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There's scrutinizing data and findings, then there's false-equivalency in the application of information - most that are exposed/have access, do not know what to really do with that information. We live in an era now where commoners with limited or no academic exposure to the course work has been drowned in a tsunamis of information. Without much academic actual intelligence in how to use it..? Information does not make wisdom. And it sure as shit does not make one righteous. Some percentage of those using the UHI argument are deniers that look unbearable ignoramuses whenever they attempt to ply the argument. Some percentage just heard the argument at sound byte it back at us. Neither of which realizes that CC is based upon a planetary integral that is predates the construction of these urban engineering meccas. While no one is disputing or has disputed that concrete and metal tends to augment temperature... That stuff is accounted for. There is no debate.

27.2F light snow grains, sleet. Precip has been going back and forth. Some heavier sleet showers 30 minutes ago. At the moment light snow but my vis to the south is over 8 miles so I'm right on the line it seems

And AK has been cold, but the really extreme departures have been radiational cooling. Fairbanks hasn’t been threatening low max records.

It’s not UHI

Yeah but since Alaska is cold it's okay if the west is shattering all time highs by 8-10 degrees for multiple days. Also UHI or something is the cause because that definitely affects daytime highs

1998 had 5 inches of snow i NYC (previous winter total was 0.5 inches and would have made 97/98 the least snowy season until this storm)

Another beautiful day ahead while I’m stuck inside. Enjoy all!

Records: Highs: EWR: 80 (1938) NYC: 78 (2012) LGA: 76 (2012) JFK: 68 (1979) Lows: EWR: 17 (1934) NYC: 12 (1885) LGA: 19 (1988) JFK: 19 (1988) Historical: 1888: Chicago's morning low dips to one degree below zero, the latest sub-zero Fahrenheit reading in the city's history. This record still stands today. 1893: The first tornado was recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on this date. It destroyed 14 buildings and injured four people as it passed through the center of town. There was minor damage to the Weather Bureau office, which was located at Grand and Robinson in south Oklahoma City. 1897: Arlington Academy in Arlington, GA was struck by an F2 tornado at 8:30am as students and two teachers watched from a window. The tornado was upon them before they realized the danger they were in. At least eight people at the school were killed. Rescuers worked for hours in a driving rain to free the injured. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1907: The maximum temperature for the date is 90 °F in Washington, DC. This is the earliest 90° reading in March for Washington, DC with a 50°F range in temperature as the minimum was 40 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1920 - A spectactular display of the Northern Lights was visible as far south as Bradenton FL, El Paso TX, and Fresno CA. At Detroit MI, the display was described so brilliant as to blot out all stars below first magnitude. (22nd-23rd) (The Weather Channel) 1936 - A great flood crested on rivers from Ohio to Maine. The flood claimed 107 lives and caused 270 million dollars property damage. (David Ludlum) 1954 - Six to ten inch rains caused the Chicago River to overflow its banks. (The Weather Channel) 1964: A big snow storm that started on this day ended on March 24. 29 inches of snow fell in Idyllwild, of which 22 inches fell on 3/24 alone (the greatest daily March snowfall on record), 26 inches fell at Lake Arrowhead, 23 inches at Palomar Mountain and 18 inches at Big Bear Lake. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1968: Dayton, OH picked up 11.3 inches of snow which stood as greatest 24-hour snowfall until the Blizzard of '78. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1987 - An intense storm produced heavy snow in the southern and central Rockies, and high winds from southern California to West Texas. Wolf Creek Pass CO received 24 inches of snow, and winds gusted to 69 mph at Ruidoso NM. Blizzard conditions were reported in eastern Colorado. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Rain and high winds battered the Northern Pacific Coast Region, with wind gusts to 78 mph at Ocean Shores WA. The high winds uprooted trees and down power lines. Ten cities in the northeastern U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. Eight cities in the central U.S. reported record highs. Southerly winds gusting to 60 mph helped push the mercury at Ottumwa IA to a record warm reading of 83 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Six cities in the Great Lakes Region, and three in southern Texas, reported new record low temperatures for the date, including Alpena MI with a reading of 9 above zero, and Brownsville TX with a reading of 38 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1990 - A surge of arctic air kept temperatures in the teens and 20s during the day in the north central U.S., and heavy snow fell over parts of Montana. Record warmth was reported in the western U.S.,and in Alaska. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 94 degrees, and the town of Barrow, located along the arctic coast of Alaska, reported a record high of 20 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1993: On this date through the 22nd, a band of convective snow developed over northern Iowa. Snow began falling during the predawn hours and was falling at a rate of two or more inches per hour over parts of northwest Iowa. The heaviest snow fell in a narrow band extending from Sioux Falls, SD southeast to near Storm Lake, IA where amounts of 8 inches or more were common. Sioux Falls, SD reported over a foot of snow. Other heavy amounts included 10.5 inches in Alton and 14 inches at Sheldon. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1997: Eight inches of snow fell at Danforth, ME with four inches at Grand Falls, ME. Louisiana residents near the flooded Mississippi River met with unwelcome visitors: snakes and alligators displaced by the river. New Orleans officials warned joggers and other visitors to the recreation area along Lake Ponchartrain to watch out for the slithering reptiles. The river, at its highest level since the 1927 flooding, sent residents to shelters and completely surrounded the state prison at Angola, where prisoners labored to shore up the last remaining levee with sandbags. Stargazers had their best nighttime view of the Hale-Bopp comet as it made its closest pass to the Earth on this date: 123 million miles away. The huge comet is four times larger than Halley's Comet with an icy core up to 25 miles in diameter. The last time Hale-Bopp was visible was over 4,000 years ago. 2.4 inches of snow on this day at Marquette, MI pushed its seasonal snowfall total to 253.4 inches, the city's snowiest season on record up to this time. This record was broken in the 2001-2002 season. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2012: Chicago-O’Hare • This was the 9th consecutive day the record high for the date was at least tied. • It was the 8th 80 degree day this March, extending the record for number of 80 degree days in March. (Ref. NWS)

48 / 41 - despite the clouds and a mostly cloudy day, itll be the warmest till next month with low 60s to low 70s in the area. Shower-storms and rain of about an inch area wide later this evening and into Monday morning as the front moves through. 48 hour chill down Mon - Tue below normal than moderating back to and slightly above back and forth with the next chillier day Saturday. Ridge looks to build into the east raising heights and temps as we move into next month. 3/22 : Warm / rain 1 inch overnight into monday 3/23-3/24 : Colder than normal 3/25 - 3/27: Near - above normal: 3/28 - 4/2 : Near normal overall 4/3 - Beyond: much warmer - above normal - ridge into east

Looks like guidance trying to flip to snow tomorrow morning. Then some inv trough stuff late tomorrow and tomorrow evening.

Trash night! Has anyone ever conducted a study to see if putting out the garbage cause severe weather? (The same way trailer parks attract tornados?)

Light rain here now 37/27

26.9F Light snow 1/4" Light snow started around 630am. It changed to light sleet for awhile. Then went back to light snow. Bigger flakes an hour ago. Then is basically stopped and I could see south for 25 miles while it was snowing in Plymouth. During the last 10 minutes light snow has resumed, vis about 1 miles but very small flakage.

It's hitting Flagstaff the hardest. Their previous highest temp ever recorded in March was 73. They are in the 80s for it looks like 4 days. No UHI cause for this SW warm up.

We look good for persistent AN next week as we move to April. MJO phase 1/8 tendency which we’ve had a lot of flips to AN bias in early spring. The EPS is already saying the same. That will feel really nice. A very nice early April for a change.

Just you wait until we see a tropical system near the Bay in late July that drops 24"+ snow on us for a cycle or two!!!

Hopefully bust number2 this weekend with the rains. Water still pouring out of the hillsides after all the snowmelt and recent heavy rains . The next week looks fairly dry other than a few showers

Yeah not really any basis for the way the last 4-5 months have gone out there. One of the bigger record breaks on record.

0z EPS is really warm the 1st week of April. Like 70s to near 80

Picking up again, but it’s still refrozen flakes with a sleet-like sound. Radar looks abysmal.

Not even a dusting here. Vast majority of people around here won’t know even a flake has fallen. Bust on the advisory…

I would get your cameras ready today, fellas,some of cells are probably going to be quite photogenic compare to what we're used in our area. Especially early in their evolution. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a rare lp supercell or two in cpa today. Spc update last night mentiond two rounds of storms. Round one will be a cellular and probably will remain so for quite some time today with a line of storms possible tonight. Both rounds have potential for large hail. If we can get enough breaks in the sun today, destabilization could generously increase our tornado risk . We also have a week cap in place to help get that gun loaded. All in all today really seems the have a wide spectrum of potential . My guess is, there's going to be one or two epically, nasty cells track through central pennsylvania this afternoon with several other potentially strong to severe storms into the early night time hours. Watch your left cell splits for the big hail today and stay safe. Today, definitely could be our biggest severe day yet in our general area.

Trying to stay safe

1.5” at home so far. Snowing hard. 3” on upper mountain snow cam.

Chase tour runs April 3-12!