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I was spending my lunch hour reading about 1982...many long-time mets consider that to be #1 for rare northeast blizzards. And it was a true blizzard meeting every criteria and then some. I know that March 2018 was incredible and historic but you really need to remember 1982 to appreciate it for what it was. My goodness, I was reading some articles and I was getting goosebumps...I think even I was underestimating how incredible the storm was! For any time! I was wrong about it being 25 at noon that Tuesday - a little digging and I discovered that Lancaster was 21 degrees at high noon... That storm was the first time that a Blizzard Warning was issued for NYC, I read. I remember being transported by snowmobile to my family doctor during the winter of 1972 but couldn't tell you when. I was 6 but remember all of our back roads being drifted shut, so my dad hailed our neighbor and off on his sled to the doctor in Columbia I went!

If so I have no recollection. Another crazy weather event was on 10/9/1979 when the first game of the World Series was snowed out at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. I remember this because I had tickets. For the record, I received 1" of snow that morning. Earliest measurable snow that I remember by a long shot.

100% correct buddy! Both storms were historic and one of a kind for sure - as an enthusiast and after some reflection I'd rate 1982 higher for one reason...how often is it 25 degrees midday on April 6th? The snow/wind/temp trio produced epic drifting for any month let alone April. I was a junior in high school and remember going outside in the middle of the day thinking to myself that it had the look of early January. It was incredible stuff! I often wonder which is more anomalous...and I'd love to get @MAG5035 thoughts on this - is getting 5.5" of snow in Lancaster a bigger deal on October 29th or getting 9" of snow on April 6th? I think about that kind of stuff a lot.

Talk about a rarity!

Best spring snowstorm? That's easy...4/6/1982. 9" of pure fluff with temps midday in the 20s and winds cranking over 40mph. We had a drift over 9' in our driveway. On April freaking 6th.

Just to add - the vast majority of us love snow. We love it in a special way, a way in which when we have winters like this one it has an affect on us. I freely admit that this season has frustrated me to the point where I need to coach myself to stay positive. It seems silly to allow the weather to have such a profound influence in one's life but I know that for many of us...there's at least some element of truth in that. With that said... ...As I stated on Saturday, I went back and reread every post going back 3.5 months. Given the level of futility in comparison to normal, this thread has remained remarkably positive throughout. Sure...frustration and disappointment have surfaced. We're human beings and this is place to come and feel safe sharing thoughts, opinions and the like with people that are "like us." But if others here are as disappointed by the turn of events as I've been; well, we've all done one heckuva job at keeping the ship afloat. As for having banter threads and other 'off topic" threads...I don't know that we have the volume of posters to support that. It might be a good idea...just don't know if we can logistically support it.

Even though I personally do not like long-range snow maps at all, (they are garbage) I respect you, your opinions and there's certainly nothing "wrong" with posting weather maps in a weather forum. Your optimism is unmatched in this forum. What I don't understand is why you continue to post about negative posters in this thread when you immediately follow up by saying that those posters aren't in this thread? If the negative posters are elsewhere, than that doesn't need to keep coming up in this thread. You have repeatedly stated this for the past week or two. (at least) MAG made a call out a week or so ago specifically stating that no one in this thread was being negative. It's not just a few of us saying that.

You had to open up that can or worms...

It's fine. I wouldn't say he was all gung ho...he just thinks we'll get something at some point.

I think (?) he moved to Virginia and was posting in the mid-Atlantic thread for a while.

@Bubbler86 not sure what the high will be at MDT, the 4pm reading was 34...

Yep. Easternuswx was his name. Before that I think he was "Mr. B"

Heavy didn't leave. He moved offices and is still posting in his appropriate thread. Matt (Allweather) typically only posted during significant winter events...we haven't had any this year.

Correct! He would be surprised if it doesn't snow again.

I've reread every post in the Central PA threads going back to October. I can't find a single post that was negative without reason to be negative. If the weather is and is going to be a turd...than the posts about it are going to stink. If we were in a prolific pattern for snow and were getting snow and someone was making stinky posts that's a different conversation altogether. I honestly do not think that there has been any posts that stank when they should have smelled good.

Down to 21. Barring clouds or a southwest breeze this should be the coldest night of the season to date.

Sounds like a lot of fun. If it was like that here my wife and I would do the same thing!

Down to 25. 7 degrees to go to match the coldest night of the season.

Not me. Maybe it's my Alaskan heritage but I love bitter cold.

Coldest night so far this winter in Lancaster was 18. Seems reasonable to believe that we could break that tonight. Horst believes we're not finished with snow for the season, FWIW...

Perception is amazing, isn't it? This morning if proof of how jaded people have become this winter. I'm betting that MDT gets higher than 35 tomorrow. Seems like we usually rebound from cold shots faster than progged.

33 here to start the day. People already complaining here in the office about how cold it is outside...I looked at a couple of them and reminded them that it's still well above normal for this date. No sign of any precip overnight here.

Could not agree more with all of what you said. Even as an Orioles fan I would buy Phillies tickets when the Expos were in town. They were so much fun to watch.

I think 97 was his best year considering he had 13 complete games in a league where the pitcher hit. It's semantics really...he was one of the best I've seen.

He was so obscure pitching up there. He was absolutely filthy.