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April 1st-2nd Nor'Easter Potential


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I guess one could make the argument we are due for an accumulating april snowfall. Most of the big ones seem to have came predominantly before 1950.

Yup. In my lifetime I've seen several 2"+ in April in the Hudson Highlands but can remember only a few at NYC. It's very, very difficult to achieve, even when the setup looks phenomenal.

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Post #78 on this forum. 2:05pm yesterday.

That post doesn't say that I don't look it models. It says I generally defer to the analysis of the professionals, as I am not one. I still look at the models, but I don't claim to be some expert in interpreting them. Perhaps you should look up the word "humility."

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10 biggest April snowstorms in New York City

.1) April 3, 1915 - 10 inches

2) April 13, 1875 - 10 inches

3) April 6, 1982 - 9.6 inches

4) April 1, 1924 - 8.5 inches

5) April 5, 1944 - 6.5 inches

6) April 9, 1917 - 6.4 inches

7) April 8, 1956 - 4.2 inches

8) April 7, 2003 - 4.0 inches

9) April 18, 1887 - 3 inches

10) April 25, 1875 - 3 inches

Biggest snowstorms...

10.2" 3-4th 1915

10.0" 13th 1875

9.6" 6th 1982

8.5" 1st 1924

6.5" 8-9th 1917

6.5" 5th 1944

6.4" 6-7th 1938

5.0" 9th 1907

4.2" 8th 1956

4.0" 7th 2003

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Climo is only an average of the past. Model guidance is guidance for the future. And 72 hours out a few of the best models are showing a setup conducive to heavy snow and moderate accumulations.

The end. Thank you for your time.

This is true. But consider how often the models have and/or would have shown a setup this good (or better) throughout the years in April, if modern meteorological models existed for the past 100 years. Modeled blizzards are relatively common in April. Actual blizzards are rare. This is true in January. But the disparity increases dramatically in April. That's the value of climo.

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Climo is only an average of the past. Model guidance is guidance for the future. And 72 hours out a few of the best models are showing a setup conducive to heavy snow and moderate accumulations.

The end. Thank you for your time.

A thorough analysis of the past is imperative for calculating the probability of future outcomes. This is true of all temporal-based systems without exception.

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The question I asked was "Noreaster85, on 28 March 2011 - 02:01 PM, said:

Do you even look at model runs or base everything off of climo???? Go troll elswhere. When everyone on the board is telling you to take a hike, you might want to try and listen.

and the response was

pazzo83, on 28 March 2011 - 02:05 PM, said:

No, I go with the guys who get paid to do this and have advanced degrees. They are saying 40s and rain.

Now back to your regular scheduled programming.........

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The question I asked was "Noreaster85, on 28 March 2011 - 02:01 PM, said:

Do you even look at model runs or base everything off of climo???? Go troll elswhere. When everyone on the board is telling you to take a hike, you might want to try and listen.

and the response was

pazzo83, on 28 March 2011 - 02:05 PM, said:

No, I go with the guys who get paid to do this and have advanced degrees. They are saying 40s and rain.

Now back to your regular scheduled programming.........

Apparently the nuances in the English language are beyond you. By virtue of participating in threads such as this I look at the models. End.

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A thorough analysis of the past is imperative for calculating the probability of future outcomes. This is true of all temporal-based systems without exception.

Okay, but you can't say that because this happened in the past x times, this setup is any less than what is being shown. We have thoroughly analyzed the guidance.

It could have been 90 degrees on April 1st for 100 years straight. But the best guidance is showing a snowstorm right now. That can't just be ignored.

The eventual outcome remains uncertain.

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Okay, but you can't say that because this happened in the past x times, this setup is any less than what is being shown. We have thoroughly analyzed the guidance.

It could have been 90 degrees on April 1st for 100 years straight. But the best guidance is showing a snowstorm right now. That can't just be ignored.

The eventual outcome remains uncertain.

Agreed, but interpretation of the guidance has to be filtered through lens of climo, so to speak, especially with respect to snow in April in coastal areas. It appears the chances of snow in NYC are increasing that notwithstanding, so let's see how this plays out.

Noreaster85 do us all a favor and just don't address me or refer to me again. Thanks.

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:lmao:

I knew it was time to get excited when you posted your "mother of god" post before. This sounds like one for the history books. The fact that the Euro shows QPF that high which has been on the drier side of the envelope all season lends confidence to a high QPF event.

Where is my favorite snow troll Pazzo now to tell us the Euro shows "40 degrees and rain in the city" ??????????????????????:axe: :axe: :axe::weenie:

yes because we know that these models do not change and we know that snowstorms modelled behave the same in April as they do in January. Am I missing something because it hasnt started snowing yet, why are you calling out Pazzo

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How can Euro give us a inch of precip of snow and Upton has no mention of snow at all?..Rain and upper 40's for Friday?..what are they looking at here?

they probably haven't updated yet... this is bill goodman's facebook post:

"Latest incoming forecast data supports idea of rain or a rain/snow mix changing a heavy wet snow from late Thursday night into Friday for NYC metro, Long Island, and northern/central NJ. And you thought winter was over?!?"

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Okay, but you can't say that because this happened in the past x times, this setup is any less than what is being shown. We have thoroughly analyzed the guidance.

It could have been 90 degrees on April 1st for 100 years straight. But the best guidance is showing a snowstorm right now. That can't just be ignored.

The eventual outcome remains uncertain.

question- has it ever snowed more than a few inches in late march/early april when the temps had approached and in some areas surpassed 80 degrees?

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10 biggest April snowstorms in New York City

.1) April 3, 1915 - 10 inches

2) April 13, 1875 - 10 inches

3) April 6, 1982 - 9.6 inches

4) April 1, 1924 - 8.5 inches

5) April 5, 1944 - 6.5 inches

6) April 9, 1917 - 6.4 inches

7) April 8, 1956 - 4.2 inches

8) April 7, 2003 - 4.0 inches

9) April 18, 1887 - 3 inches

10) April 25, 1875 - 3 inches

wow.. 3 inches on April 25th.. I'd be impressed to see a trace of snow that late in the season.

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