IrishRob17 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Juliancolton said: Quite the situation unfolding in the 'gunks. A further ‘not good’ with the winds forecasted to increase this afternoon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 10:12 AM, IrishRob17 said: I ran some numbers, looking at actual rainfall IMBY for met summer up to now (Jun 1-Aug 12) and it confirms this is the driest summer to date here: 2005: 5.79 2006: 10.39 2007: 13.06 2008: 8.49 2009: 18.26 2010: 9.91 2011: 14.65 2012: 10.08 2013: 21.34 2014: 7.61 2015: 9.42 2016: 11.62 2017: 10.26 2018: 14.21 2019: 8.41 2020: 8.28 2021: 9.99 2022: 4.39 2022: 4.79 now. If I get exactly an inch of rain tonight I'll tie my driest met summer...cue@BxEnginecomplaining that I couldn't find another hundredth at some point over the summer... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: 2022: 4.79 now. If I get exactly an inch of rain tonight I'll tie my driest met summer...cue@BxEnginecomplaining that I couldn't find another hundredth at some point over the summer... im more concerned with your mental health if you think anyone’s getting an inch of rain lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 What's a good source for info on the W of The River fires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, gravitylover said: What's a good source for info on the W of The River fires? There aren’t many good sources but look at the DEC on Twitter. Also the Ulster County Fire page on Facebook, JC shared that the other day. The Times Herald Record ran a story today. It looks like that got good rains up there this evening. https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/30/fire-minnewaska-state-park-closed-ulster-labor-day/65463390007/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 .47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 0.19” light rain currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 9 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: 2022: 4.79 now. If I get exactly an inch of rain tonight I'll tie my driest met summer...cue@BxEnginecomplaining that I couldn't find another hundredth at some point over the summer... 7 hours ago, BxEngine said: im more concerned with your mental health if you think anyone’s getting an inch of rain lol Good evening BxE, Rob. As of 21:51, CPK .02, ref: NOAA/NWS. When I’m concerned about my mental health, I just re-read forky’s posts and feel a lot better. Stay well and dry, as always …. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 It's a legitimate rainy night. Up around a half inch with steady showers ongoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 .43” here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 .26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 9 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: There aren’t many good sources but look at the DEC on Twitter. Also the Ulster County Fire page on Facebook, JC shared that the other day. The Times Herald Record ran a story today. It looks like that got good rains up there this evening. https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/30/fire-minnewaska-state-park-closed-ulster-labor-day/65463390007/ I read on their Facebook page that even the Thruway Authority deployed one of their bulldozers to help build the fire line. I’m assuming that the rains last night were a huge help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, IrishRob17 said: I read on their Facebook page that even the Thruway Authority deployed one of their bulldozers to help build the fire line. I’m assuming that the rains last night were a huge help. Yea looks like at least the western side got a legitimate soaking, but everyone got enough to at least calm the concerns for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1.2” for the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 .55” total last night, that’s the most rain I’ve had in an event since 6/9 when I picked up 1.24”. So this goes down as the driest summer since I moved in here in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 0.86" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 13 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: There aren’t many good sources but look at the DEC on Twitter. Also the Ulster County Fire page on Facebook, JC shared that the other day. The Times Herald Record ran a story today. It looks like that got good rains up there this evening. https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/30/fire-minnewaska-state-park-closed-ulster-labor-day/65463390007/ https://midhudsonnews.com/2022/08/31/governor-calls-out-national-guard-to-support-fire-suppression-in-minnewaska-state-park/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 More rain needed… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 That's pretty sizeable for the 21st century. More acres burned than the total in NYS some years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 55 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: That's pretty sizeable for the 21st century. More acres burned than the total in NYS some years. Right you are, in recent times its more than 2017, 2012, 2011. Look at some of those burn seasons in the past... https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/42438.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 12 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Right you are, in recent times its more than 2017, 2012, 2011. Look at some of those burn seasons the past... https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/42438.html I like this map showing land burned in the spring 1903 ADK complex. It doesn't look very impressive until you focus on a familiar point of interest like Lake Placid, then the scope sinks in a little. Makes our current troubles seem like a walk in the park. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 How about the latest Euro…LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: How about the latest Euro…LOL Imagine if that were all snow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: Imagine if that were all snow Well it’s The King sounds gotta be right, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Well it’s The King sounds gotta be right, no? I mean of the 4 different solutions in its last 4 runs, one of them will probably be pretty close to correct 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 5 hours ago, Juliancolton said: Imagine if that were all snow I was just thinking about how there have been all these extreme rain events (obviously not here recently) but not really an extreme snow event. But that could just be from my perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 48 lovely degrees for the low. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 52 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: 48 lovely degrees for the low. Good morning Rob. I’m hoping the postage stamp can match that sometime in October. Have a peaceful Labor Day weekend. As always … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 24 minutes ago, rclab said: Good morning Rob. I’m hoping the postage stamp can match that sometime in October. Have a peaceful Labor Day weekend. As always … Good morning Rich, thank you and same to you. The second half of the weekend should be peaceful, the first half not so much. Finally returning to Mount Snow for a guys weekend at their Brewfest tomorrow, heading up in about hour. So the next 48-52 hours won’t peaceful necessarily but certainly enjoyable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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