February 2024

[the_other_guy]

4 hours ago, bluewave said:

 

 

Guess changing around that Winter Carnival was a good thing!

[gravitylover]

Saranac Lake had time to build the ice castle on the lake ice for their winter carnival but the day before the temps torched and it poured rain. They had to pull the castle fown and cancel a bunch of stuff. 

[MJO812]

[the_other_guy]

41 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

Saranac Lake had time to build the ice castle on the lake ice for their winter carnival but the day before the temps torched and it poured rain. They had to pull the castle fown and cancel a bunch of stuff. 

That’s not what I read. I don’t want to swear by it, but it seems like the castle was there without an issue. There was concern that they wouldn’t have enough ice, but they did and they finished it the day before.

[jm1220]

8 hours ago, lee59 said:

Still had some snow here on Thursday, yesterday took care of it.

My backyard still was mostly covered this AM where it's shaded much of the time and some patches elsewhere. In Long Beach on the south shore barely anything except some dirt piles in the parking lots. Goes to show how fast the high ratio snow on the south shore vanished with the higher sun and warmer temps. The cement that fell last Tue froze up and had some real staying power. 

[gravitylover]

5 hours ago, the_other_guy said:

That’s not what I read. I don’t want to swear by it, but it seems like the castle was there without an issue. There was concern that they wouldn’t have enough ice, but they did and they finished it the day before.

Yup they finished it but then it rained before the event and it had to come down. 

[IrishRob17]

8 hours ago, the_other_guy said:

That’s not what I read. I don’t want to swear by it, but it seems like the castle was there without an issue. There was concern that they wouldn’t have enough ice, but they did and they finished it the day before.

 

3 hours ago, gravitylover said:

Yup they finished it but then it rained before the event and it had to come down. 

https://www.mynbc5.com/article/saranac-lake-ice-place-closed/46708289

[the_other_guy]

18F this morning. Nice bite!

[Brian5671]

16 here-last morning in the teens most likley

[bluewave]

10 hours ago, the_other_guy said:

Guess changing around that Winter Carnival was a good thing!

That’s for sure. Another case of the warm minimums driving the departures. Pretty wild to see Upstate NY with low temperature departures for the whole winter in the +7 +11 range above the much warmer 91-20 climate normals. 
 

[STORMANLI]

20°

Still have 1" Snow Depth 

13 Consecutive Days

[donsutherland1]

Week ahead numbers:

[SACRUS]

 

19 to 27 and sunny.  A bit below normal today before the overall warm up the next 10 days or more with a a couple of cooler days 2/29 - 3./1 and few days with strong warm departures (2/27-2/28) and early march.

 

 

 

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 68 (1976)
NYC: 75 (1930)
LGA: 68 (1976)


Lows:

EWR: 12 (1990)
NYC: 1 (1914)
LGA: 9 (1990)


Historical:

1914: Heavy snow fell over a good portion of South Carolina and North Carolina on February 24-26, 1914. Snowfall amounts include 18 inches near Society Hill, SC, 14 inches in Fayetteville, NC, 13 inches at Darlington, SC, 11.7 inches at Columbia, SC, 8.1 inches at Charlotte, SC, and 7.2 inches at Greensboro, NC, and 7.0 inches at Raleigh, NC.

1922 - The temperature at Los Angeles, CA, soared to 92 degrees to establish a record for the month of February. (David Ludlum)

 

1934: An outbreak of six tornadoes killed nineteen in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The hardest-hit areas were Bowden, GA, and Shady Grove, AL. An estimated F4 tornado damaged or destroyed 90 homes, many in the Shady Grove community. One home in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, was picked up, thrown 400 feet, and blown to bits. Six family members were killed in the house. Three deaths occurred in two homes, and one preacher was killed during services.

1977 - Dust reduced visibilities from eastern Virginia through the southeastern states to Florida between the 24th and the 28th. The dust originated in the western Great Plains on the 22nd and 23rd, with wind gusts above 100 mph reported at Guadalupe Pass TX, at White Sands NM, in Sherman County KS, and in eastern Colorado. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Low pressure in Nevada produced snow from the southwestern U.S. to the Dakotas. Snowfall totals in Arizona ranged up to 82 inches at Alpine. Flagstaff AZ reported 23 inches of snow in 24 hours. Other heavier snowfall totals included 20 inches at Daggett NV, 24 inches at Brian Head UT, 24 inches at Red Lodge MT, and 26 inches at Angel Fire NM. Snow at Los Alamos NM pushed their snowfall total for the winter past their previous record of 123.5 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Overnight snow squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region buried Pulaski NY under 17 inches of snow. Sunny and mild weather prevailed across the rest of the nation. Havre MT reported a record high of 66 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thirteen cities in Florida reported record low temperatures for the date, including Jacksonville with a reading of 24 degrees. Severe cold in Florida claimed three lives, and resulted in 250 to 300 million dollars crop damage. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the central U.S. Dodge City KS reported record high of 80 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Snow spread across the northeastern U.S. Massachusetts was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan. In central New York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108 persons were injured. Snow and high winds created white-out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County NY. Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan to northern New England. Duluth MN reported a record low of 26 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2009 - Two Alaskan communities set their all-time records for highest windspeed. St. Paul registers a wind of 91 mph, and on St George Island the wind reaches 94 mph.

 

2017: An EF1 tornado was confirmed in Goshen and Conway County, MA. This tornado was the first-ever recorded in February for M.A. since records began. The graphic below is from a tweet by the N.W.S. Office in Boston, MA.

[SACRUS]

2010: A powerful nor'easter spread significant snow and windy conditions across the Middle Atlantic region from Thursday, February 25 into Friday, February 26. An area of low pressure developed off the Carolina coast late Wednesday night, February 24, and then strengthened as it tracked northward to near Long Island, New York, by Thursday evening. As low pressure aloft deepened over the Mid-Atlantic coast Thursday night into Friday, the surface low retrograded and moved westward into northern New Jersey and southern New York. By February 27, the low pushed into southern New England and gradually weakened over the weekend. Strong wind gusts were measured throughout the Middle Atlantic region due to this coastal storm. Some of the highest wind gusts recorded include 62 mph measured at Cape May, New Jersey; 52 mph at the Atlantic City Marina; 51 mph at the Mount Pocono Airport and Lewes, Delaware; and 50 mph at Dover Air Force Base. In addition, wind gusts of 40 mph or higher were recorded in Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Allentown. Considerable blowing and drifting snow resulted, especially from the Poconos eastward into northern New Jersey. Snow drifts as high as 3 to 5 feet were seen across portions of Warren and Sussex counties in New Jersey. Total accumulations of 20 inches or more were recorded from Morris and Sussex counties in New Jersey, westward into Monroe County, Pennsylvania. In addition, a band of 12 to 18 inches of snow accumulation was measured from Warren and Morris counties in New Jersey westward to Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. In addition to snow that accumulated during the daytime on Thursday, many locations across the region experienced a heavier burst of snow with gusty winds Thursday night into early Friday, thanks to additional moisture wrapped around the low-pressure system. Some areas saw snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, mainly from northern New Jersey and into the Poconos. Central Park ended the month with 36.9 inches of snow, making this the snowiest month since records began in 1869.

 

[SACRUS]

 

Day light now at 11H:05M roughly equivalent to Oct 16th.   Sunset 5:43

[LibertyBell]

23 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 68 (1976)
NYC: 75 (1930)
LGA: 68 (1976)


Lows:

EWR: 12 (1990)
NYC: 1 (1914)
LGA: 9 (1990)


Historical:

1914: Heavy snow fell over a good portion of South Carolina and North Carolina on February 24-26, 1914. Snowfall amounts include 18 inches near Society Hill, SC, 14 inches in Fayetteville, NC, 13 inches at Darlington, SC, 11.7 inches at Columbia, SC, 8.1 inches at Charlotte, SC, and 7.2 inches at Greensboro, NC, and 7.0 inches at Raleigh, NC.

1922 - The temperature at Los Angeles, CA, soared to 92 degrees to establish a record for the month of February. (David Ludlum)

 

1934: An outbreak of six tornadoes killed nineteen in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The hardest-hit areas were Bowden, GA, and Shady Grove, AL. An estimated F4 tornado damaged or destroyed 90 homes, many in the Shady Grove community. One home in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, was picked up, thrown 400 feet, and blown to bits. Six family members were killed in the house. Three deaths occurred in two homes, and one preacher was killed during services.

1977 - Dust reduced visibilities from eastern Virginia through the southeastern states to Florida between the 24th and the 28th. The dust originated in the western Great Plains on the 22nd and 23rd, with wind gusts above 100 mph reported at Guadalupe Pass TX, at White Sands NM, in Sherman County KS, and in eastern Colorado. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - Low pressure in Nevada produced snow from the southwestern U.S. to the Dakotas. Snowfall totals in Arizona ranged up to 82 inches at Alpine. Flagstaff AZ reported 23 inches of snow in 24 hours. Other heavier snowfall totals included 20 inches at Daggett NV, 24 inches at Brian Head UT, 24 inches at Red Lodge MT, and 26 inches at Angel Fire NM. Snow at Los Alamos NM pushed their snowfall total for the winter past their previous record of 123.5 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Overnight snow squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region buried Pulaski NY under 17 inches of snow. Sunny and mild weather prevailed across the rest of the nation. Havre MT reported a record high of 66 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Thirteen cities in Florida reported record low temperatures for the date, including Jacksonville with a reading of 24 degrees. Severe cold in Florida claimed three lives, and resulted in 250 to 300 million dollars crop damage. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the central U.S. Dodge City KS reported record high of 80 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Snow spread across the northeastern U.S. Massachusetts was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan. In central New York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108 persons were injured. Snow and high winds created white-out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County NY. Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan to northern New England. Duluth MN reported a record low of 26 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2009 - Two Alaskan communities set their all-time records for highest windspeed. St. Paul registers a wind of 91 mph, and on St George Island the wind reaches 94 mph.

 

2017: An EF1 tornado was confirmed in Goshen and Conway County, MA. This tornado was the first-ever recorded in February for M.A. since records began. The graphic below is from a tweet by the N.W.S. Office in Boston, MA.

Tony how come we didn't see snow from this system?

 

1990 - Snow spread across the northeastern U.S. Massachusetts was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan. In central New York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108 persons were injured. Snow and high winds created white-out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County NY. Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan to northern New England. Duluth MN reported a record low of 26 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

[LibertyBell]

26 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

2010: A powerful nor'easter spread significant snow and windy conditions across the Middle Atlantic region from Thursday, February 25 into Friday, February 26. An area of low pressure developed off the Carolina coast late Wednesday night, February 24, and then strengthened as it tracked northward to near Long Island, New York, by Thursday evening. As low pressure aloft deepened over the Mid-Atlantic coast Thursday night into Friday, the surface low retrograded and moved westward into northern New Jersey and southern New York. By February 27, the low pushed into southern New England and gradually weakened over the weekend. Strong wind gusts were measured throughout the Middle Atlantic region due to this coastal storm. Some of the highest wind gusts recorded include 62 mph measured at Cape May, New Jersey; 52 mph at the Atlantic City Marina; 51 mph at the Mount Pocono Airport and Lewes, Delaware; and 50 mph at Dover Air Force Base. In addition, wind gusts of 40 mph or higher were recorded in Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Allentown. Considerable blowing and drifting snow resulted, especially from the Poconos eastward into northern New Jersey. Snow drifts as high as 3 to 5 feet were seen across portions of Warren and Sussex counties in New Jersey. Total accumulations of 20 inches or more were recorded from Morris and Sussex counties in New Jersey, westward into Monroe County, Pennsylvania. In addition, a band of 12 to 18 inches of snow accumulation was measured from Warren and Morris counties in New Jersey westward to Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. In addition to snow that accumulated during the daytime on Thursday, many locations across the region experienced a heavier burst of snow with gusty winds Thursday night into early Friday, thanks to additional moisture wrapped around the low-pressure system. Some areas saw snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, mainly from northern New Jersey and into the Poconos. Central Park ended the month with 36.9 inches of snow, making this the snowiest month since records began in 1869.

 

This is the anniversary of the latest 20 inch snowfall at NYC since the blizzard of March 1888 !

 

[SACRUS]

7 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Tony how come we didn't see snow from this system?

 

1990 - Snow spread across the northeastern U.S. Massachusetts was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan. In central New York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108 persons were injured. Snow and high winds created white-out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County NY. Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan to northern New England. Duluth MN reported a record low of 26 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

Ill have to check further but believe we were on the southern fringe

 

NYC: Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Fog  0.16 in-SN, -SHSN, FG

[bluewave]

Early start to spring this week.

 

[LibertyBell]

6 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Ill have to check further but believe we were on the southern fringe

 

NYC: Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Fog  0.16 in-SN, -SHSN, FG

Maybe parts of Long Island had an accumulation?

[LibertyBell]

7 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Early start to spring this week.

 

These should always be accompanied by cloud cover / precip maps, it doesn't feel like spring if the sun isn't out

 

[bluewave]

4 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

These should always be accompanied by cloud cover / precip maps, it doesn't feel like spring if the sun isn't out

 

You know how it goes. Low 60s if there are showers and clouds. But any breaks of sun mid 60s or possibly higher for the warm spots away from the shore. Hopefully the Euro is correct and we get more sun with a slower frontal passage. 

[LibertyBell]

3 minutes ago, bluewave said:

You know how it goes. Low 60s if there are showers and clouds. But any breaks of sun mid 60s or possibly higher for the warm spots away from the shore. Hopefully the Euro is correct and we get more sun with a slower frontal passage. 

How do you think we do long term, do you think we'll eventually get to a sunnier/drier pattern after next week?

 

[bluewave]

17 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

How do you think we do long term, do you think we'll eventually get to a sunnier/drier pattern after next week?

 

Very amplified -PNA Southeast ridge pattern coming up. The amount of rain will depend on whether something tries to cutoff underneath. If we can escape the cutoffs, then just the typical cuttters with showers and maybe some thunderstorms from time to time.

[eduggs]

54 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

 

That snow map is too low in the Hudson Highlands, particularly western Putnam County and northern Westchester. Whenever I see that map I remark at how the sparse reporting stations and spotter reports in the area lead to unrepresentative precipitation maps. I do remember a very sharp west to east gradient from Orange County to the CT border. But the highlands near the river were clobbered. 20-30 inches on both sides of the river above 600 ft.

[LibertyBell]

8 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Very amplified -PNA Southeast ridge pattern coming up. The amount of rain will depend on whether something tries to cutoff underneath. If we can escape the cutoffs, then just the typical cuttters with showers and maybe some thunderstorms from time to time.

I wonder if the SE Ridge can be strong enough to keep the showers to our NW and we just get dry frontal passages.

 

[bluewave]

2 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

I wonder if the SE Ridge can be strong enough to keep the showers to our NW and we just get dry frontal passages.

 

It was good to see how much we were able to dry out this month.

Monthly Total Precipitation for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

Year	Dec	Jan	Feb	Season
2023-2024	6.71	5.28	1.35	13.34

 

 

[LibertyBell]

9 minutes ago, eduggs said:

That snow map is too low in the Hudson Highlands, particularly western Putnam County and northern Westchester. Whenever I see that map I remark at how the sparse reporting stations and spotter reports in the area lead to unrepresentative precipitation maps. I do remember a very sharp west to east gradient from Orange County to the CT border. But the highlands near the river were clobbered. 20-30 inches on both sides of the river above 600 ft.

and the 20 inch line made it all the way into the city, it wasn't confined to inland areas.  Even Brooklyn got around 20 inches.

[eduggs]

8 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

and the 20 inch line made it all the way into the city, it wasn't confined to inland areas.  Even Brooklyn got around 20 inches.

That's impressive. I know the City was straddling the rain-snow like throughout the event. What bugs me is seeing the map showing less than 10" in areas that got more snow that I've seen in any other event in 30 years.