December 2024

[sussexcountyobs]

-4 at Sussex Airport 

[North and West]

GFS/GEFS trending in the wrong direction for January. Better hope they're wrong. 
GFS Op is downright ugly

Try to enjoy Christmas and your family before worrying about January.




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[NorthShoreWx]

Bottomed out at 13 here at around 2am.  15⁰ as of 7am.  Breeze off the Sound never abated. 

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

19 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

There's temps colder than that in Orange County. I assume that's the temp at your house, I am also at -3 but not sure if that will be the low yet or not. It's -4 at KMGJ and the Warwick Mesonet is -6 currently. 

That was at my house Highland Mills, I assumed most on the NYC forum would have no idea where that is.

-3 will most likely be my low. I'm already up a few tenths of a degree. Will be interesting to see if any isolated spots in the Hudson Valley get -10. 

[snowman19]

6 degrees in Sloatsburg 

@CPcantmeasuresnow That was the temperature reading in my car. It’s not below zero here. But nice little paranoid conspiracy theory about me

[BlizzLuv]

3 degrees out and of course I wake at 5am to a house that is 58 degrees and a 'System Malfunction' message in the thermostat display. Luckily, I was able to reset but now have holiday guests with a possible heat problem, water that we don't know whether it is safe to drink...

At least there are holiday spirits to drink and a gas stove to help heat. Ugh.

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

34 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

GFS/GEFS trending in the wrong direction for January. Better hope they're wrong. 

GFS Op is downright ugly

Most of us have a white Christmas, some of us seeing subzero lows before Christmas Day, enjoy the present day.

I'd actually rather have this now than in the middle of January, what are the odds they're even right 50-50, who cares?

[ForestHillWx]

1 now; though I do see a few sub zeros in the area.

My brother who lives in Franklin Twp. (Ogdensurg) got down to -4. 

[snywx]

-5 here 

[North and West]

6 degrees in Sloatsburg 

This may ruin Christmas for you


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[CPcantmeasuresnow]

5 minutes ago, North and West said:

This may ruin Christmas for you


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I'm 15 miles north of him and I'm at -3. I think he subtracts from snow totals and adds to temperature. It's a nice imaginary world, I guess. 

[NorthShoreWx]

19 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Bottomed out at 13 here at around 2am.  15⁰ as of 7am.  Breeze off the Sound never abated. 

14⁰ as of 7:30, but plenty of 9s and 10s a mile south of here and 17s and 18s even closer to the Sound.  It's kind of fascinating to watch the variety on different days with distance from the Sound.

[bluewave]

First time that Sussex, NJ got down to -4 since 18-19.

 

Time Series Summary for SUSSEX AIRPORT, NJ - Jan through Dec
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

2024	-4	9
2023	-1	6
2022	-3	11
2021	3	0
2020	-2	2
2019	-15	2
2018	-4	2
2017	4	1
2016	-6	9
2015	-16	0
2014	-13	0
2013	0	5
2012	-1	6
2011	-15	10
2010	3	2

[Snowlover11]

5 the new low. up to a toasty 6 now.

[coastalplainsnowman]

32 minutes ago, sussexcountyobs said:

-4 at Sussex Airport 

I was waiting for this opening.  Saw this on Twitter the other day.  -4 degrees looks like a person sitting on the toilet.  That is all.

[uofmiami]

4 in Muttontown & 5 in N Syosset this morning. 

[North and West]

Check your tire pressure if you’re traveling for Christmas. It was 5° this morning at my log cabin homestead on the frontier, and cold weather naturally decreases air pressure, which can lead to poorer mileage and less reliable traction.


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[lee59]

8 here

[SACRUS]

 

9 / 1 off a low of 5 here.  24 more hours sub freezing before the 6 days warm up.  Light Christmas Eve snow showers and flurries, perhaps a coating more north / near the city.   Warmer and wetter close to the week / month.  January opens warmer but could be a quick ride on the coaster back to colder.

 

[FPizz]

-0.3

[SACRUS]

23 hours ago, SACRUS said:

 

Cold spell

Dec 21:

NYC: 33 / 19 (-12)
EWR:  33 / 20 (-10)

Dec 22:

NYC: 21 / 13 (-20)
EWR: 23 / 13 (-18)

[MJO812]

15 here

[dmillz25]

Low of 11 here

[IrishRob17]

42 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

That was at my house Highland Mills, I assumed most on the NYC forum would have no idea where that is.

-3 will most likely be my low. I'm already up a few tenths of a degree. Will be interesting to see if any isolated spots in the Hudson Valley get -10. 

And you think those people will know where Orange County is?  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now, I’m amazed at how poor some weather weenies are at geography, and all the answers are at their fingertips nowadays. I always figured geography and weather go hand in hand but I digress. Been sitting at -4 for a while now and the sun has popped up over the hill to my east so that should do it for my low today. I was at 1 at midnight so only one day below zero for me. 

 

[LibertyBell]

48 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Bottomed out at 13 here at around 2am.  15⁰ as of 7am.  Breeze off the Sound never abated. 

2 at KFOK looks like they won't get to 0 or below

[LibertyBell]

Just now, IrishRob17 said:

And you think those people will know where Orange County is?  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now, I’m amazed at how poor some weather weenies are at geography, and all the answers are at their fingertips nowadays. I always figured geography and weather go hand in hand but I digress. Been sitting at -4 for a while now and the sun has popped up over the hill to my east so that should do it for my low today. I was at 1 at midnight so only one day below zero for me. 

 

it's just people in general, trust me if you did a poll 99.9999999999999999999% of people would say Orange County is in California.

 

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 67 (1990)
NYC: 66 (1990)
LGA: 66 (1990)
JFK: 63 (2015)


Lows:

EWR: 7 (1989)
NYC: -1 (1883)
LGA: 7 (1989)
JFK: 8 (1989)

Historical:

 

1811 - A cold storm hit Long Island sound with a foot of snow, gale force winds, and temperatures near zero. During the storm many ships were wrecked, and in some cases entire crews perished. (David Ludlum)

 

1921: An estimated F3 tornado struck the town of Clarkedale, Arkansas, killing six and injuring 60 others. Four people died in the destruction of the Banks and Danner store, where 50 people were doing their Christmas shopping.

1955 - The barometric pressure dipped to 28.97 inches (981 millibars) at Boise ID, an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

1982 - A major winter storm struck Colorado producing heavy snow and blizzard conditions. A record two feet of snow was reported at Stapleton Airport in Denver, which was shut down for 33 hours. Up to 44 inches of snow fell in the foothills surrounding Denver. The storm hurt the ski industry as skiers were unable to make it out of Denver to the slopes, and the closed airport became a campground for vacationers. (23rd-25th) (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data)

1983 - The temperature plunged to 50 degrees below zero at Williston ND to equal their all-time record. Minneapolis MN reported an afternoon high of 17 degrees below zero, and that evening strong northerly winds produced wind chill readings of 100 degrees below zero in North Dakota. (The National Weather Summary)

1987 - A winter storm brought heavy snow to the Central Rockies, and also spread a blanket of snow across the Middle Missouri Valley in time for Christmas. Snow and high winds created near blizzard conditions in Wyoming. Snowfall totals in Wyoming ranged up to 25 inches at Casper, with four feet of snow reported at the Hogadon Ski Resort on Capser Mountain. The Wolf Creek Ski Resort in Colorado received 26 inches of snow. Totals in the Middle Missouri Valley ranged up to 16 inches at Alpena SD, with 14 inches at Harrison NE. Strong winds ushered unseasonably cold air into the southwestern U.S. Canyon winds gusting to 100 mph created ground blizzards in Utah. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Low pressure in the Upper Midwest produced strong and gusty winds across the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley. Winds in Ohio gusted to 47 mph at Cincinnati, and reached 51 mph at Cleveland. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - An historic arctic outbreak spread to the Gulf Coast Region, and a total of 122 cities across the central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Forty-one of those cities reported record lows for the month of December, with some cities breaking December records established the previous morning. Morning lows of 11 degrees at New Orleans LA and Lake Charles LA, 4 degrees below zero at San Angelo TX, and 26 degrees below zero at Topeka KS, established all-time records for those four locations. Yankton SD was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 31 degrees below zero. A storm system moving across the Florida peninsula and along the Southern Atlantic Coast produced high winds and record snows along the Carolina coast. Snowfall totals of 15 inches at Wilmington NC and 13.3 inches at Cape Hatteras NC were all-time records for those two locations.

 

1998: A major ice storm struck central and southeast Virginia and much of North Carolina beginning on Wednesday, December 23, and lasting until Christmas Day morning. Icy conditions caused injuries from slips and falls and numerous vehicle accidents. Ice accumulations of up to an inch brought down trees and power lines. Outages were so widespread with 400,000 customers were without power on Christmas Eve. Some people were without power for up to ten days. 

 

2009 - Severe storms and heavy rainfall were associated with the same storm that brought blizzard conditions to the central parts of the U.S. on December 23rd and 24th. At least one death in Louisiana was blamed on the heavy rainfall and storms. There were 35 preliminary tornado reports and 34 hail and wind reports along the Gulf Coast over the 2-day period. The 10-year average number of tornadoes across the country in December is 36. (NCDC)

[LibertyBell]

5 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

Cold spell

Dec 21:

NYC: 33 / 19 (-12)
EWR:  33 / 20 (-10)

Dec 22:

NYC: 21 / 13 (-20)
EWR: 23 / 13 (-18)

whats the low so far for NYC Tony?

[wdrag]

2 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

And you think those people will know where Orange County is?  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now, I’m amazed at how poor some weather weenies are at geography, and all the answers are at their fingertips nowadays. I always figured geography and weather go hand in hand but I digress. Been sitting at -4 for a while now and the sun has popped up over the hill to my east so that should do it for my low today. I was at 1 at midnight so only one day below zero for me. 

 

-4 Wantage and Frankfort Township. NJ climate page has it too. 

[North and West]

And you think those people will know where Orange County is?  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now, I’m amazed at how poor some weather weenies are at geography, and all the answers are at their fingertips nowadays. I always figured geography and weather go hand in hand but I digress. Been sitting at -4 for a while now and the sun has popped up over the hill to my east so that should do it for my low today. I was at 1 at midnight so only one day below zero for me. 
 

Florida or California?


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