HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Despite the meager snow pack relative to E MA it looks like I might make it to April 1st with snow on the roof. Note how the right side of the yard is completely bare now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 lol....I'm the opposite. Low temps are low temps and high temps are high temps. Yeah you might get some doubles but I always make note of that. 7a-7a though I think he does it earlier in the morning. He's about 700 feet ASL right? He's still reporting 8 inch depth today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazey Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I just figured out our total to date snowfall. From Nov 1 to Mar 31 we've recieved 339.7cms or 133.7". Almost all of it (127.8") fell from Jan 1 till today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 You referring to the 7-7 type timeframe? Yes...if you have a brutally cold morning with a low of -10F or something, and then the next morning is only 7F, then the -10F is still the low for both days since you are counting that 7am obs twice since you hit the reset button at that time. That's why it creates a cold bias on raw temps versus a midnight-midnight obs time or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Been cloudy most of the morning here thankfully. Keeping temps in upper 30's. With the wind..it feels pretty cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 This will be the first year in my memory that I will have 100% snowpack on April 1.Technically I guess April 1997 had it with that storm . But in my 42 years I don't ever remember having preexisting deep snowpack OTG on April 1. Certainly the first time since I've been a homeowner that i haven't been able to do any yard work or spring cleanup. What has been the snow savior has been the consistently low dew points. Although it is already moving into the low 40s the DP is only 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 What has been the snow savior has been the consistently low dew points. Although it is already moving into the low 40s the DP is only 26. Well the cold temps of the snowpack, no warmups, no screamers, little rain, and then when it did rain the quick glaciation of the snowpack all really helped. Basically every factor a snowpack fetish lover like myself needed happened this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I like to just play by the numbers and not spin it either way. I'm finishing up March with another record cold month and besting last years record. I'd like to say that I wish January was colder but how can I beat having my coldest month ever? A bit surprising that you're colder this year than last. This March will be my 2nd coldest of 17 here, but about 4F milder than last year, which was Farmington's coldest since their records began in 1893, with some other long-term NNE stations also setting new lows. If Farmington comes in colder than 24.40 this month (should be close either way), JFM 2015 will eclipse 1993 for coldest there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Has anyone here dealt with major back pain/spasms and associated paresthesias in your limbs? I'm paranoid of a herniated disk in my middle back somewhere. Gah. I deal with this on a daily basis, I have 1 good disc out of the 5 in the lumbar area, Some tingling in the hands on occasion but leg pain constantly at different degrees of pain, Don't really know if an x-ray will reveal very much but sounds like your heading for an MRI, When i first herniated the disc (L4) the spasm's were just about unbearable, Was in a back brace for 6 weeks and visiting the chiro twice a week, When i was not getting any better, He sent me for an MRI which revealed multiple issues from Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc, Arthritis, One herniated (L4/L5), The one below (L5/S1) slipped 2.5° forward and some stress fractures in a couple others, Basically, The only option was a 2 level fusion, Fusing 4 vertebrae with no guarantees of positive relief so i have not had surgery, Hopefully, With you being young enough and caught in time, You can be treated and recover, It can be a long process but Ice is much better then heat for relief, That is what i use when it really flares up or i do what i am not suppose to do which is suppose to be next to nothing, Good luck Winter still alive and kicking here. Scene I was greeted to this morning. Sent from my iPhone That is an awesome scene, Jelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Yes...if you have a brutally cold morning with a low of -10F or something, and then the next morning is only 7F, then the -10F is still the low for both days since you are counting that 7am obs twice since you hit the reset button at that time. That's why it creates a cold bias on raw temps versus a midnight-midnight obs time or something similar. Ok that's what I thought. Usually I look at the COOPs for precip/snow amounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Been cloudy most of the morning here thankfully. Keeping temps in upper 30's. With the wind..it feels pretty cold Are on drugs? Hot and Humid Kevin is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Yes...if you have a brutally cold morning with a low of -10F or something, and then the next morning is only 7F, then the -10F is still the low for both days since you are counting that 7am obs twice since you hit the reset button at that time. That's why it creates a cold bias on raw temps versus a midnight-midnight obs time or something similar. It always seems more pronounced when you have a lot of arctic highs with strong radiation nights. Otherwise it can balance out a bit when the 5z-5z sites get those sneaky late mins with CAA after that morning had a prefrontal low of like 25F or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 as 2nd coldest, but that was recorded at 7:01 on the 20thYes...if you have a brutally cold morning with a low of -10F or something, and then the next morning is only 7F, then the -10F is still the low for both days since you are counting that 7am obs twice since you hit the reset button at that time. That's why it creates a cold bias on raw temps versus a midnight-midnight obs time or something similar. Farmington's coldest morning was -39 Jan 20, 1994. Their records show -38 on 1/21/94 as #2, and it was recorded at 7:01 AM on the 20th. That coop has switched between midnight and 7 AM several times during its long period of record, easily detected by looking at obs-time temps plus comparisons with nearby midnight-obs locales, If I had to guess, I think a 7 AM station would avg 0.5-1.0F colder than a midnight, the higher end for places which radiate well. Back when I first began receiving NOAA climo data in the 1970s, there were some 4 PM obs stations, offering doubles for maxima, and I think those places would run warmer than midnight obs by about that same 0.5 to 1. Edit: With you being young enough and caught in time, You can be treated and recover I'd say the second fact is lots more important than the first, as I was 65 when I had my very successful fusion op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Just adding my 2 cents - Being limber is just as important as strength. If I'm not doing work that keeps me flexible, I do stretches specifically for my back and it's made a lot of difference. "Throwing your back out" is fairly common and can be the worst pain. The key is to keep moving. Definately sounds like a pinched nerve. Also, Aleve (naproxam sodium) can help. I'm trying to keep moving when I can. I'm not a huge fan of pain meds because part of me wants to know when something I'm doing is causing pain so that I'm not doing more damage. I was doing a lot of lifting and twisting the day when it all started so I guess it's not a surprise that something caught up with me at this age (37 in a month). I'll probably try to do some exercises after seeing the doc tomorrow and then hopefully an MRI can pinpoint where the issue(s) is(are). My herniated disc (in the neck, 4 yr ago) oddly caused no pain (might've been diagnosed sooner if it had), just took away strength and coordination, such that my signature became illegible and shoe-tying skill degraded to the age-4 level. If I'd been asked to walk a straight line at a traffic stop, I'd have asked for the breathalizer, knowing the physical test would be a fail. It took an MRI to discover the disc issue and resulting major spinal stenosis - until then my PCP was thinking MS because of the bilateral effects. Two-level spinal fusion fixed the issue, though I probably regained less than 2/3 of lost coordination, did better with strength, maybe 80% recovery. Compared to where I was headed - quadraplegia or worse - that was a blessing. Though for me location and symptoms were different from yours, the MRI may be warranted if no other firm diagnosis can be reached. (I'm assuming you've not had one, of course.) This came on strong after that day I just mentioned above so I'm hoping it's more of an isolated disc rather than a degenerative condition like stenosis. I do need to get back into shape after getting these problems cleared. Like Kevin said earlier...it's time to rebuild the core. I deal with this on a daily basis, I have 1 good disc out of the 5 in the lumbar area, Some tingling in the hands on occasion but leg pain constantly at different degrees of pain, Don't really know if an x-ray will reveal very much but sounds like your heading for an MRI, When i first herniated the disc (L4) the spasm's were just about unbearable, Was in a back brace for 6 weeks and visiting the chiro twice a week, When i was not getting any better, He sent me for an MRI which revealed multiple issues from Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc, Arthritis, One herniated (L4/L5), The one below (L5/S1) slipped 2.5° forward and some stress fractures in a couple others, Basically, The only option was a 2 level fusion, Fusing 4 vertebrae with no guarantees of positive relief so i have not had surgery, Hopefully, With you being young enough and caught in time, You can be treated and recover, It can be a long process but Ice is much better then heat for relief, That is what i use when it really flares up or i do what i am not suppose to do which is suppose to be next to nothing, Good luck Ouch. Did you have any acute injuries or are these issues that you just developed over time? I was using ice for the muscle spasms at first, but I felt like it was making my issues worse...it was like putting my back into electrical shock. The heat seems to soothe the muscles more and settle them down. Maybe I need to mix the ice/heat up a bit. Anyways...thanks for the responses guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm trying to keep moving when I can. I'm not a huge fan of pain meds because part of me wants to know when something I'm doing is causing pain so that I'm not doing more damage. I was doing a lot of lifting and twisting the day when it all started so I guess it's not a surprise that something caught up with me at this age (37 in a month). I'll probably try to do some exercises after seeing the doc tomorrow and then hopefully an MRI can pinpoint where the issue(s) is(are). This came on strong after that day I just mentioned above so I'm hoping it's more of an isolated disc rather than a degenerative condition like stenosis. I do need to get back into shape after getting these problems cleared. Like Kevin said earlier...it's time to rebuild the core. Ouch. Did you have any acute injuries or are these issues that you just developed over time? I was using ice for the muscle spasms at first, but I felt like it was making my issues worse...it was like putting my back into electrical shock. The heat seems to soothe the muscles more and settle them down. Maybe I need to mix the ice/heat up a bit. Anyways...thanks for the responses guys. The herniated disc was due to an injury, All the other issues were overtime from years of construction and a lot of heavy lifting, Alternating the heat and ice is a good thing as they usually want you to apply heat at flare up for spasms but then ice thereafter, Good luck man, Hopefully they can diagnose you fairly quickly so it can be treated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Fun morning wandering through fresh snow with TK and Windex Weir Lundsted. Here's Tim Kelly trying to convince me that winter is not done yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm trying to keep moving when I can. I'm not a huge fan of pain meds because part of me wants to know when something I'm doing is causing pain so that I'm not doing more damage. I was doing a lot of lifting and twisting the day when it all started so I guess it's not a surprise that something caught up with me at this age (37 in a month). I'll probably try to do some exercises after seeing the doc tomorrow and then hopefully an MRI can pinpoint where the issue(s) is(are). This came on strong after that day I just mentioned above so I'm hoping it's more of an isolated disc rather than a degenerative condition like stenosis. I do need to get back into shape after getting these problems cleared. Like Kevin said earlier...it's time to rebuild the core. Ouch. Did you have any acute injuries or are these issues that you just developed over time? I was using ice for the muscle spasms at first, but I felt like it was making my issues worse...it was like putting my back into electrical shock. The heat seems to soothe the muscles more and settle them down. Maybe I need to mix the ice/heat up a bit. Anyways...thanks for the responses guys. I'm guessing both, in my case. The symptoms first became apparent in Feb. 2011. Back in Jan 1981 I was passenger in a pickup that fought with a loaded log truck (perhaps 70 tons) head-on, with obvious results. We didn't use to wear seatbelts in the woods, so I dove for the dash and thus my torso was crosswise to the change in direction - from plus 25 to minus 20 in a fraction of a second. The impact drove the right headlight back to where the glovebox had been, sprained both my ankles and cracked the lateral mellelus (point of your "ankle", actually on the leg), scrambled muscles and cartilege in my ribcage which was much the most painful item, and almost certainly had some effect on the pivot point between my torso wedged against the dash and my free-to-move head. Neurosurgeon was convinced the stenosis had developed from an older incident, and that 30-year-old event sure is the standout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Yeah it's complete BS. I mean we wanted a ferry but we got the love boat...lol. It doesn't get you there any faster. Still 11hr crossing. You can drive it for a tank and a half to two tanks of gas for the same time. The only way i'd remotely think of taking it would be if it left from Halifax and went straight to Boston. I had heard that originally they were going to do that. I think they would get a lot more traffic if they did that. I know it doesn't save time but if I had the extra money, it saves on sitting behind the wheel for 11 hours. You're paying for a much more relaxing arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 He's about 700 feet ASL right? He's still reporting 8 inch depth today Yeah, something like that. I think he might be a little higher like 750' or so. I know it's slightly higher than me. Yes...if you have a brutally cold morning with a low of -10F or something, and then the next morning is only 7F, then the -10F is still the low for both days since you are counting that 7am obs twice since you hit the reset button at that time. That's why it creates a cold bias on raw temps versus a midnight-midnight obs time or something similar. It would be colder than midnight to midnight but there is no bias when comparing historic data at the same station or other stations that do it the same way. What you're describing does happen, but there are also times like cutters where you will have a max temp at 7a on two different days. Besides, there are pluses and minuses for every method to record something as on-going as the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Fun morning wandering through fresh snow with TK and Windex Weir Lundsted. Here's Tim Kelly trying to convince me that winter is not done yet. March_31.jpg nice, guess its not ovah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm going to PM you a picture of me in a little bit, Kevin. Tell me if it's a cute pic or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Pocono Pounder. KMPO 311653Z AUTO 19004KT 1/2SM SN FZFG FEW005 OVC013 M01/M02 A2973 RMK AO2 SNB1555 SLP084 P0002 T10061022= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 46.5* and sun. Feels like a torch,, but average high is already 49* here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 looking at this makes me think how could this miss but thats what models show and seen it way to many times http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=bgm&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Pretty much a blue bird day in progress here in interior eastern Mass... 51 now, light winds, almost no cloud out ahead of that compact system in PA. Can see the clouds in the west though, so numbers hours on this... But light wind, high sun angle, it's just gemmy out there. Wonderful Napril weather - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 was awesome out earlier now just cloudy and cool Pretty much a blue bird day in progress here in interior eastern Mass... 51 now, light winds, almost no cloud out ahead of that compact system in PA. Can see the clouds in the west though, so numbers hours on this... But light wind, high sun angle, it's just gemmy out there. Wonderful Napril weather - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 was awesome out earlier now just cloudy and cool yeah, pretty sharp cut-off at that cloud line.. April can be like the moon like that. 400 in the sun, and -400 in the shade - ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm going to PM you a picture of me in a little bit, Kevin. Tell me if it's a cute pic or not.Wut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The little nook in the corner between my house and garage feels amazing right now with the deep blues despite the low 40s. The NW winds get blocked by the garage so I get to make some D3 in my own little toasty 5' x 5' paradise. The nape is already colored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The locals have had enough. Temp in the mid 40s..time to break out the tank tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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