January 2025

[Brian5671]

7 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

I foresee a very dry and very hot summer....

If the dryness continues I'd agree.  

7 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Too deep into the trough 

 

Hopefully we score this weekend as it will be another week of cold/dry 

Knowing our luck it will rain.   LOL  

[gravitylover]

9 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

 

Knowing our luck it will rain.   LOL  

The "problem" with rain at the moment is it won't do our groundwater levels and soil moisture any good because the ground is frozen. All it will do is run off and sort of add to upper drainage basin levels, not much will even reach the reservoirs. Each small round of snow at least keeps the wildfire danger lower. 

[LibertyBell]

4 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

The "problem" with rain at the moment is it won't do our groundwater levels and soil moisture any good because the ground is frozen. All it will do is run off and sort of add to upper drainage basin levels, not much will even reach the reservoirs. Each small round of snow at least keeps the wildfire danger lower. 

This is why I take drought updates with a  huge grain of salt.

% of normal rainfall plus or minus doesn't mean anything this time of year.

plus our average rainfall has been artificially spiking anyway, normally we should get 40 inches of rain per year.

we need to get rid of all this excess greenery that burns up every time it doesn't rain for a week or two, we didn't have fires like this back in 2002 during our last drought.  We just have too much greenery that needs to be cut down to reduce fire risk.

[LibertyBell]

21 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

QPF from late November till now has been well below average. We are still solidly in drought conditions. And it is absolutely possible that next week ends up suppressed with fast flow again. Since November, there has been a total lack of West Atlantic storm traffic to jam the flow up and slow it down, everything just races off the coast with no mechanism to bring it up here. “Contentweatherguy” has been spot on with this all winter long

 

 

 

 

Late November? More like 0 or near 0 rainfall for all of October and the first half of November lol

[Bxstormwatcher360]

36/24f increasing clouds. Maybe with the frontal passage we get some flurries or a burst of snow?.

[bluewave]

13 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Late November? More like 0 or near 0 rainfall for all of October and the first half of November lol

We have been doing very well east of NYC since the fall dry pattern ended back in late November with 10.00”+ in many areas.

 

Data for November 20, 2024 through January 13, 2025
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

NY	MOUNT SINAI	COOP	11.42
CT	COLCHESTER 0.6 ENE	CoCoRaHS	11.30
NY	NESCONSET 1.4 SSW	CoCoRaHS	11.19
CT	EAST LYME 0.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	11.15
CT	SALEM 3.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	11.13
NY	ST. JAMES	COOP	10.79
NY	CENTERPORT	COOP	10.77
NY	CENTERPORT 1.1 SE	CoCoRaHS	10.73
CT	PAWCATUCK 1.8 SSE	CoCoRaHS	10.73
CT	EAST LYME 0.6 N	CoCoRaHS	10.73
NY	BAITING HOLLOW	COOP	10.71
CT	PAWCATUCK 0.8 SE	CoCoRaHS	10.67
CT	STONINGTON 1.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	10.66
CT	CHESTER CENTER 2.7 WNW	CoCoRaHS	10.63
CT	UNCASVILLE-OXOBOXO VALLEY 1.6 ENE	CoCoRaHS	10.63
NY	SELDEN 1.6 ESE	CoCoRaHS	10.48
CT	PUTNAM LAKE	COOP	10.42
NY	PORT JEFFERSON STATION 0.3 SSW	CoCoRaHS	10.41
CT	HIGGANUM 0.8 NE	CoCoRaHS	10.29
NY	CENTER MORICHES 0.5 N	CoCoRaHS	10.28
NY	MANORVILLE 1.8 SSE	CoCoRaHS	10.26
NY	ISLIP TERRACE 1.1 NNE	CoCoRaHS	10.23
CT	HIGGANUM 0.7 N	CoCoRaHS	10.22
CT	OAKDALE 2.6 WNW	CoCoRaHS	10.22
CT	MYSTIC 1.6 W	CoCoRaHS	10.22
CT	NEW CANAAN 1.9 ENE	CoCoRaHS	10.15
NY	ISLIP TERRACE 0.5 W	CoCoRaHS	10.14
CT	NORTHFORD 0.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	10.14
CT	NORWICH 5.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	10.13
NY	SETAUKET-EAST SETAUKET 2.1 WNW	CoCoRaHS	10.03
NY	UPTON COOP - NWSFO NEW YORK	COOP	10.03
NY	CENTEREACH 1.3 NE	CoCoRaHS	10.03
NY	FISHERS ISLAND 0.5 NE	CoCoRaHS	9.97
CT	MONROE 0.8 W	CoCoRaHS	9.96
NY	RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	9.88
CT	GUILFORD	COOP	9.88
NY	MALVERNE 0.5 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.87
CT	NORWICH 5.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.87
CT	JEWETT CITY 3.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.86
NY	REMSENBURG-SPEONK 0.9 NE	CoCoRaHS	9.85
NY	SEAFORD 0.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.79
CT	NORWICH 2.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.79
CT	STONINGTON 0.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.73
NY	ALBERTSON 0.2 SSE	CoCoRaHS	9.72
NY	RIDGE 1.5 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.72
CT	DANBURY	COOP	9.72
CT	MIDDLEFIELD 1.4 W	CoCoRaHS	9.71
CT	ESSEX VILLAGE 0.9 S	CoCoRaHS	9.70
NY	LITTLE NECK 0.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.69
CT	NEW LONDON 1.0 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.68
NY	BRIGHTWATERS 0.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.67
CT	MYSTIC 3.4 NW	CoCoRaHS	9.62
NY	RIVERHEAD 1.3 SSE	CoCoRaHS	9.60
NY	MANHASSET HILLS 0.2 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.55
NY	HOWARD BEACH 0.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.54
CT	MOODUS 0.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	9.54
CT	FAIRFIELD 1.5 NE	CoCoRaHS	9.51
CT	GRISWOLD 0.9 N	CoCoRaHS	9.49
CT	WATERFORD 1.1 E	CoCoRaHS	9.47
CT	GUILFORD CENTER 2.7 WSW	CoCoRaHS	9.43
NY	BAY SHORE 0.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.41
CT	KILLINGWORTH 2.6 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.39
NY	MONTAUK AIRPORT	WBAN	9.39
NY	ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	9.37
CT	NORWALK 2.9 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.35
CT	OLD LYME 1.7 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.27
CT	RIDGEFIELD 2.4 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.25
CT	STAMFORD 1.0 S	CoCoRaHS	9.25
CT	WALLINGFORD CENTER 1.9 WNW	CoCoRaHS	9.24
CT	WALLINGFORD CENTER 3.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.22
CT	MADISON CENTER 1.3 N	CoCoRaHS	9.21
CT	MYSTIC 0.9 W	CoCoRaHS	9.21
CT	STRATFORD 0.2 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.18
CT	NEW CANAAN 3.8 N	CoCoRaHS	9.16
CT	NEWTOWN 4.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.16
CT	COLCHESTER 5.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.15
CT	BETHEL 3.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.09
NY	JAMESPORT 0.6 SSW	CoCoRaHS	9.07
CT	NIANTIC 1.1 SW	CoCoRaHS	9.07
NJ	HARRISON	COOP	9.02
NY	SAYVILLE 1.0 SSE	CoCoRaHS	9.01
CT	OLD LYME 3.4 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.01

[LibertyBell]

22 minutes ago, bluewave said:

We have been doing very well east of NYC since the fall dry pattern ended back in late November with 10.00”+ in many areas.

 

Data for November 20, 2024 through January 13, 2025
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

NY	MOUNT SINAI	COOP	11.42
CT	COLCHESTER 0.6 ENE	CoCoRaHS	11.30
NY	NESCONSET 1.4 SSW	CoCoRaHS	11.19
CT	EAST LYME 0.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	11.15
CT	SALEM 3.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	11.13
NY	ST. JAMES	COOP	10.79
NY	CENTERPORT	COOP	10.77
NY	CENTERPORT 1.1 SE	CoCoRaHS	10.73
CT	PAWCATUCK 1.8 SSE	CoCoRaHS	10.73
CT	EAST LYME 0.6 N	CoCoRaHS	10.73
NY	BAITING HOLLOW	COOP	10.71
CT	PAWCATUCK 0.8 SE	CoCoRaHS	10.67
CT	STONINGTON 1.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	10.66
CT	CHESTER CENTER 2.7 WNW	CoCoRaHS	10.63
CT	UNCASVILLE-OXOBOXO VALLEY 1.6 ENE	CoCoRaHS	10.63
NY	SELDEN 1.6 ESE	CoCoRaHS	10.48
CT	PUTNAM LAKE	COOP	10.42
NY	PORT JEFFERSON STATION 0.3 SSW	CoCoRaHS	10.41
CT	HIGGANUM 0.8 NE	CoCoRaHS	10.29
NY	CENTER MORICHES 0.5 N	CoCoRaHS	10.28
NY	MANORVILLE 1.8 SSE	CoCoRaHS	10.26
NY	ISLIP TERRACE 1.1 NNE	CoCoRaHS	10.23
CT	HIGGANUM 0.7 N	CoCoRaHS	10.22
CT	OAKDALE 2.6 WNW	CoCoRaHS	10.22
CT	MYSTIC 1.6 W	CoCoRaHS	10.22
CT	NEW CANAAN 1.9 ENE	CoCoRaHS	10.15
NY	ISLIP TERRACE 0.5 W	CoCoRaHS	10.14
CT	NORTHFORD 0.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	10.14
CT	NORWICH 5.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	10.13
NY	SETAUKET-EAST SETAUKET 2.1 WNW	CoCoRaHS	10.03
NY	UPTON COOP - NWSFO NEW YORK	COOP	10.03
NY	CENTEREACH 1.3 NE	CoCoRaHS	10.03
NY	FISHERS ISLAND 0.5 NE	CoCoRaHS	9.97
CT	MONROE 0.8 W	CoCoRaHS	9.96
NY	RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	9.88
CT	GUILFORD	COOP	9.88
NY	MALVERNE 0.5 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.87
CT	NORWICH 5.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.87
CT	JEWETT CITY 3.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.86
NY	REMSENBURG-SPEONK 0.9 NE	CoCoRaHS	9.85
NY	SEAFORD 0.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.79
CT	NORWICH 2.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.79
CT	STONINGTON 0.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.73
NY	ALBERTSON 0.2 SSE	CoCoRaHS	9.72
NY	RIDGE 1.5 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.72
CT	DANBURY	COOP	9.72
CT	MIDDLEFIELD 1.4 W	CoCoRaHS	9.71
CT	ESSEX VILLAGE 0.9 S	CoCoRaHS	9.70
NY	LITTLE NECK 0.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.69
CT	NEW LONDON 1.0 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.68
NY	BRIGHTWATERS 0.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.67
CT	MYSTIC 3.4 NW	CoCoRaHS	9.62
NY	RIVERHEAD 1.3 SSE	CoCoRaHS	9.60
NY	MANHASSET HILLS 0.2 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.55
NY	HOWARD BEACH 0.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.54
CT	MOODUS 0.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	9.54
CT	FAIRFIELD 1.5 NE	CoCoRaHS	9.51
CT	GRISWOLD 0.9 N	CoCoRaHS	9.49
CT	WATERFORD 1.1 E	CoCoRaHS	9.47
CT	GUILFORD CENTER 2.7 WSW	CoCoRaHS	9.43
NY	BAY SHORE 0.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.41
CT	KILLINGWORTH 2.6 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.39
NY	MONTAUK AIRPORT	WBAN	9.39
NY	ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	9.37
CT	NORWALK 2.9 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.35
CT	OLD LYME 1.7 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.27
CT	RIDGEFIELD 2.4 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.25
CT	STAMFORD 1.0 S	CoCoRaHS	9.25
CT	WALLINGFORD CENTER 1.9 WNW	CoCoRaHS	9.24
CT	WALLINGFORD CENTER 3.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	9.22
CT	MADISON CENTER 1.3 N	CoCoRaHS	9.21
CT	MYSTIC 0.9 W	CoCoRaHS	9.21
CT	STRATFORD 0.2 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.18
CT	NEW CANAAN 3.8 N	CoCoRaHS	9.16
CT	NEWTOWN 4.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	9.16
CT	COLCHESTER 5.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.15
CT	BETHEL 3.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	9.09
NY	JAMESPORT 0.6 SSW	CoCoRaHS	9.07
CT	NIANTIC 1.1 SW	CoCoRaHS	9.07
NJ	HARRISON	COOP	9.02
NY	SAYVILLE 1.0 SSE	CoCoRaHS	9.01
CT	OLD LYME 3.4 ESE	CoCoRaHS	9.01

But it's gone back to dry now in the winter.  In a way it's good, those high rainfall totals belong on the gulf coast not up here.

 

[LibertyBell]

26 minutes ago, Bxstormwatcher360 said:

36/24f increasing clouds. Maybe with the frontal passage we get some flurries or a burst of snow?.

Yeah today was a major bust, no where near as warm or nice as yesterday.  It was supposed to be sunny all day today just like yesterday.

[bluewave]

12 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

But it's gone back to dry now in the winter.  In a way it's good, those high rainfall totals belong on the gulf coast not up here.

 

This January drier period looks more transient compared to the extended dry period from late August into late November. 

[anthonymm]

Looks we're locked in for a solidly below normal snowfall winter yet again. Cannot get the southern stream to cooperate and track a low up the coast. The arctic air is gonna completely shut down any chance of precip.

[Picard]

All of NJ is still covered in D1-D3 drought conditions.  These piddling little snows have done little, so any more extensive precipitation is welcome.
Hopefully we can get into a wetter period, as heading towards spring this dry makes me a little queasy.

[Big Jims Videos]

the snowcover is helping because as it melts it's not running off it's getting into the ground as limited as it is especially over the NJ Pinelands. A dry pattern in February would not be good though. 

[gravitylover]

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

This is why I take drought updates with a  huge grain of salt.

% of normal rainfall plus or minus doesn't mean anything this time of year.

plus our average rainfall has been artificially spiking anyway, normally we should get 40 inches of rain per year.

we need to get rid of all this excess greenery that burns up every time it doesn't rain for a week or two, we didn't have fires like this back in 2002 during our last drought.  We just have too much greenery that needs to be cut down to reduce fire risk.

Rakes and vacuums dude

[Volcanic Winter]

I'm still holding some paltry snow piles (off only 1.5-2 inches of high ratio fluff), so far definitely reminded of the 2013-2015 winters, where even here I had snowpack for weeks on end (was just talking to my wife about how we had an absolute glacier on our front porch for weeks). If we just had some more snow, this would've been great winter to retain it. At least relative to other recent winters where even good snow is here today, gone tomorrow as we hit 50-60 inevitably two or three days later.

[LibertyBell]

11 minutes ago, Volcanic Winter said:

I'm still holding some paltry snow piles (off only 1.5-2 inches of high ratio fluff), so far definitely reminded of the 2013-2015 winters, where even here I had snowpack for weeks on end (was just talking to my wife about how we had an absolute glacier on our front porch for weeks). If we just had some more snow, this would've been great winter to retain it. At least relative to other recent winters where even good snow is here today, gone tomorrow as we hit 50-60 inevitably two or three days later.

do you remember 2008-09? this is a somewhat lesser version of that winter

 

2010-11 was our best snowpack winter

[LibertyBell]

44 minutes ago, Picard said:

All of NJ is still covered in D1-D3 drought conditions.  These piddling little snows have done little, so any more extensive precipitation is welcome.
Hopefully we can get into a wetter period, as heading towards spring this dry makes me a little queasy.

last two springs have been dry too.

[bluewave]

57 minutes ago, Volcanic Winter said:

I'm still holding some paltry snow piles (off only 1.5-2 inches of high ratio fluff), so far definitely reminded of the 2013-2015 winters, where even here I had snowpack for weeks on end (was just talking to my wife about how we had an absolute glacier on our front porch for weeks). If we just had some more snow, this would've been great winter to retain it. At least relative to other recent winters where even good snow is here today, gone tomorrow as we hit 50-60 inevitably two or three days later.

Yeah, 50 days with over 1” OTG was a much different pattern compared to recent years.

 

Time Series Summary for New Brunswick Area, NJ (ThreadEx)
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending days with 1” or more OTG

2025-04-30	9
2024-04-30	16
2023-04-30	0
2022-04-30	12
2021-04-30	37
2020-04-30	4
2019-04-30	11
2018-04-30	28
2017-04-30	18
2016-04-30	18
2015-04-30	53
2014-04-30	62
2013-04-30	13
2012-04-30	6
2011-04-30	57

[SACRUS]

 

temps likely to underperform with the increased cloud cover

 

39 now 

[LibertyBell]

29 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, 50 days with over 1” OTG was like a different universe compared to recent years.

 

Time Series Summary for New Brunswick Area, NJ (ThreadEx)
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending days with 1” or more OTG

2025-04-30	9
2024-04-30	16
2023-04-30	0
2022-04-30	12
2021-04-30	37
2020-04-30	4
2019-04-30	11
2018-04-30	28
2017-04-30	18
2016-04-30	18
2015-04-30	53
2014-04-30	62
2013-04-30	13
2012-04-30	6
2011-04-30	57

wild how did 2013-14 have more snow on the ground than either 2014-15 or 2010-11 that seems impossible

all I remember about 2013-14 is a ton of snow to rain events and also warm ups that melted the snow very quickly.  We must have had a different winter on the south shore.  2014-15 and 2010-11 were both much much better than 2013-14 here.

 

Also how many such days did 1995-96, 2002-03 and 2009-10 have, Chris?

 

[LibertyBell]

25 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

temps likely to underperform with the increased cloud cover

 

39 now 

yes it was supposed to be completely clear here today

[Volcanic Winter]

30 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

temps likely to underperform with the increased cloud cover

 

39 now 

Yup, 39 here as well with overcast. Was forecasted to be into the low 40’s. We’ll see the next few hours but the temperature rise hit a wall around 10:30. 

[bluewave]

18 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

wild how did 2013-14 have more snow on the ground than either 2014-15 or 2010-11 that seems impossible

all I remember about 2013-14 is a ton of snow to rain events and also warm ups that melted the snow very quickly.  We must have had a different winter on the south shore.  2014-15 and 2010-11 were both much much better than 2013-14 here.

 

Also how many such days did 1995-96, 2002-03 and 2009-10 have, Chris?

 

13-14 was a more impressive winter to our west for days with 1” OTG.
 

Time Series Summary for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY - Oct through Sep
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending days with 1” OTG

1	1995-1996	62	0
2	2004-2005	55	0
3	1977-1978	53	1
4	2014-2015	48	0
5	1993-1994	46	3
6	2010-2011	45	0
7	2013-2014	39	0
-	2000-2001	39	23
8	1964-1965	37	1
9	1976-1977	36	0
10	1963-1964	35	7
11	1969-1970	34	2
12	2009-2010	32	0
13	2020-2021	30	0
-	2017-2018	30	0
14	2008-2009	29	0
-	2003-2004	29	7
15	2012-2013	27	0

 

Time Series Summary for New Brunswick Area, NJ (ThreadEx) - Oct through Sep
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending with 1” OTG

1	1995-1996	68	0
2	1977-1978	66	0
3	1993-1994	64	0
4	2013-2014	62	0
5	1947-1948	60	3
6	2010-2011	57	5
-	1935-1936	57	0
7	1960-1961	55	0
-	1917-1918	55	6
8	2014-2015	53	8
-	1919-1920	53	4
9	1976-1977	51	0
10	1933-1934	50	0
11	1969-1970	47	0
-	1944-1945	47	0
12	2002-2003	46	23
13	2000-2001	45	0
14	1986-1987	44	0
-	1922-1923	44	6

[LibertyBell]

27 minutes ago, bluewave said:

13-14 was a more impressive winter to our west for days with 1” OTG.
 

Time Series Summary for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY - Oct through Sep
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending days with 1” OTG

1	1995-1996	62	0
2	2004-2005	55	0
3	1977-1978	53	1
4	2014-2015	48	0
5	1993-1994	46	3
6	2010-2011	45	0
7	2013-2014	39	0
-	2000-2001	39	23
8	1964-1965	37	1
9	1976-1977	36	0
10	1963-1964	35	7
11	1969-1970	34	2
12	2009-2010	32	0
13	2020-2021	30	0
-	2017-2018	30	0
14	2008-2009	29	0
-	2003-2004	29	7
15	2012-2013	27	0

 

Time Series Summary for New Brunswick Area, NJ (ThreadEx) - Oct through Sep
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending with 1” OTG

1	1995-1996	68	0
2	1977-1978	66	0
3	1993-1994	64	0
4	2013-2014	62	0
5	1947-1948	60	3
6	2010-2011	57	5
-	1935-1936	57	0
7	1960-1961	55	0
-	1917-1918	55	6
8	2014-2015	53	8
-	1919-1920	53	4
9	1976-1977	51	0
10	1933-1934	50	0
11	1969-1970	47	0
-	1944-1945	47	0
12	2002-2003	46	23
13	2000-2001	45	0
14	1986-1987	44	0
-	1922-1923	44	6

Thanks Chris, do you have a similar list for JFK? Wild how high up 1976-77 is on this list and we only had about 25" of snow that winter?

[Brian5671]

41 here with a few peeks of sun.   Patchy snowcover in north facing areas but yesterday and today most of it melted

[Eduardo]

51 minutes ago, bluewave said:

13-14 was a more impressive winter to our west for days with 1” OTG.
 

Time Series Summary for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY - Oct through Sep
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending days with 1” OTG

1	1995-1996	62	0
2	2004-2005	55	0
3	1977-1978	53	1
4	2014-2015	48	0
5	1993-1994	46	3
6	2010-2011	45	0
7	2013-2014	39	0
-	2000-2001	39	23
8	1964-1965	37	1
9	1976-1977	36	0
10	1963-1964	35	7
11	1969-1970	34	2
12	2009-2010	32	0
13	2020-2021	30	0
-	2017-2018	30	0
14	2008-2009	29	0
-	2003-2004	29	7
15	2012-2013	27	0

 

Time Series Summary for New Brunswick Area, NJ (ThreadEx) - Oct through Sep
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending with 1” OTG

1	1995-1996	68	0
2	1977-1978	66	0
3	1993-1994	64	0
4	2013-2014	62	0
5	1947-1948	60	3
6	2010-2011	57	5
-	1935-1936	57	0
7	1960-1961	55	0
-	1917-1918	55	6
8	2014-2015	53	8
-	1919-1920	53	4
9	1976-1977	51	0
10	1933-1934	50	0
11	1969-1970	47	0
-	1944-1945	47	0
12	2002-2003	46	23
13	2000-2001	45	0
14	1986-1987	44	0
-	1922-1923	44	6

Puts in perspective how, for us retention snobs, having 13-14 and 14-15 back to back was something of a dream come true.  Sign me up for that anytime!

BTW, I too was living on the south shore at the time and recall that, even when snow depth fell under 1”, there still were plenty of cement-like patches and piles dotting the landscape.  I don’t think the ground was completely bare for most of January and February.

[LibertyBell]

The sun is finally trying to poke through the clouds, but it's a very dim effort indeed......

too little too late =\

 

 

[nycwinter]

lovely day for this time of year did not even have to wear a face mask for the cold..

[SACRUS]

Now to 41 with window of clearin into n half

 

[LibertyBell]

6 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

Now to 41 with window of clearin into n half

 

Yes the sun is trying to come out more forcefully now.

[Dark Star]

7 hours ago, bluewave said:

Those winds were crossing the warmer Great Lakes. Plus Canada still hasn’t cooled off yet from all the record warmth in recent years. This has lead to the delayed freeze-up on Hudson Bay. It looks like Canada is finally forecast to start getting colder next weekend. 
 

Looks like I have to go back to school.  I could have sworn one of the basic principles is that it is warmer in the day and colder at night?  The sun provides light and heating.  Without the sun, the warmth collected during the day radiates upwards into space (at night).  Sometimes this isn't so, depending upon timing of fronts, clouds, inversions, etc.  And wind.  Wind retards radiational cooling at night.  Now if you live on the ocean, I could see the heat from the water moderating temperatures a bit at night.  However, I usually see Bayville NJ colder many nights than Garwood NJ.  Bayville is right on the water and about 50 miles south, Garwood is inland about 10 miles.  If the Great Lakes are tempering our night time temperatures all the way down to the NYC burbs, it should equally temper the day time temperatures?  I realize eastern Canada has not yet seen true arctic air, but it doesn't matter if it is land or lake temperatures.  A large lake can affect nearby areas at night, but not all the way down here.  It is the air temperatures in general.  We have not had much chance at radiational cooling at night, predominantly because of the strong sustained winds.