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May 2015 Discussion & Observations


dmillz25

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Its only been dry for 6 weeks...I find the dry talk and the overeagerness to predict a flip to wet sort of humorous. Some of you got too comfortable with deluges and wet springs and summers that you get befuddled at a below normal period whixh could last months not weeks

 

 

Can you provide meteorological reasoning for your assertion of a continued dry regime, rather than labeling anyone who makes a forecast as "eager" or "humorous"?

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Can you provide meteorological reasoning for your assertion of a continued dry regime, rather than labeling anyone who makes a forecast as "eager" or "humorous"?

That would require actual thought. 

 

The 12z Euro develops a large ULL southeast of Maine next week which helps to reinforce the ridge and keep us mostly dry. It's amazing that even when we're in patterns or setups that generally produce significant rainfall, they have failed to do so.

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this drought is a drop in the bucket so to speak compared to the one from 1962 to 1966...there is always a deluge lurking around the corner during a dry spell...if this area ever gets another drought like 1965 again it would be twice as bad due to twice as much water being used now...

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this drought is a drop in the bucket so to speak compared to the one from 1962 to 1966...there is always a deluge lurking around the corner during a dry spell...if this area ever gets another drought like 1965 again it would be twice as bad due to twice as much water being used now...

 

We moved into a much wetter period after that historic drought ended.

 

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NYC will be fine with rain. There's been plenty of precipitation so far this year, the reservoirs are fine and STJ heavy patterns often produce.

Long term for sure. It's these short term dry periods were we don't rain a month at a time that can crush newly planted, plants. That's the only real concern. Can you imagine if 33% of the fully established trees in Central Park died? That happened in Huston a couple years ago. Now that's real drought

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Can you provide meteorological reasoning for your assertion of a continued dry regime, rather than labeling anyone who makes a forecast as "eager" or "humorous"?

Im not claiming to know what will happen...I am respondinf to Yanksfan saying because its been dry it has to get wet to balance it out....its only been dry for 6 weeks it could easily stay dry longer...the last decade has seen a wet period but that could change

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While this is turning out to be a very warm may so far, there still is no sign yet in the 

models of any major heat (95+) on the immediate horizon. Newark is running at +6.7 

so far with a high for the month at 88 degrees. The very warm may 2010 ran +3.5

at Newark with a monthly high of 95 degrees.

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While this is turning out to be a very warm may so far, there still is no sign yet in the

models of any major heat (95+) on the immediate horizon. Newark is running at +6.7

so far with a high for the month at 88 degrees. The very warm may 2010 ran +3.5

at Newark with a monthly high of 95 degrees.

Tuesday was the chance for 90+ but clouds got in the way and Ana skewed things on Monday. Some hint at stronger rurging on/around may 25 and beyond period. Perhaps the next shot at 90s then.

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I think most of Saturday is salvaged. Sprinkles or light showers early, then clearing and possible boomers during the evening. 

 

 

Localized spots can get some much needed rainfall later Saturday since the convection will be slow moving.

But I am not really sure at this point who may be the potential winners or losers. Longer range there may be

some hope to ease the drier conditions a bit as the models finally flatten out the ridge over the area.

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having a mean ridge to your NW is unfavorable for rainfall. the gfes and eps change this over the next week to ten days.

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a se ridge would open the door to wet systems from the sw us/gulf

 

Yeah, that's what I mentioned earlier. There is a good ensemble signal for the ridge to flatten out and allow 

more chances for rain than we saw during the first half of May and late April.

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Yeah, that's what I mentioned earlier. There is a good ensemble signal for the ridge to flatten out and allow 

more chances for rain than we saw during the first half of May and late April.

12z ECM and ECM ENS also showed a relatively cool second half of May, with a sharp cooldown next week that brings -4C 850s into New England. Look as if the last part of May will be wetter and more normal for temperatures. 

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Pending on clouds and storms this weekend will push +6 to +10 departures with temps in the 80s (especially Sunday).  Monday goes back to normal/below with another cool down Wed-Fri next week (5/20 - 5/22).  Memorial Day weekend looks good on the longer range warming by Memorial Day with guidance hinting at stronger ridging and warmth on/around 5/25.

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