TheTrials Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Definitely a colder run for SNE. Even down to central CT, there is some snow. Surface temp profile is 8-10 degrees colder for the coast. I'll be in the Catskills this weekend, so I am very thrilled with what the NAM just showed. you sound like earthlight with his thanksgiving skiing, that turned into mud wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 you sound like earthlight with his thanksgiving skiing, that turned into mud wrestling. One of the systems will give the Catskills snow. Either the Friday one or the Euro Christmas one. The Friday one looks likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTrials Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 One of the systems will give the Catskills snow. Either the Friday one or the Euro Christmas one. The Friday one looks likely. then go post in the upstate ny thread and stop thumping your chest in here, no one wants to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left_gulley Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 <Laughs at all the depressing posts based on a few bad weeks> I don't think you can call yourself a hardcore NYC winter weather fan unless you lived through the 1970's and 1980's in the area.... I grew up in Central Jersey from 74-92 and then moved thousands of miles away. How many KU storms have I missed since then? On the bright side, the lack of snow created a lifelong obsession for me, and has made me appreciate every single flake that falls from the sky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstorm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Year J A S O N D J F M A M J Tot 1972-73 0 0 0 T T T 1.8 0.8 0.2 T 0 0 2.8 Disturbingly familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I grew up in Central Jersey from 74-92 and then moved thousands of miles away. How many KU storms have I missed since then? On the bright side, the lack of snow created a lifelong obsession for me, and has made me appreciate every single flake that falls from the sky! You stuck around for the worst stretch of winter weather this area had seen in recorded history. The last ten years have been nothing short of epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Year Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 1972-73 0 0 0 T T T 1.8 0.8 0.2 T 0 0 2.8 Disturbingly familiar. That was a raging El Nino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I grew up in Central Jersey from 74-92 and then moved thousands of miles away. How many KU storms have I missed since then? On the bright side, the lack of snow created a lifelong obsession for me, and has made me appreciate every single flake that falls from the sky! Where do you live now? You couldn't have picked a worse time to leave, the 2000s were heavan in central NJ and you missed the 30"+ blizzard in 96. Although the 80s were'nt too bad, a few good years in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstorm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 You stuck around for the worst stretch of winter weather this area had seen in recorded history. The last ten years have been nothing short of epic. 2000-01, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 were all clunker years....so it only boils down to 5 epic years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 2000-01, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 were all clunker years.... 2000-01 was just below a 40" winter, and 2008-09 was around 30" for most of us. Only clunkers in the 2000s were 01-02, 06-07, and 07-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 2000-01, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 were all clunker years....so it only boils down to 5 epic years. 01-02 and 08-09 clunkers? I don't think so. You'll be begging for one of those "clunkers" this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 2000-01, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 were all clunker years....so it only boils down to 5 epic years. 2008-2009 was not a clunker in NYC. NYC was close to 30". Queens saw 30-35" and LI saw 35"-45". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left_gulley Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 You stuck around for the worst stretch of winter weather this area had seen in recorded history. The last ten years have been nothing short of epic. Yeah, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. At least I was home for the Blizzard of '96 and last year's Boxing Day storm. I've been following the countless other storms on this board (and Eastern) and have really enjoyed them vicariously through you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstorm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 2000-01 was just below a 40" winter, and 2008-09 was around 30" for most of us. Only clunkers in the 2000s were 01-02, 06-07, and 07-08 Guess it depends on how one defines a non-clunker year. I define it as a total snowfall at least two SDs above normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left_gulley Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Where do you live now? You couldn't have picked a worse time to leave, the 2000s were heavan in central NJ and you missed the 30"+ blizzard in 96. Although the 80s were'nt too bad, a few good years in there. Seattle. I definitely can't complain since I can usually take a short drive and see nipple-deep snow. December 2008 wasn't bad here either. There's nothing like a nice blizzard back home though. I'll be in NJ from tomorrow to Jan 1 - a miracle snowstorm is all I want from Santa this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Guess it depends on how one defines a non-clunker year. I define it as a total snowfall at least two SDs above normal. Yeah I guess if you expect every year to be 40"+, then most are going to be clunkers. For me a clunker means well below average, probably less than 20". 20-30" I consider bad, but not mind-numbing agony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstorm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 2008-2009 was not a clunker in NYC. NYC was close to 30". Queens saw 30-35" and LI saw 35"-45". 2008-09 was overall a clunker year; the March 2009 storm took some pain off that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Seattle. I definitely can't complain since I can usually take a short drive and see nipple-deep snow. December 2008 wasn't bad here either. There's nothing like a nice blizzard back home though. I'll be in NJ from tomorrow to Jan 1 - a miracle snowstorm is all I want from Santa this year. Ok, at least you're not in Orlando or something. You've got big snow all around you in Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 2008-09 was overall a clunker year; the March 2009 storm took some pain off that year. How is getting 30" and over 10 events a clunker? NYC east did very well. I had 33.4" in NE Queens and parts of LI had 45"+ of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolai Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 2008-09 was overall a clunker year; the March 2009 storm took some pain off that year. You have extremely skewed expectations if you think that year was a clunker--it was great. We had constant snow threats from early December through early February, with a slew of 2-4" events (and 5" right before Christmas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 You have extremely skewed expectations if you think that year was a clunker--it was great. We had constant snow threats from early December through early February, with a slew of 2-4" events (and 5" right before Christmas). Exactly. It was a very good winter with storm after storm. There were no KUs but who cares. It was constant snow threats and above average snow for NYC and well above average for LI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstorm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 How is getting 30" and over 10 events a clunker? NYC east did very well. I had 33.4" in NE Queens and parts of LI had 45"+ of snow. Well, I live in Southern Brooklyn, so I ended up being more south on the SWFE gradients. Thus, I ended up with more rain than Queens and Manhattan during those storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 How is getting 30" and over 10 events a clunker? NYC east did very well. I had 33.4" in NE Queens and parts of LI had 45"+ of snow. Hailstorm thinks he is supposed to get Mt. Zucker type amounts every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Well, I live in Southern Brooklyn, so I ended up being more south on the SWFE gradients. Thus, I ended up with more rain than Queens and Manhattan during those storms. Brooklyn got around 25" as well. Which is average. An average winter can not be considered a "clunker". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstorm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Yeah I guess if you expect every year to be 40"+, then most are going to be clunkers. For me a clunker means well below average, probably less than 20". 20-30" I consider bad, but not mind-numbing agony. Meh, I just want NYC to be on-par with Sapporo, Japan's snowfall average; since that is one of the very few metropolitan cities (similar to population density as NYC) in the world that average more snow each year than NYC. However, I know it's a big long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstorm Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Brooklyn got around 25" as well. Which is average. An average winter can not be considered a "clunker". I agree. But seeing last year's total being 240% of a normal 25" winter just makes me cringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cfa Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Other than 2009-2010 & 2010-2011 every winter has been a big cold blur to me, I remember some big events (Jan 2004 cold, etc.) but overall I remember nothing. I'm ready for the almighty January 2007 torch to return after a Boxing Day repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 over the last 20 years the city has nine years with 35" of snow or more...nine had less than 20"...two had near average snowfall (24-28")...11 years had a storm 10" or more...five had a storm 19" or more... the bad... 1991-92 1994-95 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2001-02 2006-07 2007-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I actually consider 2008 - 2009 a good year, after living through 1989 - 1992 and 1997 - 2000, 26.8" for 08/09 was quite good considering IMBY, had at least 1" on the ground for just about the entire month of Jan. Even 2005 - 2006 was above average snow fall despite its torchyness. Had 31" that year. The few cold snaps we had were snow filled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 2000-01, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 were all clunker years....so it only boils down to 5 epic years. No,yes,yes,yes and no. 2008-2009 was not a clunker in NYC. NYC was close to 30". Queens saw 30-35" and LI saw 35"-45". Agree. I received 28 inches that winter. Not a bad winter. Well, I live in Southern Brooklyn, so I ended up being more south on the SWFE gradients. Thus, I ended up with more rain than Queens and Manhattan during those storms. We live in the same area. That winter featured a lot of nickle and dime events in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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