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Weather Station Summaries
Cincinnati 5NW #13 (Hamilton County) Ronald E. Rothhaas Jr. - December averaged very warm and very wet although winter did take hold for the last week.. Temperatures averaged a remarkable 7.1 F above normal with over an inch of liquid ppt above normal. Snowfall was less that 25% of normal. I had to mow my grass 1 week before Christmas! Snowflakes were in the air on Christmas but with only 0.1 on Christmas Eve and a trace on Christmas Day.
Kent 2W (Portage County) Eric Wertz - December 2001 saw a continuation of well above normal temperatures until the last week of the month. A record high temperature of 70`F was set on the 5th. Colder air rushed into the region beginning on the 24th with daily minimum wind chill factors occasionally dipping below zero from the 24th through the 31st. Snowfall (some of it lake enhanced) accompanied this cold outbreak. Major lake effect snow set up from east of Cleveland up to Buffalo. There were 17 days where measureable liquid equivalent precipitation was noted. Measureable snowfall occurred on 6 days with the monthly snow total of 3.5 inches well below normal. Strong winds swept across the state on the 14th (42 mph at Kent 2W) and a high wind warning was issued.
Newcomerstown 1S (Tuscarawas County) Don Keating - High wind gust of 61 on the 14'th @ 3:59 p.m. established a station record! Fog days were 7 and damaging wind days were 1 and ice pellets on 1 day.
Ottawa 4E #15 (Putnam County) Phil & Bonnie Higley - Got very cold right before Christmas, on the 24th and remained cold up till the New Year. Average high wind gust was 25mph with the highest record for the month being 40 mph on the 6th.
Perrysville 4W #79 (Richland County) Katie Gerwig - The first 3 weeks of December saw above normal temperatures while the last week was colder than normal with the first measureable snow of the season. The month was typically cloudy with 23 days of partly to completely overcast skies.
Sharonville 2NE #43 (Hamilton County) Mike Moyer - Multiple days of a simple Trace of snow - nothing other than that.
Springfield 2N #1 (Clark County) Dick Groeber - Mild temperatures dominated the month until the advent of the winter season on the 21st when a low pressure storm system and its accompanying cold front brought in winter like conditions of snowfall and cold temperatures that dominated to the end of the month. Precipitation was the outstanding feature with mostl light amounts until a major storm gave the third greatest one day total on the 17th at 2.00 inches ausing light flooding because of saturated soils. A second strong system brought in our snowfall period between Christmas and New Years days measuring 2.3 inches melted to only .05 inches of water. The total of 1.8 inches on the 26th tied January 26th for the greatest one day snowfall of 2001. Temperatures continued to be warm through the first two-thirds of the month with highs in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. A high of a balmy 70 degrees was recorded on the 5th. The low pressure storm system and its cold front that brought in the snow late in the month gave us the coldest temperatures since the middle of last February.
Streetsboro 2N (Portage County) Vance Lunn - The first three weeks of December 2001 were very mild, with some rain but very little snow. This continued a trend began with November. The last eight days of the month saw most of December's snowfall and temperatures never rising above freezing during that period. Major precipitation episodes occured on the 14th, with 0.54 inch, and on the 17th , with 1.08 inches. A few flakes of snow occured with the rain on the 14th. Each day from the 23rd to the 30th saw measurable snow. This was mostly light and the snow cover on the ground reached a December maximum depth of 4 inches on the morning of the 28th. There was fog on 8 days. There were no days with thunderstorms, sleet, hail, or freezing rain.
Wooster 7N #16 (Wayne County) Jack Sisler - Warm temperatures was the biggest news of the month. I established two high temperature records: 70 on the 5th and 56 degrees on the 14th. The monthly mean temperature was 36.1 making it the second warmest November here, seven degrees above normal. Precipitation was a little below normal with almost halp of it coming on the 17th.
Zanesville 6N (Muskingum County) Tom Ruggles - The first measurable snow was on 12/26. There were high wind gusts of 33 on the 14th. Max pressure was 30.45 on 16th and low pressure was 29.45 on the 17th.
December 2001 Ohio Weather Data
| OWON # | Station | Mean Max Temp | Mean Min Temp | Mean Temp | High Temp | Date | Low Temp | Date | Total Prec | Max 24hr Prec Days | Date | # Prec Days | Total Snowfall | Max 24hr Snow | Date | # of 1"+ Snow Days |
| -- | Akron-Canton | 40.9 | 28.2 | 35.6 | 69 | 12/5 | 8 | 12/30 | 2.34 | 1.28 | 12/17 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 12/27 | 0 |
| 3166 | Alliance | 42.0 | 30.0 | 36.0 | 70 | 12/5 | 7 | 12/30 | 3.33 | 1.46 | 12/17 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 12/24 | 1 |
| 03 | Aurora 3S | 43.8 | 28.0 | 35.9 | 72 | 12/5 | 9 | 12/30 | 2.28 | 0.91 | 12/17 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 12/27,30 | 7 |
| 82 | Centerville 1W | 46.5 | 30.9 | 38.7 | 72 | 12/05 | 11 | 12/30 | 4.08 | 1.96 | 12/17 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 12/26 | 0 |
| -- | Cincinnati | 47.1 | 31.5 | 39.3 | 70 | 12/5 | 9 | 12/30 | 4.08 | 1.66 | 12/16,17 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12/29 | 0 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 48.5 | 33.6 | 41.1 | 71 | 12/5 | 14 | 12/30 | 4.26 | 1.35 | 12/17 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 12/29 | 0 |
| -- | Cleveland | 41.9 | 30.0 | 37.1 | 71 | 12/5 | 11 | 12/30 | 2.53 | 1.15 | 12/16,17 | 14 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 12/27 | 1 |
| -- | Columbus | 44.9 | 31.8 | 38.4 | 70 | 12/5 | 12 | 12/30 | 3.01 | 1.74 | 12/16,17 | 16 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 12/28 | 0 |
| -- | Dayton | 43.7 | 30.6 | 37.2 | 68 | 12/5 | 8 | 12/30 | 3.66 | 1.94 | 12/16,17 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 12/28 | 0 |
| 22 | Kent 2E | 42.8 | 28.3 | 35.6 | 70 | 12/5 | 9 | 12/31 | 2.31 | 0.84 | 12/17 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 12/24,27 | 2 |
| 53 | Kent 2W | 42.6 | 27.1 | 34.8 | 70 | 12/5 | 3 | 12/31 | 2.41 | 0.83 | 12/17 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 12/27 | 1 |
| 2 | Kidron 1N | 44.1 | 29.9 | 37.0 | 72 | 12/5 | 9 | 12/30,31 | 2.28 | 1.02 | 12/17 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 12/26 | 0 |
| 87 | Lagrange 2SW | 43.4 | 28.6 | 36 | 72 | 12/5 | 10 | 12/31 | 2.42 | 0.95 | 12/17 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 12/27,28 | 0 |
| -- | Mansfield | 40.3 | 27.2 | 35.1 | 68 | 12/5 | 7 | 12/30 | 2.52 | 0.95 | 12/16,17 | 17 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 12/27 | 2 |
| 51 | Middleburg Hts. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.48 | 1.08 | 12/17 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 12/27 | 2 |
| 25 | Munroe Falls 1SW | 44.8 | 29.2 | 37.0 | 70 | 12/5 | 6 | 12/31 | 2.48 | 0.89 | 12/18 | 20 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 12/28 | 2 |
| 106 | Newcomerstown 1S | 45.8 | 28.1 | 36.9 | 72 | 12/5 | 5 | 12/31 | 2.76 | 1.51 | 17 | 20 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 12/26 | 2 |
| 32 | North Ridgeville 1N | 44.4 | 29.7 | 37.1 | 72 | 12/5 | 10 | 12/30 | 2.65 | 1.14 | 12/17 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 15 | Ottawa 4E | 42.9 | 29.8 | 36.4 | 69 | 12/5 | 8 | 12/30 | 2.42 | 1.04 | 12/17 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12/27 | 0 |
| 38 | Perry | 42.6 | 31.3 | 37.0 | 70 | 12/5 | 13 | 12/29 | 5.22 | 1.60 | 12/29 | 18 | 36.9 | 23.5 | 12/29 | 3 |
| 79 | Perrysville 4W | 40.5 | 29.2 | 34.9 | 68 | 12/5 | 9 | 12/30 | 2.60 | 1.17 | 12/17 | 10 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 12/27 | 0 |
| 33 | Rockbridge 4W | 45.5 | 30.2 | 37.9 | 72 | 12/5 | 9 | 12/30 | 2.40 | 0.89 | 12/17 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 12/26 | 0 |
| 113 | Sabina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.17 | 1.20 | 12/16 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 04 | Sandusky 1N | 37.4 | 43.0 | 31.8 | 69 | 12/5 | 11 | 12/30 | 2.54 | 0.99 | 12/17 | -- | 1.2 | 0.8 | 12/27 | 0 |
| 43 | Sharonville | 47.5 | 33.3 | 40.4 | 71 | 12/5 | 13 | 12/30 | 4.33 | 1.25 | 12/17 | 17 | T | T | -- | 0 |
| 01 | Springfield 2N | 44.5 | 30.0 | 37.3 | 70 | 12/5 | 9 | 12/30 | 3.66 | 2.00 | 12/17 | 14 | 2.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 98 | Streetsboro 2N | 43.1 | 28.0 | 35.7 | 70 | 12/5 | 5 | 12/31 | 2.49 | 1.08 | 12/17 | 15 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 12/27,28 | 2 |
| 112 | Sugarcreek 2SW | 44.5 | 29.5 | 37.0 | 70 | 12/5 | 7 | 12/30 | 2.91 | 1.68 | 12/17 | 14 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 12/28 | 0 |
| -- | Toledo | 42.3 | 29.4 | 37.0 | 70 | 12/5 | 12 | 12/30 | 2.01 | 0.83 | 12/16,17 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12/28 | 0 |
| 16 | Wooster 7N | 42.8 | 29.4 | 36.1 | 70 | 12/5 | 9 | 12/30 | 1.74 | 0.76 | 12/17 | 20 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12/27 | 0 |
| -- | Youngstown | 41.1 | 28.1 | 35.7 | 71 | 12/5 | 11 | 12/31 | 2.03 | 0.95 | 12/17 | 20 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 12/27 | 0 |
| 48 | Zanesville 6N | 45.4 | 32.3 | 37.7 | 73 | 12/5 | 10 | 12/30 | 2.89 | 1.45 | 12/17 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 12/26 | 0 |
Date: Wed Dec 5, 2001 4:37 pm
Subject: Record High Established
I did record a new record high for this date of 70 degrees @ 1:29pm breaking the previous of 61 in 1998.
Jack Sisler
Wooster 7N
Wayne County
Date: Wed Dec 5, 2001 5:19 pm
Subject: Record Warmth
High of 68 deg. and a low of only 53 deg.!
Macedonia
Summit County
Dan Jakubowski
Date: Wed Dec 5, 2001 5:23 pm
Subject: Record High for Newcomerstown, Ohio
Here at Newcomerstown, Ohio I recorded a high temperature of 72 degrees @ 2:46 p.m. This broke the previous record high of 66 set in 1998 & 1999.
Don Keating #106
Newcomerstown, Ohio
Tuscarawas County
Date: Thu Dec 6, 2001 9:11 pm
Subject: winter?
As one who enjoys winter, it is depressing to have geraniums still blooming at this late date. I have been reading the long range
forecast discussions hoping for any hint of a winter pattern. Finally today in the 8-14 day discussion comes mention of shifting in
global patterns which move the Pacific ridge toward the west coast and the western trough toward the east late in the period. Maybe?
Finally? We'll see.
Ronald E. Rothhaas Jr.
Cincinnati 5NW
Date: Sun Dec 9, 2001 1:54 pm
Subject: winter so far
Just to review the climate history here at Streetsboro 2N, here in NE Ohio: As someone who also enjoys winter-THIS IS PATHETIC! At the
edge of the SNOWBELT, I've recorded 3.7 inches of snow (not to mention that the temp. hit 70 just a couple of days ago). The first
snow came very early with a surprise coating on October 10th. The largest snowfall of the season occured on Oct. 26/27 with 2.6
inches. There was 1.0 inch on Nov.20th-November's only snowfall. The temperature remained slightly above freezing during all three of
these snow events although slushy accumulations were noted during all three snowfalls.
At this more northerly location it there are no flowers still blooming! Anyone else reporting actively blooming flowers as of
December 10th? I would be interested to know.
Vance Lunn
Streetsboro 2N
OWON #98
Date: Sun Dec 9, 2001 2:54 pm
Subject: Re: [OhioWx] winter so far
In response to Vance Lunn's question as to whether or not anyone else has seen blooming flowers. Not quite, but I did see what looked to be a butterfly land on a dandelion the other day while I was on break at work. This would have been Wednesday when it hit 72 degrees here.
Also, looks like someone flubbed up by predicting such a crummy weekend with lots of rain and then snow afterwards. Since October 27'th when I observed the first flakes of the season, I have yet to see flakes of snow. Quite remarkable since it is December 9'th.
Finally, I also seem to sense that The Weather Channel got a little excited by predicting a widespread snowfall of 4-8" from north-central PA over to western MA. True, some spots in western MA received up to 7". However, I see TWC as being gung ho about predicting major snowfalls for that section of New England again this season. You woulda thought they would have learned their lesson last year when they messed up majorly by missing at least 4 storms. They predicted major snowfall when all there ended up being was rain. Just my opinion.
Don Keating #106
Newcomerstown 1S
Date: Sun Dec 9, 2001 6:33 pm
Subject: Re: Winter so far
Lawn care companies are doing a brisk business nothing which has anything to do with snow. Saw a wooly bear catepillar crawling around
yesterday. This time last year we already had 4.7" snow and the low temperature a year ago this morning was 1 degree above zero.
It will get here eventually we all know that.
Jack Sisler
Wooster 7N
Wayne County
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2001 8:10 am
Subject: Re: [OhioWx] winter so far
My petunias were blooming until this morning. I think they are finally done in. I also suspect that had I continued watering my tomato plants I would have still been harvesting tomatoes as well.
Amber
Brunswick 2 NE
Medina County
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2001 3:24 pm
Subject: Winter So Far
I've had only a 1/2 inch of the white stuff and like Vance I'm in the secondary
snowbelt. Here in Macedonia the grass probably could be cut again but, I'm blowing that off! I don't do grass after Nov.1st. I
noticed Starlings in the area last week. My memory tells me that they usually are gone by this time of year. Probably one of the most
significant signs of the climate is the sighting of the Brown Breasted Nuthatch in S. Russell! The bird hasn't been oberved here since 1830
when it was shot for identification! The bird's range is normally from Virginia south through Georgia to the Gulf Coast into Texas! Nature is
trying to tell us something.
Dan Jakubowski
Macedonia, Ohio
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2001 8:55 am
Subject: Morning Low
Had a morning low of 21 @ 7:46am with hoarfrost covering everything and dense fog. This is the coldest so far for the season.
Jack Sisler
Wooster 7N
Wayne County
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2001 10:06 am
Subject: Lodi 2S Weather Report
The overnight low temperature at Lodi 2S was 21 degrees. Just like at Jack's site (Wooster 7N), there
was considerable hoarfrost and dense fog observed. Shortly after my 7 AM observation, visibility droppedto 1/16 mile in dense fog. Trees and other vegitation
were covered with ice crystals this morning!
Matt Higgins
OWON #23
Lodi 2S
Medina County
Date: Tue Dec 11, 2001 8:10 am
Subject: Lodi 2S Weather Report
The overnight low temperature at Lodi 2S on Tuesday, December 11th was 19 degrees. A heavy frost
wasobserved, but fog this morning was much more patchy
than yesterday morning.
Matt Higgins
OWON #23
Lodi 2S
Medina County
From: "ruc44056" <DJvortex@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed Dec 12, 2001 8:00 pm
Subject: Spring Continues
High today 54, Low 36.7. Precip : .01" Still very dry. Only .04"
for the month so far.
Macedonia,Ohio
Summit County
Dan Jakubowski
From: Don K <eobic@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri Dec 14, 2001 5:26 pm
Subject: Winds gusts of 50+ MPH
I surfed the Weatherbug weather sites for parts of Ohio and here's what I discovered as far as wind gusts to 50+ MPH. This includes my own stations wind gust......
Newcomerstown .... 61
Millersburg Middle School .... 61
Newark/Heath Airport .... 54
Centerburg Elementary School .... 53
Buckeye North Middle School in Brilliant .... 50
Don Keating #106
Newcomerstown 1S
From: "wxchaser60" <wxchaser60@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri Dec 14, 2001 6:16 pm
Subject: Wind
Ravenna 1E has had only a high gust of 19.7 mph at 528pm. Our power was out twice so far for a short period of time.Before I forget, my wireless weather station is up and running good
so far.
Rich Rabatin #101
Ravenna 1E
From: "meso1us" <jackwx@aol.com>
Date: Fri Dec 14, 2001 7:46 pm
Subject: Winds and Record Temperature
The high winds moved in late this afternoon. The highest wind gust I've recorded so far was 44 mph @5:20pm. Winds are still around 25-30
but slowly subsiding. Also established a new high temperature record of 56 degrees @ 1:37pm, breaking the record of 55 in 1995. Also
picked up .42" of rainfall which will help the deficit.
Jack Sisler
Wooster 7N
Wayne County
From: "wxchaser60" <wxchaser60@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri Dec 14, 2001 10:12 pm
Subject: Ravenna Power Outage
At 631pm tonight(12-14-01) Sections of Ravenna,including my area, lost power for 3 and 1/2 hours due to high winds. I recorded a high
wind gust of 27.3 mph at the time of the outage, with sustained winds of 17 mph. This was the fourth outage we had in this area. The
other three outages lasted only a few minutes.
Rich Rabatin #101
Ravenna 1E
Portage County
From: Matt Higgins <thunderstorm63@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat Dec 15, 2001 9:53 am
Subject: High Wind Gust and Rainfall
High wind gust at Lodi 2S on Friday, December 14th was 46 MPH at 5:27 PM. Rainfall for the 24-hours ending
at 7 AM Saturday, December 15th was 0.63 inch.
Yesterday's (Dec. 14th) high temperature was 55 degrees at 3:59 PM.
Matt Higgins
OWON #23
Lodi 2S
Medina County
From: "ruc44056" <DJvortex@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat Dec 15, 2001 1:08 pm
Subject: Yesterdays Weather
Picked up .55" of rain with a high temperature of 52.0 deg.Wind gusts were near 40 MPH in my region based on peak gust data from the Weather
-bug sites (Twinsburg,Bedford,Aurora).
Dan Jakubowski
Macedonia
Summit County
From: "Robert M. Flory" <rflory@core.com>
Date: Mon Dec 17, 2001 5:52 pm
Subject: Centerville 1W -24 Hour Rainfall Total
24 hour rainfall ending at 6 PM....1.96"
Robert Flory
Centerville 1W
Montgomery County
OWON #82
From: "ruc44056" <DJvortex@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon Dec 17, 2001 9:44 pm
Subject: Rainfall
Picked up 1.02" in the past 24 hours ending at 9:30 PM This
evening.1.72" for the month so far.
Macedonia
Summit County
Dan Jakubowski
From: "meso1us" <jackwx@aol.com>
Date: Tue Dec 18, 2001 8:06 am
Subject: Rainfall/Temps
Had .80" rainfall up until 6am this morning. Even with this good dose of rainfall we are still about 5 inches below normal for the year.
Have had a trace of snow in the last 51 days and only .2" of snow the entire season so far. We already had 7 inches so far this time last
year. Temperatures are still running about 12 degrees above normal.
Jack Sisler
Wooster 7N
Wayne County
From: Matt Higgins <thunderstorm63@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue Dec 18, 2001 8:09 am
Subject: Rainfall at Lodi 2S
Rainfall for the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM Monday,
December 17, 2001 was 0.31 inch.
Rainfall for the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2001 was 0.69 inch.
Total for the event: 1.00 inch
Matt Higgins
OWON #23
Lodi 2S
Medina County
From: "wxchaser60" <wxchaser60@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue Dec 18, 2001 4:13 pm
Subject: Ravenna 1ERainfall
Since last Friday (Dec.14th) when all this rain began, I ended up with 1.43" of rain with total rainfall for December of 1.53", with
the heaviest rain coming yesterday the 17th with .75". Thank God this wasn't snow!!
Rich Rabatin #101
Ravenna 1E
Portage County
From: "vance_lunn" <vance_lunn@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri Dec 21, 2001 10:16 pm
Subject: snowfall today
Streetsboro 2N 10:00pm 12/21/01
Measurable snowfall was reported here by my research assistant (you know, my wife Jennifer). She reported that about 0.1" snow fell this
afternoon which temporarily dusted the ground. I myself was at work in Willoughby where no snow fell. This is the first measurable snow
in one month, although several trace amounts were observed during that period.
Vance Lunn
Streetsboro 2N
OWON #98
From: Don K <eobic@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat Dec 22, 2001 11:00 am
Subject: Coldest Yet
At 7:02 a.m. Newcomerstown 1S recorded a low temperature of 19 degrees. This is the coldest reading thus far of the 2001-2002 season. It hasn't been this cold since March 28'th, 2001 when the morning low hit 17 degrees.
Snowfall for the 2001-2002 winter season remains steady at a TRACE.
Don Keating #106
Newcomerstown 1S
From: "ronrothhaas" <ronbridgemanning@cs.com>
Date: Sun Dec 23, 2001 4:15 pm
Subject: rainfall
Had over 1/2 inch rain here Sat. night into Sunday AM. This matched NWS CVG but seemed to be more that most other areas.
Ron Rothhaas
Cincinnati 5NW
From: "wxchaser60" <wxchaser60@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun Dec 23, 2001 5:10 pm
Subject: Ravenna 1E 24 hour Rainfall
Over the last 24 hour period ending at 1700hrs today, I only picked up .16" of rain and no snow yet.
Rich Rabatin #101
Ravenna 1E
Portage County
From: "Phillip A. Higley" <phigley@bright.net>
Date: Sun Dec 23, 2001 9:09 pm
Subject: First measureable SNOW!
Well we finally got our first measureable snow fall tonight!
The ground is cover an there is .3 on the ground & in the rain gage at 9:30 p.m. there is 0.04". We are NOW in the colder temperatures.
4-E Putnam, Co.
From: Chris Taylor <n8wgb@buckeye-express.com>
Date: Sun Dec 23, 2001 10:38 pm
Subject: 1st snow in Toledo too!
Wow...it finally happened! 0.2" of snow on the grass in the West side of Toledo! Less on the roads, but they are really icy right now...
Just in time!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Chris
From: "vance_lunn" <vance_lunn@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon Dec 24, 2001 2:11 am
Subject: light snow
Streetsboro 2N 1:52am 12/24/01
Light snow fell here, also. Snowfall was 0.1" with a trace of snow cover. With the current temperature
forcast, this almost garantees a
white Christmas here (technically). Unlike much of Ohio, Streetsboro 2N has not been commpletely without snow up to this evening, but it
still has been extremely scarce with a seasonal total of 3.9" so far.
Here is a climate history of snowfall at Christmas at my station:
December 25...
1996: sn. 1.0" depth 1"
1997: sn. T depth 0"
1998: sn. 0.0" depth T
1999: sn. 1.3" (total for 24th & 25th) depth 1" (25th)
2000: sn. 0.7" depth 5"
4 of 5 years saw a depth of a trace or more which works out to 80% of
the Christmases here being white. I don't know if that is
representative for Streetsboro over a long period of time.
Vance Lunn
Streetsboro 2N
OWON #98
From: Barb LaPierre <barbl@infinet.com>
Date: Tue Dec 25, 2001 7:42 am
Subject: Middletown OH SNOW!!!
7:30 am 12-25-2001
Past 12 hrs
Snowfall trace (-.1 in)
Snow Depth trace (-.1 in)
Clear, winds calm
Woke up to find a trace of the white stuff covering the ground, roof, cars, etc. Not much, but it does make things look a little bit more like Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all!
Barb LaPierre
Middletown OH
20 degrees
From: "ruc44056" <DJvortex@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed Dec 26, 2001 1:47 pm
Subject: C-c-c-cold Last Night
Had an overnight low of 13.5 deg.
Today: Off and on light snow showers. No accum.
Current Weather @ 1345EST : Mostly cloudy w/ a few flakes.
Temp:23.5 deg.
Dan Jakubowski
Macedonia
N.Summit County
From: Barb LaPierre <barbl@infinet.com>
Date: Wed Dec 26, 2001 5:45 pm
Subject: Middletown OH Snow Report
Snow Report:
5:30 pm 12-26-2001
Past 12 hrs
Snowfall: .2 in.
Snow Depth: .2 in.
27 degrees, snowing
This snow has come as a surprise - flurries were predicted, but not enough to cover the ground. Light snow started less than half an hour ago and is
still coming down. Looking out my window, I see that traffic is going slower than usual.
Barb LaPierre
Middletown OH
From: Don K <eobic@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed Dec 26, 2001 11:21 pm
Subject: Newcomerstown Snowfall, unexpected
Here at Newcomerstown 1S I received 1.7" of snow between 5:30 and 9 p.m. This was, for the most part, unexpected. This 1.7" plus the .2 from yesterday brings the total to 1.9", incredibly MORE than Hopkins Airport.
12 HRS 12/26/2001
11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Snowfall 1.7"
Snow Depth 1.5"
Don Keating #106
Newcomerstown 1S
Tuscarawas County
From: Barb LaPierre <barbl@infinet.com>
Date: Thu Dec 27, 2001 7:47 am
Subject: Middletown OH snow report
Snow Report:
7: 45 am 12-27-2001
Past 12 hrs
Snowfall: Trace
Snow Depth: Trace
24 degrees, cloudy
Barb LaPierre
Middletown OH
Butler Co.
From: "wxchaser60" <wxchaser60@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu Dec 27, 2001 5:33 pm
Subject: Coldest Wind Chill so far
This morning at 410am, I recorded my coldest wind chill yet this season at, minus 8.4 degrees.
As of the present time (528pm), my station has picked up a total of 1.40" of snow during the past 24 hours. Earlier this afternoon we
had a rather impressive snowfall which quickly coated the streets and sidewalks with a fresh layer of
snow. So since Christmas is behind us now, the snow and cold can end and bring on the sunshine and 70
degree weather.
Rich Rabatin #101
Ravenna 1E
Portage County
From: Barb LaPierre <barbl@infinet.com>
Date: Sat Dec 29, 2001 8:54 am
Subject: Middletown OH Snow Report
Snow Report:
8:55 am 12-29-2001
Past 12 hrs
Snowfall: Trace
Snow Depth: Trace
23 degrees, partly cloudy
Barb LaPierre
Middletown OH
Butler Co.
From: "meso1us" <jackwx@aol.com>
Date: Sun Dec 30, 2001 8:58 am
Subject: Morning Low
Had a low of 9 degrees at 7:08am this morning; coldest since March 26, 2001. Precursor of things to come?
Jack Sisler
Wooster 7N
Wayne County
From: ccintula <ccintula@ncweb.com>
Date: Mon Dec 31, 2001 8:30 pm
Subject: precipitation
Looking at the recent snowfall here I took a core sample of the snow. I put a 5 gallon bucket upside down in the snow and pushed down. I got a
good sample all the way to the ground. Then I took my regular rain gauge (large 4 inch diameter) and pushed it into the 5 gallon pail..
Pulling out the sample and eventually melting it I see I had 2.35 inches of precipitation. This is close to what was expected. Hopefully
it will melt slowly. Happy New Year.
Chris Cintula
Perry, 3SE
Lake County
