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Post by Lommaren on Aug 18, 2018 20:50:36 GMT -5
It should be noted that, despite the lower snow total compared to nearby places like Duluth, Grand Marais seems to have a snowpack that persists longer into spring, per snow depth data. This year it apparently persisted to nearly mid-April, despite only traces of snow in the month (until the 16th, when two inches fell, but by that time, the depth had already reached zero). What's your rating like for this one? Fairly close to your ideal climates I guess? |
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Post by Ariete on Aug 19, 2018 7:22:59 GMT -5
It should be noted that, despite the lower snow total compared to nearby places like Duluth, Grand Marais seems to have a snowpack that persists longer into spring, per snow depth data. This year it apparently persisted to nearly mid-April, despite only traces of snow in the month (until the 16th, when two inches fell, but by that time, the depth had already reached zero).
I don't think that has any effect on our ratings whatsoever.
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Post by ilmc90 on Aug 19, 2018 17:42:12 GMT -5
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Very nice. The moderating influence of Lake Superior really helps. It's a tad cold in the winter, but not as unbearable compared to places further west in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Summers look perfect.
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Post by Crunch41 on Aug 19, 2018 23:01:23 GMT -5
It should be noted that, despite the lower snow total compared to nearby places like Duluth, Grand Marais seems to have a snowpack that persists longer into spring, per snow depth data. This year it apparently persisted to nearly mid-April, despite only traces of snow in the month (until the 16th, when two inches fell, but by that time, the depth had already reached zero). Some snowy spots in the region can have snow last until May in a cold winter. Snow depth map from May 1 on a very cold winter, 2014.
20"/50cm in spots. Over 100cm in northern Ontario, which is a colder climate.2014 was the year that there was still some ice on Lake Superior in early June.
Here is some old snow cover data for the state. 1 station called Gunflint Trail has extremely long-lasting snow, but it's not a town. Isabella is the town with the longest snow cover, I think.
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Post by sari on Aug 20, 2018 0:34:50 GMT -5
It should be noted that, despite the lower snow total compared to nearby places like Duluth, Grand Marais seems to have a snowpack that persists longer into spring, per snow depth data. This year it apparently persisted to nearly mid-April, despite only traces of snow in the month (until the 16th, when two inches fell, but by that time, the depth had already reached zero). Isabella is the town with the longest snow cover, I think.
That would make sense, as it's the highest town in the region. |
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Post by Lommaren on Aug 20, 2018 6:16:14 GMT -5
Does Isabella have official stats somewhere Crunch41? |
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Post by Crunch41 on Aug 27, 2018 22:47:08 GMT -5
Lommaren I don't think there is data in the absolute snowiest part of the state, because it's mostly uninhabited.
Isabella has climate data here: wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?mn4068Average snowfall is 78 inches/197cm, snow depth peaks at 23 inches in February. Average temperature is below 0C from November 5 to April 7. There is a current station in the area, Isabella 14W, but it only has history to 2008. This station is on NOWData, use the list on this site to select it: nowdata.rcc-acis.org/dlh/
Three more stations in a similar spot with good snow depth data are Two Harbors 7NW, Brimson 2S (also called Brimson 1E) and Wolf Ridge ELC. Wolf Ridge ELC isn't on the normal list, but you can click "view map" instead of the list, and then "show more stations". All of these stations are along Lake Superior in northeast Minnesota, a few miles inland, with a blue push pin icon. Brimson 2S/1E is also on WRCC: wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?mn0989Two Harbors 7NW had constant snow cover from October 27th to April 24th last winter, so it's pretty cold, but the other stations were longer. Isabella 14W had snow the longest, April 28th. Here is data from Wolf Ridge ELC, since it is the closest to Isabella. In 20 years of data, it has never recorded 0 snow cover in January or February. Snow cover lasts about 5 months, the Brimson station with a different POR averaged 154 days.
Wolf Ridge ELC Data. Temperature F, Precip and snow inch
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Post by irlinit on Aug 28, 2018 5:58:11 GMT -5
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Subarctic polar shit
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Post by tij on Feb 5, 2022 0:58:23 GMT -5
Absolutely atrocious for the parallel! It's like Oulu, Finland (65N) with southern Finnish autumns, unbelievably bad compared to Budapest or the Loire Valley! An E from me since it isn't deadly. Suppose the likely higher sunshine might compensate for the worse winter and autumn temps compared to St John's though. Only the Kurils/Sakhalin and probably some spots in eastern Canada, along with the other side of the lake in canada like Wawa have worse temps for the latitude.
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Post by Benfxmth on Feb 5, 2022 1:06:19 GMT -5
E. Awful crummers, and being next to an anti-interesting weather shield (Lake Superior) makes things a whole lot worse.
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Post by tommyFL on Feb 5, 2022 1:09:04 GMT -5
D. Way too cold.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Feb 5, 2022 9:25:58 GMT -5
F. As Beercules stated, a grand malaise indeed  |
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Post by insertusername on Feb 5, 2022 17:23:26 GMT -5
B- for me. Could be somewhat more 4 seasonal, but it fills that criteria overall.
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Post by CRISPR on Feb 26, 2024 15:34:33 GMT -5
E+, thanks to the seasonal lag and nearly being subarctic
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