tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post5897646412157549323..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Most Boring Winter in Seattle HistoryCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58073443040688434882013-02-23T01:01:49.926-08:002013-02-23T01:01:49.926-08:00Boring ... is good!Boring ... is good!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08770924956469111111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-83066588488160125942013-02-21T11:24:48.390-08:002013-02-21T11:24:48.390-08:00Interesting. Would enjoy the full table with years...Interesting. Would enjoy the full table with years, criteria and score. Then we can answer our own questions, such as what was the most exciting year.Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199160246159856686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-4663356512233531322013-02-20T10:05:55.568-08:002013-02-20T10:05:55.568-08:00 Boring – ha. Maybe if you never left the city.... Boring – ha. Maybe if you never left the city. The weather and snowpack in mountains have been anything but boring. Especially if you like to slide on the snow. December had some of the best early season powder skiing on record. January, to this point in February, had over a 100” of snow “trickle” in at Stevens Pass. The backcountry travel has been anything but boring – good snow, stable snowpack and amazing weather. Go outside- it may not seem so boring. <br />J. Meriwether: Forecaster, Stevens Pass Weather and Avalanche Division<br />John Meriwetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889776453462044694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-47714865407993555272013-02-19T18:09:37.606-08:002013-02-19T18:09:37.606-08:00can you post a list of the most excitingcan you post a list of the most excitingFSHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938345019464839543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76170267028665287392013-02-18T20:47:03.287-08:002013-02-18T20:47:03.287-08:00That's what you get for calling it a "la ...That's what you get for calling it a "la nada" winter... A whole lotta nada. :-)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863735306119730107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-17779676881406028032013-02-18T17:56:32.634-08:002013-02-18T17:56:32.634-08:00I nearly turned around and moved back east in the ...I nearly turned around and moved back east in the 1974-1975 winter. I think the sun did not come out even once in Issaquah.<br /><br />It took me three years to decide I wanted to stay. I stayed 30 years in Issaquah, and now am happily in Bellevue, which is more cheerful than Issaquah.<br /><br />Boring or not.old swimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697371606064410167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-65225417843633383462013-02-18T16:57:58.600-08:002013-02-18T16:57:58.600-08:00Meanwhile, the 'extreme' storms like Sandy...Meanwhile, the 'extreme' storms like Sandy are <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/19/extreme-weather-new-normal-climate-change" rel="nofollow">purported to be the new normal</a> due to AGW.<br /><br />Not sure I buy any of it.Ken Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288242017247316325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28838119025081216462013-02-18T14:37:42.009-08:002013-02-18T14:37:42.009-08:00It's not just Seattle, the whole country was b...It's not just Seattle, the whole country was boring in January. <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2351" rel="nofollow">Or so says Jeff Masters.</a>Rob Jellinghaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279998727078480190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-49294536546763854012013-02-18T14:36:56.387-08:002013-02-18T14:36:56.387-08:00Periods of boring weather throughout human history...Periods of boring weather throughout human history have been coincident with prosperity. Boring is good. <br /><br />Does boring waether mean we can put aside the Climate and Weather hysteria from Chicken Littles?<br /><br />I guess not.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059221822159483655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58984730453843509742013-02-18T13:20:13.760-08:002013-02-18T13:20:13.760-08:00Cliff, I am a Metro bus driver and we LOVE boring ...Cliff, I am a Metro bus driver and we LOVE boring winters. Call it the "HBD" (Happy Bus Driver) Index. Yay boring! Bring it on, baby!<br /><br />mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956734905715149172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-10475032469772216492013-02-18T12:51:28.993-08:002013-02-18T12:51:28.993-08:00How does SWEI demonstrate neutral years in general...How does SWEI demonstrate neutral years in general? Last year we were talking about neutral years having a tendancy to be wilder than normal. Thanks for all your work Cliff. Great blog.Andononhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720045004290416503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-83988516505853755382013-02-18T12:48:29.638-08:002013-02-18T12:48:29.638-08:00What does swei show about neutral years in general...What does swei show about neutral years in general. Does it follow suit with your neutral year blog post from last fall?Andononhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720045004290416503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-8430532278434649052013-02-18T11:28:53.818-08:002013-02-18T11:28:53.818-08:00At least here in Vancouver, BC we had one good sno...At least here in Vancouver, BC we had one good snow storm of 4-12 inches which included falling ice bombs from the new bridge smashing windows and denting roofs of vehicles underneath. Pretty exciting stuff!<br /><br />Other than that the winter has been boring here too.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372208818347034610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-2065879614978096112013-02-18T09:16:52.665-08:002013-02-18T09:16:52.665-08:00isn't this a La Nada year? So we were already ...isn't this a La Nada year? So we were already expecting a nothing kind of winter already... <br /><br />Now I hope that the upcoming summer is similarly boring - sunny and dullishly warm - say, 68F degrees - for months on end...vidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037615529444059789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-1189263056881953192013-02-17T23:01:12.137-08:002013-02-17T23:01:12.137-08:00I would say this winter was extreme. Extreme dulln...I would say this winter was extreme. Extreme dullness. December had a rearkable number of days of rain - A record even? Then the January inversion was simply shocking. I would suggest you are being way too subjective in your crieria. Just kidding - it has been dull.Dan McShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044037213245602667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-60518797904809248102013-02-17T12:21:28.458-08:002013-02-17T12:21:28.458-08:00But, as the "most boring winter" ever it...But, as the "most boring winter" ever it immediately becomes interesting!<br /><br />After all the "most boring winter ever" is extremely rare, there only ever being one of them.<br /><br />Ed Seedhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193005256681783842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28998295139862243442013-02-17T11:14:28.561-08:002013-02-17T11:14:28.561-08:00On the upside, I have harvested Broccoli from my s...On the upside, I have harvested Broccoli from my summer plants every month since September and several winter greens salad harvests! No complaints here. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29770380231990195422013-02-17T09:14:59.736-08:002013-02-17T09:14:59.736-08:00Ah, very interesting. But can the SWEI give us any...Ah, very interesting. But can the SWEI give us any clues into a SWSI (Spring Weather Satisfaction Index) or an SSSSI (Superlative Seattle Summer Satisfaction Index) or the following winter's SWEI. Ok, I'm only half joking but this is fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-50518549157256106082013-02-17T08:57:39.377-08:002013-02-17T08:57:39.377-08:00I wouldn't mind some boring 55 degree sun.I wouldn't mind some boring 55 degree sun. C&Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153526280421118681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72373577398367770032013-02-17T08:35:38.311-08:002013-02-17T08:35:38.311-08:00as a daily motorcycle commuter, those 2 weeks of b...as a daily motorcycle commuter, those 2 weeks of black ice were not particularly boring at all. but overall, I am most appreciative of this so called boring weather. GChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978943949671849328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73107562282857503162013-02-17T06:57:25.023-08:002013-02-17T06:57:25.023-08:00The record lack of sunlight due to cloud cover in ...The record lack of sunlight due to cloud cover in December was kind of drearily epic in its own way. Skokomishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196511955108177589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89668896960124333072013-02-16T21:38:10.626-08:002013-02-16T21:38:10.626-08:00Extreme storms are a sign of global warming. Bori...Extreme storms are a sign of global warming. Boring weather is a sign of global warming. Everything is a sign of global warming!!C.P.O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16880429004171251097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81874291876763096672013-02-16T19:50:55.811-08:002013-02-16T19:50:55.811-08:00Boring is... OK. I don't have to worry about ...Boring is... OK. I don't have to worry about trees falling down. Or pipes freezing. I can concentrate instead on when the frost will be gone so I can put miles on my new BMW K1300S motorcycle! Rain is not a problem. I just don't like it when the little "snowflake" icon lights up and the temparature flashes on the instrument panel! <br /><br />We just wanna be free! Free! To ride our machines and not be hassled by the man! (or the weather).<br /><br />Seeya<br /> ATBUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876176388807717606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-71283280199411555162013-02-16T16:38:04.568-08:002013-02-16T16:38:04.568-08:00Subtract 1 point if the crocuses (crocii? crocees...Subtract 1 point if the crocuses <i>(crocii? croceese?)</i> are crocing by Feb 15 (they are on QA Hill)<br /><br />And one inch of snow in a <i>month?!?</i> That would mean that a 1.1 inch, two-hour slush non-event ranks equally with, ferzample, January 1950, Dec 1968, Dec 1996... <i>Days</i> with 1 inch or more, at least!<br /><br />We could also count meteor strikes... (8)^oBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15342967219037330518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57714517242570953522013-02-16T14:49:28.835-08:002013-02-16T14:49:28.835-08:00Your 1 inch of snow per month sounds good, but my ...Your 1 inch of snow per month sounds good, but my metric for this has been number of snow days for schools. I wonder how they might coincide? RLLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850927095383579725noreply@blogger.com