OSUmetstud Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 yea, I was up in Oswego for orientation and everything in the area was all brown, and the grease was very dry and crunchy when you stepped on it. Is it that bad over by you? yeah the niagara frontier of NY has the worst drought in the northeast. It's worse as you go farther southwest into the midwest, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 yeah the niagara frontier of NY has the worst drought in the northeast. It's worse as you go farther southwest into the midwest, though. Well hopefully we can get something like a tropical system that dumps the right amount of rain later this summer or fall. Any brush fires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 today will go down as the first below normal day in BUF since June 26th. Might not get out of the 60s here...but no rain And last below normal for "here" (ORH) was June 27. Lots of CDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Well hopefully we can get something like a tropical system that dumps the right amount of rain later this summer or fall. Any brush fires? not that i've heard of. I'd bet those will come if the drought persists and worsens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 70/56 Overcast. Odd to have clouds after a lengthy stretch of sun soaked days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 This will put a dent (albeit small) in monthly + departures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Yeah. Keep poking that stick in the eye of the ones whose house you are fouling. Never let up. NEVER. I think it's funny, too. If you're off building up your own thing, what do care about SNEers on AmWx or the "overall forum IQ," which isn't looking all that tall right now anyway? They lifted Kush's suspension, and he told 'em, "Screw you, I ain't coming back." It's called pride. Have some, for God's sake. You crack me up, keep it going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Very dry here also. We did get .95" scattered among three minor rain events between Saturday and Wednesday, but it couldn't bring back all the dead lawns really. Nothing here today. The well here is 95 feet deep. They hit hard sandstone at that level and couldn't get the pounder down any further so they blasted. All the water gushed in and get 8 gallons per minute. So far no pressure issues this Summer and never ran out of water in the last almost 7 years. Around here they often still go with the old style pounder to crack the veins I guess. It is a water challenged area. Rotary drills sometimes miss it and you end up hundreds of feet down and no water. Two bad wells ( 1 gallon per min or less) on the back of this property at 275 and 325 feet. Both were done back in the 80's by the previous owner with a rotary drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 71 for a high today. Sun never really broke out in this corner of Ma. Great day for yardwork. I wonder what's happenin' at 2k ? ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 cloudy the entire day in Worcester/Holden...every now and then i saw a hint of shadows...most magnificent weather for working outdoors! minus those darned deerflies!!! UGH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I wonder what's happenin' at 2k ? ; ) Flurries at 2k...in the glen it was freezing drizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 cloudy the entire day in Worcester/Holden...every now and then i saw a hint of shadows...most magnificent weather for working outdoors! minus those darned deerflies!!! UGH!!! They moved a little slower today. We squashed/zapped about 10 this afternoon while walking the dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 They moved a little slower today. We squashed/zapped about 10 this afternoon while walking the dog This dryspell has definitley kicked the ticks and mosquitos to the curb and the deer flys are noticeably reduced here this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 In honor of our fallen comrade Pete.... the daily countdown to Met. Fall.... As of midnight we are down to 41 days until Met. Fall... Frost soon to follow in the Glen. This dryspell has definitley kicked the ticks and mosquitos to the curb and the deer flys are noticeably reduced here this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEaster17 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Some numbers for today for select locations: Well below normal for the Highs. July 20, 2012 BDR - Bridgeport, CT Max: 72° (11° below normal) Min: 63° (4° below normal) BDL - Windsor Locks, CT Max: 71° (14° below normal) Min: 62° (1° below normal) ALB - Albany, NY Max: 73° (10° below normal) Min: 64° (2° above normal) NYC - Central Park Max: 72° (12° below normal) Min: 61° (8° below normal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 sick lightning at 7:35. wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoob40 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Some numbers for today for select locations: Well below normal for the Highs. July 20, 2012 BDR - Bridgeport, CT Max: 72° (11° below normal) Min: 63° (4° below normal) BDL - Windsor Locks, CT Max: 71° (14° below normal) Min: 62° (1° below normal) ALB - Albany, NY Max: 73° (10° below normal) Min: 64° (2° above normal) NYC - Central Park Max: 72° (12° below normal) Min: 61° (8° below normal) Yep. First time in a while with solidly negative departures save for places like West Chesterfield and Shelbourne and an honorable mention for the hamlet of Moosup, Ct. , At least per the posts of their respective leading citizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Yep. First time in a while with large negative departures save for West Chesterfield and Shelbourne and an honorable mention for the hamlet of Moosup, Ct. At least per the posts of their respective leading citizens. Today was the first negative departure for ORH in the month of July. Though June came in below average for all 4 major BOX climo sites, it didn't feel like it because July was literally 3 straight weeks of above aerage to make it a distant memory. Most places are going to chew through about 1.5-2F worth of monthly departures though between 7/19 and next weekend I think. Its not that difficult to do that when the monthyl departures are starting so high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Great night to just sit outside...no bugs, pretty cool out and the stars are starting to come out. It's nights like this I love living where I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 ORH actually has no days with a high temp in the 70s this month despite every single day in July having an average high temp in the 70s. There's been 17 days with highs in the 80s, 2 days breaking 90F, and today the high was in the 60s. Pretty bizarre stat. As a comparison, 2009 failed to reach even 80F in July until the 17th...and 22 of the first 24 days of July 2009 had high temps below 80F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoob40 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Scooby do, still trolling the dead? Shame on you. -10 day for me, first Neg day all month. Enjoy the concrete this weekend I will be fishing and riding the extra high surf. Nah. The lad will resurface at some point.BTW Isn't it fair to say that your post count today was astronomical ? Slow day at the casino ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NECT Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 As striking as the departures are, it hasn't felt like a hot summer...kinda just felt, well, like summer. Only a few really oppressive days, at least away from BDL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 As striking as the departures are, it hasn't felt like a hot summer...kinda just felt, well, like summer. Only a few really oppressive days, at least away from BDL. Looking at the dailys in July....this is because we didn't get any real major hot spells, only fringed for the most part during the heat episodes...we consistently had like +4 to +8 departures for most of the days. Lots of days where the temp slash was 84/65 and stuff like that. So its above average, but we didn't have to suffer through a week of 88-93 in the hills like many warm julys offer. Also its kind of relative too...we had been hearing about the epic heat just to our southwest and west...but it just never got us directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Great night to just sit outside...no bugs, pretty cool out and the stars are starting to come out. It's nights like this I love living where I do. Its the country life. The first thing that amazed me when I moved out to Stowe from Burlington was the number of stars in the sky. The Milky Way is actually very easy to see. Growing up in the Albany suburbs there was too much light pollution to see much of anything except the big dipper and few other really bright constellations... BTV was a step up from that, but it wasn't until I moved out here that the nights have this incredible peacefulness that makes sitting out with friends at a campfire one of the best parts of summer, listening to the crickets. Anywhere in the countryside is a great place to be on a calm, cool evening...even though a certain poster (err ex-poster) would leave you to believe there is no countryside in the state of CT, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NECT Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Sort of surprising there is no tropical thread yet. Not surprising, because there is nothing to discuss, but surprising for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 ORH actually has no days with a high temp in the 70s this month despite every single day in July having an average high temp in the 70s. There's been 17 days with highs in the 80s, 2 days breaking 90F, and today the high was in the 60s. Pretty bizarre stat. As a comparison, 2009 failed to reach even 80F in July until the 17th...and 22 of the first 24 days of July 2009 had high temps below 80F. The bolded part is pretty incredible considering what's happened this summer. I guess we sort of deserve the high departures, lol. Mother Nature loves her averages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Its the country life. The first thing that amazed me when I moved out to Stowe from Burlington was the number of stars in the sky. The Milky Way is actually very easy to see. Growing up in the Albany suburbs there was too much light pollution to see much of anything except the big dipper and few other really bright constellations... BTV was a step up from that, but it wasn't until I moved out here that the nights have this incredible peacefulness that makes sitting out with friends at a campfire one of the best parts of summer, listening to the crickets. Anywhere in the countryside is a great place to be on a calm, cool evening...even though a certain poster (err ex-poster) would leave you to believe there is no countryside in the state of CT, haha. Funny that you mention this and then the coyotes in the other thread...but my grandfather came face to face with a massive black bear this evening in Princeton, MA in the backyard of my aunt and uncles (my grand parents often stay there on the weekends and then go back to the cape)...it was about 15 feet away from him...it rounded the corner of the house that meets the side yard with the back yard and surprised them both. The house is set back well in the woods and Princeton is pretty much all woods anyway, but still surprising to run into a huge male black bear at 15 feet of distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 The bolded part is pretty incredible considering what's happened this summer. I guess we sort of deserve the high departures, lol. Mother Nature loves her averages. Yeah it happens like that sometimes...maybe often, lol. The law of averages definitely gets heard eventually...but sometimes very quickly. ORH had zero 80F temps in June 2009 as well....they went 47 days to start that summer without one. Pretty incredible when you compare them to warm summers where it seems like you can't even buy a high of 75F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Funny that you mention this and then the coyotes in the other thread...but my grandfather came face to face with a massive black bear this evening in Princeton, MA in the backyard of my aunt and uncles (my grand parents often stay there on the weekends and then go back to the cape)...it was about 15 feet away from him...it rounded the corner of the house that meets the side yard with the back yard and surprised them both. The house is set back well in the woods and Princeton is pretty much all woods anyway, but still surprising to run into a huge male black bear at 15 feet of distance. You should go hunting for bear in the fall over there. Bear meat tastes good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Funny that you mention this and then the coyotes in the other thread...but my grandfather came face to face with a massive black bear this evening in Princeton, MA in the backyard of my aunt and uncles (my grand parents often stay there on the weekends and then go back to the cape)...it was about 15 feet away from him...it rounded the corner of the house that meets the side yard with the back yard and surprised them both. The house is set back well in the woods and Princeton is pretty much all woods anyway, but still surprising to run into a huge male black bear at 15 feet of distance. That's awesome... I love that sort of stuff. Although we can be led to believe the East Slope is the only countryside in MA, I know from my family's cabin in North Woodstock near Union, that it can get pretty rural pretty quickly even in those areas. The Worcester Hills area is great because it sounds like there are some areas that feel like countryside but can still be really close to major NE cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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