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1 minute ago, winterwx21 said:

We have a close call with snow tomorrow and a potential storm for next Saturday. Plus a consistent cold pattern. Plenty to talk about. 

Southern posters of this forum may get an inch tomorrow. Other than that we have a day 7 threat which is pretty much a thread the needle. 
 

Nobody cares about it being 30 and windy. we aren’t talking single digit cold. We have nothing actually of note in the near future. 

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1 hour ago, jm1220 said:

I've asked a few times and no one can really answer-where has he been wrong? Is he more wrong than the weenie mets and others like BAMwx everyone likes to repost that call for blizzards and cold all the time? His style is irritating but he's right much more often than wrong. Maybe he missed the cold period for the first half of this month? Although it's not really cold-not true arctic origin, just below average for this time of year and cold enough for snow which we're of course missing out on and what most here care about. 

even the most professional mets are wrong at times to say has he ever been wrong before is very incredulous...

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6 minutes ago, NEG NAO said:

I care as well as quite a few others here- folllow the directions ! Next weekend is not set in stone yet not even sure if its thread worthy but is within the 5 -7 day range now

You aren’t a moderator. If someone wants to talk about a few past events during down time then let them. This is a an online weather board not the military.

I’ve said my peace. Carry on 

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Just now, psv88 said:

You aren’t a moderator. If someone wants to talk about a few past events during down time then let them. This is a an online weather board not the military.

I’ve said my peace. Carry on 

Yes it's all related. Talking about the pattern and past snowstorms are all on topic except in storm specific threads.

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11 minutes ago, NEG NAO said:

exactly Mount  Holly still has 1 - 3 inches for our area in Middlesex County NJ tomorrow and next weekend is still a big question mark - plenty to talk about

There’s a thread to talk about tomorrow’s storm. 

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2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

I had no issues yesterday but just tried to submit a ‘None’ report thru the app on my phone and got “Report Submission Failed. Sorry, unable to submit your report”

MPING is back. Delete app and reacquire. Certificates expired this morning per mPING 

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2 hours ago, jm1220 said:

If I'm not mistaken, @donsutherland1 and @bluewave I'm sure have defined stats, NYC doesn't want a +AO for major snow threats. The late Jan 2022 storm happened during a +AO which allowed it to escape just east enough to keep the heaviest snow over LI and eastern SNE. There seems to be a defined -AO range between -1 and -2.5 where NYC's major storms happen. Too low like we have now and the threat goes up for too suppressed like tomorrow's. But I'd think the timeframe where the pattern shifts is where we can finally make something happen here. 

AO+ greatly limits the risk of NYC January snowstorms. There are a few exceptions. AO values of -3 or below are typically too suppressive.

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So looks like we wait until the second half of January for a plowable snow. Hate wasting this time of year when we can get a long lasting snow pack and no sun angle issues. 
 

once March 1 hits I’m done with snow and ready for spring. So clock ticking 

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8 minutes ago, psv88 said:

So looks like we wait until the second half of January for a plowable snow. Hate wasting this time of year when we can get a long lasting snow pack and no sun angle issues. 
 

once March 1 hits I’m done with snow and ready for spring. So clock ticking 

The snowblower continues to collect dust faster than any snow outside! 

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2 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

Yeah but where? Green brook is very close by and got 18" in the March 2018 storm. Just a tiny bit of elevation was the difference between 5 and 20"

This was taken March 22nd 2018

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, EastonSN+ said:

I think it's worth mentioning that Central Park only had 4 one foot plus snow storms in March in recorded history. Getting a KU 1-ft Plus in March has never been common in Central Park, ever. 

 

March 2013 to 2019 was the exception rather than the rule in NYC. 
 

Monthly Total Snowfall for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Mean 8.4 8.4
2013 7.3 7.3
2014 0.1 0.1
2015 18.6 18.6
2016 0.9 0.9
2017 9.7 9.7
2018 11.6 11.6
2019 10.4 10.4


 

Monthly Total Snowfall for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Mean 0.1 0.1
2020 T T
2021 T T
2022 0.4 0.4
2023 0.1 0.1
2024 T T

 

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5 minutes ago, bluewave said:

March 2013 to 2019 was the exception rather than the rule in NYC. 
 

Monthly Total Snowfall for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Mean 8.4 8.4
2013 7.3 7.3
2014 0.1 0.1
2015 18.6 18.6
2016 0.9 0.9
2017 9.7 9.7
2018 11.6 11.6
2019 10.4 10.4


 

Monthly Total Snowfall for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Mean 0.1 0.1
2020 T T
2021 T T
2022 0.4 0.4
2023 0.1 0.1
2024 T T

 

March 2019 wasn’t too bad for the North Shore and northern NYC-had some marginal events that were rain on the south shore. Couldn’t make up for the disaster of the rest of that winter. I think half of the south shore’s snow that winter came in the freak Nov 2018 event. Everything else either suppressed or cutter/SWFE. 

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53 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

AO+ greatly limits the risk of NYC January snowstorms. There are a few exceptions. AO values of -3 or below are typically too suppressive.

 

32 minutes ago, bluewave said:

We are still getting the overpowering Niña-like Northern Stream of the Pacific Jet. So this has lead to cutters, huggers, and suppressed Southern stream storm tracks this winter. A strong -AO +PNA pattern works better for us with a weaker Northern Stream and stronger STJ. So whether we get a +PNA,-PNA, -AO, or +AO is mostly relevant for temperatures but not snowfall so far under this jet configuration. 

What pattern will work for snow now in NYC? Certainly, KC-dca isn’t complaining about the fast northern stream today. Respectfully, if we have flaws in all these h5 looks now then nyc-bos shouldn’t expect to see much snow in the coming winters 

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9 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

 

What pattern will work for snow now in NYC? Certainly, KC-dca isn’t complaining about the fast northern stream today. Respectfully, if we have flaws in all these h5 looks now then nyc-bos shouldn’t expect to see much snow in the coming winters 

The current 500 mb pattern is a good one for the Middle Atlantic region (Washington, DC). It is not consistent with patterns for significant snowfalls for NYC and northward. Patterns conducive to widespread big snows from DCA to BOS are much less uncommon. Overall, the pattern is producing a significant event, just not for the NYC/PHL area.

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5 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

The current 500 mb pattern is a good one for the Middle Atlantic region (Washington, DC). It is not consistent with patterns for significant snowfalls for NYC and northward. Patterns conducive to widespread big snows from DCA to BOS are much less uncommon. Overall, the pattern is producing a significant event, just not for the NYC/PHL area.

Understandable. 
 

but @bluewaveis saying its because of CC with the fast northern stream and pac. Which is different than saying this h5 look produces for the mid Atlantic historically. 
 

That’s why I asked the question. If cc is causing flaws in the ointment then we shouldn’t expect much snow in the coming years 

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1 minute ago, Allsnow said:

Understandable. 
 

but @bluewaveis saying its because of CC with the fast northern stream and pac. Which is different than saying this h5 look produces for the mid Atlantic historically. 
 

That’s why I asked the question. If cc is causing flaws in the ointment then we shouldn’t expect much snow in the coming years 

I think it's a complicated question that no one really has an answer to yet.  I think CC is causing positive feedback loops that lead to further warming and shit patterns for snow for us.  I still think we get big winters at times but gone is the truly cold winter.  

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11 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

The current 500 mb pattern is a good one for the Middle Atlantic region (Washington, DC). It is not consistent with patterns for significant snowfalls for NYC and northward. Patterns conducive to widespread big snows from DCA to BOS are much less uncommon. Overall, the pattern is producing a significant event, just not for the NYC/PHL area.

In addition to that, correct me if I'm wrong Don, but in la ninas you typically have smaller snow shields and more thread the needle events?  January 1996 was an obvious exception, but in most la ninas I remember the area that gets hit with heavy snow is usually small.

DCA to BOS heavy snowfalls typically occur in el ninos?

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27 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

March 2019 wasn’t too bad for the North Shore and northern NYC-had some marginal events that were rain on the south shore. Couldn’t make up for the disaster of the rest of that winter. I think half of the south shore’s snow that winter came in the freak Nov 2018 event. Everything else either suppressed or cutter/SWFE. 

It proved the old saying about winters usually sucking if you get a snowstorm in November lol

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