tdp146 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I drove north along the Sagitikos Parkway today...roughly from Babylon to Kings Park...steepest gradient I can recall...saw huge bare areas in south facings spots along Sunrise Highway...a couple miles north of that...good solid snow cover...a few more miles north...near the L.I.E...looked like a good 10 to 12 inch snowpack...a mile north of the Northern State Parkway...looked like at least 15 inches...by the time I got to Kings Park...especially on north facing hills...it looked like I was in the Sierras. I am on the south shore but a little further west so we do still have maybe 10-12 on the ground. Sometimes the micro climate between the north and south shore makes me think of how the island was formed 10,000 years ago at the end of the ice age. The terminal moraines of the north shore are essentially the line where the ice age ended. The 540 line of the ice age if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I am on the south shore but a little further west so we do still have maybe 10-12 on the ground. Sometimes the micro climate between the north and south shore makes me think of how the island was formed 10,000 years ago at the end of the ice age. The terminal moraines of the north shore are essentially the line where the ice age ended. The 540 line of the ice age if you will.I talk about this all the time. It's very fascinating. During the last big storm the difference was as big as I have seen. Ice and 32 with 15" new note ground up by 25a while I had 6" of compressed snow melting and 36. I do a little Better in wantagh then I did in long beach which I'm convinced is the least snowy place in ny state! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossi Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 JB hinting at possible snow sunday nite/monday on artic cold front. After that extreme cold and storms. He changed forecast for stormy/cold March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The roads out here are friggin terrible. While doing patrol last night, I had to help a lot of cars get out of their spots. There is this street on Union st between Kingston and Albany Ave which is unpassable to drive on because the street is an ice skating rink. Every time a vehicle went down this street, they got stuck. My partner and I had to direct traffic for an hour. Everyone on that blocked complained ,so about an hour later, the sanitation truck came with the salt. They had a hard time getting down the block because the block is so narrow. Also, I don't know if anyone knows this but please, do not angle park on a street. If you do, your vehicle will get a summons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEG NAO Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 JB hinting at possible snow sunday nite/monday on artic cold front. After that extreme cold and storms. He changed forecast for stormy/cold March. NYC is overdue for a double digit March total snowfall of 10 inches or more hasn't happened since 95/96 and in order to equal or break the 95/96 record of 75.6 inches we will need at least 10 inches in March and a little more this month and or April http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/climate/records/monthseasonsnowfall.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDMK6GLI Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 NYC is over due for a double digit March total snowfall of 10 inches or more hasn't happened since 95/96 and in order to equal or break the 95/96 record of 75.6 inches we will need at least 10 inches in March and a little more this month and or April http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/climate/records/monthseasonsnowfall.html with the pattern heading into end of this month and into march id be shocked if the forecast holds we don't get one more major snowstorm on the EC before winter packs up for good till the end of this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I know there's a subforum for this but I figured you guys would find it amusing as well. NWS Chicago's morning discussion: FOR ANYONE WHO MAY CATCH A TOUCH OFSPRING FEVER WITH THE RELATIVE WARMTH OF THURSDAY...FORGETABOUTIT!ECMWF/GFS BOTH PAINT SUCH A BLEAK...DISMAL...COLD...ANDPOTENTIALLY SNOWY PICTURE NEXT WEEK THAT ITS LIKELY TO LEAVE MANYWINTER WEARY SOULS READY TO CURL UP INTO THE FETAL POSITION ANDBEG FOR MERCY FROM OLD MAN WINTER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 NYC is overdue for a double digit March total snowfall of 10 inches or more hasn't happened since 95/96 and in order to equal or break the 95/96 record of 75.6 inches we will need at least 10 inches in March and a little more this month and or April http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/climate/records/monthseasonsnowfall.html Yeah we've set some type of snowfall record over the past few years in every month (oct- feb) except March and April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 not many years had 10" of snow in March...even less had a 10" snowfall or greater...years with 10" of snow after March 1st... amount year largest snowfall... 13.7" 1996.....4.6" 11.9" 1993...10.6" 11.9" 1984.....6.9" 10.3" 1982.....9.6" 17.4" 1967.....9.8" 18.5" 1960...14.5" 16.1" 1958...11.8" 25.3" 1956...11.6" 11.3" 1944.....6.5" 19.2" 1941...18.1" 11.6" 1924.....8.5" 18.2" 1917.....6.7" 28.8" 1916.....7.4" 17.9" 1915...10.2" 21.5" 1914...14.5" 19.1" 1907.....6.0" 11.5" 1906.....6.0" 33.5" 1896...12.0" 10.0" 13.0" 1892.....8.0" 17.3" 1890.....6.0" 22.3" 1888...21.0" 10.5" 1883..... 28.8" 1875...10.0" 12.1" 1870.....6.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I know there's a subforum for this but I figured you guys would find it amusing as well. NWS Chicago's morning discussion: Thats actually pretty funny. I think the best thing to do is actually to enjoy the warm up a bit. 40s to low 50s will feel amazing for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I am on the south shore but a little further west so we do still have maybe 10-12 on the ground. Sometimes the micro climate between the north and south shore makes me think of how the island was formed 10,000 years ago at the end of the ice age. The terminal moraines of the north shore are essentially the line where the ice age ended. The 540 line of the ice age if you will. I drove out through the south shore on Sunrise Highway out to Patchogue yesterday and there is actually more snow on the ground in Long Beach than out there. There are quite a number of bare spots out through Suffolk and none here. I think us having more liquid content via sleet/rain in the snow and it all freezing up helped preserve some of the snow better than areas further east which had less mixing. There's at least 10 inches still at my house as of dawn this morning. As for the ice age, I could only imagine what it must have been like back then staring north at a mile high wall of ice. The ultimate rain/snow line for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWCCraig Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I drove out through the south shore on Sunrise Highway out to Patchogue yesterday and there is actually more snow on the ground in Long Beach than out there. There are quite a number of bare spots out through Suffolk and none here. I think us having more liquid content via sleet/rain in the snow and it all freezing up helped preserve some of the snow better than areas further east which had less mixing. There's at least 10 inches still at my house as of dawn this morning. As for the ice age, I could only imagine what it must have been like back then staring north at a mile high wall of ice. The ultimate rain/snow line for sure. I was in Patchogue yesterday right along the bay and they only had about 3 or 4" there. As I drove north, the depth increased about 4" every mile. I suppose the 2/13 event was a deciding factor, while I was heavy snow, south of here must have been rain. Have about 13" here just north of Sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I know there's a subforum for this but I figured you guys would find it amusing as well. NWS Chicago's morning discussion: LOL.. Awesome find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 http://totalfratmove.com/father-of-the-year-records-5-minutes-of-middle-school-kids-busting-their-asses-on-ice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I drove out through the south shore on Sunrise Highway out to Patchogue yesterday and there is actually more snow on the ground in Long Beach than out there. There are quite a number of bare spots out through Suffolk and none here. I think us having more liquid content via sleet/rain in the snow and it all freezing up helped preserve some of the snow better than areas further east which had less mixing. There's at least 10 inches still at my house as of dawn this morning. As for the ice age, I could only imagine what it must have been like back then staring north at a mile high wall of ice. The ultimate rain/snow line for sure. I Was in Long Beach Sunday and was maybe just a little surprised to see there wasn't any difference in snow from there to my place in Massapequa. Although it really shouldn't be that surprising. I work in Bohemia so drive sunrise everyday. There is less out here too than back by us. Long Island is like a finger sticking out into the ocean. In the summer, the tips and edges are going to be cooler and in the winter the opposite is true (except the north shore in winter). The closer you are tucked into the mainland or the north shore, typically the better you do with snowfall. We all know that through experience. I like this forum though, a lot of people to discuss our tiny micro climate with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 not many years had 10" of snow in March...even less had a 10" snowfall or greater...years with 10" of snow after March 1st... amount year largest snowfall... 13.7" 1996.....4.6" 11.9" 1993...10.6" 11.9" 1984.....6.9" 10.3" 1982.....9.6" 17.4" 1967.....9.8" 18.5" 1960...14.5" 16.1" 1958...11.8" 25.3" 1956...11.6" 11.3" 1944.....6.5" 19.2" 1941...18.1" 11.6" 1924.....8.5" 18.2" 1917.....6.7" 28.8" 1916.....7.4" 17.9" 1915...10.2" 21.5" 1914...14.5" 19.1" 1907.....6.0" 11.5" 1906.....6.0" 33.5" 1896...12.0" 10.0" 13.0" 1892.....8.0" 17.3" 1890.....6.0" 22.3" 1888...21.0" 10.5" 1883..... 28.8" 1875...10.0" 12.1" 1870.....6.0" that's a pretty big decline in march snow. since it's a borderline month anyway it makes sense in a warming climate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 That is correct. I'm tasked with updating those tables, which we do at the end of each month. NCDC provides data from this station here: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets/GHCND/stations/GHCND:USC00286055/detail Though, it seems that it doesn't update every day (only up to 2/14 right now). Scratch that. Even better, go here: http://weatherobs.rutgers.edu/ . These are direct from the Met department. Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Sometimes the micro climate between the north and south shore makes me think of how the island was formed 10,000 years ago at the end of the ice age. The terminal moraines of the north shore are essentially the line where the ice age ended. The 540 line of the ice age if you will. I thought the same thing recently. 100 centuries later...the dividing line is still the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 what a month it has been…winter of olds NYC: -4.7 28.8 snowfall season 57.1 EWR -5.7 30 snowfall season 60.2 PHL -4.8 21.3 snowfall season 58.4 With today's snowfall, it is now the snowiest January-February period on record at Central Park. 48.5" this year beats 47.2" in 1996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailMan06 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I'm just pretending we live in a subarctic climate and that all the cold and snow is normal for our area. It's the only way to keep my mind from going crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SNfreak21 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Need a March 1993/Feb 1899 monster KU to end this season, and a April 1982 please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDMK6GLI Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Need a March 1993/Feb 1899 monster KU to end this season, and a April 1982 please a march 1993 about 150 miles east so we can get those commonplace 20-30"+ amounts on the coast. instant #1 snowiest winter status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeRain Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 that's a pretty big decline in march snow. since it's a borderline month anyway it makes sense in a warming climate 30's 70's and 2000's. Not sure if that's much of a trend. That said I believe from other data that the earth has warmed since the solar minimums around the turn of the last century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 30's 70's and 2000's. Not sure if that's much of a trend. That said I believe from other data that the earth has warmed since the solar minimums around the turn of the last century. December is also a borderline month but has gotten much snowier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 December is also a borderline month but has gotten much snowiermarch is warmer on average by about 5f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odwalla Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 The 00z EURO shows a monster of a storm readying itself at the admittedly dodgy day 10 range. Could NYC finally see its HECS this winter? We shall see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 32.6 inches of snow in Port Jefferson this month after 30.7 inches of snow last February...I always say February is the snow month out here because water temps are at their lowest and the general storm track is in its most favorable position this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Good morning. Just got home from working a 15 hour shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Good morning. Just got home from working a 15 hour shift. How many tickets did you write and did you make any arrests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDMK6GLI Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 How many tickets did you write and did you make any arrests? Got into a tussle with a drag queen.....and he lost, then caught someone vandalizing saying "JB hearts Snow88" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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