November 2013: Over Thanksgiving break we had 2 days with sleet falling from the sky.
December 6th-December 10th- Dover was out of school due to several inches of snow in our area.
January 6th- THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN DOVER!!!
January 8th- January 11th Sleet and freezing rain started falling fast so we went home early...we were out of school for the rest of the week due to lots of ice!
Old Man Winter sure is bringing us some cold weather...what more will we face? Can you help us try to predict our weather for the upcoming months of February and March...we can have a little fun and see who is right!
I believe we are done with all the winter weather. No more ice or snow. Well at least I hope so! The real genius on this is Coach Mike Heath. He is a professional Meteorologist.
ReplyDeleteI think we will have at least one more snow before spring finally comes. I love your class blog!
ReplyDeleteHere is the principal's prediction: I want to be able to stay in school each day so I can see all you boys and girls working hard and learning new things, but I think we will have one more winter weather event this winter. My prediction is a good snowfall 3-6 inches (no ice) in late January or early February. I am predicting a snowfall good for sledding and snowman building. :)
ReplyDelete-Mr. Daniels
Hey, Kids...
ReplyDeleteI can remember many times when bright yellow jonquils were seen peeking bravely above the crusty layer of sparkling snow in MARCH right here in Dover, Arkansas... so I will step into an icy puddle and vote/hope that we will have at least one more wintry wonderland snow scene to enjoy before this "Season of Snow" is over ;-)
From... Ms. Jones@DES Library
Hey boys and girls!
ReplyDeleteLike Mrs. Jones I remember several snowfalls in March! One of the most beautiful ones happened about five years ago. We woke up to about 14 inches of snow in our area! It completely changed the look of my yard! It was truly a winter wonderland! And it was so quiet and peaceful! You never know, March may bring us another snowfall! Keep up the good work!
Mrs. Williams (Kindergarten)
It's certainly interesting to see this. I think we need to cut the same number of seeds before a warm winter and see how they compare. Though this winter certainly has had cold times, there's also been quite a few warm days. The last two weeks are a perfect example. After the massive cold outbreak the first week of January, Little Rock and many other Arkansas towns have recorded highs in the 60s (10 degrees or more above average). A similar event occurred last year when, following a record blizzard around Christmas, we saw zero snow for the rest of the season and all above average temperatures.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson learned here is that a season is almost never just one type of weather, cold, warm, wet or dry. Weather is caused by low and high pressure and these features move by every 2-3 days leading to fluctuations every several days. We'll likely see more cold days this winter, and some warm ones too. To what magnitude however, is hard to say. Happy forecasting!