OBS-Nows for the Tues AM 12/24 2 hour burst of snow near daybreak. There may be a little ice on extreme se edge of the subforum s of I78 and e LI.

[IrishRob17]

8 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Anyone have the totals throughout the area?

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=OKX&product=PNS&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

[psv88]

Down to 28 and I’ve got 1” of snow in the backyard. So this officially goes down as a white Christmas. 
 

next we need a fucking MECS. let’s go

[LibertyBell]

13 hours ago, RU848789 said:

I was talking more about deciduous trees - the dark wood absorbs a lot of UV radiation and the trees then become a heat source at ground level and help melt snow on the ground.  Of course on the north side of any tree that provide shade, melting will be less otg than when open to the sun.  The other thing that thick evergreen rows can do is catch most of the snow, so it doesn't accumulate much underneath and then that area melts first and spreads. 

One thing I think many don't get is that melting is not simply a "top down" process where the top (or bottom if the ground is warm - not an issue for this event), but is often more influenced by a "boundary" process, where the melting is driven by areas that first melt near warmer boundaries, like paved surfaces or tree trunks or grass under evergreens, and then that boundary just continues horizontally as new areas of grass become exposed to the sun.  

I noticed that this morning.  My back yard is mostly covered with snow but where there are plants or near the boundaries with trees you can see *dark spots*.  It's officially a white Christmas for Central Park and I consider it one here too since we have at least 80% snowcover (outside of concrete sidewalks asphalt roads and driveways, etc.)

 

[LibertyBell]

8 hours ago, psv88 said:

Down to 28 and I’ve got 1” of snow in the backyard. So this officially goes down as a white Christmas. 
 

next we need a fucking MECS. let’s go

yep, here too, don't care about roads, driveways and sidewalks, they are artificial anyway, everything else is at least 80% snowcovered

[Allsnow]

9 hours ago, psv88 said:

Down to 28 and I’ve got 1” of snow in the backyard. So this officially goes down as a white Christmas. 
 

next we need a fucking MECS. let’s go

 

9 hours ago, psv88 said:

Down to 28 and I’ve got 1” of snow in the backyard. So this officially goes down as a white Christmas. 
 

next we need a fucking MECS. let’s go

Congrats!!! We did it