WintersGrasp Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 We need someone to cancel winter so that we can get a big storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 No bridge jumping allowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Outside one event this January has been pretty meh. Have not had a good January since 2011. Hopefully the last week of January Can give us something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 8:05 PM, Allsnow said: Outside one event this January has been pretty meh. Have not had a good January since 2011. Hopefully the last week of January Can give us something Only about 7 or 8 of the past 30 Januarys would qualify as good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 8:30 PM, Plfdwxdude said: Only about 7 or 8 of the past 30 Januarys would qualify as good... Typically January is the least snowiest month of the season. Plenty of time left for a short term storm to develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 February is statistically our snowiest month. Starting next week we really enter the prime of our snow season which ends President's Day weekend. Once you get into the last week of February we can of course still get snow but the odds begin falling. Sun angle starts becoming an issue into March. By then I'm ready for Spring anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 8:44 PM, YanksFan27 said: February is statistically our snowiest month. Starting next week we really enter the prime of our snow season which ends President's Day weekend. Once you get into the last week of February we can of course still get snow but the odds begin falling. Sun angle starts becoming an issue into March. By then I'm ready for Spring anyway. The first week of February typically marks the halfway point for seasonal snowfall. Even if we're only at 20" by that point we can still potentially double it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ive been in the sweet spot a few times already this winter, which is odd for this snowhole. This is already well past the crap winters, and in the respectable category...the thundersnow helps too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 7:48 PM, WintersGrasp said: We need someone to cancel winter so that we can get a big storm Ji already did that several times in the MA forum. :rollseyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 8:44 PM, YanksFan27 said: February is statistically our snowiest month. Starting next week we really enter the prime of our snow season which ends President's Day weekend. Once you get into the last week of February we can of course still get snow but the odds begin falling. Sun angle starts becoming an issue into March. By then I'm ready for Spring anyway. You are speaking for your area only. My location, we can get snow into April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 8:44 PM, YanksFan27 said: February is statistically our snowiest month. Starting next week we really enter the prime of our snow season which ends President's Day weekend. Once you get into the last week of February we can of course still get snow but the odds begin falling. Sun angle starts becoming an issue into March. By then I'm ready for Spring anyway. I agree with this. I'm ready for spring. Start mowing and mulching. Cold and dry with dusting are just annoying. Plus all other activities that come with warmer weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 JB has gone "dark" on twitter. Yes, he could be doing family stuff this day, but the past 10 days he was very active. Best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder7842 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 8:33 PM, Darkstar said: Typically January is the least snowiest month of the season. Plenty of time left for a short term storm to develop. January is the least snowiest month? I always thought February was the snowiest, followed by January, March and December. Hard to believe December averages more snow than January. That doesn't sound right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder7842 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 9:21 PM, Allsnow said: I agree with this. I'm ready for spring. Start mowing and mulching. Cold and dry with dusting are just annoying. Plus all other activities that come with warmer weather You mean you're ready for spring after February, right? Hard to believe a snow lover would be ready for spring in late January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 ...TWC 7 day outlook has 37* as a high next sat.!! (NWS generated forecast) geez..and i thought i would be playing some pond hockey by then...NOT! ..what happened to the 'long duration' cold spell??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder7842 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I just checked. January averages 7.5" of snow in NYC while December averages 5.5". March averages 5". So Darkstar, you're incorrect when you say January is the least snowiest month of the winter. December and March average less. February is the snowiest with an 8.5" average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 9:59 PM, Thunder7842 said: January is the least snowiest month? I always thought February was the snowiest, followed by January, March and December. Hard to believe December averages more snow than January. That doesn't sound right. He is wrong February is the snowiest month in most areas of the Northeast...followed by January...then March and December are fairly close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 9:19 PM, Darkstar said: You are speaking for your area only. My location, we can get snow into April. The low spots in North Jersey average about an inch of snow in April...the high spots...1 to 3 inches...so no big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEXtreme Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 10:03 PM, tim said: ...TWC 7 day outlook has 37* as a high next sat.!! (NWS generated forecast) geez..and i thought i would be playing some pond hockey by then...NOT! ..what happened to the 'long duration' cold spell??? I hope this is a joke. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 10:08 PM, Thunder7842 said: I just checked. January averages 7.5" of snow in NYC while December averages 5.5". March averages 5". So Darkstar, you're incorrect when you say January is the least snowiest month of the winter. December and March average less. February is the snowiest with an 8.5" average. thanks for checking. I have never lived in the city, I trust your are correct for averages. For locations 20-50 miles NW of I 95, I know the snowiest months are December & February. Best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 10:12 PM, William said: The low spots in North Jersey average about an inch of snow in April...the high spots...1 to 3 inches...so no big difference. Correct, my last snow last year was on the March 16th last year at 6 inches. I was only poking when I mentioned April. Odds only favor a dusting to 2 inches if at all in April. Best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 11:50 PM, Darkstar said: thanks for checking. I have never lived in the city, I trust your are correct for averages. For locations 20-50 miles NW of I 95, I know the snowiest months are December & February. Best. No, the snowiest months are February...then January...then December or March where you are as well...or the general region you cite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 11:52 PM, Darkstar said: Correct, my last snow last year was on the March 16th last year at 6 inches. I was only poking when I mentioned April. Odds only favor a dusting to 2 inches if at all in April. Best. April snow is common in higher parts of Northern New Jersey...but does not occur every April...which tends to knock the mean down to the aforementioned one to three inches...off to your northeast...in the Litchfield Hills of NW Connecticut, April snowfall is a good deal heavier...averaging between 5 and 10 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 11:54 PM, William said: No, the snowiest months are February...then January...then December or March where you are as well...or the general region you cite. you maybe correct. I typically find January to produce less snow compared to other months recently.(feel free to produce records). I do recall many years with no snow living in the Philadelphia burbs through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 It's the heart of the winter season and we are talking about the drought in California lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 lol at people canceling winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 On 1/18/2014 at 11:56 PM, William said: April snow is common in higher parts of Northern New Jersey...but does not occur every April...which tends to knock the mean down to the aforementioned one to three inches...off to your northeast...in the Litchfield Hills of NW Connecticut, April snowfall is a good deal heavier...averaging between 5 and 10 inches. Norfolk, CT, perched at 1337', picked up 10 inches of snow yesterday...once again living up to their reputation as the snowiest town in CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 On 1/19/2014 at 7:19 AM, William said: Norfolk, CT, perched at 1337', picked up 10 inches of snow yesterday...once again living up to their reputation as the snowiest town in CT. Norfolk, Connecticut, is a small village in the northwestern corner of the state, about 5 miles south of the Massachusetts border. It is situated in Litchfield County and has an elevation of 1337 feet above mean sea level. The remarkable thing about this town is that its average annual snowfall was, from 1952 -1973, a whopping 110 inches...the same amount of snow that falls in Caribou, Maine in a normal year. Even Pittsfield, Massachusetts (elevation 1170 feet) only receives 78 inches per year - and Pittsfield is 30 miles north-northwest of Norfolk. The average has come down a bit over the past 40 years or so...down to the mid 90's...but still exceptional. Norfolk is snowier than Pittsfield because Norfolk is on the eastern slopes of the Litchfield Hills and easterly winds are forced upslope, creating orographic enhancement of the precipitation. Pittsfield is on the western slopes of the Berkshires and stormy east winds sink and compress as they come down the hills, promoting drying. Moreover, Norfolk is near the top of a quasi-plateau, and this is even more snow inducing than being on a mountaintop, as it tends to wring all the moisture out of the air. Many years ago, when I first heard of the incredible (for a non-lake effect station) snow totals that are often recorded in Norfolk, I did not believe them. So, I drove up to the town on a few occasions immediately following storms that had brought a mixed bag of precipitation to southern New England, and there was never less than a foot of snow on the ground in the village of Norfolk. But it still seems astonishing that this town, just 60 miles north of Bridgeport, can rack up such impressive snow amounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 On 1/19/2014 at 7:34 AM, William said: Norfolk, Connecticut, is a small village in the northwestern corner of the state, about 5 miles south of the Massachusetts border. It is situated in Litchfield County and has an elevation of 1337 feet above mean sea level. The remarkable thing about this town is that its average annual snowfall was, from 1952 -1973, a whopping 110 inches...the same amount of snow that falls in Caribou, Maine in a normal year. Even Pittsfield, Massachusetts (elevation 1170 feet) only receives 78 inches per year - and Pittsfield is 30 miles north-northwest of Norfolk. The average has come down a bit over the past 40 years or so...down to the mid 90's...but still exceptional. Norfolk is snowier than Pittsfield because Norfolk is on the eastern slopes of the Litchfield Hills and easterly winds are forced upslope, creating orographic enhancement of the precipitation. Pittsfield is on the western slopes of the Berkshires and stormy east winds sink and compress as they come down the hills, promoting drying. Moreover, Norfolk is near the top of a quasi-plateau, and this is even more snow inducing than being on a mountaintop, as it tends to wring all the moisture out of the air. Many years ago, when I first heard of the incredible (for a non-lake effect station) snow totals that are often recorded in Norfolk, I did not believe them. So, I drove up to the town on a few occasions immediately following storms that had brought a mixed bag of precipitation to southern New England, and there was never less than a foot of snow on the ground in the village of Norfolk. But it still seems astonishing that this town, just 60 miles north of Bridgeport, can rack up such impressive snow amounts. Some other interesting things about Norfolk, CT...during the 1955-56 winter, they measured 177.4 inches of snow, including 73.6 inches in March 1956. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 On 1/19/2014 at 6:35 AM, Snow88 said: lol at people canceling winter.I told you it was coming lmao. Wash rinse repeat from year to year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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