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I’ll have to go back and look at the METARS....but BOS had a 19” depth after the storm when they had 3” prior to the storm. That’s not really passing the sniff test for a synoptic storm of 27.6”. It might for LES. But BOS had 15 to 1 ratio that storm...which is pretty fluffy by BOS standards but nowhere near the 30 to 1 air fluff that could plausibly compact that much. 

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4 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

I’ll have to go back and look at the METARS....but BOS had a 19” depth after the storm when they had 3” prior to the storm. That’s not really passing the sniff test for a synoptic storm of 27.6”. It might for LES. But BOS had 15 to 1 ratio that storm...which is pretty fluffy by BOS standards but nowhere near the 30 to 1 air fluff that could plausibly compact that much. 

BOS,2003-02-17 11:54,METAR KBOS 171154Z 07019KT 10SM OVC026 M04/M08 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP331 4/003 T10391083 11039 21100 56018 $
BOS,2003-02-17 12:54,METAR KBOS 171254Z 08019KT 10SM OVC024 M03/M08 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP331 T10331078 $
BOS,2003-02-17 13:54,METAR KBOS 171354Z 08020KT 10SM OVC026 M03/M07 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP323 T10331072 $
BOS,2003-02-17 14:54,METAR KBOS 171454Z 07022KT 10SM OVC026 M03/M07 A3045 RMK AO2 PK WND 08027/1433 SLP310 T10281072 58022 $
BOS,2003-02-17 15:54,METAR KBOS 171554Z 07023G28KT 1/4SM R04R/2600V4000FT SN FZFG BKN006 OVC016 M03/M05 A3043 RMK AO2 PK WND 06028/1547 TWR VIS 1/2 SNB05 SLP305 P0000 T10331050 $
BOS,2003-02-17 16:54,METAR KBOS 171654Z COR 06023KT 1/4SM R04R/2000V2600FT +SN FZFG BKN003 OVC008 M03/M04 A3039 RMK AO2 PK WND 07030/1633 TWR VIS 1/4 SNINCR 1/2 SLP290 P0002 T10331039 $
BOS,2003-02-17 17:54,METAR KBOS 171754Z 06026KT 1/2SM R04R/2800V3500FT SN FZFG BKN005 BKN010 OVC014 M03/M04 A3035 RMK AO2 PK WND 06030/1717 SLP275 SNINCR 2/5 4/005 P0001 60003 T10281039 11028 21039 58034 $
BOS,2003-02-17 18:54,METAR KBOS 171854Z 07022G28KT 1/4SM R04R/2400V4000FT SN FZFG BKN005 OVC012 M03/M04 A3030 RMK AO2 PK WND 06031/1807 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP258 SNINCR 2/6 P0001 T10281039 $
BOS,2003-02-17 19:54,METAR KBOS 171954Z COR 08027G31KT 1/4SM R04R/1800V3000FT +SN FZFG BKN005 OVC010 M03/M04 A3026 RMK AO2 PK WND 07034/1925 TWR VIS 1/2 SNINCR 2/7 SLP246 P0002 T10331039 $
BOS,2003-02-17 20:54,METAR KBOS 172054Z 06024G30KT 1/4SM R04R/3000V4000FT SN FZFG BKN005 OVC011 M03/M04 A3025 RMK AO2 PK WND 08031/2041 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP243 SNINCR 2/8 P0001 60004 T10331044 56033 $
BOS,2003-02-17 21:54,METAR KBOS 172154Z COR 05024G30KT 1/4SM R04R/1800V3500FT +SN FZFG BKN005 OVC009 M03/M04 A3018 RMK AO2 PK WND 07033/2106 TWR VIS 1/2 SNINCR 1/8 SLP220 P0002 T10331039 $
BOS,2003-02-17 22:54,METAR KBOS 172254Z 05025G31KT 1/2SM R04R/5000VP6000FT -SN BR SCT007 OVC012 M03/M04 A3016 RMK AO2 PK WND 05033/2206 SFC VIS 3/4 CIG 006 E SLP214 SNINCR 2/9 P0003 T10281039 $
BOS,2003-02-17 23:54,METAR KBOS 172354Z COR 02019G24KT 1/2SM R04R/5000VP6000FT -SN BR BKN007 OVC012 M02/M03 A3020 RMK AO2 PK WND 05028/2332 SFC VIS 3/4 SLP227 P0002 60011 SNINCR 2/12 4/012 T10221033 11022 21033 55016 $
BOS,2003-02-18 00:54,METAR KBOS 180054Z COR 01019KT 1/4SM R04R/3000V4000FT +SN FZFG VV001 M08/M09 A3020 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2347 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP225 SNINCR 4/13 P0004 T10831094 $
BOS,2003-02-18 01:54,METAR KBOS 180154Z 01018G25KT M1/4SM R04R/2400V3000FT +SN FZFG VV001 M09/M10 A3018 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP217 SNINCR 3/13 P0003 T10891100 $
BOS,2003-02-18 02:54,METAR KBOS 180254Z 36018G22KT 1/4SM R04R/3000V4500FT +SN FZFG VV002 M08/M09 A3013 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP203 SNINCR 3/14 P0003 60010 T10831094 58024 $
BOS,2003-02-18 03:54,METAR KBOS 180354Z COR 36016G22KT 1/4SM R04R/3000V4500FT +SN FZFG VV002 M08/M10 A3011 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP194 SNINCR 1/14 P0002 T10831100 $
BOS,2003-02-18 04:54,METAR KBOS 180454Z 01017KT 1/4SM R04R/2600V3500FT +SN FZFG VV001 M09/M11 A3008 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP185 SNINCR 2/16 P0004 T10891106 410221100 $
BOS,2003-02-18 05:54,METAR KBOS 180554Z 36016G22KT 1/4SM R04R/2800V4000FT +SN FZFG VV002 M09/M10 A3007 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP181 SNINCR 1/17 4/017 P0002 60018 T10891100 11028 21089 56023 $
BOS,2003-02-18 06:54,METAR KBOS 180654Z 35013KT 1/4SM R04R/2400V3500FT +SN FZFG VV002 M08/M09 A3006 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP177 SNINCR 1/18 P0005 T10831094 $
BOS,2003-02-18 07:54,METAR KBOS 180754Z 35012KT 1/2SM R04R/5000V6000FT -SN BR VV005 M08/M09 A3003 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3/4 SLP169 SNINCR 1/19 P0002 T10781094 $
BOS,2003-02-18 08:54,METAR KBOS 180854Z 36012KT 1/2SM R04R/P6000FT -SN BR VV007 M07/M09 A3001 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 SLP162 P0000 60007 T10721089 58018 $
BOS,2003-02-18 09:54,METAR KBOS 180954Z 35013KT 1/2SM -SN BR FEW014 BKN019 OVC070 M07/M09 A3002 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP164 R04R/P6000FT P0000 T10721094 $
BOS,2003-02-18 10:54,METAR KBOS 181054Z 36015KT 3SM -SN BR FEW014 BKN041 OVC065 M08/M10 A3002 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 SLP164 P0000 T10781100 $
BOS,2003-02-18 11:54,METAR KBOS 181154Z 36014KT 3SM BR OVC014 M08/M09 A3001 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 SNE50 SLP163 4/019 P0000 60007 70039 T10781094 11072 21089 50000 $
BOS,2003-02-18 12:54,METAR KBOS 181254Z 36013KT 3SM OVC012 M07/M09 A3002 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 8 SLP165 T10721089 $
BOS,2003-02-18 13:54,METAR KBOS 181354Z 35017G22KT 3SM OVC012 M06/M08 A3002 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 9 SLP164 T10611083
BOS,2003-02-18 14:54,METAR KBOS 181454Z 35012KT 10SM OVC012 M06/M08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T10561078 53004
BOS,2003-02-18 15:54,METAR KBOS 181554Z 36013KT 10SM OVC014 M04/M08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T10441078
BOS,2003-02-18 16:54,METAR KBOS 181654Z 36011KT 10SM OVC016 M04/M07 A3003 RMK AO2 UPB17E26 SLP167 P0000 T10391072
BOS,2003-02-18 17:54,METAR KBOS 181754Z 35010KT 7SM OVC018 M03/M07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 4/019 60000 T10281067 11028 21078 55000
BOS,2003-02-18 18:54,METAR KBOS 181854Z 01008KT 10SM OVC018 M03/M06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T10281061
BOS,2003-02-18 19:54,METAR KBOS 181954Z 36008KT 3SM -FZRASN BR OVC016 M03/M04 A3005 RMK AO2 UPB07E11FZRAB24SNB06E07B11 SLP174 P0000 T10281044
BOS,2003-02-18 20:54,METAR KBOS 182054Z 36007KT 5SM -FZDZ BR FEW009 OVC013 M02/M04 A3006 RMK AO2 FZRAE09FZDZB09SNE52 SLP177 PCPN VRY LGT P0000 60000 T10221039 51010
BOS,2003-02-18 21:54,METAR KBOS 182154Z 01007KT 6SM -FZDZSN BR OVC015 M02/M04 A3007 RMK AO2 SNB52 SLP181 P0000 T10221039
BOS,2003-02-18 22:54,METAR KBOS 182254Z 01004KT 5SM -SN BR BKN015 OVC060 M03/M04 A3009 RMK AO2 FZDZE44 SLP187 P0000 T10281044
BOS,2003-02-18 23:54,METAR KBOS 182354Z 01004KT 5SM -SN BR BKN015 OVC025 M03/M04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 4/017 P0000 60000 T10281044 11022 21033 53017

 

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1 hour ago, Allsnow said:

 

Interesting. We have had issues with snow measuring in our bigger events at NYC. Most recent example would be 2016. 
 

I just was surprised that storm in 2003 was still number one in Boston. Over the past decade we really have raised the bar with these costal snowstorms. 

I thought 2016 was inflated down there but hard to prove otherwise. 

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If you add up the hourly totals from the SNINCR obs, you get 30". But there's a lot of fuzzy things going on. The depth starts at 3" yet when the snow picks up they report SNINCR 1/2 and an hour later SNINCR 2/5. So there's some weird math there.

BOX obviously didn't use the ASOS liquid total of 0.39" either. Those gauges were pretty terrible with snow back then...especially with wind.

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41 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I have no idea how often they measured, but we had a solid 2' otg at my house in GHG. Just going by my friend who lived there in E BOS. I do recall a heavy band immediate to the city. I was always thinking near 24" myself. 

Something in the 23-24” range would make more sense to me than almost 28 inches. It was obviously a prolific storm either way, but it probably should not be the record. 

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17 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Something in the 23-24” range would make more sense to me than almost 28 inches. It was obviously a prolific storm either way, but it probably should not be the record. 

Oh yeah we all know 78 takes the cake. For the amount they over measured in 2003, they under measured in 2005. LOL.

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3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Oh yeah we all know 78 takes the cake. For the amount they over measured in 2003, they under measured in 2005. LOL.

Yeah Logan was surrounded by 26-30” obs in 2005. I don’t believe their 22”+ total. 

Anyways, maybe we can sneak that 2/27 storm in but that is right as the pattern gets better, so I’d probably favor early March more than the last couple days of February. But we’ll see...maybe a marginal one breaks right for us finally. 

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Just now, ORH_wxman said:

Yeah Logan was surrounded by 26-30” obs in 2005. I don’t believe their 22”+ total. 

Anyways, maybe we can sneak that 2/27 storm in but that is right as the pattern gets better, so I’d probably favor early March more than the last couple days of February. But we’ll see...maybe a marginal one breaks right for us finally. 

Yea, I’ll favor early March as well when the select few are out washing their vehicles in jean shorts and sandals thinking March 2012 has arrived.

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1 minute ago, weatherwiz said:

I hope March is active. When it's active it's fun and time goes by fast...let March be active and fun b/c once March ends...boom we're only one month away from severe wx season...nuts. Let's get 20-30'' in March and then flip to 70's and 80's come April. 

Nah. March will be a torch with a raging +AO. Get your bikini ironed.

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Just now, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Not a bad choice. I have to replace my boiler soon but when I do, I’m gonna go upgrade my whole system while I’m at it. The KES2000 is my first choice but they are pricey. 

I also have to do a chimney insert as well which i didn't mention, The KES2000 is pricey, And have a lot of electronics to go with it too, My boiler guy told me to stay clear of it as he knows some that have had ongoing  issues with them, I looked at there video on that system and you have to be an IT guy to operate it........lol

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22 minutes ago, dryslot said:

I also have to do a chimney insert as well which i didn't mention, The KES2000 is pricey, And have a lot of electronics to go with it too, My boiler guy told me to stay clear of it as he knows some that have had ongoing  issues with them, I looked at there video on that system and you have to be an IT guy to operate it........lol

Yea I read that not everyone knows how to maintain or repair them. It gets rave reviews but two downsides which probably outweigh the positives. I’ll take a look at yours too. I have a couple years left but I research early. 

Back to weather...

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