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Today was one of those days with a big temperature difference between home and the Bronx. Still snow covered in Patterson this morning (but won't last today) to warmer Bronx with steadier rain. Fog overnight was fairly impressive up north. As we approach the midpoint of winter (Feb 3rd) and are past the midpoint of met winter, if this winter were one of my students, I'd be assigning a D so far. That said I see a grade max of a B- depending on February (would have to be a historic change to earn higher) and it is still highly possible winter ends up with a F on the report card.

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13 minutes ago, SACRUS said:



Records:

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 59 (2010)
NYC: 60 (1967)
LGA: 57 (1967)


Lows:

EWR: -1 (1935)
NYC:  2 (1945)
LGA: 2 (1945)

Historical:

 

1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)

 

 

1837 - At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel)

 

1937: Las Vegas, Nevada dropped to 8 degrees above zero, setting a record low for the city.

 

1949: Las Vegas, Nevada, recorded 4.7 inches of snow. This brought the monthly snowfall total to 16.7 inches which still ranks as their snowiest month on record. 

1965 - Alta, UT, was in the midst of a storm that left the town buried under 105 inches of snow establishing a record for the state. (David Ludlum)

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - High winds created blizzard conditions in the mountains of Colorado. Winds gusted to 109 mph at Echo Lake, and a wind gust to 193 mph was reported atop Mount Evans. A "nor'easter" moving up the Atlantic Coast spread heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with as much as 16 inches reported in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Bitter cold air, coming down from Alaska, settled over the Northern Rockies. Wilson WY reported a morning low of 48 degrees below zero. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. One thunderstorm in north central Texas spawned a tornado which injured three persons at Troy. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Low pressure developed explosively over east central Missouri and moved into Lower Michigan producing high winds and heavy snow across parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 60 mph and up to a foot of snow created near blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Wind gusts in Indiana reached 76 mph at Wabash. Thunderstorms associated with the storm produced wind gusts to 54 mph at Fort Madison IA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2000 - Heavy snow fell from the Carolinas to New England, with up to 20 inches of snow and five deaths reported. (NCDC)

wow so it was the coldest winter since 1780, Tony? any snowfall info on this winter?  Ludlum mentions that both NYC and Philadelphia received 100" of snow a few times in the 1800s.

1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)

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15 minutes ago, SACRUS said:



Records:

 

Highs:

 

EWR: 59 (2010)
NYC: 60 (1967)
LGA: 57 (1967)


Lows:

EWR: -1 (1935)
NYC:  2 (1945)
LGA: 2 (1945)

Historical:

 

1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)

 

 

1837 - At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel)

 

1937: Las Vegas, Nevada dropped to 8 degrees above zero, setting a record low for the city.

 

1949: Las Vegas, Nevada, recorded 4.7 inches of snow. This brought the monthly snowfall total to 16.7 inches which still ranks as their snowiest month on record. 

1965 - Alta, UT, was in the midst of a storm that left the town buried under 105 inches of snow establishing a record for the state. (David Ludlum)

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - High winds created blizzard conditions in the mountains of Colorado. Winds gusted to 109 mph at Echo Lake, and a wind gust to 193 mph was reported atop Mount Evans. A "nor'easter" moving up the Atlantic Coast spread heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with as much as 16 inches reported in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Bitter cold air, coming down from Alaska, settled over the Northern Rockies. Wilson WY reported a morning low of 48 degrees below zero. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. One thunderstorm in north central Texas spawned a tornado which injured three persons at Troy. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Low pressure developed explosively over east central Missouri and moved into Lower Michigan producing high winds and heavy snow across parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 60 mph and up to a foot of snow created near blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Wind gusts in Indiana reached 76 mph at Wabash. Thunderstorms associated with the storm produced wind gusts to 54 mph at Fort Madison IA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2000 - Heavy snow fell from the Carolinas to New England, with up to 20 inches of snow and five deaths reported. (NCDC)

wow, none of these storms dumped snow like that up here!

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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4 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

sunshine would be so much better

As long as I can see the sun, I don't care how cold it is. It could be 15 degrees out, I don't care. I can't stand these dark and drizzly days. I get migraines and days like today bring the perfect recipe for one. 

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10 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

Feb  3 - 5 looks quite cold as trough swings through and down the northeast.  

Looks like cold shots surrounded by warmth. If we can time the storms with the cold, we’ll get some snow perhaps. I posted the tweet in Feb thread, as I didn’t see Walt had started one.

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2 minutes ago, TJW014 said:

As long as I can see the sun, I don't care how cold it is. It could be 15 degrees out, I don't care. I can't stand these dark and drizzly days. I get migraines and days like today bring the perfect recipe for one. 

exactly! I took benadryl yesterday because my allergies hit hard so its effects haven't worn off yet and hopefully they last through this yucky period

 

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14 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

wow, none of these storms dumped snow like that up here!

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

Ill see what i can dig up for snowfall reports that winter.  The Hudson froze for lengthy periods a few times.

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First time since the early 30s that NYC had two consecutive winters that averaged over 40° through January 24th.
 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Ending Date
Mean Avg Temperature Dec 1 to Jan 24
Missing Count
1 2016-01-24 43.1 0
2 2007-01-24 42.3 0
- 1932-01-24 42.3 0
3 2002-01-24 41.1 0
4 1995-01-24 40.7 0
5 2024-01-24 40.6 0
6 2023-01-24 40.5 0
7 1950-01-24 40.4 2
8 2012-01-24 40.1 0
- 1933-01-24 40.1 0
9 1913-01-24 39.9 0
10 1937-01-24 39.6 0
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3 minutes ago, bluewave said:

First time that NYC had two consecutive winters that averaged over 40° through January 24th.
 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Ending Date
Mean Avg Temperature Dec 1 to Jan 24
Missing Count
1 2016-01-24 43.1 0
2 2007-01-24 42.3 0
- 1932-01-24 42.3 0
3 2002-01-24 41.1 0
4 1995-01-24 40.7 0
5 2024-01-24 40.6 0
6 2023-01-24 40.5 0
7 1950-01-24 40.4 2
8 2012-01-24 40.1 0
- 1933-01-24 40.1 0
9 1913-01-24 39.9 0
10 1937-01-24 39.6 0

Think we'll end up above 40.0 this winter just like we did last winter?

I assume by winter, we're talking about DJF only?

 

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4 minutes ago, bluewave said:

First time that NYC had two consecutive winters that averaged over 40° through January 24th.
 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Ending Date
Mean Avg Temperature Dec 1 to Jan 24
Missing Count
1 2016-01-24 43.1 0
2 2007-01-24 42.3 0
- 1932-01-24 42.3 0
3 2002-01-24 41.1 0
4 1995-01-24 40.7 0
5 2024-01-24 40.6 0
6 2023-01-24 40.5 0
7 1950-01-24 40.4 2
8 2012-01-24 40.1 0
- 1933-01-24 40.1 0
9 1913-01-24 39.9 0
10 1937-01-24 39.6 0

1931-32 and 1932-33?

Did both winters end up over 40.0 by the time winter ended?

 

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23 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Brutal. Why can’t we hit 70

 

We almost did last January but this current warm up is too wet with onshore flow. Almost like a summer version of rain and onshore flow shutting down any 100° potential.

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY - Month of Jan
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Year
Highest Max Temperature 
Missing Count
1 2007 72 0
- 1950 72 1
2 1932 70 0
3 2020 69 0
- 2002 69 0
- 1916 69 0
4 1967 68 0
- 1876 68 0
5 2023 66 0
- 2017 66 0
- 2005 66 0
- 1990 66 0
- 1974 66 0
- 1973 66 0
- 1937 66 0
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2 minutes ago, bluewave said:

We almost did last January but this current warm up is too wet with onshore flow. Almost like a summer version of rain and onshore flow shutting down any 100° potential.

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY - Month of Jan
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Year
Highest Max Temperature 
Missing Count
1 2007 72 0
- 1950 72 1
2 1932 70 0
3 2020 69 0
- 2002 69 0
- 1916 69 0
4 1967 68 0
- 1876 68 0
5 2023 66 0
- 2017 66 0
- 2005 66 0
- 1990 66 0
- 1974 66 0
- 1973 66 0
- 1937 66 0

wow we've only hit 70 once in January since 1950?

 

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26 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

wow we've only hit 70 once in January since 1950?

 

Several stations reached 70° in January 2020 with the near record MJO 5.

 

Monthly Data for January 2020 for Upton NY NWS CWA
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State
Name
Station Type
Highest Max Temperature 
CT ANSONIA 1 NE COOP 74
NJ NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP WBAN 70
NJ TETERBORO AIRPORT WBAN 70
NJ CALDWELL ESSEX COUNTY AP WBAN 70
CT NORWICH PUBLIC UTILITY PLANT COOP 70
NY NY CITY CENTRAL PARK WBAN 69
NJ HARRISON COOP 69
NY FARMINGDALE REPUBLIC AP WBAN 69
CT NEW HAVEN TWEED AP WBAN 69
NY SHIRLEY BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT WBAN 69
CT GROTON COOP 69
CT IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT WBAN 69
NJ CANOE BROOK COOP 68
NY JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WBAN 68
NY ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP WBAN 68
NY MOUNT SINAI COOP 68
CT GUILFORD COOP 68
CT MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNICIPAL AP WBAN 68
NY LAGUARDIA AIRPORT WBAN 67
NY SHRUB OAK COOP 67
NY WESTHAMPTON GABRESKI AP WBAN 67
NY RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM COOP 67
NY UPTON COOP - NWSFO NEW YORK COOP 67


 

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2 hours ago, SACRUS said:

Jan 25, 2000 what coulda been snow storm  Dry slotted

 

https://www.raymondcmartinjr.com/weather/2000/25-Jan-00.html

There are lot of factors influencing a bust for a significant snowfall.  I think one of the hardest things to forecast is the dreaded dryslot.  You have a perfecty lined up intense storm, but becomes too intense that it sucks in dry air.  

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2 hours ago, JustinRP37 said:

Today was one of those days with a big temperature difference between home and the Bronx. Still snow covered in Patterson this morning (but won't last today) to warmer Bronx with steadier rain. Fog overnight was fairly impressive up north. As we approach the midpoint of winter (Feb 3rd) and are past the midpoint of met winter, if this winter were one of my students, I'd be assigning a D so far. That said I see a grade max of a B- depending on February (would have to be a historic change to earn higher) and it is still highly possible winter ends up with a F on the report card.

I think I woud assign a D-, no matter if the rest of the winter fizzles.  For me, last winter gets an F?

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