uncle W Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 1966 was a waning el nino year that was dry...the 2016 winter was kind of similar to 1966...The summer of 66 was as hot and dry as it can get...66 had a cool May...hopefully the similarities end in June... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 every single rain event has dried up when it got within 24 hours going back to early march Even today, most models had .4"-.6". The area is barely at .1" with nothing really left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 atownwxwatcher passed away ( Matt Strause ) Lived right in my backyard too RIP Matt Strause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 1966 was a waning el nino year that was dry...the 2016 winter was kind of similar to 1966...The summer of 66 was as hot and dry as it can get...66 had a cool May...hopefully the similarities end in June... That one (66) was a hot one, all right, but the following winter (66-67) had several nice storms, as you can remember, Uncle. Let's see if the pattern holds. I don't fancy a summer with relentless heat, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 That's a pretty funny video. But not for the tree. Speaking of which i have seen mega gypsy moth nests everywhere. Going to be a bad season for those things The Eastern Tent Caterpillar is the one that has all those ugly nests. Gypsy moth caterpillars are free roaming. Both types defoliate the trees. Here's a description, with some tent stuff near the bottom. All of it hideous. If it's any consolation, the tent caterpillar is native. https://extension.illinois.edu/gypsymoth/photos.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 The Eastern Tent Caterpillar is the one that has all those ugly nests. Gypsy moth caterpillars are free roaming. Both types defoliate the trees. Here's a description, with some tent stuff near the bottom. All of it hideous. If it's any consolation, the tent caterpillar is native. https://extension.illinois.edu/gypsymoth/photos.cfm When I lived in Jackson as a kid those things were everywhere. You could hear them crunching the leaves on a quiet day. We'd all have to go inside when they sprayed pesticide every year. Last spring I came across these caterpillars hanging from webs everywhere at a nearby park just decimating a few trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 That one (66) was a hot one, all right, but the following winter (66-67) had several nice storms, as you can remember, Uncle. Let's see if the pattern holds. I don't fancy a summer with relentless heat, however. hard to believe we are talking about 50 years ago...1966-67 was a great winter...it had the best Christmas Eve storm of my lifetime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 When I lived in Jackson as a kid those things were everywhere. You could hear them crunching the leaves on a quiet day. We'd all have to go inside when they sprayed pesticide every year. Last spring I came across these caterpillars hanging from webs everywhere at a nearby park just decimating a few trees Maybe these are gypsy moths. I remember them dropping down on their threads when they were sprayed from above, in the good old days (??), with DDT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Maybe these are gypsy moths. I remember them dropping down on their threads when they were sprayed from above, in the good old days (??), with DDT. No these were small, almost looked like inch worms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 No these were small, almost looked like inch worm they like to chew up oak trees, among others. Les Just guessing: maybe young Gypsy Moth caterpillars. They do like oaks. Destroyed whole forests in the Blue Ridge of VA, when I visited there way back in 1992. Oaks too. Here's some info on Gypsy Moths that is helpful: http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/divisions/pi/pdf/GMhomeowner.pdf Anyhow, I'm starting to feel itchy, so I'm glad I am not an entomologist myself. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 these temps are useless without a deep soaking rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stemwinder Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 hard to believe we are talking about 50 years ago...1966-67 was a great winter...it had the best Christmas Eve storm of my lifetime... Love that winter, even in memory. It was the last really great winter for me, before going to live out West in late 72. 1969 had the Lindsay Storm, which I enjoyed in nearby New Haven. I also missed 1960-61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Love that winter, even in memory. It was the last really great winter for me, before going to live out West in late 72. 1969 had the Lindsay Storm, which I enjoyed in nearby New Haven. I also missed 1960-61. you got out just in time to miss the least snowiest winter on record...until 1993-94 the best winter was 1977-78....there were only four storms over 10" from 1970 to 1992... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 you got out just in time to miss the least snowiest winter on record...until 1993-94 the best winter was 1977-78....there were only four storms over 10" from 1970 to 1992... I moved back to Central NJ just after the December 2003 storm. Sure can't complain about snow since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Happy May 1st to warlock he didn't get out of the 40's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 That's a pretty funny video. But not for the tree. Speaking of which i have seen mega gypsy moth nests everywhere. Going to be a bad season for those things I saw nests in the trees scattered along the wantagh parkway. From sunrise hwy almost all the way to the northern state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Happy May 1st to warlock he didn't get out of the 40's Dont worry mines coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 April was only 2.5 degrees warmer than December in NYC. December 2015....50.8 April 2016............53.3 While April had the warmer monthly max temp, April had the cooler monthly min. December 2015.....max..72...min..34 April 2016..............max..82...min..26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 RC, since I sense that you have a pretty good connection with the celestial sphere...do you believe that the balance of my incarnation will be reasonably pleasant or fraught with difficulty? Things have improved markedly since the '90's...but invariably I fall victim to a "what have you done for me lately" mentality when interfacing with those perched above... I take nothing for granted; not even my next breath...as My Father taught me time & again about "Here today; gone tomorrow"...with regards to the general fragility of conscious human existence. I would have sent you a PM; but that isn't working for me at present... Oh, and if you could reply in prose rather than verse; I would appreciate it. I'm pretty good at deciphering metaphor...but sometimes even I get confounded when three or four divergent themes can be plausibly inferred. The difficulties in your life will not be personal. The source of any unpleasantness will be the result of what you witness. You, Pamela are and will always be the Muse. On the surface you will be our Nicklaus but in the end and often too late we will see you,as Hoffman did. The Muse/Goddess of poetry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Media sites have been touting gorgeous weather Mothers Day weekend in the 70's especially Sunday. Doesn't look so hot on the GFS. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Man what a miserable week for warlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Such is spring..as I said in the other thread we get one of these every year...still the lawns need to be cut and have been getting some in the past 2 days..looking to get full day in today by hook or crook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Man what a miserable week for warlock what a miserable week for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombsAway1288 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 what a miserable week for everyone Doom and gloom for everyone for the next 7 days. Such a shame for warlock. Oh well lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I like cool weather. If only clouds and drizzle can do it, then it's the right price to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 this too shall pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mriceyman Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 What a miserable week for me. Tough to sell ice cream in this crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Cool weather FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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