January 2025

[LibertyBell]

3 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

1981 with 0.49". January 2025 has 0.50".

Just barely edged it out.

[LibertyBell]

7 minutes ago, bluewave said:

While that has been the case, this is a very extreme example of it. 
 

Climatological Data for VAN BUREN 2, ME - January 2025
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Sum	545	193	-	-	1184	0	1.22	8.3	-
Average	22.7	8.0	15.4	7.5	-	-	-	-	5.0
Normal	19.3	-3.5	7.9	-	1371	0	2.27	19.1
2025-01-01	42	27	34.5	23.6	30	0	0.00	0.0	0
2025-01-02	39	30	34.5	23.9	30	0	0.31	0.5	0
2025-01-03	34	20	27.0	16.8	38	0	0.12	0.5	1
2025-01-04	20	11	15.5	5.6	49	0	0.09	0.8	2
2025-01-05	13	1	7.0	-2.6	58	0	T	T	2
2025-01-06	9	1	5.0	-4.3	60	0	0.00	0.0	2
2025-01-07	16	9	12.5	3.5	52	0	T	T	2
2025-01-08	25	15	20.0	11.2	45	0	0.05	1.7	4
2025-01-09	26	18	22.0	13.5	43	0	0.32	4.0	8
2025-01-10	33	25	29.0	20.8	36	0	0.00	0.0	8
2025-01-11	31	16	23.5	15.5	41	0	0.00	0.0	8
2025-01-12	25	18	21.5	13.8	43	0	0.00	0.0	8
2025-01-13	22	17	19.5	12.0	45	0	0.07	0.3	7
2025-01-14	21	10	15.5	8.2	49	0	0.07	0.5	7
2025-01-15	23	11	17.0	9.9	48	0	T	T	8
2025-01-16	18	13	15.5	8.6	49	0	T	T	7
2025-01-17	19	-2	8.5	1.8	56	0	0.00	0.0	7
2025-01-18	22	2	12.0	5.5	53	0	0.00	0.0	7
2025-01-19	37	16	26.5	20.1	38	0	0.19	0.0	6
2025-01-20	32	8	20.0	13.8	45	0	T	T	5
2025-01-21	9	-20	-5.5	-11.6	70	0	0.00	0.0	5
2025-01-22	8	-21	-6.5	-12.5	71	0	0.00	0.0	5
2025-01-23	9	-21	-6.0	-11.9	71	0	0.00	0.0	5
2025-01-24	12	-11	0.5	-5.3	64	0	T	T	6
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Climatological Data for Charleston Area, WV (ThreadEx) - January 2025
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Sum	760	393	-	-	976	0	2.18	17.9	-
Average	31.7	16.4	24.0	-10.9	-	-	-	-	3.5
Normal	43.7	26.1	34.9	-	722	0	2.53	8.0
2025-01-01	40	32	36.0	0.2	29	0	0.06	T	0
2025-01-02	40	27	33.5	-2.1	31	0	T	T	0
2025-01-03	35	26	30.5	-5.0	34	0	0.05	0.2	0
2025-01-04	31	20	25.5	-9.9	39	0	T	0.3	T
2025-01-05	28	17	22.5	-12.8	42	0	0.74	5.5	0
2025-01-06	31	24	27.5	-7.7	37	0	0.75	1.2	4
2025-01-07	25	20	22.5	-12.6	42	0	T	0.8	5
2025-01-08	25	20	22.5	-12.5	42	0	0.01	1.2	6
2025-01-09	20	12	16.0	-18.9	49	0	T	T	5
2025-01-10	24	7	15.5	-19.3	49	0	0.11	2.6	4
2025-01-11	30	24	27.0	-7.8	38	0	0.12	1.9	8
2025-01-12	37	12	24.5	-10.2	40	0	0.00	0.0	8
2025-01-13	40	24	32.0	-2.7	33	0	0.00	0.0	5
2025-01-14	32	12	22.0	-12.7	43	0	T	M	4
2025-01-15	26	7	16.5	-18.1	48	0	0.00	0.0	4
2025-01-16	41	12	26.5	-8.1	38	0	T	T	4
2025-01-17	46	27	36.5	1.9	28	0	0.00	0.0	3
2025-01-18	43	29	36.0	1.4	29	0	0.09	0.0	2
2025-01-19	36	20	28.0	-6.6	37	0	0.23	4.1	1
2025-01-20	20	1	10.5	-24.2	54	0	0.02	T	5
2025-01-21	20	1	10.5	-24.2	54	0	T	T	4
2025-01-22	24	-2	11.0	-23.7	54	0	T	0.1	4
2025-01-23	33	3	18.0	-16.8	47	0	0.00	0.0	4
2025-01-24	33	18	25.5	-9.4	39	0	T	M	M
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2025-01-26	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
2025-01-27	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
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2025-01-29	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
2025-01-30	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
2025-01-31	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M

 

 

The warming up north is pretty alarming, a place like Burlington, VT has warmed over 5 degrees, almost 6 degrees over the past few decades.

 

[the_other_guy]

51 minutes ago, bluewave said:

This is our first January with a -10 in West Virginia and a +7 in Northern Maine.

 

And we are quite literally riding the wave ^^

[SACRUS]

 

21 /6 off a low of 9.  Near or slightly above freezing today, then moderation Sunday - Wed with 40s and maybe even the first 50 degree temp since New Years eve/day.  Cold nearby and pushes through the close of the month 30/31.   Looking like a warmer and wetter open to next month with core of the cold north and west of the area - overall above normal once to Groundhogs day and through the first week.

 

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 59 (2024)
NYC: 60 (1967)
LGA: 57 (2024)
JFK: 55 (2024)


Lows:

EWR: -1 (1935)
NYC: 2 (1945)
LGA: 2 (1945)
JFK: 5 (1961)

 

Historical:

 

1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)

1837 - At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel)

 

1937: Las Vegas, Nevada dropped to 8 degrees above zero, setting a record low for the city.

 

1949: Las Vegas, Nevada, recorded 4.7 inches of snow. This brought the monthly snowfall total to 16.7 inches which still ranks as their snowiest month on record

1965 - Alta, UT, was in the midst of a storm that left the town buried under 105 inches of snow establishing a record for the state. (David Ludlum)

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - High winds created blizzard conditions in the mountains of Colorado. Winds gusted to 109 mph at Echo Lake, and a wind gust to 193 mph was reported atop Mount Evans. A "nor'easter" moving up the Atlantic Coast spread heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with as much as 16 inches reported in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Bitter cold air, coming down from Alaska, settled over the Northern Rockies. Wilson WY reported a morning low of 48 degrees below zero. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. One thunderstorm in north central Texas spawned a tornado which injured three persons at Troy. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Low pressure developed explosively over east central Missouri and moved into Lower Michigan producing high winds and heavy snow across parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 60 mph and up to a foot of snow created near blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Wind gusts in Indiana reached 76 mph at Wabash. Thunderstorms associated with the storm produced wind gusts to 54 mph at Fort Madison IA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2000 - Heavy snow fell from the Carolinas to New England, with up to 20 inches of snow and five deaths reported. (NCDC)

[SACRUS]

NYC:

 

Jan 25, 2000: 5.6 inches of snowfall (combo of mix / dry slotted kept totals down)  Other areas 6 - 12 inches, more north and the mid atlantic

 

https://www.weather.gov/media/rah/20000125.index.print.pdf

https://www.weather.gov/ilm/2000-Jan-25snow

[SACRUS]

On 1/24/2025 at 8:12 AM, SACRUS said:

 

Current cold period departures
 

Current cold period departures

1/20

EWR: 28 / 16 (-10)
NYC: 26 / 17 (-11)
LGA: 28 / 18 (-11)
JFK: 29 / 19 (-8)
 

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1/21:

EWR: 20 / 7 (-18)
NYC: 19 / 11 (-18)
LGA: 20 / 13 (-17)
JFK: 20 / 14 (-15)

 

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1/22

EWR: 22/ 8 (-17)
NYC: 20 / 10 (-18)
LGA: 21 / 13 (-17)
JFK: 23 / 13 (-14)

 

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1/23:

EWR: 29 / 13 (-11)
NYC: 28 / 17 (-10)
LGA: 30 / 18 (-10)
JFK: 30/ 16 (-9)

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1/24:

EWR: 34 / 15 (-7)
NYC: 33 / 23 (-5)
LGA: 34 / 25 (-4) 
JFK: 25 / 20 (-4)

 

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Looks like one more below normal day today before getting to normal and above starting tomorrrow through Wed

[SACRUS]

 

SE ridge - warmest staying into Florida / Southeast - warmer bu wetter up here

 

[bluewave]

14 minutes ago, the_other_guy said:

And we are quite literally riding the wave ^^

Yeah, these jet stream and 500mb patterns have been getting pretty wild lately. 

 

[LibertyBell]

45 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

NYC:

 

Jan 25, 2000: 5.6 inches of snowfall (combo of mix / dry slotted kept totals down)  Other areas 6 - 12 inches, more north and the mid atlantic

 

https://www.weather.gov/media/rah/20000125.index.print.pdf

https://www.weather.gov/ilm/2000-Jan-25snow

lol how do they get more snow both north AND south of us?

This forum would have gone absolutely crazy in that storm!

[LibertyBell]

49 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 59 (2024)
NYC: 60 (1967)
LGA: 57 (2024)
JFK: 55 (2024)


Lows:

EWR: -1 (1935)
NYC: 2 (1945)
LGA: 2 (1945)
JFK: 5 (1961)

 

Historical:

 

1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)

1837 - At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel)

 

1937: Las Vegas, Nevada dropped to 8 degrees above zero, setting a record low for the city.

 

1949: Las Vegas, Nevada, recorded 4.7 inches of snow. This brought the monthly snowfall total to 16.7 inches which still ranks as their snowiest month on record

1965 - Alta, UT, was in the midst of a storm that left the town buried under 105 inches of snow establishing a record for the state. (David Ludlum)

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - High winds created blizzard conditions in the mountains of Colorado. Winds gusted to 109 mph at Echo Lake, and a wind gust to 193 mph was reported atop Mount Evans. A "nor'easter" moving up the Atlantic Coast spread heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with as much as 16 inches reported in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Bitter cold air, coming down from Alaska, settled over the Northern Rockies. Wilson WY reported a morning low of 48 degrees below zero. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. One thunderstorm in north central Texas spawned a tornado which injured three persons at Troy. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Low pressure developed explosively over east central Missouri and moved into Lower Michigan producing high winds and heavy snow across parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 60 mph and up to a foot of snow created near blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Wind gusts in Indiana reached 76 mph at Wabash. Thunderstorms associated with the storm produced wind gusts to 54 mph at Fort Madison IA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2000 - Heavy snow fell from the Carolinas to New England, with up to 20 inches of snow and five deaths reported. (NCDC)

1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)

1837 - At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel)

 

So 1821 was the coldest winter since 1780 when NYC had its coldest month of all time in January and its coldest day at -16 !

 

and such a vivid description of northern lights from 1837, I wonder if it was visible down here?

[LibertyBell]

51 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 59 (2024)
NYC: 60 (1967)
LGA: 57 (2024)
JFK: 55 (2024)


Lows:

EWR: -1 (1935)
NYC: 2 (1945)
LGA: 2 (1945)
JFK: 5 (1961)

 

Historical:

 

1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)

1837 - At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel)

 

1937: Las Vegas, Nevada dropped to 8 degrees above zero, setting a record low for the city.

 

1949: Las Vegas, Nevada, recorded 4.7 inches of snow. This brought the monthly snowfall total to 16.7 inches which still ranks as their snowiest month on record

1965 - Alta, UT, was in the midst of a storm that left the town buried under 105 inches of snow establishing a record for the state. (David Ludlum)

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - High winds created blizzard conditions in the mountains of Colorado. Winds gusted to 109 mph at Echo Lake, and a wind gust to 193 mph was reported atop Mount Evans. A "nor'easter" moving up the Atlantic Coast spread heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with as much as 16 inches reported in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Bitter cold air, coming down from Alaska, settled over the Northern Rockies. Wilson WY reported a morning low of 48 degrees below zero. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. One thunderstorm in north central Texas spawned a tornado which injured three persons at Troy. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Low pressure developed explosively over east central Missouri and moved into Lower Michigan producing high winds and heavy snow across parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 60 mph and up to a foot of snow created near blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Wind gusts in Indiana reached 76 mph at Wabash. Thunderstorms associated with the storm produced wind gusts to 54 mph at Fort Madison IA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2000 - Heavy snow fell from the Carolinas to New England, with up to 20 inches of snow and five deaths reported. (NCDC)

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

I don't think we got any of these storms in 1987? We had an average winter with around 25 inches of snow but just south of us in Monmouth County they had 55 inches of snow!  Typical strong el nino pattern.

[LibertyBell]

12 hours ago, Monty said:

What I think we are seeing on this board are two groups of people- those who long for the glory days of KUs ten years ago and those who are just happy to be better than the morass of the last two winters. I'm much more in the latter camp. I'd be interested to see if there's an age or even political affiliation correlation to which camp you fall into. 

Honestly, I think people will be much happier when it's 50s and sunny or warmer.  They look at cold weather as a tease (and money pit for heating), and when it gets warmer, they'll stop thinking about snow altogether and move onto spring time thinking and getting ready for gardening, etc.  That's what I've seen from numerous posts.

 

[donsutherland1]

11 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

I don't think we got any of these storms in 1987? We had an average winter with around 25 inches of snow but just south of us in Monmouth County they had 55 inches of snow!  Typical strong el nino pattern.

NYC got 8.1" from the first and 3.5" from the second.

[LibertyBell]

Just now, donsutherland1 said:

NYC got 8.1" from the first and 3.5" from the second.

a pretty nice January for us!  That 8.1 must have occurred late on a Friday or weekend, as I don't remember any school closings....

[EastonSN+]

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

lol how do they get more snow both north AND south of us?

This forum would have gone absolutely crazy in that storm!

It was more north-south oriented. Raleigh recorded there are largest snowfall in history with 25 inches I believe. Kind of like a mini 1993 superstorm setup where west was better.

[LibertyBell]

Just now, EastonSN+ said:

It was more north-south oriented. Raleigh recorded there are largest snowfall in history with 25 inches I believe. Kind of like a mini 1993 superstorm setup where west was better.

DC must have done well too.  Reminds me of Vets Day 1987 which was also similar.

[EastonSN+]

1 minute ago, LibertyBell said:

DC must have done well too.  Reminds me of Vets Day 1987 which was also similar.

Correct if you go to Ray's winter storm archive it shows the radar echoes and surface maps. Miller A's can do this where it's north North East movement can cause rain or dry slot the further east you go especially Long Island and the eastern half of New England. Sometimes us if it's close enough to the coast.

[psv88]

9 this morning at home on the island. Warmer in Boston where I am for the weekend. They have a bit more snow than we do, maybe another 2 inches or so on the ground compared to Long Island 

[jm1220]

36 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

DC must have done well too.  Reminds me of Vets Day 1987 which was also similar.

They had 12". I remember it as a storm that trended way west at the last minute. 48 hours out it was supposed to clip Cape Cod. It occluded south of us so it brought in a huge dry slot and some warmer air. 

https://www.raymondcmartinjr.com/weather/2000/25-Jan-00.html

[jm1220]

33 minutes ago, psv88 said:

9 this morning at home on the island. Warmer in Boston where I am for the weekend. They have a bit more snow than we do, maybe another 2 inches or so on the ground compared to Long Island 

They had 5" in the last storm where we had 3-4".

[NorthShoreWx]

4 hours ago, BxEngine said:

Another single digit night with snow on the ground. Cant be an F here. At least comparatively speaking.

Midterm grades: F for snow, B for winter. IMBY, that is.

Low temp of 11⁰ here this am.  Snow depth 2"

[SACRUS]

 

Strong cold moderating

 

[NorthShoreWx]

2 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

a pretty nice January for us!  That 8.1 must have occurred late on a Friday or weekend, as I don't remember any school closings....

Your memory is failing you.  It occurred during a work day during a LIRR strike with no train service.  The traffic chaos on LI was epic.  There might not have been any school closings because the snow started around 9am.  The afternoon change to rain east of about Rt 135 did little to help.

[Allsnow]

 

[Stormlover74]

17 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Your memory is failing you.  It occurred during a work day during a LIRR strike with no train service.  The traffic chaos on LI was epic.  There might not have been any school closings because the snow started around 9am.  The afternoon change to rain east of about Rt 135 did little to help.

Yeah it was a Thursday daytime storm. Even though the snow was done by evening we had off Friday.  Had about a foot with a bit of sleet on top

[LibertyBell]

49 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Your memory is failing you.  It occurred during a work day during a LIRR strike with no train service.  The traffic chaos on LI was epic.  There might not have been any school closings because the snow started around 9am.  The afternoon change to rain east of about Rt 135 did little to help.

I really don't remember this at all.  I remember a storm that happened at night that caused a delayed opening the next day but not this.

I do remember the LIRR strike, that was awful, my dad took a bus to get to Far Rockaway and then the A train from there to get to work in Manhattan.

 

[LibertyBell]

50 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

 

6.75 days below freezing? That's an interesting number lol.

Weird how close they were to January 1977 type cold while we were nowhere near that cold.

[WIN]

4 hours ago, SACRUS said:

NYC:

 

Jan 25, 2000: 5.6 inches of snowfall (combo of mix / dry slotted kept totals down)  Other areas 6 - 12 inches, more north and the mid atlantic

 

https://www.weather.gov/media/rah/20000125.index.print.pdf

https://www.weather.gov/ilm/2000-Jan-25snow

I remember it. It took many by surprise as it wasn't well forecasted in advance. 12 inches by me.

[bluewave]

19 hours ago, Cfa said:

When I tell people that I’ve never experienced subzero temperatures they think I’m lying because “New York gets cold”.

February 5th through 20th in 1979 was the greatest 16 day stretch of cold and snow on record at ISP. 
 

Data for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1979-02-05	32	15	0.0	0
1979-02-06	25	13	0.0	0
1979-02-07	22	13	6.5	0
1979-02-08	30	17	0.3	7
1979-02-09	19	8	0.0	6
1979-02-10	15	-1	0.0	5
1979-02-11	11	-2	0.0	4
1979-02-12	15	-6	0.9	2
1979-02-13	12	5	T	3
1979-02-14	13	-1	0.0	3
1979-02-15	20	9	T	2
1979-02-16	18	8	0.2	1
1979-02-17	10	-0	0.0	1
1979-02-18	14	-2	0.0	1
1979-02-19	24	10	8.8	2
1979-02-20	32	8	0.0	10