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Finally got some rain at some point last night. Picked up 0.51” which brings MTD to 1.36”

I don’t want anything under 60 until after Columbus Day.

5/20: .55” 5/21: 1.09”

Was looking pretty straight forward for a nice little heatwave setting up next week… Now all I’m seeing are multiple days with backdoor cold-fronts bringing in cold air from Lake Huron.. sick.

For dinner?

Sitting at 1.45 for the event i guess if the models are right my area should have an outside shot at 3" that would put a decent dent in the deficit at least

Cold spot up there. Looks like only mid-30s around dendrite. The botanical garden is saved.

Breezy and 52. Keep the 30.

30F

Im not

.96” most of that was After midnight. .

if you are a beat cop you would disagree.

Central Park NYC is designated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as a Centennial Observing Station. Mandatory criteria for recognition include, among others, 1. The station was founded at least 100 years ago. 4.Any known observing station relocation or change in the measurement technique have not significantly affected the climatological time-series data. 8. The observed and measured data shall be subject to routine quality control procedures according to current WMO guidelines and practices. These include strict measurement and instrumentation guidelines. I submit that NYC is not in compliance with guidelines 4 and 8 and the WMO should either insist that something be done or remove the Centennial Observing Station designation. Of course, since the site was moved in 1996, the historical record has been irreparably damaged.

In 2025, NYC reported 14 days of 90 or above, pretty much bringing up the rear of the list of stations used for comparison on this site. While most of these locations are in NJ and less susceptible to marine influences, the other NYC stations showed LGA with 26 days and even JFK reported 15. ISP was not far behind. For a broader comparison, one need only look at New England. Bostn had 19 days, and BDR, the usual hot spot because of its topography, had 24. However, HVN, right on the south shore, reported 15 days and BDR, practically in Long Island Sound, reported 15 as well. This might have been the first time that BDR actually exceeded NYC. In the past, the comparisons were between NYC, LGA and EWR. In 2025, at least, they were NYC, JFK, ISP and BDR. We may soon need to be looking at Nantucket.

Just your typical Memorial Day weekend in New England..

Per RONI, JFM for 96-97 was 1.8 so I didn't count it

Scott would disagree...

No bro. That will be your place. Not mine.....

96-97 oughta be on that list too, right?

Weekend rain from Saturday through Monday. At least im working Sunday and Monday so no loss for me.

If this Niño is like the 2015-16 one then we could get tropical remnants from a hurricane that hit Mexico's pacific coast sometime in October.

Sting Have always wanted to see him. The man is 75 and still belts it out.

Given that we have a realistic shot of a 2.0+ °C El Niño this year, I decided to check how DCA has done snow-wise in those years. I used RONI, which goes back to 1950, and selected winters with ENSO >= 2.0 °C for DJF and JFM. 1972-73: 0.1" season total 1982-83: 27.6" season total, including 16.4" during the February 1983 blizzard 1991-92: 6.6" season total 2015-16: 22.2" season total, including 17.8" during January 2016 blizzard 50/50 odds, I'll take that

Last season was so crazy. I had my hotel and flight booked for SC after it looked like a strike was coming and then the models completely flipped lol. First window for activity may be around mid-June if the MJO goes favorable.

Not even enough here to get it wet under the trees.