ayuud11 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Yea LR looks depressing might have to wait till December to get something going. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 hours ago, ayuud11 said: Yea LR looks depressing might have to wait till December to get something going. January??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 At least somebody’s getting some LES... The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... El Dorado County in northern California... Placer County in central California... Douglas County in western Nevada... * Until 115 PM PST. * At 1209 PM PST, a dangerous lake effect snow squall was located along Highway 89 near Emerald Bay and near Echo Summit on Highway 50. Heavy snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches possible with numerous vehicle spinouts reports. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleetussnow Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 We might see something after this week with a cool down. Pattern looks a little better around the 16th. Not guaranteed tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Buffalo received 69.2" of snow last year. I think we finish with less then 70" this year as well. I just see nothing good. Hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Last LES event ...SNOWFALL REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...NEW YORK... ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... ISCHUA 0.4 SSE 0.2 IN 0700 AM 11/03 42.24N/78.40W ...ERIE COUNTY... COLDEN 1W 0.1 IN 0730 AM 11/03 42.65N/78.71W ...LEWIS COUNTY... 3 WNW CONSTABLEVILLE 13.0 IN 0859 AM 11/03 43.58N/75.48W OSCEOLA 1E 7.8 IN 0800 AM 11/03 43.50N/75.71W LOWVILLE 4.0 IN 0700 AM 11/03 43.79N/75.48W CHASES LAKE 3.8 IN 0600 AM 11/03 43.76N/75.30W GLENFIELD 0.9 SSW 2.0 IN 0600 AM 11/03 43.70N/75.41W ...OSWEGO COUNTY... REDFIELD 8N 8.2 IN 0700 AM 11/03 43.64N/75.88W LACONA 3.6 SSE 3.1 IN 0700 AM 11/03 43.60N/76.04W FULTON 2.5 IN 0700 AM 11/03 43.30N/76.39W MEXICO 2SW 1.4 IN 0700 AM 11/03 43.44N/76.27W FULTON 0.2 W 0.4 IN 0800 AM 11/03 43.32N/76.42W PULASKI 0.5 NE 0.2 IN 0800 AM 11/03 43.57N/76.12W ...WYOMING COUNTY... WYOMING 3 W 0.5 IN 0700 AM 11/03 42.82N/78.15W WARSAW 6SW 0.5 IN 0700 AM 11/03 42.69N/78.22W SILVER SPRINGS 3N 0.3 IN 0700 AM 11/03 42.71N/78.09W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 The tropics remain really active in all models the next 2 weeks in the gulf. It really prevents the cold air from coming southeastward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Buffalo is set to break a record set in 1891 today. The record was 70 degrees, the forecast is to hit 74. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Buffalo is set to break a record set in 1891 today. The record was 70 degrees, the forecast is to hit 74. I mean if we’re going to break records we might as well smash them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Thinksnow18 said: I mean if we’re going to break records we might as well smash them Average high low is 51/36 today. Running +20-25 from averages. +7.2 on the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Average high low is 51/36 today. Running +20-25 from averages. +7.2 on the month. So what’s our lowest snowfall at KBUF? Isn’t it 35” or thereabouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, Thinksnow18 said: So what’s our lowest snowfall at KBUF? Isn’t it 35” or thereabouts? Bad years seem to come in 2s. 2011/2012 was lowest in history. 2011-2012: 36.7" 2012-2013: 58.8" 2015-2016: 55.1" 2016-2017: 76.1" 2019-2020: 69.2" 2020-2021: ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 I doubt these warm conditions persist all winter. As already mentioned, better to get in Nov then Dec-Feb. If we get a below average Dec. with these lake temps we will have above normal snowfall season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmax Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 11/2/2020 at 10:28 AM, DeltaT13 said: I know some of you guys were talking about home weather stations over the summer. Seems like we had some people that had ambient weather stations and then other people taking the plunge on the newer technology with the new Tempest weather station by weatherflow. Any updates on the performance? I'd really like to get something set up in my yard before Winter really sets in. I always wanted a Davis but those things just seem so wildly antiquated at this point, they really havent evolved with the times. I'm actually leaning towards the new Tempest design but a little skeptical because it hasnt been around long, it's also about twice the price of the ambient. I'll give a quick review on the Tempest. Had it about 2 months now... Ease of install - 9/10 Quick if you install mount on a 1" PVC from the ground - I install on the roof, so that took more effort. Ease of use - 8/10 Nice app, a little buggy, but mostly fine (1 update/month so far) Nice notification bar (on Android - would like a widget or something though) Reliability (hardware) - 7/10 My wind sensor ended up being faulty so WeatherFlow sent a new unit. This was a bummer as I lost all my data from the other device (not sure if it could have been salvaged). Service - 9/10 WeatherFlow was great, responsive (especially with the return). They can perform remote diagnostics. 2 year standard warranty, 10 year extended. Accuracy - 9/10 All the readings seemed quite accurate to me, not sure how the rain sensor will work with snow, we'll see. Custom forecasting - 8/10 After a few weeks of readings, it seemed to begin fine-tuning the local forecast - some days temp data was more accurate than NWS in our microclimate. Data customization - TBD Haven't had a chance to upload data to excel or something. Integration - 8/10 Works with IFTTT, Alexa, Google, etc. I'm not sure how frequent any hardware failures are (or will be), but I'd recommend the Tempest as it's quite unique, works well, and is the next-gen of weather stations. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, vortmax said: I'll give a quick review on the Tempest. Had it about 2 months now... Ease of install - 9/10 Quick if you install mount on a 1" PVC from the ground - I install on the roof, so that took more effort. Ease of use - 8/10 Nice app, a little buggy, but mostly fine (1 update/month so far) Nice notification bar (on Android - would like a widget or something though) Reliability (hardware) - 7/10 My wind sensor ended up being faulty so WeatherFlow sent a new unit. This was a bummer as I lost all my data from the other device (not sure if it could have been salvaged). Service - 9/10 WeatherFlow was great, responsive (especially with the return). They can perform remote diagnostics. 2 year standard warranty, 10 year extended. Accuracy - 9/10 All the readings seemed quite accurate to me, not sure how the rain sensor will work with snow, we'll see. Custom forecasting - 8/10 After a few weeks of readings, it seemed begin fine-tuning the local forecast - some days temp data was more accurate than NWS in our micro-climate. Data customization - TBD Haven't had a chance to upload data to excel or something. Integration - 8/10 Works with IFTTT, Alexa, Google, etc. I'm not sure how frequent any hardware failures are (or will be), but I'd recommend the Tempest as it's quite unique, works well, and is the next-gen of weather stations. This is great. I'm also in market for new station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 17 minutes ago, vortmax said: I'll give a quick review on the Tempest. Had it about 2 months now... Ease of install - 9/10 Quick if you install mount on a 1" PVC from the ground - I install on the roof, so that took more effort. Ease of use - 8/10 Nice app, a little buggy, but mostly fine (1 update/month so far) Nice notification bar (on Android - would like a widget or something though) Reliability (hardware) - 7/10 My wind sensor ended up being faulty so WeatherFlow sent a new unit. This was a bummer as I lost all my data from the other device (not sure if it could have been salvaged). Service - 9/10 WeatherFlow was great, responsive (especially with the return). They can perform remote diagnostics. 2 year standard warranty, 10 year extended. Accuracy - 9/10 All the readings seemed quite accurate to me, not sure how the rain sensor will work with snow, we'll see. Custom forecasting - 8/10 After a few weeks of readings, it seemed to begin fine-tuning the local forecast - some days temp data was more accurate than NWS in our microclimate. Data customization - TBD Haven't had a chance to upload data to excel or something. Integration - 8/10 Works with IFTTT, Alexa, Google, etc. I'm not sure how frequent any hardware failures are (or will be), but I'd recommend the Tempest as it's quite unique, works well, and is the next-gen of weather stations. I went ahead and bought and installed the Tempest this past weekend. It's definitely a cool little unit. I can already tell the rain gauge will have some issues though. Seems like the weakest link by far from reading what other users have experienced and what I've already seen in regards to its susceptibility to vibrations. I'll probably just end up running old school analog rain gauges anyway; so that measurement can just be tossed out. The rest of the sensor suite is pretty cool (and seems very accurate) and the phone app has a really nice layout. I also agree the online support forums and customer support seems really good. Once the weather turns crappy (and I'm stuck inside for 6 months) I'm going to spend some time working on exporting the data so that I won't lose it if the weather station itself fails (as you experienced). Seems like a lot of options exist to put the data into an API. I've never had a real weather station in my backyard (just little cheapy ones) but I already feel like this will be addicting, haha. I'm already planning to run another weather station along side this one so I can cross calibrate and really assess performance. Looks like I've found another thing to throw money at....lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 My issue with our current climate is that it just seems soooooo easy anymore to break these record highs. It's not like, "Ohhhh...we just barely made it." It's like day after day...or a whole month of records. It's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 73 at BUF. Record shattered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, Buffalo Bumble said: 73 at BUF. Record shattered. I think we hit 75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, TugHillMatt said: My issue with our current climate is that it just seems soooooo easy anymore to break these record highs. It's not like, "Ohhhh...we just barely made it." It's like day after day...or a whole month of records. It's ridiculous. It really is frightening to see how quickly we're breaking record highs. The ratio of record highs vs record lows broken has to be like 95/5% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: It really is frightening to see how quickly we're breaking record highs. The ratio of record highs vs record lows broken has to be like 95/5% I think we make a run at 80 tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Thinksnow18 said: I think we make a run at 80 tomorrow. Warmest July/November on record in same year? Warmest Nov 47.9 1931 2020 - 51.8 Through 11/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 minute ago, BuffaloWeather said: Warmest July/November on record in same year? 1 47.9 1931 2020 - 51.8 Through 11/8 It only makes sense with the large (slightly questionable) anomalies for the summer months that record is in play. I think my negative outlook is based solely on the temperature extremes that are on the positive (warmth) anomalies vs the negative (cold) anomalies we have witnessed for years now. I don’t see that changing this winter either. We will have shots of cold but I think the warm wind out more often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 This is insane 2020 so far Jan- 9th warmest on record March- 7th warmest on record July- warmest on record August- 5th warmest on record Nov- too early, but going to make top 10, (currently #1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 75 at KBUF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 The same departures the reverse way would be a high of 25 degrees and a low of around 5. What are the chances of that happening now a days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: The same departures the reverse way would be a high of 25 degrees and a low of around 5. What are the chances of that happening now a days? About the same as Tug hill being a good luck charm this year... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Next 2 weeks feature the same pattern This isn't really accurate, but showing a warm DEC too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 minute ago, BuffaloWeather said: Next 2 weeks feature the same pattern This isn't really accurate, but showing a warm DEC too. Winter cancel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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