E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2024/25 Obs/Discussion

[Newman]

12z Euro is pretty much bone dry for the next 10 days across the Lehigh Valley. GFS keeps temps in lower 50s while Euro gets into mid-upper 50s. Quite possible this final stretch of February gets some climate stations back closer to normal for the month after a cold start

[JTA66]

If it ain’t gonna snow, may as well save on the heating bill.

[Kevin Reilly]

27 minutes ago, JTA66 said:

If it ain’t gonna snow, may as well save on the heating bill.

Yea I’ve spent $745 on oil heat this season it too bad and right now I sit between half and quarter tank with a 240 gallon tank think I’m good to not get anymore oil until July or August 

[JTA66]

21 minutes ago, Kevin Reilly said:

Yea I’ve spent $745 on oil heat this season it too bad and right now I sit between half and quarter tank with a 240 gallon tank think I’m good to not get anymore oil until July or August 

Same. I’ve used up 80% of my pre-purchased oil for the season. Got my last refill just before the arctic blast in Jan.

[snowwors2]

12 hours ago, RedSky said:

You have a snow bowl, trees for shade with an open area in the middle to accumulate. 

Correct…

Funny thing is, it’s actually a south facing lawn but the north slope, trees and “mountain” behind my home combine perfectly for a long lived glacial oasis!

In fact, mid-December to mid-January, the mid-day sun barely rises above that “mountain”!

Fifth home since getting married in ‘85 and, until now, I’ve always cursed out the homeowner who had a shielded lawn, as invariably, my lawns were ALWAYS first to melt on the block 

NOT anymore…It’s made this very cold, but minimal snow winter, seem very acceptable‼️

2 hours ago, Birds~69 said:

Looks weenie calculated...

…LOLOL all related posts‼️

[snowwors2]

8 hours ago, KamuSnow said:

Hey Paul, what's your count on days where the high did not exceed 32°F for Jan and Feb so far? Just curious, similar to how we use days over 90 in the summer as a measure. I don't have the data for here, but there have been a bunch of sub 32 days. And since the lows don't generally get as cold these days, the high temps could be interesting to look at. Thanks, if you have the time!

Don’t know about Paul but here in eastern central bucks:

Since December 1st, I’ve had 24 days where the temp remained at/below 32°…

Quite a few of those stayed below 20°‼️

Also, had 43 days at or below 32° up at my coastal Maine cabin!