Jump to content
  • Member Statistics

    17,606
    Total Members
    7,904
    Most Online
    ArlyDude
    Newest Member
    ArlyDude
    Joined

October 2020 General Discussions & Observations Thread


uofmiami
 Share

Recommended Posts

59 minutes ago, wdrag said:

Not considering a topic for the 25th-27th for at least the next 2-5 days, till the tropics get sorted out, and the eastern USA currently modeled positive tilt trough sharpens, which it may not.   We in the NYC forum appear to be in a baroclinic zone that last week of October.  Just need to wait out all the model variations for a few days til a more likely model-derived consensus idea of future reality becomes apparent. 

Thanks for the 2005 list, Walt!  I didn't remember the unnamed storm...that year was so wild that we had tropical activity right to the end of December!

  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

7 hours ago, jm1220 said:

Rain is blossoming pretty well currently, should be wet from this area on east for the next few hours at least. This system overall is affecting everyone just about equally-the back edge of this seems to be about exactly where the first batch today ended. 

this does seem like one of those winter events.....the back end always does better over Suffolk county in those lol

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Some pretty good training of cells last night from just west of JFK up into SW CT.

 

Station Number: NY-QN-33  Station Name: Howard Beach 0.4 NNW
Observation Date 10/17/2020 7:00 AM
Submitted 10/17/2020 7:18 AM
Total Precip Amount  2.48 in.

 

Station Number: NY-NS-27  Station Name: Port Washington 0.8 N
Observation Date 10/17/2020 7:14 AM
Submitted 10/17/2020 7:18 AM
Total Precip Amount  2.39 in.

 

Station Number: CT-FR-25  Station Name: Norwalk 2.9 NNW
Observation Date 10/17/2020 7:00 AM
Submitted 10/17/2020 7:04 AM
Total Precip Amount  2.27 in.
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Morning thoughts...

Following yesterday’s rain, a fair but cool weekend is in store. Temperatures will struggle just to reach 60° in many parts of the region. Likely high temperatures around the region include:

New York City (Central Park): 57°

Newark: 60°

Philadelphia: 60°

Warmer temperatures should return early next week.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

12 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

We're going to roast this winter again.

Another warmer than average winter would not be a surprise. The last 5 winters in NYC have been the warmest 5 year stretch on record. The 1981-2010 average in NYC was 35.1°. The last 5 years that jumped to 38.4°. 

Monthly Mean Avg Temperature for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Year
Dec
Jan
Feb
Season
Mean 40.5 35.2 39.5 38.4
2019-2020 38.3 39.1 40.1 39.2
2018-2019 40.1 32.5 36.2 36.3
2017-2018 35.0 31.7 42.0 36.2
2016-2017 38.3 38.0 41.6 39.3
2015-2016 50.8 34.5 37.7 41.0
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

30 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Another warmer than average winter would not be a surprise. The last 5 winters in NYC have been the warmest 5 year stretch on record. The 1981-2010 average in NYC was 35.1°. The last 5 years that jumped to 38.4°. 

Monthly Mean Avg Temperature for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Year
Dec
Jan
Feb
Season
Mean 40.5 35.2 39.5 38.4
2019-2020 38.3 39.1 40.1 39.2
2018-2019 40.1 32.5 36.2 36.3
2017-2018 35.0 31.7 42.0 36.2
2016-2017 38.3 38.0 41.6 39.3
2015-2016 50.8 34.5 37.7 41.0

I think we need a category above the relatively tame "warmer than average" If a season is +3 or more compared to the 30 year average it should be called a historic torch.  Also I wouldn't use a 30 year average as that moves, we should use the whole period (or at least 1950 onwards) to compare it against what our climate "used to be."

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

21 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

I dont get why all these people in Minnesota are so excited about snow....it's supposed to snow there.  Dont have a coronary because you got 5 inches of snow, that's ho-hum and you should expect it.

 

My guess, LB, is that their practicing reactions to what will be normal for them by the tricentennial. As always ....

Link to comment
Share on other sites

30 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Probably more snow than last winter but still way below normal.  I predict an average winter temp around 38.5 with less than 20 inches of total snowfall, probably more like between 10-15.

 

Can you share the method behind prediction? I ask because I am always curious how people get to a specific range several months out

Link to comment
Share on other sites

23 minutes ago, jfklganyc said:

Can you share the method behind prediction? I ask because I am always curious how people get to a specific range several months out

from reading a list of possible analogs in the main forum's enso state thread, 2007-08 was a big analog being used.  On the positive side, they also mentioned an increasing possibility of an el nino after this winter, and this might be the last of the la nina winters for awhile.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

SST temps are way above normal.   That will keep us warm through December most likely.  Then we'll have to see what the AO, NAO MJO etc want to do.

SST temp above normal is good for bombing storms, if we get that then those storms can drag down colder air as they bomb out.

I've seen plenty of years with cold SST that turned into dud winters (a la 89-90)

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...