Birds~69 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, BBasile said: I was wondering when the last time it snowed in May in this area (Philly metro). Not accumulating snow, but just anything at all. Not in my lifetime. I thought the same but this is kinda shocking because I don't remember either of these events. I must have been on a extended weekend bender.... '"After the second-least snowiest season on record in Philadelphia, this spring snowflake chance is quite the surprise! Philadelphia has only recorded six days with snow in May dating back to 1885 — all trace amounts. The most recent of these May trace snowfalls occurred in 2010 and the latest occurred on May 24 in 2000." https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/05/06/philadelphia-weather-snow-in-may-parts-of-region-could-see-snowflakes-wind-chills-dipping-into-20s/ May 24th...WTF? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 33 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: I thought the same but this is kinda shocking because I don't remember either of these events. I must have been on a extended weekend bender.... '"After the second-least snowiest season on record in Philadelphia, this spring snowflake chance is quite the surprise! Philadelphia has only recorded six days with snow in May dating back to 1885 — all trace amounts. The most recent of these May trace snowfalls occurred in 2010 and the latest occurred on May 24 in 2000." https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/05/06/philadelphia-weather-snow-in-may-parts-of-region-could-see-snowflakes-wind-chills-dipping-into-20s/ May 24th...WTF? I thought maybe somebody at CBS was smoking crack, so I had to check it out myself. It really did snow in May in Philly in those years. I definitely can't recall either of those times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, BBasile said: I thought maybe somebody at CBS was smoking crack, so I had to check it out myself. It really did snow in May in Philly in those years. I definitely can't recall either of those times. Yep, looky there. I must have been under a rock because I don't even remotely remember either of those dates. The 24th really baffles me....a week before June, snow and I don't remember it???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: Yep, looky there. I must have been under a rock because I don't even remotely remember either of those dates. The 24th really baffles me....a week before June, snow and I don't remember it???? Yeah, snow on Memorial Day...pretty much. Wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akeem the African Dream Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 probably was hail from a thunderstorm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, Akeem the African Dream said: probably was hail from a thunderstorm I think you may be correct regarding May 24th. It appears May 8 1898 was the latest snow event (trace) in Philly. Good call... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Yeah, May 24th 2000 definitely hail.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Interesting snippet from Mt.Holly's AFD for today and tonight. .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As a large mid level closed low slowly digs southeast out of Ontario, a surface low over our region this evening is expected to intensify and deepen. Unfortunately, there are still several question marks with this event even though we are now within 12 to 24 hours of some of the impacts. For one, it still isn`t clear where the center of the surface low will be by early this evening. Most high res models have trended further northwest with the center of the low. This will have impacts on temperatures, where exactly the frontogenesis forcing will set up, and what areas will have some (meager) instability. Another concern I have is that by late last evening a low level southwesterly jet developed that was not well sampled by the 00Z soundings (only evident from the VWPs of KDOX, KDIX, and KOKX). This has me concerned that there may be other significant mesoscale features that have not been sampled well and thus not accounted for in the models. As for the various aspects of the event today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 8 hours ago, Birds~69 said: I think you may be correct regarding May 24th. It appears May 8 1898 was the latest snow event (trace) in Philly. Good call... Lol I feel better now too. And 1898 qualifies as not in our lifetimes, I would think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 So again how incredibly rare are the cold temperatures tomorrow across Chester County PA? Tomorrow will be only the 14th May day since record keeping began way back in 1894 with a high temperature only in the 40's. It will be our 1st May day with a high in the 40's since May 12, 2008. If my WXSIM forecast high of 43 degrees were to verify that would tie for the coldest May max temperature EVER on record which was set on May 1, 1963! My NWS point and click is 44 degrees....that would tie for the 2nd coldest May day ever set back on May 5, 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenCtyWx Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Philly had a high of only 49 on June 2, 1907 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 41 minutes ago, WarrenCtyWx said: Philly had a high of only 49 on June 2, 1907 as well. It was 51 on that date in Chester County that was also the coldest max temp ever recorded in Chesco in June Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Bomb Cyclone? Thundersnow? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mother-s-day-weekend-snowstorm-could-bring-bomb-cyclone-thundersnow-n1202811?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 13 hours ago, Akeem the African Dream said: probably was hail from a thunderstorm Def a good call. Didn't even think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 2 hours ago, BBasile said: Def a good call. Didn't even think! You know what screwed you and I up is CBS said the latest snowfall amounts....I may sue them. While on a rant, it is much more pleasing/normal to say/hear "wind chill" (6abc) for Sat rather than (NBC10) douchey "real feel"....also a plus to see Jim and Cecily IN THE STUDIO at the same time keeping it real. Another plus for 6abc.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 26 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: You know what screwed you and I up is CBS said the latest snowfall amounts....I may sue them. While on a rant, it is much more pleasing/normal to say/hear "wind chill" (6abc) for Sat rather than (NBC10) douchey "real feel"....also a plus to see Jim and Cecily IN THE STUDIO at the same time keeping it real. Another plus for 6abc.... I don't watch TV weather, but shouldn't it be the other way around since Accuweather owns the term RealFeel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, BBasile said: I don't watch TV weather, but shouldn't it be the other way around since Accuweather owns the term RealFeel? It isn't though. NBC10 always says "real feel", not windchill. I hear 6abc say wind chill although they may say "real feel" but I don't recall. Another thing. NBC10 puts the temps map up for this Sat (tomorrow) and it looks like the real temps but a little graphic in the upper left hand corner says "real feel". My parents (in their 80s) saw this and the highs for Sat and said will be in the 20s/30s....I said no..no. That's stupid ass NBC10 "real feel" trying to be dramatic. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: That's stupid ass NBC10 "real feel" trying to be dramatic. This is why I don't watch TV weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Just now, BBasile said: This is why I don't watch TV weather. Yeah, It's certainly not my main focus for weather but a side note. But man, certain channels are really bad and comical these days... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Pouring here, sitting outside under a tent with a kettle fire, getting rain blown in and coming through the roof via some pinholes. Yikes, lol. What an adventure... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, KamuSnow said: Pouring here, sitting outside under a tent with a kettle fire, getting rain blown in and coming through the roof via some pinholes. Yikes, lol. What an adventure... Waiting for it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, BBasile said: Waiting for it.... Inside now with dry clothes on... 47F outside. Rainfall total for the pm is 0.40", probably about 0.25 in 15 minutes during that heavy shower. Got kind of breezy during it and still is with just light rain now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, KamuSnow said: Inside now with dry clothes on... 47F outside. Rainfall total for the pm is 0.40", probably about 0.25 in 15 minutes during that heavy shower. Got kind of breezy during it and still is with just light rain now. Not here yet, but definitely lost some steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, BBasile said: Not here yet, but definitely lost some steam. Yeah, it looks kind of broken up with more yellow than red now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Starting to think there might be a better chance of seeing a flurry tomorrow than snow in the air tonight, down this way at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Moderate rain falling here. Current temp 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 It came. It left. 0.5"/hour rate. A few hundredths of an inch extra. More than just lost some steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Snow flurries mixing in as this thing pulls out. May 8th, 2020. Snow is in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, Newman said: Snow flurries mixing in as this thing pulls out. May 8th, 2020. Snow is in the air. Congrats! Eta - what's the temp. there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, BBasile said: It came. It left. 0.5"/hour rate. A few hundredths of an inch extra. More than just lost some steam. That steam will show up in a couple of months most likely, if not before, haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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