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3 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Some said the pattern change would take hold mid February and last a month

By mid February it was very obvious that wasn’t going to happen. The warmth for late February and early March was very well forecasted imo 

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After ten days, March 2024 was already wetter than were 100 of 155 previous years to end of March. (.03" added so far for  March 10).

Wet starts to March (NYC 1869 to 2024) with 2024 already easily in first place for March 1-10. 

RANK _____ YEAR __ PRECIP 

__ 01 ______ 2024 __ 4.57 ___

__ 02 ______ 2018 __ 3.65 ___

__ 03 ______ 1967 __ 3.49 ___

__ 04 ______ 1914 __ 3.44 ___

__ 05 ______ 1902 __ 3.34 ___

__ 06 ______ 2011 __ 3.17 ___ 4.08" incl 11

__ 07 ______ 1994 __ 3.05 ___

__ 08 ______ 1942 __ 2.97 ___

__ 09 ______ 1991 __ 2.92 ___

__ 10 ______ 1979 __ 2.90 ___ 3.65" incl 11

__ 11 ______ 1919 __ 2.68 ___

__ 12 ______ 2007 __ 2.66 ___

__ 13 ______ 1906 __ 2.64 ___

__ 14 ______ 2008 __ 2.59 ___

(1901 3.55" to 11 but 2.94" was on 11).

Oddly none of the above (aside from 2024) got into the top ten wettest Marches, several were in 11 to 25 range. 

(several of above list count on just one day's large total as in 1914 1st, few rely on 3 separate 1"+ values)

(a similar amount, 4.65" fell March 12-21 of 1912 incl 3 events over 1"). 

and 4.89" fell March 4-13 of 1953, 4.64" fell in just four days March 12-15 2010)

1886 and 1986 were dry for first ten days. 

 

 

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23 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Not sure we dip below freezing again. Grass is greening up nicely out here. This week there should be alot of growth with the 60s and 70s

If this late month cold shot is happening we'll definitely go below again a few times. And that will damage some of the plants that will bloom this week in the upcoming warmth.

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First time NYC ever had 50.00”+of precipitation from July into early March.

 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Ending Date
Total Precipitation Jul 1 to Mar 9
Missing Count
1 2024-03-09 51.58 0
2 2012-03-09 49.54 0
3 1984-03-09 48.25 0
4 2019-03-09 48.12 0
5 2022-03-09 47.41 0
6 1914-03-09 46.20 0
7 1928-03-09 45.41 0
8 1976-03-09 45.36 0
9 1972-03-09 45.16 0
10 1890-03-09 44.27 0

 

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9 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Right but in late January people acted like it was guaranteed to happen

Don’t disagree, but if by Feb 17th you were  expecting a cold/snowy March you were ignoring all the guidance 

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1 hour ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Don, I respect your integrity but the first pic is suspect. Are you sure that was taken today? You know I’m a horticulturalist at Columbia and a huge climate change backer but that pic seems off. We are barely cracking buds on the earliest flowering trees here. And maybe a few daffodils…

I took it this morning at the New York Botanical Garden. All of the Japanese Apricot trees are in full bloom now. Four are in bloom at one location and the additional Japanese Apricot is in bloom at a separate location. It's really unusual.

Here's the EXIF data:

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Some of what's currently in bloom at the Ladies' Border Garden at the New York Botanical Garden:

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Not pictured: Adonis and Camelia.

 

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Following afternoon showers, some of which were mixed with wet snowflakes and graupel, the temperature fell into the lower 40s and a gusty wind picked up.

Tomorrow will be a brisk day. Afterward, it will turn noticeably milder. The warmth will peak during Wednesday through Friday with the temperature rising into the lower and middle 60s in the New York City area and lower and middle 70s from Philadelphia and southward. The generally mild conditions will persist through mid-month.

There is growing consensus on the guidance that a deep trough could develop just after mid-month. However, as has generally been the case this winter, no direct Arctic shots are likely. As a result, any cold will likely not be severe for the season and the potential exists for the cooler period to last one to perhaps two weeks, much as occurred in February. Any sharper cold shots will likely have a short duration. The closing days of the month could turn warmer.

No significant snowfall appears likely in the northern Middle Atlantic region through at least March 15th. The probability of an unprecedented second consecutive winter with less than 10" seasonal snowfall in New York City's Central Park has increased. Records go back to 1869.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.9°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.3°C for the week centered around February 28. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +0.93°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.58°C. A basinwide El Niño event is ongoing. The ongoing El Niño event will continue to fade during March. Neutral conditions could develop during the spring.

The SOI was +6.46 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -1.652 today.

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied 85% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal March (1991-2020 normal). March will likely finish with a mean temperature near 46.2° (3.4° above normal).

 

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1 minute ago, bluewave said:

With the coldest departures forecast to be to our west again later in the month, it’s possible that the last freeze in NYC was on March 1st. But even if they get down to 32°, doesn’t look like any hard freezes in the 20s will happen again this season.


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The urban heat island might be done with 32 or below, out here though it's usually a few degrees colder or more than the city at night. And like PSV said, lots of blooming here over the last week. Hopefully the cold air sets up west of us like usual again so we don't see plant damage. Of course I'd be more than happy to keep the bugs away a few more weeks. With all this rain the mosquitoes will be awful later in the spring.

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4 minutes ago, bluewave said:

With the coldest departures forecast to be to our west again later in the month, it’s possible that the last freeze in NYC was on March 1st. But even if they get down to 32°, doesn’t look like any hard freezes in the 20s will happen again this season.


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What does EPS show

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Just now, uofmiami said:

Doesn’t fit the narrative. 
 

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inland areas north of I-80 still have not seen their last measurable snowfall of the season IMO - not going to mention the coast yet......

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12 minutes ago, uofmiami said:

Doesn’t fit the narrative. 
 

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The EPS has been running too cold day 11-15 and the GEFS has been closer to reality at least for us. But they both have been more than 5° too cold to our west. So these long range cold forecasts have been correcting warmer the closer in we get.

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1 hour ago, bluewave said:

With the coldest departures forecast to be to our west again later in the month, it’s possible that the last freeze in NYC was on March 1st. But even if they get down to 32°, doesn’t look like any hard freezes in the 20s will happen again this season.


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Very predictable. Not even a chance

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2 hours ago, JetsPens87 said:

Hi ag3. It's Snow Wolf.

 

You'll be happy to know that the other board still allows no dissenting opinions. I got chewed out by the crazies for not liking the fantasy day 10 plus crap popping up periodically.

I'll post here some more.

Welcome back.  

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6 hours ago, ag3 said:


And look how warm it got now for Tuesday through Saturday. 

 

3 hours ago, JetsPens87 said:

Hi ag3. It's Snow Wolf.

 

You'll be happy to know that the other board still allows no dissenting opinions. I got chewed out by the crazies for not liking the fantasy day 10 plus crap popping up periodically.

I'll post here some more.

Great to have both of you here! Please keep contributing. This forum is very realistic and informative 

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49 minutes ago, Rjay said:

The shoreline has taken an absolute beating this winter. 

To be fair…the barrier islanders are largely manmade, the natural state of things is for the barrier islands to be more swamp and marshland and not sandy islands…

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1 minute ago, JetsPens87 said:

Thanks rjay. I've been on hiatus from weather boards for 2 years almost (twins will take up some time hah). Tried to go back to the 'other' and it's insufferable. 

Congrats on the twins!

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