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Called in my spotter report and GYX said thanks for the call, We will be hearing from you again.........lol

Wow on brunswick…just a 10 minute drive from here.

That confidence isn’t budging much. This is different when models tick north because there is nothing really to stop it. Of course it moves out for the next Rainer.

I still have snow on the ground in my portion of the immediate metro. Weird.

Indeed, which is something I’ve posted about before. I added this right after you read my post: But a stronger than avg SPV would by no means automatically be a death sentence to a cold E US. Example: Jan of 2025 had a near record strong SPV at times. In addition to Jan of 2025, these strong SPV Jan periods were also cold and/or snowy in at least much of the E US: -2022 -Jan 1-8 of 2018, which had very cold and a very rare SE coastal snow -2016: cold around the period of the huge NE snowstorm -2014 -2nd half of 2011: big snows/cold NE -1st half of 2010 -Jan 1-17 of 2009 -2nd half of 2005 -2nd half of 2000 -1st half of 1996 -1984 -Jan 1-18 of 1981 -Jan 9-20 of 1979

You’re probably correct, however if moves are steady over the next couple days, that too would work. It’s certainly not even remotely impossible. Modeling blows…this could easily come back into play for the region. You’ll be watching/we’ll be watching.

I thought you were saving this commentary for Christmas dinner .

8.5”

One of those swirling bands is tickling us with some nice snowfall again this morning. Nice change of pace from the past few years and about as festive as you can get!

2015 high temps in the 70s 10 years ago and 15 years ago models started to show signs of a blizzard on the 26th.

But it’s windy today. Winds to 37 mph. Efit nm into the mid 40s this is awesome yay wind you rock

Very cool when one of our frequent and best posters gets a max

NHZ to LEW crushed

Only need a 50 mile S shift or so to be in the good/better stuff. Or we could get completely shafted. Still time...

For the college football watchers, the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium between Penn State and Clemson is at noon Saturday. If the storm works out as hoped, that'll be a fun game to watch, even if the snow is winding down by then.

OT but we spent a weekend in that general area at Sebasco Harbor last summer.. Beautiful area. Loved Popham Beach.

We need big moves here which will not happen. WoR does not.

Most normies I talk to whenever I talk snow seem to understand Manhattan is a different beast when it comes to snowfall. I think there’s plenty of value in measuring at Central Park within the urban environment. Just wish the people doing it had some sense of urgency when it comes to accuracy.

Yes, for sure. But This is close enough in now…being two days away or so.

Ended the storm with plenty of areas around here ending up with 6-8”. Second big overperformer storm of the past two winters, and I push past 20” for the season. Onto Friday.

Different storms and this time it will be colder.

I just checked the cocorahs map and it looks like there was a mini local max zone through here. It’s still a hair over 6”on a level out there despite some settling. I guess the banding lined up just right. And yes, I hope everyone either had a happy Hanukkah or has a Merry Christmas.

Members 14.1k Location:NYC-NJ Posted December 24, 2024 Records: Highs: EWR: 71 (2015) NYC: 72 (2015) LGA: 72 (2015) JFK: 69 (2015) Lows: EWR: 3 (1983) NYC: 6 (1983) LGA: 4 (1983) JFK: 5 (1983) Historical: 1851: The Library of Congress caught fire. About 35,000 of the Library’s 55,000 volumes were destroyed. 1796: A famous cold day was felt at Cairo, IL where the temperature fell to -8 and in Kentucky where the mercury fell to -13. The Ohio and Mississippi Rivers were frozen. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1836: An intense cold wave drove the temperature down nearly 40 degrees in 10 hours at Fort Snelling, MN to -28 °F by Christmas morning, one degree shy of 1822's record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1868: A severe freeze occurred at Jacksonville, FL when the temperature dropped to 20 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1872 - Extreme cold gripped the Upper Midwest on Christmas Eve. Downtown Chicago reported an all-time record low of 23 degrees below zero, which stood until January 1982, and Minneapolis MN reached 38 below. The afternoon high at Minneapolis was 17 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum) 1879: It was a frigid Christmas Eve at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada as the temperature fell to -54 °F. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1924: In Fairfield, Montana, the temperature once dropped 84 degrees in just 12 hours, from 63 °F at noon on December 24, 1924 to -21 °F by midnight that same day, the record for a 12 hour temperature change. (Extreme Weather p. 68, by Christopher C. Burt) 1955: It felt anything like the eve of Christmas and within the first few days of winter as much of the southern Plains, deep south to the Tennessee Valley reported record highs. Records for the month of December included: Waco, TX: 91 °F, Abilene, TX: 89 °F, Dallas (Love Field), TX: 89 °F (broke previous daily record by 13 degrees), Dodge City, KS: 86 °F (broke previous daily record by 20 degrees), Oklahoma City, OK: 86 °F (broke previous daily record by 17 degrees), Wichita, KS: 83 °F (broke previous record by 20 degrees). (Ref. Wilson Wx. Additional Temperatures Given) 1961: (24th-25th) 20 inches of snow fell on most of MA, giving the greatest Christmas snow depths in many years. Hundreds of cars abandoned on drifted roads from W Boston suburbs to Worcester. 100 people in snowbound cars in Holden area rescued by State Police. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA) 1963: At 0326 CDT on December 24th, 1963, a new all-time low for Memphis occurred with a reading of -13°F. The record still stands today. 1968: The crew of Apollo 8 took this photo, later dubbed “Earthrise,” on December 24th, 1968. During a broadcast that night, pilot Jim Lovell said: “The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring, and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth.” 1970: On December 22nd through December 24th 12.7 inches of snow fell over the Boston, Massachusetts area. (Ref. NOAA Boston Weather Events) 1982: The "Blizzard of '82" blasted eastern Colorado with 18 to 34 inches of snow. Akron was buried under 28 inches of snow. Denver recorded 23.6 inches of snow in 24 hours to set a new all-time 24 hour snowfall record. Winds gusting to 60 mph whipped the snow into 4 to 8 foot drifts. All highways leading out of Denver were closed and Stapleton International Airport was closed for 33 consecutive hours as visibilities fell to a quarter of a mile or less for 17 consecutive hours. Laramie, WY picked up 18.2 inches of snow. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History ) 1983 - The barometric pressure reached 31.42 inches at Miles City, MT, to establish a record for the U.S. It was the coldest Christmas Eve of modern record. More than 125 cities reported record low temperatures for the date, and all-time record lows for December were reported at seventeen cities, including Chicago with a low of 25 degrees below zero, and Havre MT with a reading of 50 below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1987 - A four day seige of heavy rain began in the south central U.S. Flooding claimed four lives and caused millions of dollars property damage. Western Tennessee was drenched with up to fourteen inches of rain in two days. Total rainfall exceeded twelve inches around Memphis TN, and the heavy rain and subsequent flooding added insult to injury to victims of the West Memphis tornado on the 14th of the month. Little Rock AR experienced their wettest December day of record with 5.01 inches of rain. West Little Rock reported 10.20 inches of rain in 24 hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Early morning thunderstorms developing along a cold front spawned a powerful tornado at Franklin, TN, which killed one person, injured seven others, and caused eight million dollars damage. Another in a series of winter storms in the western U.S. produced 20 inches of snow at Blue Canyon CA in 24 hours. Bishop CA received 14 inches of snow in just six hours, and Redding CA, which averages three inches of snow per year, was blanketed with ten inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Fifty-seven cities in the south central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Elkins, WV, with a reading of 22 degrees below zero. Key West FL equalled their record for December with a morning low of 44 degrees. The high of just 45 degrees at Miami FL was an all-time record for that location. It smashed their previous record for the date by twenty degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1996" The temperature at Central Park in New York City soared to 63 degrees, tying the record high at the time (2015 surpassed) temperature for the date. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 2001: Buffalo, NY had gone through the entire month of November without any snow, the very first time in history that had occurred. But the city would make up for it on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as 25.2 inches of snow fell in just 24 hours, the 3rd highest 24 hour snowfall for the city. The new record would fall just two days later when 29.6 inches of snow fell between 7 PM on the 26th and 7 PM on the 27th. 82.3 inches of snow fell during a 5-day period, almost as much as the city normally receives in an entire winter season. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History ) 2004: An extremely rare snowstorm impacts southeastern Texas on this day. Corpus Christi International Airport officially measured 4.4 inches from this event. This was their second white Christmas ever recorded in Corpus Christi. The other white Christmas occurred in 1918 when 0.1 inches was reported.

Unless there is strong coupling between the stratosphere & troposphere it really does not matter.

Pretty awesome. A good late upgrade for 3 to 6 and an advisory by the NWS. Haven’t measured but based on what fell after I measured 2.75 I think we’re probably 4 1/2 or 5 inches.