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November 2013 Observations & Discussions


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Looking further down the road through the 1st week of November 2013 the 6Z GFS is really going along with the AO and the NAO forecast of positive values through that period with a flat PNA = Near to possibly  above normal temps the 1st week of the month  and the drought forecasted to continue

 

 

 

GFS

http://wxweb.meteostar.com/sample/sample.shtml?text=KEWR

 

NAO

 

http://www.cpc.ncep....a/nao.sprd2.gif

 

AO

 

http://www.cpc.ncep....ex/ao.sprd2.gif
 

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November stats...

November
1971-2000 normals...Temperature...47.1...Precipitation...4.36"...Snowfall...0.4"
Average temperature...
decade....Ave.t.....High.....low....ave.max/min...max...min...rainfall...snowfall...
1870's.....42.2.....45.5.....37.0...........................76.......7.....3.66".....0.9"
1880's.....43.2.....45.5.....38.7.....67.3.....21.2.....71.....13.....3.54".....1.8"
1890's.....45.1.....49.9.....41.5.....66.7.....24.1.....72.....14.....3.76".....3.3"
1900's.....45.7.....51.6.....39.7.....65.8.....26.6.....74.....19.....1.91".....0.3"
1910's.....45.0.....47.8.....41.6.....69.5.....26.7.....76.....19.....2.90".....0.2"
1920's.....45.6.....49.2.....43.9.....70.0.....24.1.....76.....12.....2.65".....0.1"
1930's.....46.2.....51.9.....41.8.....70.4.....21.4.....78.....12.....3.05".....2.2"
1940's.....47.5.....52.4.....44.2.....70.4.....27.5.....74.....23.....3.59".....0.6"
1950's.....47.1.....49.7.....43.5.....70.5.....24.5.....84.....16.....3.80".....0.5"
1960's.....47.3.....50.4.....42.5.....69.9.....28.7.....78.....20.....3.73".....0.3"
1970's.....47.6.....52.5.....41.7.....71.5.....25.7.....81.....17.....4.91".....0.3"
1980's.....47.7.....50.4.....44.6.....72.4.....26.9.....79.....18.....4.97".....0.6"
1990's.....47.6.....52.0.....43.0.....72.0.....27.7.....80.....23.....3.41".....0.3"
2000's.....48.6.....52.7.....45.3.....70.0.....28.0.....79.....22.....3.77".....trace

2010's.....47.9.....51.9.....43.9.....71.3.....33.0.....74.....31.....2.33".....1.6"
1870-
2009........46.2...........................69.7.....25.6......................3.55".....0.8"
1980-
2009........48.0...........................71.5.....27.5......................4.05".....0.3"
Warmest Novembers...
52.7 in 2001
52.5 in 1979
52.4 in 1948
52.3 in 1975
51.9 in 2011
51.9 in 2006
51.9 in 1994
51.9 in 1931
51.5 in 1902
51.1 in 2009
50.8 in 1999
Coldest...
37.0 in 1873
38.8 in 1871
38.9 in 1880
39.0 in 1882
39.3 in 1875
39.7 in 1901
40.3 in 1869
wettest...
12.41" in 1972
12.26" in 1977
9.97" in 1889
8.90" in 1988
8.24" in 1963
8.09" in 1985
7.38" in 1932
Driest...
0.34" in 1976
0.60" in 1931
0.71" in 1908
0.71" in 1890
0.86" in 1917
0.90" in 1933
Highest Temperatures...
84 11/01/1950
83 11/02/1950
81 11/01/1974
80 11/15/1993
79 11/02/1982
79 11/03/2003
78 11/07/1938
78 11/05/1961
78 11/04/1975
78 11/03/1990
Coldest temperatures...
_7 11/30/1875
11 11/30/1872
12 11/27/1932
12 11/30/1929
13 11/22/1880
14 11/23/1880
14 11/24/1880
14 11/29/1875
Lowest monthly max...
60 in 1878
60 in 1893
60 in 1901
60 in 1904
61 in 1976
61 in 1947
61 in 1907
61 in 1884
Highest monthly min...
36 in 2011
36 in 1998
35 in 2006
35 in 2009
34 in 1902
34 in 1963
34 in 1975
34 in 2001
34 in 2010
33 in 1907
33 in 1948
33 in 1985
Greatest monthly snowfall...
19.0" in 1898
14.0" in 1882
12.8" in 1938
_6.3" in 1892
_5.0" in 1896
Biggest snowfalls...
10.0" 11/26-27/1898
9.5" 11/29/30/1882 est...
8.8" 11/24-25/1938
6.0" 11/30/1898
5.0" 11/29-30/1896
4.7" 11/07-08/2012
4.7" 11/22-23/1989
4.0" 11/29-30/1892
4.0" 11/26-27/1938
3.7" 11/26/1882 est...
3.7" 11/29-30/1945
3.0" 11/30/1967
2.9" 11/30/1995

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wettest storms for November...

...amount...year...dates

9.19"..........1977 11/7-8

5.60"..........1972 11/8

4.23"..........1963 11/6-7

3.75"..........1889 11/8-9

3.62"..........2006 11/7-8

3.38"..........1988 11/19-20

3.37"..........1910 11/3-4

3.19"..........1892 11/15-16

3.09"..........1889 11/27-28

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Plenty of good years on the analog package today (assuming that progression holds of course).

This pattern rolled forward 6 weeks from now would feature more suppression of the SE ridge due to the seasonal southward propagation of the jet, but NYC would probably be riding the fence with a negative EPO, positive NAO.

http://www.cpc.ncep....4analog.off.gif

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... High wind watch remains in effect from late tonight through
Friday afternoon... 

* locations... southeast Connecticut and eastern Long Island.

* Hazards... possible damaging winds.

* Winds... southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph... 
possibly 60 mph.

* Timing... winds increase tonight... with the strongest winds 
expected Friday morning into the early afternoon.

* Impacts... strong southerly winds may down trees and power 
lines... resulting in scattered power outages. The strong winds 
may also make for difficult driving for high profile vehicles.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

A high wind watch means there is the potential for a hazardous
high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph... or gusts of
58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest
forecasts.

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It looks like the pattern will start to change just before Thanksgiving which is the 28th this year with a  -NAO and posssibly -AO and +PNA developing along with a -EPO . Its a good sign that the west has had the -PNA and cold pattern the last few weeks - as many times the pattern flips and good chance this year will see that flip just in time for December...

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November precipitation before our snowiest winters and least snowiest winters...You can see the difference in storm tracks...The least snowiest have an inland track while the snowiest are along the coast...

This is a very good display. At first glance, it would unfortunately appear as though most of this November will probably feature a pattern closer to the least snowy winters.

WX/PT

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It looks like the pattern will start to change just before Thanksgiving which is the 28th this year with a  -NAO and posssibly -AO and +PNA developing along with a -EPO . Its a good sign that the west has had the -PNA and cold pattern the last few weeks - as many times the pattern flips and good chance this year will see that flip just in time for December...

 

Any data to back that up? Any NAO/AO forecast that far out is very sketchy and there's no guarantee we flip at all. In fact if this month plays out as models forecast it to, then we would fall victim to the analogs that favor the least snowiest winters. It looks mostly warm and dry to me with mainly GL cutters. Even going through 384 hrs of fantasy mode runs maintain a strong SE ridge right now. You did say Thanksgiving so I don't know how things will be by then, but at this point it's just wishful thinking unless there's concrete data to back it up. 

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Yes I do have data - if you can go to JB's twitter page he posted on Oct 30th a graphic of the NCEP 06Z CFSV2 - Temperature Graphic for Dec 1 - Dec 14th and you can see the deep  trough in the east and ridge out west . Definite sign of  -AO  -NA0 + PNA pattern. Also looking at the NAO pattern the last few months - it stays mainly positive for a month and then negative for a month and right now we are in a positive stage which we entered a few days ago. So a flip back to negative toward the end of November seems like a good bet right now ..And of course many folks here have been talking about for a while the -EPO expected. If you have evidence of a mild pattern for December please post it.

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Yes I do have data - if you can go to JB's twitter page he posted on Oct 30th a graphic of the NCEP 06Z CFSV2 - Temperature Graphic for Dec 1 - Dec 14th and you can see the deep  trough in the east and ridge out west . Definite sign of  -AO  -NA0 + PNA pattern. Also looking at the NAO pattern the last few months - it stays mainly positive for a month and then negative for a month and right now we are in a positive stage which we entered a few days ago. So a flip back to negative toward the end of November seems like a good bet right now ..And of course many folks here have been talking about for a while the -EPO expected. If you have evidence of a mild pattern for December please post it.

 

Not surprised he would post that, but I see. I would argue that the NAO could be more variable, which is good for stormy weather. I don't know if the entire pattern will flip to cold by December, but if we do see a semblance of the -EPO hanging on then I could see shots of cold air interspersed with warmer periods even with a +NAO/AO. Since the jet will naturally progress further south as we get closer to winter and Canada will stay cold then we will see some cold air intrusions.

 

I'm thinking if the pattern stays the way it is, then December will probably average above normal, but progress colder as the month goes on (battle between cold air pressing south and SE ridging) and January and February could skew colder than normal if the -EPO regime stays in tact this winter (-EPO keeps Canada cold, jet stream naturally progresses further south keeping SE ridging further south). If the NAO does go negative occasionally, then things will improve greatly for snow chances. 

 

Again I'm looking at the EPO as to whether we get a horrible winter or an okay winter. I don't think we'll see a snowy, cold winter. 

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Not surprised he would post that, but I see. I would argue that the NAO could be more variable, which is good for stormy weather. I don't know if the entire pattern will flip to cold by December, but if we do see a semblance of the -EPO hanging on then I could see shots of cold air interspersed with warmer periods even with a +NAO/AO. Since the jet will naturally progress further south as we get closer to winter and Canada will stay cold then we will see some cold air intrusions.

 

I'm thinking if the pattern stays the way it is, then December will probably average above normal, but progress colder as the month goes on (battle between cold air pressing south and SE ridging) and January and February could skew colder than normal if the -EPO regime stays in tact this winter (-EPO keeps Canada cold, jet stream naturally progresses further south keeping SE ridging further south). If the NAO does go negative occasionally, then things will improve greatly for snow chances. 

 

Again I'm looking at the EPO as to whether we get a horrible winter or an okay winter. I don't think we'll see a snowy, cold winter.

Often times what's happening in November correlates very closely with what follows. I get a strong feeling now, that the odds favor a winter here that will disappoint most of us. If you're going to move toward a +PNA/-NAO pattern that will produce major winter storms or severe cold, usually there are hints of it within 384 hours on the GFS even if it gets delayed well beyond that time-frame. What it means when you see that, is that the pattern change is within the realm of possibility. We are not even seeing that, really not even seeing close to that. I could see a pattern where we have periods of a negative NAO, and during those times too much blocking with a storm track across the deep south and out to sea, then NAO goes positive and the easten half of the CONUS is flooded with warmer air.

WX/PT

WX/PT

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Congratulations! You've discovered El Nino!

 

 

November precipitation before our snowiest winters and least snowiest winters...You can see the difference in storm tracks...The least snowiest have an inland track while the snowiest are along the coast...

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As we progress into November the latest guidance continues to show a warm up between fronts/troughs 10/30 - 11/1/.  Beyond there - the ecm and gfs dig a trough into the east with another shot of some chilly air later next weekend.  This next shot of cool  (11/2 - 11/4 or 5) looks more transient with another trough pushing into the west coast forcing ridging east.  We'll see where the 12z guidance takes us but the early part of November looks like it may be a back and forth between cold shots and warmer weather averaging near normal.   Temps could reach or exceed 70 next thu or fri, perhaps for Halloween.

 

As far a rain the next shot for meaningful precip would be with the front around 11/1 into next weekend. 

 

 

Translation: Temps could reach or exceed the low to mid 60's....

 

Todays highs (11/1)

 

TTN: 70

NYC: 70

EWR: 71

LGA: 70

JFK:  69

New Brunswick: 71

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gfs has less than 0.20 over the next week. 

 

It will be interesting to see if the mid to late part of the month stays dry enough for NYC to finish with  a top 10 driest fall.

The dates on the list were a very long time ago.

 

Driest falls in NYC

 

3.50...2013...so far

4.00...1908

4.67...1909

4.93...1881

4.97...1931

5.02...1879

5.32...1965

5.76...1901

5.77...1941

5.83...1914

5.96...1948

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Todays highs (11/1)

 

TTN: 70

NYC: 70

EWR: 71

LGA: 70

JFK:  69

New Brunswick: 71

 

I was going to notate that you were in fact correct and I was dead wrong...but you beat me to it.

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I was going to notate that you were in fact correct and I was dead wrong...but you beat me to it.

 

 

I didn't think we would reach 70, saw the potential but thought similar to yesterday that clouds would hinder the 70 readings.  Getting too dry out there and still wonder when the switch will flip to very wet...

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It will be interesting to see if the mid to late part of the month stays dry enough for NYC to finish with  a top 10 driest fall.

The dates on the list were a very long time ago.

 

Driest falls in NYC

 

3.50...2013...so far

4.00...1908

4.67...1909

4.93...1881

4.97...1931

5.02...1879

5.32...1965

5.76...1901

5.77...1941

5.83...1914

5.96...1948

 

 

Is that sep/oct/nov or astronomical autumn?

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