I do find your desire for blizzards a bit strange. I used to live in Colorado Springs and we had 3 severe blizzards one year. The ice was so thick and so full of potholes on the highway to Denver that we could only drive about 5 mph. It wasn't much fun.

Right now, it looks a lot like the typical Christmas in the northeast - cold and no snow. I know it isn't as cold as it typically is this time of year, but we rarely have a white Christmas up here. I can only think of one in the last 12 years or so. This is the case even when we've been dumped on as early as Thanksgiving - invariably it all melts away by Christmas and there is no snow left on the ground.

Maybe next year.

Hi,
Right On!!! I hate this warm weather this time of year. What I hate more is the people who love it, especially the forecasters at your station who start popping champagne corks when we have Spring in December. I say if you love it so much, then move to Florida, Arizona or California, and leave those of us who love seasons alone.

I agree with you totally. I really would enjoy a white christmas. Someone I know played soccer outdoors last night in shorts and a t-shirt. It is getting to a point that it doesn't even feel like Christmas right now. I also enjoy snowstorms, although I agree that they can be dangerous. I love waking up on a cold December morning and looking out the windows to see snow falling lazily and making huge piles on the ground. In my opinion, Christmas isn't truely Christmas without snow. I know what some people are thinking-who wants to go outside and shovel the snow? It's easier this way, right? Yes, it's too much to go outside and get some exercise for a change. Well, that's all I have to say. If it really IS global warming [which is totally possible] then I think we should ALL fight to get rid of it. Who knows-when our later generations grow up, they might not even see real snow if we don't do something NOW. After all, it is our world, and anything we do will only effect us in the end.

Dr. Dominick could not have said it any better. I watch the weather and they are like "yay it spring in December" and I just want to smack them and ship them to florida. Ski resorts where I live are suffering majorily and skiiers like me are hitting a great state of depression. I say bring on the cold and make it bitter while you at it. Merry Christmas everyone.

Hmmmm... Have you read Jesse's blog titled: "Is Global Warming killing snow?" ???? Well... I don't live in the U.S. so I lack real-life experience about Snow on Christmas. But I think it has never been so mild this time of the year. I agree with Lauren: If people at AccuWeather headquarters are celebrating this warmth, then you should move to Mexico; it's mild there this time of the year. So... it's not only the NE of the US that is being affected by this lack of snow... Have a look at Europe and read Alan Reppert's blog. He has clear satelite imagery showing no or little snow in Europe. Unfortunately, he says this is due to a cut-off storm, but nothing about this being a result of Global Warming is said.

Laura,
Did you read the tragic book, The Children's Blizzard"? Your description of the "brown snow" fit the description of the blizzard in 1878 which killed over 1000 (mostly children) from Montana to Kansas. With the passage of the cold front, winds gusted to over 80mph, temperatures fell from the low 30s to -20 in under a half hour. The strong winds pulverized the snow into a tiny ice crystals. It blinded a person's sight, and visibilities dropped to below 10 feet. Children trapped inside school houses (the front passed through the Plains during school hours), tried to make it home, but ended up walking in circles due to white out conditions.They eventually froze to death. One resourcefull child in South Dakota got down on his hands and knees, and crawled to 1/2 mile to his home. He was one of the fortunate ones.

I spent 2 years stationed in Nebraska. The winter 1983-1984 was brutal, even by Nebraska standardss. I remember this winter well becaue we were below zero for over 20 days. I had to get up every 2 hours at night to start my car; otherwise, the oil inside the engine block would freeze. Personally, I don't miss the brutal winters. I was a teen in Northern Indiana during the famous 1977-78 Winter.

What goes around, comes around. People should appreciate this warmer climate while they can.

merry christmas everyone!
as im writing this its already dusk of december 24th. you see i live in the Philippines and while you are experiencing less snow there in the northern latitudes i would like to say we are also having a warmer christmas here. its not actually snowing here but it also is cold during this time of the year. but unlike years before when we use to wear jackets its like the counterparts of your coats there maybe) this year its not that cold. and its strange that we have a typhoon in december. normally there wont be any more typhoons beginning september but this year it seems like we have had typhoons all year long. and this year is when the strongest typhoons were recorded

I tend to agree with most on this thread. I grew up in Minnesota during the 1970's and remember when it would snow before November as well as the lake would freeze I also remember having blizzards in the 1970's). By Thanksgiving, we would be playing hockey in front of the house. Now, my parents tell me the lake doesn't freeze until the middle-end of November and it RAINS in December, which was unheard of. Northcentral Minnesota has but 1-2" of snow on the ground, which is WAY below normal and last year was the first year that I know of that the Gull Lake fishing tournament had to be moved to another lake because of the LACK OF ICE??

I presently live in Texas and enjoy the warmer climate but the snow acts like an insulator to help keep the ground from totally freezing, which snaps pipes and causes other havoc. The snow is needed for the spring meltoff to decrease fire danger and helps keep the water levels in the lakes.

Last; I am a capitalist but somethings run amuck with my home state's climate...

JMS

[quote] JP - "People should appreciate this warmer climate while they can." [quote]
We do when it is JULY!!!

First of all, I grew up in the SF Bay Area of California. I NEVER had a white Christmas growing up. I hated the warm climate there and the lack of rain fall. It got to the point in the erly 90's that I actually had to call the marina to find out if the boat ramp was touching the lake (Now That's SAD). In 95 the Navy began closing Naval Air Station Alameda and transfered me to Seattle, WA. It was definately cooler and more rain, but still no white Christmas, and when it did snow, it never lasted very long. I then moved to North Idaho (About 65 miles from the Canadian Border in 2004 and this year is the first time I actually had a White Christmas (YEAH!!!). I actually like to be out in the cold and snow. I don't mind one bit shoveling the walk way, and I use a snow blower to do the driveway. I think it's fun. I know what y'all are thinking, "It will get old", well, I worked at a ski resort while in the Seattle area and had to shovel snow each and every day, several times a day, so it's not just because it's a novalty (Spelling) that I like it. Personally, I would LOVE to have it start snowing today and not stop til April. Not a big dumping, but a nice steady snow of about a foot or less a day.

To the people here that just complain about the cold and snow that we have had so far, I tell them, "You know, interstate 95 goes south. Why don't you follow it til you get to a place where it doesn't snow and stay there." "Don't complain about the weather where you are, move to where the weather is more to your liking, I did." I actually like rain and snow. I water and snow ski and without rain and snow, I don't have any fun, AND I like to be able to flush all through the year, so the lakes and rivers need to have water in them.

Hope y'all have a nice snowy and cold winter :-)

Craig