TugHillMatt

6 hours ago, wolfie09 said:

Damn that lake is a furnace..lol This is 2am Thursday into Friday...N/NW winds obviously..

No matter the wind direction, Sizzlecuse torches. The lake doesn't do a dang thing to cool us down when temps are scorching, but it will warm us up when a cold front moves through. haha

2 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Looks like my torch call was right on the money. 

So over it. The entire time I have lived in Syracuse, it's been consecutive much above average 90 degree day summers and consecutive loser winters.

1 hour ago, cny rider said:

Average highs for December 24/25 are around 55F in recent memory.

Usually with a touch of drizzle thrown in.

Ha! For real... More snow on Easter than Christmas lately...

3 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

There are quite a few good ones. December is usually WNY best month for lake effect as usually lake erie starts freezing the 2nd half of January in a "normal" winter. We live in a new normal where the lake doesn't really freeze anymore though. Obviously Ontario is good all winter. 

If it continues, Buffalo averages will certainly surpass Syracuse. For Syracuse to get those greater amounts, it seems we need the low pressures off the East Coast to sweep moist, cold air over the lake. Those lows and the cold have been lacking. With going into a more neutral winter, it will be interesting to see if the "new normal" continues. It will be somewhat telling if we still can't break 100 inches of snow here.

2 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

I'd say the majority of our largest LES events occur in December. Just need another one of these for @TugHillMatt

https://www.weather.gov/buf/lesEventArchive?season=2010-2011&event=C

Yep, I have been reading up on that one during these dog days of summer! It's been a while, but apparently Syracuse CAN get some good 3 to 5 foot lake events!

4 minutes ago, wolfie09 said:

Well if there is any month to be below average I hope it's December lol Tired of these slow start winters..Hard to catch up with minimal snow through December...

Average highs in December are also still mild enough that "above average temps" more commonly can lead to rain... Whereas "above average" in January can still bring good chances of snow. Though, the above average Januarys of late haven't done so well in leading to snowy conditions. Below average temps in December can really work with those warmer lake temps to produce the good snows too. 

16 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

first look at winter, not terrible. Reminds me of last winter. 

 

9 hours ago, CNY_WX said:

Goofus says what torch?

I approve of this message.

In fact, I got a picture of @Syrmax sneaking by the thermometer at SYR Hancock airport....

Just now, BuffaloWeather said:

Yeah I want to say SYR and BUF run .1-.5 too high and Rochester runs the same but too low. 

Yeah, I see that -1 at Rochester. No way there is such a difference between Rochester and Syracuse under the same air mass.

Brentrich must run ROC's thermometer and Syrmax runs SYR's. True battle of the weenies.

8 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

July Temps

BUF: +0.6
ROC: -1.0
WAT: -0.1
SYR: +1.6

BING: +0.7

 

I swear Hancock has the thermometer in an inaccurate location. In June, I thought, "Finally, Syracuse isn't reporting temps several degrees above everyone else and other stations." They were on par with others in reference to below average.

Now we are back to the several degrees above. On wunderground, the sites surrounding the airport are often several degrees lower. 

Syracuse is already at the forecasted high of 87. The temp is more in line with the source of heat currently found in the Hudson Valley as opposed to all the other locations in Western and Central NY, which are in the 70s and low 80s. Perhaps crack 90 once again before the slooow moving "front" gets here.

Wind-whipped tropical-like thunderstorm moving through right now. Sweet lightning!

Apparently some severe storms heading directly my way. I was surprised to hear thunder wake me up, as I wasn't expecting storms.

Stupid Saharacuse is still reporting 84 degrees at 2:30 in the morning. Such a ridiculous place. The south winds off the hills to the south combined with the UHI create this oven microclimate. Warmest report in the east and currently warmer here than New Orleans, Houston, Tampa, Orlando, and Miami!

I'm so glad I don't live in the Urban Heat Island of Hellacious Sizzlecuse...but unfortunately their report represents the area temp. Happy to be up near Phoenix in the current temps map below. Look at that UHI.

8 minutes ago, Syrmax said:

My pool is at 85 degrees. So there's that... 

Surely you mean your hot tub.

Just now, BuffaloWeather said:

I've tagged you 20 times in discord with no response, come back to us. 

LOL. I have been so freakin busy. I mean, I haven't had time to come on here and complain about the sizzle for...what like, 2 months?  

I have friends visiting from out of town starting tomorrow, so I don't know when I'll go on discord. I WANT to.. I just know I'm going to need at least a day to catch up on everything. Haha. I appreciate being missed.  

22 hours ago, DeltaT13 said:

The heat all over the world is getting pretty alarming but I can think of few places on this whole earth better suited for extreme warming than WNY.  We have more water than we even know what to do with as Lake Ontario has flooded several times over the last 5 years and the great lakes are basically an endless source of fresh water (not to mention the fingerlakes).  We have ample room during summers for it to get quite a bit warmer with no real issues other than hearing Tughill Matt complain  and our winters could certainly get much warmer without any true tangible consequences aside from pissing most of us off and maybe allowing some insects to survive the winter which could be a nuisance for some trees/plants.  There are few places on this planet I'd rather be than right here if runaway global warming continues at the current rate.  We are well insulated (no pun intended) from the deadly affects.  I foresee our real estate becoming a commodity in the next 10-20 years.  Sit tight friends!

Here I am...minding my own business...not complaining or saying anything about the awful heat...but since you brought it up.... .... stupid Saharacuse does not have much room for it to get hotter. Consecutive summers of 20 something days hitting 90 or above.... snowpack having lots of trouble surviving the ridiculous winter warm spells... The average summer temps may max at 81-82 degrees, but they sure do seem to sit at 88 to 90 degrees here day after day. Temps err on the warm side of average by 5 to 10 degrees so very often. It's disgusting. 

You asked for it....................... 

3 hours ago, brentrich said:

It's funny when people say heat is coming and their post get deleted right away. See who's trolling now boys! 

Why are you picking fights with people in here? We have a good crew of individuals in our subforum...and you're getting a much kinder response from them than you would in other subforums.

Knock the crap off and learn to read the room.

18 hours ago, brentrich said:

It's almost mid July and no 90's in sight, where's everybody? Did cat get your tongue? So far ZERO 90's in Buf-Syr zone area. 

Hmmm, check the facts there for your city, bro.

https://www.whec.com/rochester-ny-weather/first-alert-weather-in-depth-90-degree-days/6514995/

Hey, all! Just stopping in. It's been quite some time. I'm not dead. 

Two more days until we send the kids home for the summer. Two more days. I love teaching, but it is a drain on the body. Very misunderstood and unfairly judged profession.

Anyways...the prospect of an enhanced risk of severe storms tomorrow in CNY motivated me to check in. 

5 hours ago, vortmax said:

 

We take. Great early June weather. Enjoy the weekend.

Give me this weekend's weather EVERY SINGLE DAY of the summer. Beautiful.

10 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Looks like another above average month for May. KBUF at +3 

Opened the pool on May 8th, by far the earliest I've ever opened. Usually keep open until Mid October. When I was younger at my grandmas pool we would open the pool on Memorial day and close on Labor day. In just my lifetime I've added an extra month+ of pool time. 

It's disgusting.

Drove through a hailstorm on 90 near Ashtabula.

Winter...one week of Spring... and now Summer for the next 5.5 months. Seems about normal anymore...