sure, we might see a couple of days when it's very warm now and then, but it is cold much more often...those warm days have been the general rule this winter. So no, this is very out of character for us. It's almost as if our latitude has shifted 200-300 miles to the south.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by stlouisan

Nope. This is very mild. We don't always get a lot of accumulating snow every winter, but we always usually get a lot more snow than this. This year, we've hardly even gotten snowstorms, accumulating or not, and it's stayed above 32 pretty consistently, which is VERY warm for here. Sure, we might see a couple of days when it's very warm now and then, but it is cold much more often...those warm days have been the general rule this winter. So no, this is very out of character for us. It's almost as if our latitude has shifted 200-300 miles to the south.

It has been above 32F most days this winter in the northern tier of the US as well... I would call this a coast to coast blowtorch winter with hardly any cold or snow, and nearly unprecedented warmth.

[GunnerTHB]

Agreed it definitely has been a mild winter. Here in Rolla I can only remember 2 or 3 nights this winter when the temperature got down into the single digits. It snowed 3 times and only once (the other day) had any accumulation whatsoever. I thought it was going to be a very cold winter with alot of snow since the first time it snowed was pretty early (November 3rd) but I guess I was wrong. I have enjoyed the mild winter however.

Oddly enough, judging by the map I saw, Cape Girardeau County has had pretty much the average amount of rainfall even though the winter has been very mild. More rain possible on Saturday morning as well.

[stlouisan]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

It has been above 32F most days this winter in the northern tier of the US as well... I would call this a coast to coast blowtorch winter with hardly any cold or snow, and nearly unprecedented warmth.

When I mean staying above 32, I mean in St. Louis it has hardly even gotten below 32 at night. I would say it's more common to be above 32 here while the sun is up, although we usually have plenty of days as well where it's below 32. But the norm is that it usually is never warmer than the lower 40s. The days where temps get above that are few and far between, and usually brief. It's been the exact opposite this winter. Not only has there been little snow, but it's basically hardly ever gotten cold. And snowstorms have rarely struck us....all of that put together is bizarre. To me, most of this winter has felt like mid to late November or late March.

[aragx6]

It's almost 60 here in KC right now!

[Smtchll]

Originally Posted by stlouisan

I'm not even sure one could really call this winter. Most of the lower Midwest (Kansas, Missouri, most of Illinois, most of Indiana, most Ohio), has had way below average snowfall and far above average temperatures. I can't remember the last winter like this. According to wunderground.com, this has been one of the warmest winters in Missouri's history.

Much of the country didn't have winter as usual. It doesn't snow nearly as much down here, but we always have at least 2 days a year with snow accumulation. But that hasn't happened yet, and probably wont happen, sadly. We did get 3 dustings though, 2 were in the same week in November. Last winter we got 4 days with accumulation (that's the most of any year, as far as I can remember). How very different things are a year later.

[stlouisan]

Originally Posted by Smtchll

Much of the country didn't have winter as usual. It doesn't snow nearly as much down here, but we always have at least 2 days a year with snow accumulation. But that hasn't happened yet, and probably wont happen, sadly. We did get 3 dustings though, 2 were in the same week in November. Last winter we got 4 days with accumulation (that's the most of any year, as far as I can remember). How very different things are a year later.

Oh I know...it's not just stl. As GraniteStater put it, this has been a blowtorch winter for the whole country. It is as if the whole country has shifted 200 miles to the south. i have several friends in minneapolis who, while they are incredibly pleased by it, shocked to be able to see the ground at this time of year.

[stlouisan]

Originally Posted by Smtchll

Much of the country didn't have winter as usual. It doesn't snow nearly as much down here, but we always have at least 2 days a year with snow accumulation. But that hasn't happened yet, and probably wont happen, sadly. We did get 3 dustings though, 2 were in the same week in November. Last winter we got 4 days with accumulation (that's the most of any year, as far as I can remember). How very different things are a year later.

Tell me about it. Last year was one of the worst winters i've ever experienced in STL..we got accumulating snow in mid-April..though I've been through several comparable ones before. Winters are very inconsistent here, but almost never mild on this level. Apparantly, I was told that the winters of 1982, 1978, and 1977 all made last year's 36 inches look like nothing.

[Smtchll]

Originally Posted by stlouisan

Tell me about it. Last year was one of the worst winters i've ever experienced in STL..we got accumulating snow in mid-April..though I've been through several comparable ones before. Winters are very inconsistent here, but almost never mild on this level. Apparantly, I was told that the winters of 1982, 1978, and 1977 all made last year's 36 inches look like nothing.

How many snow days has St. Louis had this winter?