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18 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Such snowfall is uncommon at this time of year. If the City can get an inch, that would be quite special given the time of season.

Didn’t want to derail the storm thread. The highest snow total I’ve witnessed in November was 5 inches from the snowstorm that followed a week after Sandy. I believe Central Park measured around the same and areas along coastal NJ received nearly a foot. With how rare November snowfall is it's interesting to think of how abnormal, meteorologically, things were in that brief period of time. 

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11 minutes ago, Nibor said:

Didn’t want to derail the storm thread. The highest snow total I’ve witnessed in November was 5 inches from the snowstorm that followed a week after Sandy. I believe Central Park measured around the same and areas along coastal NJ received nearly a foot. With how rare November snowfall is it's interesting to think of how abnormal, meteorologically, things were in that brief period of time. 

Yes. That was an amazing storm. Central Park picked up 4.7" and Newark received 6.2".

Here's a photo from near where I live:

Mamaroneck11082012.jpg

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Congrats Houston

https://spacecityweather.com/

This is quite an early cold spell for Houston. The trace of sleet and snow recorded at Bush Intercontinental Airport on Tuesday broke the record for earliest observed snow at the site, previously set on Nov. 23, 1979. Houston’s Hobby Airport also recorded its earliest trace of freezing precipitation. And although this morning’s freeze for parts of Houston did not set any records, this first freeze has come three to four weeks earlier than normal.

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when the AO NAO went negative in certain great winters in November it repeated the negatives into December and beyond in some cases... the nine years had a stronger block in December...2010 had a stronger -ao but a lesser - nao...2002 had a stronger -nao but a lesser -nao in December...some years with blocking didn't pan out...the forecast for the nao/ao is for both to get very negative...this raises the chances for a great December...

year.....AO and dates..........NAO and dates...............

2010...-4.058...11/26...........-2.696...11/30

2010...-5.265...12/18...........-1.544...12/14

 

2009...-0.620...11/29...........-0.946...11/15

2009...-5.821...12/21...........-2.111...12/14

 

2002...-3.455...11/24............-1.025...11/23

2002...-2.757...12/30............-1.585...12/10

 

2000...-3.114...11/05............-1.412...11/06

2000...-4.688...12/29............-1.658...12/07

 

1995...-1.953...11/15............-1.751...11/16

1995...-4.343...12/19............-1.846...12/07

 

1977...-2.245...11/20...........-0.862...11/15

1977...-3.071...12/07............-2.132...12/07

 

1976...-2.188...11/21............-1.266...11/21

1976...-5.287...12/30............-2.220...12/23

 

1968...-4.201...11/15............-1.383...11/06

1968...-4.547...12/29............-1.697...12/06

 

1963...-2.770...11/11............-2.471...11/09

1963...-4.470...12/20............-2.397...12/14

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-is-getting-more-expensive-and-so-could-heating-bills-1542196800?mod=e2fb
 

tl;dr:


Natural Gas Is Getting More Expensive, and So Could Heating Bills

Investors are bracing for continued gains in natural-gas prices this winter—a development that could pinch U.S. consumers who use the fuel for home heating. The rapid surge has rattled investors and traders, as the market goes into the winter heating season with less supplies in storage than any other year since 2005. Natural-gas prices have climbed more than 50% this year-- with most of that happening since last month-- while crude oil has fallen more than 20% from its October peak.

That should lead to higher heating bills this winter, particularly if temperatures are colder than predicted. The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects natural-gas heating bills to rise by 5% compared with last year on higher prices. If the winter is 10% colder than forecasts, the government agency predicts that natural-gas costs will rise by 16%.

Last winter, a severe storm drove natural-gas futures above $3/mmBtu. The Northeast, which lacks the pipelines needed to move natural gas, experienced even sharper price swings, with regional prices surging as high as $175/mmBtu.

“The cold to this extent was not really on anyone’s radar. Now forecasters are scrambling,” said Jacob Meisel, chief weather analyst at Bespoke Weather Services.

 

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12 hours ago, North and West said:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-is-getting-more-expensive-and-so-could-heating-bills-1542196800?mod=e2fb
 

tl;dr:


Natural Gas Is Getting More Expensive, and So Could Heating Bills

Investors are bracing for continued gains in natural-gas prices this winter—a development that could pinch U.S. consumers who use the fuel for home heating. The rapid surge has rattled investors and traders, as the market goes into the winter heating season with less supplies in storage than any other year since 2005. Natural-gas prices have climbed more than 50% this year-- with most of that happening since last month-- while crude oil has fallen more than 20% from its October peak.

That should lead to higher heating bills this winter, particularly if temperatures are colder than predicted. The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects natural-gas heating bills to rise by 5% compared with last year on higher prices. If the winter is 10% colder than forecasts, the government agency predicts that natural-gas costs will rise by 16%.

Last winter, a severe storm drove natural-gas futures above $3/mmBtu. The Northeast, which lacks the pipelines needed to move natural gas, experienced even sharper price swings, with regional prices surging as high as $175/mmBtu.

“The cold to this extent was not really on anyone’s radar. Now forecasters are scrambling,” said Jacob Meisel, chief weather analyst at Bespoke Weather Services.

 

Solar keeps looking better and better.

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16 hours ago, bluewave said:

Congrats Houston

https://spacecityweather.com/

This is quite an early cold spell for Houston. The trace of sleet and snow recorded at Bush Intercontinental Airport on Tuesday broke the record for earliest observed snow at the site, previously set on Nov. 23, 1979. Houston’s Hobby Airport also recorded its earliest trace of freezing precipitation. And although this morning’s freeze for parts of Houston did not set any records, this first freeze has come three to four weeks earlier than normal.

It reminds me of December 2004 I think it was when deep south Texas had a white Christmas- maybe they will see that again?

 

1979 had a really cold start, I think DC had an October snow event?

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15 hours ago, uncle W said:

when the AO NAO went negative in certain great winters in November it repeated the negatives into December and beyond in some cases... the nine years had a stronger block in December...2010 had a stronger -ao but a lesser - nao...2002 had a stronger -nao but a lesser -nao in December...some years with blocking didn't pan out...the forecast for the nao/ao is for both to get very negative...this raises the chances for a great December...

year.....AO and dates..........NAO and dates...............

2010...-4.058...11/26...........-2.696...11/30

2010...-5.265...12/18...........-1.544...12/14

 

2009...-0.620...11/29...........-0.946...11/15

2009...-5.821...12/21...........-2.111...12/14

 

2002...-3.455...11/24............-1.025...11/23

2002...-2.757...12/30............-1.585...12/10

 

2000...-3.114...11/05............-1.412...11/06

2000...-4.688...12/29............-1.658...12/07

 

1995...-1.953...11/15............-1.751...11/16

1995...-4.343...12/19............-1.846...12/07

 

1977...-2.245...11/20...........-0.862...11/15

1977...-3.071...12/07............-2.132...12/07

 

1976...-2.188...11/21............-1.266...11/21

1976...-5.287...12/30............-2.220...12/23

 

1968...-4.201...11/15............-1.383...11/06

1968...-4.547...12/29............-1.697...12/06

 

1963...-2.770...11/11............-2.471...11/09

1963...-4.470...12/20............-2.397...12/14

6 out of 9 historic  snowfall winters, not bad at all

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2 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

Solar keeps looking better and better.

I wish my property was right for solar power. The house and ground faces generally east and all of the south and west sides are lined with 60-75 foot trees on the neighbors sides so at prime time I get very little sun once the trees are leafed out. I could pull a few hours early in the day but I don't think that would be enough to justify the cost.

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After today, PWAT values stay BN for next 2 weeks, while Temps. also stay, mostly BN.

The warmup which was delayed from late Nov., will bore us the first week of Dec. (worst in the upper Midwest).     Second and third week of Dec. will have a near certitude of multiple repeats of today's event, but with a different result.

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11 hours ago, gravitylover said:

I wish my property was right for solar power. The house and ground faces generally east and all of the south and west sides are lined with 60-75 foot trees on the neighbors sides so at prime time I get very little sun once the trees are leafed out. I could pull a few hours early in the day but I don't think that would be enough to justify the cost.

ugh and with all this rain thats been hitting us in our new climate pattern it feels like we get sun like maybe one day out of every week

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