weatherpruf Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 7:24 PM, bluewave said: I still remember how warm it was out on the playground during recess for that April 76 record heat. Expand Me too, and in Catholic school long sleeves, polyester blue pants, leather shoes, and a tie, it was brutal. That afternoon the nuns told us we could unbutton our collars but leave the ties on. How nice. My kids went to public schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 7:48 PM, Paragon said: I grew up near Prospect Park and played frisbee with my dad there- great memories! When I lived in Brooklyn we used to go to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden all the time in the spring. Expand I'm not even from the area; my son when he was little loved the zoo, and we toured all of the local ones regularly. He's 19 now but his mom misses the trips into the cities, so they went today. I'm home with the dog and my teen daughter, who is only interested in her phone and texting. The dog is having a blast chasing squirrels in the backyard though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 From NWS Record warmth across the area today! All climate sites except Central Park broke records: LGA: 66, breaks old record of 65 in 1997. JFK: 68, breaks old record of 66 in 1997. EWR: 68, breaks old record of 66 in 1997. ISP: 65, breaks old record of 60 in 1997. BDR: 63, breaks old record of 61 in 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Temp now up to 67 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmillz25 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 68 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 7:56 PM, Stormlover74 said: From NWS Record warmth across the area today! All climate sites except Central Park broke records: LGA: 66, breaks old record of 65 in 1997. JFK: 68, breaks old record of 66 in 1997. EWR: 68, breaks old record of 66 in 1997. ISP: 65, breaks old record of 60 in 1997. BDR: 63, breaks old record of 61 in 1997. Expand Nice WNW keeps JFK at the same pace as EWR. In the summer we'd be 100+ with this kind of wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dWave Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 7:56 PM, Stormlover74 said: From NWS Record warmth across the area today! All climate sites except Central Park broke records: LGA: 66, breaks old record of 65 in 1997. JFK: 68, breaks old record of 66 in 1997. EWR: 68, breaks old record of 66 in 1997. ISP: 65, breaks old record of 60 in 1997. BDR: 63, breaks old record of 61 in 1997. Expand a little above most forecasts, as usual. I remember that warm spell in 97..walking home from school holding our winter coats. Think it got to low 70s eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 8:20 PM, dWave said: a little above most forecasts, as usual. I remember that warm spell in 97..walking home from school holding our winter coats. Think it got to low 70s eventually. Expand That was the same year as the April Fools Day big snowstorm (for New England and also for Coastal NJ- we somehow got skipped over and only got 1-2" here). It made it into my list of biggest busts because 8-12 inches was predicted the night before the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dWave Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 8:23 PM, Paragon said: That was the same year as the April Fools Day big snowstorm (for New England and also for Coastal NJ- we somehow got skipped over and only got 1-2" here). It made it into my list of biggest busts because 8-12 inches was predicted the night before the storm. Expand I vaguely remember that, at least the forecast for big snow I took it with a grain of salt b/c it was Apr and snow forecasts used to bust all the time back then for the city & coast. That's how it seemed to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 8:28 PM, dWave said: I vaguely remember that, at least the forecast for big snow I took it with a grain of salt b/c it was Apr and snow forecasts used to bust all the time back then for the city & coast. That's how it seemed to me Expand Yeah see my list of biggest busts in the banter thread. It makes it because we had heavy snow south of us and north of us, but we got very little. This was way more common back in the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 The wind is def spoiling a nice day up here. Yesterday felt warmer than today. Mid 50s with a cool breeze today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 4:33 PM, SnoSki14 said: Gfs keeps setting up one massive eastern ridge after the next. I wouldn't be shocked to see 80F readings this month. Expand A pattern that would trigger an 80 around here in February would have to be equivalent to one that would give us 110+ in the Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 8:48 PM, NortheastPAWx said: A pattern that would trigger an 80 around here in February would have to be equivalent to one that would give us 110+ in the Summer. Expand We only missed by 9 days last year when Newark reached 82 on March 9th and 81 on the 10th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 68 and gorgeous....tough to get a day like this in April...low70s for Thursday. ..what a great February this is turning out to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 8:48 PM, NortheastPAWx said: A pattern that would trigger an 80 around here in February would have to be equivalent to one that would give us 110+ in the Summer. Expand You can't equate summer and winter patterns. There's much less variance in the jet stream in summer so much less variation in temperature departures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 SE ridge holds on right into the first week of March. It's rare to see so much agreement between the EPS, GEFS, and CMC for 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 7:47 PM, weatherpruf said: Wife son and BIL at the Prospect Park zoo right now, I was going to pop over to the Brooklyn Botanical garden if I went, but decided tossing a ball to the dog in thebackyard was less stressful. Expand On 2/19/2017 at 7:48 PM, Paragon said: I grew up near Prospect Park and played frisbee with my dad there- great memories! When I lived in Brooklyn we used to go to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden all the time in the spring. Expand I love prospect Park. I was working there last Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 3:02 PM, bluewave said: Don, it will be interesting to see how warm it will have to get to start seeing a reduction in our seasonal snowfall. Expand I agree. For now, the increase in big/mega-snowstorms has contributed to an increasing seasonal snowfall average. At some point, the diminished frequency of snowfall could beging to exceed the impact of such large snowstorms on the seasonal averages. I'm not sure where that temperature threshold is, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Five photos from the New York Botanical Garden this afternoon. Almost all of the snow cover from yesterday is now gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Hit 90 today here in SE Florida. Incredible weather. Ready for summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dWave Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 12:19 AM, donsutherland1 said: Five photos from the New York Botanical Garden this afternoon. Almost all of the snow cover from yesterday is now gone. Expand Are those cherry blossom trees that have open blossoms? That's crazy. I have noticed trees are budding and huge ready to open buds too. In the infamous Dec 2015 some of the cherry blossom trees on my street bloomed I do remember a year seeing trees bud in Feb but it was toward the very end..not in the "teens" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 1:21 AM, dWave said: Are those cherry blossom trees that have open blossoms? That's crazy. I have noticed trees are budding and huge ready to open buds too. In the infamous Dec 2015 some of the cherry blossom trees on my street bloomed I do remember a year seeing trees bud in Feb but it was toward the very end..not in the "teens" Expand No. Those are Japanese Apricot trees. Like you, I remember the cherry blossoms being in bloom in December 2015. Below is a photo from New York City on December 21, 2015: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattinpa Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Looks like more cutters for the rest of the month. Aren't those a problem in La Niña winters? March still offers some hope for a break in the pattern. At least long enough for a decent storm. Unlike this region, my winter has been awful. I would take March snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 1:15 AM, psv88 said: Hit 90 today here in SE Florida. Incredible weather. Ready for summer! Expand We hit 90 yesterday in Austin, low 80s today with dews in the 70s. Really weird. We have a Tornado Warning now - should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 11:50 PM, donsutherland1 said: I agree. For now, the increase in big/mega-snowstorms has contributed to an increasing seasonal snowfall average. At some point, the diminished frequency of snowfall could beging to exceed the impact of such large snowstorms on the seasonal averages. I'm not sure where that temperature threshold is, though. Expand Maybe we can use other cities that are further south from us as somewhat of a guide. I believe we will have a problem when our averages rise above what the current averages are of Norfolk, Va. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 8:45 PM, snywx said: The wind is def spoiling a nice day up here. Yesterday felt warmer than today. Mid 50s with a cool breeze today Expand downsloping has much more of an effect down here- the same is the case during the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 1:28 AM, donsutherland1 said: No. Those are Japanese Apricot trees. Like you, I remember the cherry blossoms being in bloom in December 2015. Below is a photo from New York City on December 21, 2015: Expand Don, didn't these bloom early in 2002 also? I remember the non-growing season in 2001-02 being exceptionally short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 10:31 PM, bluewave said: SE ridge holds on right into the first week of March. It's rare to see so much agreement between the EPS, GEFS, and CMC for 2 weeks. Expand What kind of temps are they looking at in Chicago right under the middle of the heat dome? What happened to the late February- early March cool down everyone was talking about lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 8:51 PM, bluewave said: We only missed by 9 days last year when Newark reached 82 on March 9th and 81 on the 10th. Expand Didn't we set some records here last year for most number of 70 and 80 degree highs, BW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 11:33 AM, Paragon said: What kind of temps are they looking at in Chicago right under the middle of the heat dome? What happened to the late February- early March cool down everyone was talking about lol? Expand The last run of the weeklies had above normal temps through March 5-6th. But the week 3 had temps closer to or below normal March 7-13. You can see the latest EPS run trying to go to a change to near or below normal temps around March 7th. On 2/20/2017 at 11:34 AM, Paragon said: Didn't we set some records here last year for most number of 70 and 80 degree highs, BW? Expand Yes the earliest 80's on record in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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