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3/20-21/2016 Snowfall Obs Thread


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All of us that analyze model runs here were pretty much in agreement on Friday that this was a 3-6" coast, 2-4" event inland. And then we were all pretty much in agreement that it was a 1-3" coast, <1" inland by yesterday. The only posters humping the really snowy models were the ones living out on Long Island where the most snow fell by far, so I don't really see a problem with that.

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Nice. 3 here in Easton. Bridgeport likely received 3 as we know they always under report by a lot.

 

Plus they are out in the Long Island Sound...literally.  Towns 5 miles inland probably average at least 5 inches more snow than Sikorsky Field annually.

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JFK with 0.5"...Newark with a Trace....Bridgeport with 2.0"....Islip with 2.3".

 

Looks like they tacked on 2/10ths of an inch at Islip....now at 2.5" as of 8 AM.  (The quoted amounts are 7 AM figures)

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I believe the Central Park total is from 1am, unless I'm seeing an old update.

 

I just drove from Wall Street to Queens. Almost all the areas in between had about 1", with higher amounts east.
At work in Bayside (NE Queens), there is 1.4".

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Nice. 3 here in Easton. Bridgeport likely received 3 as we know they always under report by a lot.

It's amazing isn't it?   you can always count on BDR to be less...   They are the central park of CT when it comes to measuring snow.  They reported 7 or something ridiculous in the Jan Blizzard when the surrounding areas had 10-15.

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Looks like they tacked on 2/10ths of an inch at Islip....now at 2.5" as of 8 AM.  (The quoted amounts are 7 AM figures)

 

Brings Islip to 41.4" on the season...not a bad winter for an airport located in one of the least favorable spots for snow on Long Island.

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I believe the Central Park total is from 1am, unless I'm seeing an old update.

 

I just drove from Wall Street to Queens. Almost all the areas in between had about 1", with higher amounts east.

At work in Bayside (NE Queens), there is 1.4".

 

The trace is per 7 AM...the Park was essentially snowless...or, at least....history will record this day as such.

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Some may call it a turtle's race...but there is some drama for the LI snow crown.  Being the snowiest location on Long Island is like being the warmest town in Siberia...but some place has to be it...

Seasonal Snowfall 2015-16 Winter:
Through 3/21/2016 (About 9:00 AM)

NWS Co-op Baiting Hollow: 45.5"
Port Jefferson: 45.2"

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It's amazing isn't it? you can always count on BDR to be less... They are the central park of CT when it comes to measuring snow. They reported 7 or something ridiculous in the Jan Blizzard when the surrounding areas had 10-15.

That was one of the biggest jokes I could remember.

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Whoever invented copy & paste should get a medal...or even be made a Knight!   {Bonus points for the source of that line...I lack the je ne sais quoi  to have fashioned it on my own}

 

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
959 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 12
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL           OF
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
   FAIRFIELD              3.1   815 AM  3/21  HAM RADIO OPERATOR
   1 N PLATTSVILLE        3.0   915 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   NEW CANAAN             2.9   800 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER
   DANBURY                2.5   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT
   NORWALK                2.2   545 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   2 NW WILTON            2.0   345 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   BRIDGEPORT             2.0   800 AM  3/21  CO-OP OBSERVER
   WILTON                 2.0   658 AM  3/21  PUBLIC

...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
   HADDAM                 1.5   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT
   OLD SAYBROOK           1.5   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT

...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...
   HAMDEN                 4.8   800 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER
   NEW HAVEN              4.2   900 AM  3/21  BROADCAST MEDIA
   MILFORD                2.8   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT
   BEACON FALLS           2.0   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT
   SOUTHBURY              2.0   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT
   MERIDEN                1.3   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT
   WATERBURY              1.0   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT

...NEW LONDON COUNTY...
   LEDYARD CENTER         5.0   815 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER
   COLCHESTER             3.0   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT
   STONINGTON             3.0   845 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   NORWICH                2.5   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT
   GROTON                 1.5   700 AM  3/21  CT DOT

NEW JERSEY

...BERGEN COUNTY...
   RIDGEWOOD              0.7   815 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER

...EASTERN UNION COUNTY...
   NEWARK AIRPORT           T   800 AM  3/21  FAA OBSERVER

...ESSEX COUNTY...
   CEDAR GROVE            0.8   715 AM  3/21  PUBLIC

...HUDSON COUNTY...
   HARRISON               0.5   630 AM  3/21  CO-OP OBSERVER

...PASSAIC COUNTY...
   BLOOMINGDALE           0.2   600 AM  3/21  PUBLIC

...UNION COUNTY...
   ROSELLE                0.3   523 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER

NEW YORK

...NASSAU COUNTY...
   WOODBURY               3.2   706 AM  3/21  BROADCAST MEDIA
   LEVITTOWN              2.8   400 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   ROCKVILLE CENTRE       2.6   657 AM  3/21  SOCIAL MEDIA
   MERRICK                2.5   645 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER
   NORTH BELLMORE         2.1   659 AM  3/21  SOCIAL MEDIA
   FARMINGDALE            2.0   702 AM  3/21  SOCIAL MEDIA
   NEW HYDE PARK          0.8   900 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER

...NEW YORK COUNTY...
   CENTRAL PARK             T   800 AM  3/21  PARK CONSERVANCY

...PUTNAM COUNTY...
   CARMEL                 1.0   800 AM  3/21  CO-OP OBSERVER

...QUEENS COUNTY...
   LITTLE NECK            1.8   915 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   WHITESTONE             1.1   850 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   NYC/LA GUARDIA         0.5   800 AM  3/21  FAA OBSERVER
   KENNEDY AIRPORT        0.5   800 AM  3/21  FAA OBSERVER

...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
   SOUTHAMPTON            3.5   840 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   PORT JEFFERSON         3.5   845 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   SMITHTOWN              3.3   630 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER
   ISLIP                  3.0   700 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER
   CENTEREACH             3.0   709 AM  3/21  NWS EMPLOYEE
   CENTERPORT             2.8   630 AM  3/21  CO-OP OBSERVER
   DIX HILLS              2.8   701 AM  3/21  SOCIAL MEDIA
   CORAM                  2.5   615 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER
   PATCHOGUE              2.5   915 AM  3/21  NWS EMPLOYEE
   BAITING HOLLOW         2.3   800 AM  3/21  CO-OP OBSERVER
   UPTON                  1.7   800 AM  3/21  NWS OFFICE
   JAMESPORT              1.6   600 AM  3/21  PUBLIC
   MANORVILLE             1.5   400 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER

...WESTCHESTER COUNTY...
   SCARSDALE              2.0   630 AM  3/21  TRAINED SPOTTER
 

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Remember when JFK  use to come in with the lowest totals in the area? Now it seems like Central Park comes in with low totals.

 

We've clearly come full circle then:

 

 

Mean Annual Snowfall (1980-81 - 1989-90)

Westbury (Nassau County): 25.44"

Brookhaven Lab / Upton OKX: 25.41"

LaGuardia Airport: 21.66"

John F Kennedy Airport: 20.28"

Central Park: 19.74"  

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It's amazing isn't it?   you can always count on BDR to be less...   They are the central park of CT when it comes to measuring snow.  They reported 7 or something ridiculous in the Jan Blizzard when the surrounding areas had 10-15.

 

Believe me; their measurements are better than they once were....up to 2006...they had a tendency to under measure severely....it has gotten better over the last 10 years.  Same circumstances applied at Islip...they have been fairly accurate since 2007.  Both had long term averages prior to 2007 that were at least 5 to 7 inches removed from reality.

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UHI killed NYC....plus the L.E.'s did not amount to much anyway.  The Big 3 (LGA, CPK, & JFK) never got below 32 F or 33 F.   This is fine to allow snow to accumulate in the countryside...but given the previous warmth and the heat radiated from an urban environment...you have the formula for those three stations undoing.

 

 

As the saying goes, "It happens every spring."

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UHI killed NYC....plus the L.E.'s did not amount to much anyway. The Big 3 (LGA, CPK, & JFK) never got below 32 F or 33 F. This is fine to allow snow to accumulate in the countryside...but given the previous warmth and the heat radiated from an urban environment...you have the formula for those three stations undoing.

As the saying goes, "It happens every spring."

Jersey City had 0.25 at 5am

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