Rjay Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm keeping it as a B/B+. Our luck runs out at some point every winter (besides the Goliath ones like 95-96 that come around maybe once per century), and we don't have go-to storm types for snow like New England or the Midwest. JM honestly how is this not at least an A-? Bc of March? You had over 50" of snow with prolonged cold and snow cover. I mean I guess a B+ could be acceptable but nothing below that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 JM honestly how is this not at least an A-? Bc of March? You had over 50" of snow with prolonged cold and snow cover. I mean I guess a B+ could be acceptable but nothing below that. It's hard for me to give a winter an A or A- if the vast majority of the snow falls within 5-6 weeks. December had almost nothing, and late Feb/March was obviously full of missed chances. There were also no storms of 12" or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 It's hard for me to give a winter an A or A- if the vast majority of the snow falls within 5-6 weeks. December had almost nothing, and late Feb/March was obviously full of missed chances. There were also no storms of 12" or more. Fair enough. 10 miles north I got my one 12" snowfall. Four 8"+ events. Sticking with my A. I could go A-. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBG Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I'm keeping it as a B/B+. Our luck runs out at some point every winter (besides the Goliath ones like 95-96 that come around maybe once per century), and we don't have go-to storm types for snow like New England or the Midwest. Even 1995-6 had lengthy "warm waves" typical of a Niña. This winter, and 2010-1 were the best in terms of concentrating the winter weather enough to give us deep snow cover and frequent storms. This winter was better in the "cold" department than 2010-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Seasonal Snowfall2013-14 WinterAs of 4/4/2014 / 11:30 PM Worcester: 84.6" Philadelphia Intl. Airport: 68.0" Allentown: 67.8" Islip, NY: 63.5" Newark Airport: 60.7"Boston: 58.6" NWS Upton L.I.: 57.5"NYC Central Park: 57.4"Bridgeport / Sikorsky: 57.0"Washington Dulles: 52.8"NYC LaGuardia: 52.1"Hartford: 50.9"NYC JFK: 45.5" Atlantic City: 43.8"Providence: 43.3"Baltimore (BWI): 39.0"Washington National: 32.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEG NAO Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I will give it a - A ( I would have given it a A if we would have gotten one storm over 20 inches) IMO this winter gets an A.What other grade can you give to a winter featuring below avg temps and ranks 7th in total seasonal snowfall at NYC ? The missed snowstorms to the south in March prevented this from being a A + winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Total Snowfall2000-01 through 2013-14 (Last 14 Years)Boston / Logan Airport: 679.8 inches / average 48.56 inchesBrookhaven Lab, L.I. / Upton: 596.1 inches / average 42.58 inchesNew York City / Central Park: 467.5 inches / average 33.39 inchesPhiladelphia / International Airport: 389.9 inches / average 27.85 inchesBaltimore / BWI Airport: 292.0 inches / average 20.86 inchesWashington / Reagan Airport: 214.7 inches / average 15.34 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 504.6" for an average of 36.04" here in CNJ. Extremely impressive. So far the 2010s are snowier than the 2000s. 40.9" average for 2010-2014 while 2000-2004 was 35". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Yup quite impressive. 521.5" is 14 year total for 37.25" avg. here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersWx92 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I give it a B+. Very good winter with a lot of moderate to significant events and almost always something to track, as well as the coldest temps I've experienced since I started closely following the weather (several subzero lows at home, one day with highs in the single digits). Also very persistent snow cover from late January through early March (46 straight days of at least an inch on the ground in New Brunswick). But the one thing really lacking from this winter was a major or historic event of widespread 12+", and I consider that very important and pretty much a necessity for a winter to get an A rating in my book. It was slightly frustrating because we came so close several times. Also March has blown chunks; by the time we get this late in the season if it isn't going to snow, let it just be warm. And we've had several missed opportunities. If we do by some chance get a late season storm I may revise it to an A-. No late season storm so my final grade is a B+. Great in terms of total snowfall, snowcover, and number of events, as well as the cold (temps got lower out here in the suburbs), but I can't give any winter without at least a 12+" event an A or A+. And late Feb-March was a disappointment and left a somewhat bitter taste in my mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBG Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Looks like you are a little ways WSW of Trenton...might want to put that in your profile so your location can be quickly identified by readers...of course, if you are concerned about giving out your location...that is certainly up to you. You can give a nearby airport code. In that case KPHL or KTTN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBG Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I suspect many of these folks are pretty young? Anyone giving this winter less than an A- can't fathom the pain of the 1980's (NYC) and the 1990's. (Other than 93 94 96, that decade was down right snowless and painful). I agree with you on that. Even for us middle-age types (I was born in 1957) forget that +4 is a respectable low for the winter, especially if single-digits occur with reasonable frequency. Even 1995-6 had snow cover on far less days than this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 how do you like me now?...A+ compared to this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mophstymeo Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 how do you like me now?...A+ compared to this year... Thinking the same thing . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 "You'll find that when you've had money and lost it...its far worse than never having had any money at all." ___Darien Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NycStormChaser Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Winter has an A+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Meh. I still have more snow to date than last year this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 13/14 gets an A-/B+. Great snowpack depth and longevity but the mediocre early season and abrupt early end (to new snowfalls) that kept it from being a wall to wall success keeps it just below A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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