J Paul Gordon

Ummm. I wasn't saying that. It just isn't unique. Its a b**ch of a heat wave, right up there in the top 10 maybe, but it has happened before. Been there when it has. It is absolutely awful to live through a reverse anology might be February 2015 here (though many of us loved it, it was brutal for those who had to find parking spaces in New England cities, pay heating bills, or deal with water running down the inside of their windows because of water damming). As for Climate Change, I'm not even going there--there is no denying it exists, but this is about a WEATHER event. I've been in OKC more than once with temps at 107 which is a whole 3 degrees below the max at Will Roger's on Tuesday. Seen the stupid bank thermometers at 112 a handful of times. Also mentioned the average high is 93-94 in July/August. For persepctive; its analogous to the kind of weather we are experiencing this week right here vs. "normal".

Got the Global Warming part. What is the DLT?

Yup. Awful in OKC. But I spent enough summers there to tell you that it isn't unheard of. Now if it goes above 110, you're really cooking. Not sure what the all time max is but I think its around 115-117 in OKC, maybe 120 for the state. We complain in NE with a two week stretch near 90 (plus or minus a degree or two) but imagine a ten day stretch above 100 (or maybe 14 days in a month that is closing in on 20 day at 100+). Happened a few years back. The normal high is officially 93 in OKC, so you're pretty much looking at a spell like this that drags on for nearly three months with a few breaks down into the mid to high 80's if you're lucky. And in central OK you also have the humidity to contend with. Further west its drier, but hotter and the wind is just dessicating. Oklahoma is not the UK. They're used to it. Doesn't make it any more pleasant.

Long range forecast for Nuuk is pretty much in the normal range. Isn't the heat supposed to move eastwards into Germany?

One of the great things about getting older (old? 66 now! lol) is that you can deal with any particular weather pattern without getting too worked up. Love the lack of sopping wet humidity, but if it comes, just close the windows and turn up the AC for a few days (or just crank up the ceiling fans during the day and put the AC on at night when you really need it to sleep). Huge blizzard, bring it on! The condo plows my driveway (never had that on my old Worcester hill) and the distance between my front door and the drive is maybe 12 feet. Turns to rain? So what. Means I can get out to visit my new grandson. Just ten years ago I'd be blowing a gasket everytime something went "wrong" with the forecast. Now I'm just glad to be seeing the light of day. Never thought it would happen. Doesn't mean I won't be staying up half the night watching the r/s line wiggle its way toward or away from me come December. Just means I won't be staying up ALL night watching.

I'm loving the short hot spells and general warm/low humidity days. Sure, a two week suffocation spell will probably come, but its getting on to mid July and it hasn't happened yet. Just need a little rain. Moved from the city to the country and really notice the cooler nights out here in Clinton/Lancaster MA. Even with the lower elevation the weather is overall cooler than it was in town. By the time I get home from work its already a good 2 - 3 degrees cooler where I am than it was at a higher elevation in the city. We'll see what happens come winter in terms of snow. Further northeast, but lower elevation and (slightly) closer to the coast. On the other hand I'm officially in north Worcester county. LOL Great checking in to see what's being talked about. Often forget the board in the doldrums between May and October.

This will be one of those that ticks south to the coast or over Long Island.

Some pictures from Green Hill Worcester

Final estimate: 15-16 inches. 17F/-4F, sunny and light winds. Beautiful winter day.

We definintely went over a foot. Hard to tell how much fell since 4 PM but it seems like as much as fell before that. Doesn't make sense, but my neighbor's yard is so thickly covered that the dogs are having a hard time getting around and they're good sized dogs.

Still cominng down at a good rate. About a foot maybe even a little more. We've put a couple of inches on in the last couple hours. Be interesting to see the final score here in Worcester. Nothing like the craziness to our east, but not something to dismiss either.

Not an epic storm here, but a good one. Temp now 10 F, snowing decently. The wind earlier today was awesome. Shoveling sand when I expected fluff, not so awesome. A few years ago I would have been bummed out to see so much more falling to our east and south. Now, halfway through my sixties, I can enjoy a wild New England snow day and be happy for the guys and gals who love a good blizzard but usually get screwed because of their location.

We're neighbors. My street dead ends on the park, off Lincoln on one of our near vertical hills.

NE Worcester. Report from nearby said 8 inches at 3:12 but it seems a bit low--actually a good bit low. More like 10 here but not easy to tell. Snowing pretty decent now.

Coming down harder now, flake seem a bit larger. Visibility is about 1/4 mile. Its been low all day but the flakes have been microscopic. Still a good 10 - 12 by the end, maybe a bit more. My front steps and walk were obliterated ( 3 ft + drifts) while the other side of the house is just a couple of inches.

11F/9 tiny flakes all day. Hard to tell but from experience with storms like this I'd say 8-10 inches (in reality trace to 3 feet with wind). Like shoveling sand between the wind and the high density. Kind of weird. The light fluffy stuff must have stayed under the heavy bands. We may wrap it up with a foot when all is said and done--especially if we luck out and squeeze something out of the remaining few hours. Wind seems to have abated slightly and turned pretty much due north.

Good to see some of the places that normally get screwed being under the death bands. There will be some crazy totals in a narrow area. If there hadn't been so much hype about the extreme possibilities a lot of people would just be happy to have a significant nor'easter. Its a wild day out there here in Worcester. We'll get somewhere between 8 and maybe 15 in the sweet spots. Average out in the 10-12 range. Good storm. Not historic, but good enough. 16/15 wind is outrageous here on my hill.

What time is the main event supposed to end in Central Mass? If it keeps going as is until say 5 PM we might end up with a foot out of it here. Hard to tell with all the blowing what we have but I would guess somewhere in the 6 - 7 inch range. Good storm but nothing like what the coast is seeing. No complaints here.

15/14 visibility really dropped for awhile. A little better now. Can't even guess on snow amount due to wind. This is a good snowstorm, but hardly historic here in Worcester.

15F/14 Tiny flakes, visibility under a quater mile in mod ? snow, blowing snow, and fog. Wind is the real big deal right now.

32/17 Cloudy, very little wind.

28/15 sun showing dimly through thin clouds. Let's cheer this one on for James. Really lousy that that SOB Covid took him. May his memory be eternal! Give them one they'll remember kid.

HMIMBY?????

So, come Tuesday, a half inch-to an inch of ice in my yard. Kinda like today. At least there will be some frigid weather to keep things going. Who knows, at this rate by mid February it'll be 4 -5 inches of accumulated ice in the back yard. In the immortal words of the Wicked Witch of the West, "What a World!" At least the melt downs here (for the most part) avoid politics and Covid. I'll take a knock out fight about how long the 40's are going to last in my neighborhood over another Fauci-Paul s**tfest in the monkey house any day.

Time to start a winter 2022-23 thread?