It has been so long since it snowed here (12 days) that I forgot to take my face mask out when walking the dogs last night. It was -12C with a 10 MPH wind blowing ice crystals into my face and eyes. Miserable.
Unless we get snow every day, I may continue to forget what to do when the thing of the past arrives.
Steve, look this was settled some time ago. The only rational answer to this is it isn’t snow. I guess the models know exactly what that stuff is and a nice friendly email to Michael or Gavin will get the right answer immediately.
Do not bother the scientists. They are busy. The New York Times has the answer:
Who Made That Artificial Snow?
By HILARY GREENBAUM and DANA RUBINSTEIN
February 17, 2012
http://nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/who-made-that-artificial-snow.html
Apparently this stuff hasn’t got “lacy dendrites”. Wasn’t she a child star in the 30s?
Snow and ice or freezing temperatures are not a proxy for earths climate, only hurricanes, typhoons, bush-fires, and hot temperatures during the summer in death valley or Australia are. /src
I just saw Denver was 9 and snowing, which is at around 35 degrees below normal for this time of day. But as we all know, it is increased warmth that causes more cold and snow thru a process so mysterious that only a highly trained climate scientist can properly comprehend.
Got masks for the doggies?