IsentropicLift Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have to make the trip from home to LGA, flight is amazingly on time. White knuckles the whole way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NycStormChaser Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have to make the trip from home to LGA, flight is amazingly on time. White knuckles the whole way Main Roads aren't bad at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwcMan Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have to make the trip from home to LGA, flight is amazingly on time. White knuckles the whole way Good luck 29 degrees..rain is freezing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm measuring total new depth on my patio(clean before start of event). Not using a board and clearing everytime, just to be clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnionWeatherWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 D.C up to 34F, so as ACY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 32 and rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 D.C up to 34F, so as ACY. JFK and LGA are 34 degrees as well. NYC is 33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 It says "or when sleet/snow reaches its maximum depth". So sounds like you can measure multiple times if you feel depth is rising in certain situations? Like today? Yes, but you are only reporting the one time when the depth was the greatest. The old way of wiping a board periodically and adding the totals is no longer prescribed (with certain exceptions mentioned in the pdf). You can clear once per day and I'm a night owl, so my 24 hour totals are from 12:00AM to 11:59PM for snowfall. The snow depths I record are as of 9AM everyday, although I will make a note if the depth was greater in between. A lot of coop observers will use some other hour (mostly in the 7 - 9am range) for their standard daily reporting including snowfall, although I've seen some presumed late sleepers have an afternoon time...perhaps that is the zookeepers issue . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnionWeatherWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I think Isent was right about a lot of rain. Up to 29 F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmillz25 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Its been a long time since I've seen the precip be plain rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 ..32* snow has transitioned to sleet..less than 1" of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 27 Sleet. A few snow flakes still from time to time, but nearly all sleet. It did not seem to snow very much in Port Jeff Ed...it started late & ended early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgwp96 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm measuring total new depth on my patio(clean before start of event). Not using a board and clearing everytime, just to be clear. no wonder so many li reports seem high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Temp also rising quickly here. Now up to almost 30. That is up 3 degrees in the past hour. IP/ZR mix now. I thought it would snow here until 7PM and then remain frozen until 9PM. Looks like both changes are going to be ahead of schedule. We've gotten 1" of snow/sleet. Current snow depth is 17". It seems unlikely we will accumulate any more tonight. Too bad, since it leaves us 0.3" shy of 50" for the season, but then again tomorrow (actually Thursday) is another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnionWeatherWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thought it would snow to at least 7 pm, sleet started at 5 pm. Looks like it is warmer than forecasted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Sleet has taken over now, 1.3" otg at that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 no wonder so many li reports seem high Yea that must be the reason....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 30 here getting close to going to just plain rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 no wonder so many li reports seem high The way he is doing it results in lower reports, not higher. Clearing a board and adding the totals would result in greater amounts but that is not what he (nor I) are doing. I cannot speak for the rest of LI, NYC, NJ or anywhere else. That is why I threw my educational two cents in about measuring guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hey Northshore, have you ever heard why they are against wiping the board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The way he is doing it results in lower reports, not higher. Clearing a board and adding the totals would result in greater amounts but that is not what he (nor I) are doing. I cannot speak for the rest of LI, NYC, NJ or anywhere else. That is why I threw my educational two cents in about measuring guidelines. Right, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 It did not seem to snow very much in Port Jeff Ed...it started late & ended early. The total here appears to be 7/10ths of an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgwp96 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The way he is doing it results in lower reports, not higher. Clearing a board and adding the totals would result in greater amounts but that is not what he (nor I) are doing. I cannot speak for the rest of LI, NYC, NJ or anywhere else. That is why I threw my educational two cents in about measuring guidelines. i thought he meant he clears the board every time he measures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I remember Ray started a thread about it last year but I didn't understand why they changed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hey Northshore, have you ever heard why they are against wiping the board? I haven't. There is a point at which it becomes ridiculous (e.g., wiping every hour in lake effect), but if you take it to the opposite extreme you could say wipe the board once per season and then snowfall would equal max snow depth. The ideal is to get a total for every storm. Personally, I think you should wipe the board at phase changes, so that in my snow/sleet scenario above you would report 9", not 7", but that is not the way it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgwp96 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I haven't. There is a point at which it becomes ridiculous (e.g., wiping every hour in lake effect), but if you take it to the opposite extreme you could say wipe the board once per season and then snowfall would equal max snow depth. The ideal is to get a total for every storm. Personally, I think you should wipe the board at phase changes, so that in my snow/sleet scenario above you would report 9", not 7", but that is not the way it works. i think it should be snowdepth, thats whats on the ground. would be much more uniform measuring guidline if people did it that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnionWeatherWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Up to 30 F ,NYC up to 34 F, D.C up to 35 F, ACY stands steady at 34 F . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin0529 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Been plain rain coastal Monmouth county for over an hr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I haven't. There is a point at which it becomes ridiculous (e.g., wiping every hour in lake effect), but if you take it to the opposite extreme you could say wipe the board once per season and then snowfall would equal max snow depth. The ideal is to get a total for every storm. Personally, I think you should wipe the board at phase changes, so that in my snow/sleet scenario above you would report 9", not 7", but that is not the way it works. Completely agree. But I also think every 6 hours works or when there's a phase change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 i thought he meant he clears the board every time he measures? NO, HUH? How did you get that from this?? Serious question... I'm measuring total new depth on my patio(clean before start of event). Not using a board and clearing everytime, just to be clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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