adk Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 KSLK hit 32 last night. Which of course makes sense if you know KSLK. I've argued with people that it's one of the consistently coldest reporting stations in the US ...only the very high elevation stations in the central rockies (Montana/Idaho/Utah) beat it. J. Spin what my relocation really means besides real-time obs is one more line snaking BC skier. Of course if you'll know it was be because there will be two sets on tracks. A friends tight line. Then mine filled with bomb holes where I ate ****. But that's a long way away. Until then just happy to get beers and talk wx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 KSLK hit 32 last night. Which of course makes sense if you know KSLK. I've argued with people that it's one of the consistently coldest reporting stations in the US ...only the very high elevation stations in the central rockies (Montana/Idaho/Utah) beat it. J. Spin what my relocation really means besides real-time obs is one more line snaking BC skier. Of course if you'll know it was be because there will be two sets on tracks. A friends tight line. Then mine filled with bomb holes where I ate ****. But that's a long way away. Until then just happy to get beers and talk wx. 37F for a low here last night... no sign of any frost though. BTV's climo page showing a low of 31F for SLK, and 32F at Sutton & Island Pond in VT. But the winner is Caanan, VT at 30F (way up there on the border of VT/NH and Canada. That's about as far away from civilization as you can get. What's interesting is that in the Greens, it appears the colder locations were those with elevations in the 700-1,200ft elevation band... with those stations like Stowe Mesonet (1,550ft), Brookfield (1,600ft), Bolton Valley (2,100ft), Jay Peak (1,800ft) all staying up in the 39-45F range. 24 HOUR MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DATA IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK, ENDING 7 A.M. EST/EDT SATURDAY JUNE 4, 2011. VERMONT CANAAN MESONET 30 ISLAND POND AIRPORT 32 SUTTON 2NE COOP 32 GALLUP MILLS NERON 33 EAST CHARLESTON 34 ISLAND POND COOP 34 RANDOLPH MESONET 34 IRASBURG COOP 35 MT MANSFIELD (NEAR SUMMIT) 35 NULHEGAN RAWS 35 BURKE MOUNTAIN 36 DANBY RAWS 36 ENOSBURG FALLS COOP 36 HARTLAND FOUR CORNERS 36 MARSHFIELD MESONET 36 NASHVILLE 1 E 36 NEWBURY AOT 36 RIPTON MESONET 36 SUNDERLAND 36 BETHEL COOP 37 CAVENDISH COOP 37 LYNDONVILLE AIRPORT ASOS 37 LYNDONVILLE MESONET 37 MORRISVILLE ASOS 37 NORTH TROY 37 ROCHESTER COOP 37 SHARON 37 UNION VILLAGE DAM COOP 37 WALDEN 4N COOP 37 EAST BERKSHIRE 38 HANKSVILLE COOP 38 NORTHFIELD COOP 38 RUTLAND COOP 38 SPRINGFIELD ASOS 38 WOODSTOCK COOP 38 CORINTH COOP 39 JAY PEAK COOP (1875FT) 39 MONTPELIER KNAPP AIRPORT ASOS 39 MT HOLLY MESONET 39 NEWPORT COOP 39 NORTH HARTLAND LAKE COOP 39 RUTLAND SOUTHERN VT REGIONAL AIRPORT 39 SOUTH LINCOLN COOP 39 ST. JOHNSBURY ASOS 39 WILLISTON AOT 39 BRATTLEBORO 40 CHELSEA COOP 40 NEW HAVEN RIVER USGS 40 PASSUMPSIC 40 BOLTON VALLEY BASE (2100FT) 41 BRISTOL 1NE MESONET 41 BROOKFIELD AOT (1597FT) 41 HIGHGATE AIRPORT AWOS 41 NEWPORT AIRPORT ASOS 41 GRAFTON 42 WESTFORD 42 EDEN COOP 43 ESSEX JUNCTION 43 STOWE MESONET (1522FT) 43 WATERBURY CENTER 43 WFO BURLINGTON VT 43 EAST ADDISON SNAKE MOUNTAIN 45 FAIRFAX MESONET 45 FERRISBURG 45 HINESBURG 2W 45 UNDERHILL 45 WALTHAM MESONET 45 CHESTER 46 NORTH UNDERHILL 46 BURLINGTON ECHO CENTER 48 LUDLOW MESONET 48 COLCHESTER REEF 52 DIAMOND ISLAND 52 NORTHERN NEW YORK SARANAC LAKE / ADIRONDACK ARPT ASOS 31 WHITEFACE MTN (4880FT) 32 MT VAN HOEVENBURG 35 INDIAN LAKE (1600FT) 37 PARADOX MESONET 37 LONG LAKE MESONET 41 NORTH CREEK (1030FT) 41 SCHROON LAKE 41 WANAKENA RNGR SCHOOL COOP 41 MALONE COOP 42 GLENS FALLS ASOS 43 MOIRA 43 BRASHER FALLS RAWS 44 PLATTSBURGH INTL AIRPORT ASOS 44 ELLENBURG DEPOT 45 MASSENA RICHARDS FIELD ASOS 45 POTSDAM AIRPORT 45 WHITEHALL 45 OGDENSBERG AIRPORT ASOS 46 FORT DRUM 48 KEENE 48 NORTH HEBRON (1100 FT) 48 SCHUYLER FALLS RAWS 48 END Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Wow, what a Saturday! Just spent 4 hours wandering around the mountain and it was just gorgeous. If it hadn't been so damp recently, these would be red-flag conditions... RH<30% with dews in the 30s and valley temperatures in the 65-70F range under full sun and nice breeze. At 3pm BTV was 70/33 and in this neck of the woods MVL was 68/37. If we could keep the dews in the 30s all summer that would be fantastic, lol. Currently 65F after a high of 68F, following an early morning 37F. I already can't wait for fall weather like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Wow, what a Saturday! Just spent 4 hours wandering around the mountain and it was just gorgeous. If it hadn't been so damp recently, these would be red-flag conditions... RH<30% with dews in the 30s and valley temperatures in the 65-70F range under full sun and nice breeze. At 3pm BTV was 70/33 and in this neck of the woods MVL was 68/37. If we could keep the dews in the 30s all summer that would be fantastic, lol. Currently 65F after a high of 68F, following an early morning 37F. I already can't wait for fall weather like this. You should get another fall-like airmass in NNE when the next shortwave passes through Quebec Friday...a -NAO as we're seeing develop keeps the Northern Tier cold in summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Wow, what a Saturday! Just spent 4 hours wandering around the mountain and it was just gorgeous. If it hadn't been so damp recently, these would be red-flag conditions... RH<30% with dews in the 30s and valley temperatures in the 65-70F range under full sun and nice breeze. At 3pm BTV was 70/33 and in this neck of the woods MVL was 68/37. If we could keep the dews in the 30s all summer that would be fantastic, lol. Currently 65F after a high of 68F, following an early morning 37F. I already can't wait for fall weather like this. What a Saturday indeed! We took advantage of the primo weather and did some skiing on the East Snowfield on Mt. Washington; it’s getting somewhat small now but it’s still fun. It’s not too often that one gets a calm, sunny, and relatively warm day at 6,000’ on ridge lines of the Rockpile, so we enjoyed that. The new white that was visible up there on the web cam was mostly rime, but it was a foot thick in places, so it really built up in those sub-freezing temperatures. I’ll put some snow pictures up when I get them together. We’ve stopped in for the evening at Israel River Campground in Jefferson, NH, and they’ve got some tremendous views of the Presidentials. It’s quite clear and dry like you said, and the temperature dropped like a rock as the sun went down. It certainly feels like sometime in late August, September or even early October, or in the case of NNE… June. It looks like the elevation is around 1,100’ here at the campground, and the point forecast says upper 30s F for the low, so it should be good sleeping weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 My coldest morning since 5/6. Dipped to 39.8F, but it's rebounded nicely to 57.3F. CON fell to 36F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 37F for a low here last night... no sign of any frost though. BTV's climo page showing a low of 31F for SLK, and 32F at Sutton & Island Pond in VT. But the winner is Caanan, VT at 30F (way up there on the border of VT/NH and Canada. That's about as far away from civilization as you can get. What's interesting is that in the Greens, it appears the colder locations were those with elevations in the 700-1,200ft elevation band... with those stations like Stowe Mesonet (1,550ft), Brookfield (1,600ft), Bolton Valley (2,100ft), Jay Peak (1,800ft) all staying up in the 39-45F range. 24 HOUR MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DATA IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK, ENDING 7 A.M. EST/EDT SATURDAY JUNE 4, 2011. VERMONT CANAAN MESONET 30 ISLAND POND AIRPORT 32 SUTTON 2NE COOP 32 GALLUP MILLS NERON 33 EAST CHARLESTON 34 ISLAND POND COOP 34 RANDOLPH MESONET 34 IRASBURG COOP 35 MT MANSFIELD (NEAR SUMMIT) 35 NULHEGAN RAWS 35 BURKE MOUNTAIN 36 DANBY RAWS 36 ENOSBURG FALLS COOP 36 HARTLAND FOUR CORNERS 36 MARSHFIELD MESONET 36 NASHVILLE 1 E 36 NEWBURY AOT 36 RIPTON MESONET 36 SUNDERLAND 36 BETHEL COOP 37 CAVENDISH COOP 37 LYNDONVILLE AIRPORT ASOS 37 LYNDONVILLE MESONET 37 MORRISVILLE ASOS 37 NORTH TROY 37 ROCHESTER COOP 37 SHARON 37 UNION VILLAGE DAM COOP 37 WALDEN 4N COOP 37 EAST BERKSHIRE 38 HANKSVILLE COOP 38 NORTHFIELD COOP 38 RUTLAND COOP 38 SPRINGFIELD ASOS 38 WOODSTOCK COOP 38 CORINTH COOP 39 JAY PEAK COOP (1875FT) 39 MONTPELIER KNAPP AIRPORT ASOS 39 MT HOLLY MESONET 39 NEWPORT COOP 39 NORTH HARTLAND LAKE COOP 39 RUTLAND SOUTHERN VT REGIONAL AIRPORT 39 SOUTH LINCOLN COOP 39 ST. JOHNSBURY ASOS 39 WILLISTON AOT 39 BRATTLEBORO 40 CHELSEA COOP 40 NEW HAVEN RIVER USGS 40 PASSUMPSIC 40 BOLTON VALLEY BASE (2100FT) 41 BRISTOL 1NE MESONET 41 BROOKFIELD AOT (1597FT) 41 HIGHGATE AIRPORT AWOS 41 NEWPORT AIRPORT ASOS 41 GRAFTON 42 WESTFORD 42 EDEN COOP 43 ESSEX JUNCTION 43 STOWE MESONET (1522FT) 43 WATERBURY CENTER 43 WFO BURLINGTON VT 43 EAST ADDISON SNAKE MOUNTAIN 45 FAIRFAX MESONET 45 FERRISBURG 45 HINESBURG 2W 45 UNDERHILL 45 WALTHAM MESONET 45 CHESTER 46 NORTH UNDERHILL 46 BURLINGTON ECHO CENTER 48 LUDLOW MESONET 48 COLCHESTER REEF 52 DIAMOND ISLAND 52 NORTHERN NEW YORK SARANAC LAKE / ADIRONDACK ARPT ASOS 31 WHITEFACE MTN (4880FT) 32 MT VAN HOEVENBURG 35 INDIAN LAKE (1600FT) 37 PARADOX MESONET 37 LONG LAKE MESONET 41 NORTH CREEK (1030FT) 41 SCHROON LAKE 41 WANAKENA RNGR SCHOOL COOP 41 MALONE COOP 42 GLENS FALLS ASOS 43 MOIRA 43 BRASHER FALLS RAWS 44 PLATTSBURGH INTL AIRPORT ASOS 44 ELLENBURG DEPOT 45 MASSENA RICHARDS FIELD ASOS 45 POTSDAM AIRPORT 45 WHITEHALL 45 OGDENSBERG AIRPORT ASOS 46 FORT DRUM 48 KEENE 48 NORTH HEBRON (1100 FT) 48 SCHUYLER FALLS RAWS 48 END That's consistent with my empirical experience....generally those mid level reporting stations on nights with radiational cooling and cold air sinking are the coolest. Lower down it starts off too warm, higher up the cold air sorta bleeds away and ens up pooling in those pockets around 1500 feet. For example- MVH in the high peaks is often colder than the summit or mid-station at whiteface. Curious what this cold air is doing to our friends the mosquitos and black flies. With all the water this year I'm dreading the woods in july. Hopefully a few COLD nights could thin the heard and be a saving grace. Otherwise.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Wow, what a Saturday! Second that PF! tale of two directions on yesterday's ride, looking down toward your way, Mt Norris, Hadley, White Face, Belv. milky skies compared to the view nord (bear mt on the right). First cuts are done in our valley and the corn is in. we haven't seen the wet like those folks down by J Spin final plantings in yesterday, now its time to just whisper sweet nothings and see what grows blueberry bushes are loaded - looks like a good year in that regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Here are some pics from yesterday's hike around the mountain... couldn't ask for any better conditions up on the Mansfield ridgeline. Here are some views... starting with south down the Green Mountain spine Looking due west over the Champlain Valley. This picture was taken exactly 4,000ft above KBTV's 300ft elevation down there by the lakeshore. Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks on the other side of the lake stands tallest in this view at almost 5,000ft. Looking north to northwest out over the flats towards Canada. Its easy to see how upslope precipitation works... moisture comes unabated out of the northern Champlain Valley and southern Canada and hits a 4,000 foot wall. And lastly, looking east over Stowe village in the valley, with the 3,000ft Worcester Range ridgeline across town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Beautiful shots fellas... A few chilly mornings and otherwise, not much to report from over here other than we really could use a good shot of rain. We missed out on most of the action in May, only receiving 3.87" at this locale for the month. A solid inch would come in handy right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 SVR WX threat looks intersting across the North Country wed-thursday. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 J. Spin what my relocation really means besides real-time obs is one more line snaking BC skier. Of course if you'll know it was be because there will be two sets on tracks. A friends tight line. Then mine filled with bomb holes where I ate ****. But that's a long way away. Until then just happy to get beers and talk wx. It's great that you will get to do more BC skiing in this area too (hopefully that will mean some BC weather and snowpack obs); I'd say it's better to see the 300+ inches of the Northern Greens enjoyed by more skiers, rather than wasted and washed back down into Lake Champlain, although not everyone has that same take on the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 It's great that you will get to do more BC skiing in this area too (hopefully that will mean some BC weather and snowpack obs); I'd say it's better to see the 300+ inches of the Northern Greens enjoyed by more skiers, rather than wasted and washed back down into Lake Champlain, although not everyone has that same take on the matter. Those 300+ inches are still melting... becoming more wildly spaced and fewer, but the natural snowpack is still there. Particularly the Cliff Trail (hiking trail, not the Cliff Trail ski run) that goes up the 500 verts behind the Gondola terminal (3,600ft) to the ridgeline (4,100ft). Those Spruces are still harboring snow and while last week the hiking trail was impassable due to snow, this week it was fine but still with patchy snow. Near the top of the Gondola, piles in the start zone of "Tomba's." Drift on the Perry Merrill turn.... this was still huge a week ago. Heat and humidity did a number on it. Cliff Trail which was fully covered and slippery a week ago, is now only patchy snow along the hiking path. I love how the buds are just starting to show up at this elevation. Green-up and the growing season has yet to begin up here on June 4th, lol. Short growing season. And the obligatory June snowball... the parents hiking behind me definitely thanked me for reminding their kids what snowballs are. As I hiked up I could hear the constant squeal of kids enjoying throwing slush balls at each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 And the only thing left on the lower mountain is the remnants of the half-pipe. This should be able to hold on for another week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 14 days with no rain and I'm getting really tired of dragging hoses around and watering and having the lawn start to turn brown anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Curious what this cold air is doing to our friends the mosquitos and black flies. With all the water this year I'm dreading the woods in july. Hopefully a few COLD nights could thin the herd and be a saving grace. Otherwise.... Well, the 11 days of cool rain delayed AND shortened the blackfly reign IMBY. Now they're mostly gone, with deerflies (my UNfavorite insect) starting to show up. Mega mosquitos in the crepuscular hours, however. Had 37 both Sat/Sun, though Sun was fractionally cooler, and low 40s this AM. Not much effect on the bugs, and I hope not much ill effect on tomato plants or cucurbit seeds, all of which went into the ground Sat. Assuming they survive, they'll get what they need temp-wise Wed/Thurs. Hard to believe that, after all the May rain/cloud, we could use some water here, as all of last week's sturm & drang missed or merely grazed my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 14 days with no rain and I'm getting really tired of dragging hoses around and watering and having the lawn start to turn brown anyways. I understand your frustration! Im watering like crazy to keep things lush. Missed every storm last week and never had one good thunderstorm last summer. I am in need of a nice storm with some 60mph gusts, some hail and a nice roll cloud preceding it. Things will stay green if we get at least one nice T storm sometime this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I’ll put some snow pictures up when I get them together. I added a few pictures from Saturday below, I’ll try to put up a few more when I finish up my report from the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Cool shots, Jay. Congrats on the June turns, too. Awesome radiational cooling night so far... down to 54F, a cool 10F lower than BTV at the moment. We've dropped 21F since 7pm... I love those sharp drops as soon as the sun goes down this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Jay and PF....how's the mud pits on the trails. Along the rocky tree-line it looks like it's starting to dry out. I know some friends in the ADK have reported surprisingly less mud than would be expected. Also- Jay - what are your atomics mounted with? I can't tell if they are Voile's or G3s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Jay and PF....how's the mud pits on the trails. Along the rocky tree-line it looks like it's starting to dry out. I know some friends in the ADK have reported surprisingly less mud than would be expected. Also- Jay - what are your atomics mounted with? I can't tell if they are Voile's or G3s. Since we used the auto road for the main ascent we were only above tree line in terms of hiking, but things were nice and dry up there in general, even in the flatter alpine meadow areas that we encountered. The only areas that seemed to build up any moisture or exhibit ponding were where that rime was melting. Unfortunately we haven’t been out in the Greens for hiking yet, but with all his hikes, I’d say Powderfreak probably has a better handle on the Mansfield conditions than even the Long Trail/AMC folks! I’ve got Voilé Switchbacks on the Atomics; I’ve found a couple of minor issues like one of the lower heel bars slipping a bit on really cold days (single digits etc.) and the switchback mechanism needing a bit of cleaning from ice-up on some deep days, but overall I’ve been very happy. With the switchback mechanism they are a load of fun for touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Unfortunately we haven’t been out in the Greens for hiking yet, but with all his hikes, I’d say Powderfreak probably has a better handle on the Mansfield conditions than even the Long Trail/AMC folks! Haha, yeah I look at Mansfield as the local "town park" for when I want to take the dog for a walk or just get outside for an hour or two in the afternoon/evening. But speaking of trail conditions, there's still some mud but nothing like two weeks ago. It has really, really dried out since the vegetation has fully opened and greened up into the 3,000-3,500ft elevation. In the Spruce forests between 3,500-4,000ft its still quite damp with the snow just leaving and a lot of the foliage still in the budding stage. The ground is also a lot rockier up high there so there's not a lot of places for the moisture to go. Of course, up on the ridgeline its bone dry as the water tends to quickly drain off it or dry up in the sun/wind. Overall though, the Greens are pretty much open for business as far as hiking goes without worrying about sinking to your knees in mud. Another great evening walking the dog at the "Town Park" aka ski resort. Gotta love these sunny, warm June afternoons that quickly turn chilly as soon as the sun goes behind the Greens. We radiated from 80F yesterday afternoon down to 47F overnight, perfect for sleeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I can see where I took a wild, hair raising, fall that convinced me to ski with releaseable tele bindings in this pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Warm nights. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy. Humid with lows around 70. Light and variable winds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 14 straight days of no measurable and counting. 84.3F for a max today, but already down to 69.3F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 Yup, need rain badly here. Hoping tomorrow produces. I catch rain in barrels off the roof via gutters & downspouts and alas, I didn't get it all rigged up till the rains ended a couple weeks ago. Bone dry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 14 straight days of no measurable and counting. 84.3F for a max today, but already down to 69.3F. Wow, its been that long since any measurable? We had a tenth on June 5th and 1/4" of upslope QPF on the 2nd, which isn't much but still up near 0.4" so far for June. Enough to keep the dirt roads from getting dusty and following April and May, this little dry spell seems appreciated by many up this way. Speaking of temperatures, I really do not like that its only noon and its already 84/62F out. Our max yesterday was 84F just like dendrite, but today we've already hit that by noon. Last night only got down to 55F which is about 10F higher than the night before, giving us a launch pad for today's heat. Even at 2,100ft temperatures are already up near 80F. That's when you know its hot out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Wow, its been that long since any measurable? We had a tenth on June 5th and 1/4" of upslope QPF on the 2nd, which isn't much but still up near 0.4" so far for June. Enough to keep the dirt roads from getting dusty and following April and May, this little dry spell seems appreciated by many up this way. Speaking of temperatures, I really do not like that its only noon and its already 84/62F out. Our max yesterday was 84F just like dendrite, but today we've already hit that by noon. Last night only got down to 55F which is about 10F higher than the night before, giving us a launch pad for today's heat. Even at 2,100ft temperatures are already up near 80F. That's when you know its hot out. You think that is a long time since rain? Down here, we haven't had any since May 30th, and that was only .2"...it's amazing the gradient between NNE and the Mid-Atlantic. Many of us in this region are starting to worry about low soil moisture whereas NNE is still dealing with the flooding that occurred on Champlain etc. This may be a remnant of the La Nina pattern which reinforces high soil moisture in the Northern Tier while starving the South of precipitation, and it may also be some degree of luck with thunderstorms. We totally missed the severe weather/tornado outbreak, only had a dry frontal passage down here with strong NW winds that leached even more moisture from the soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 You think that is a long time since rain? Down here, we haven't had any since May 30th, and that was only .2"...it's amazing the gradient between NNE and the Mid-Atlantic. Many of us in this region are starting to worry about low soil moisture whereas NNE is still dealing with the flooding that occurred on Champlain etc. This may be a remnant of the La Nina pattern which reinforces high soil moisture in the Northern Tier while starving the South of precipitation, and it may also be some degree of luck with thunderstorms. We totally missed the severe weather/tornado outbreak, only had a dry frontal passage down here with strong NW winds that leached even more moisture from the soil. Not all of NNE is wet. Portland's last measureable came on May 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Not all of NNE is wet. Portland's last measureable came on May 24. VT and the Adirondacks have really been ground zero for severe and MCS activity this season. Not as much in eastern New England. I didn't realize how dry Maine was, though, wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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