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Maybe some strong storms Tuesday if timing works out

The early part of the NYC snowfall record was much higher than it is now, plus you also have to include compaction since snowfall was measured near the end of the storm. If snowfall was measured like it is now, those earlier decades likely averaged over 40 inches of snow instead of the 32-36 inches using the old method.

the 1980s snowfall drought really commenced after the 1982-83 winter, I'd say it lasted from 1983-84 through 1992-93 if you want to cover a 10 year period. What was the JFK average for those 10 years, Chris?

Despite the very snowy period we also had a highly abnormal amount of under 10 inch winters embedded within the last 30 years as well. Those duds have been much more likely to occur since the Super El Nino compared to the 100+ years of snow records before. So while we averaged higher overall, the annual snowfall has been much more volatile in general, going from feast to famine.

Problem is that since SE Canada hasn't been cold, you have had to get up to about Manchester, NH to benefit much from those...this is why I haven't sniffed normal seasonal snowfall since 2017-2018. Last year SE Canada was colder, but it was so dry that it didn't matter. I think we can at least get the SWFE gradient back closer to I 90 again this year.

it reminds me of just before the rain/snow line breaches the area you often get your heaviest snow.

I don't see that in the record

You'd think we'd have a summer like 1966 with all this dryness, why didn't that happen? 1966 was one of our hottest summers.

Same thing here, Ed, one 90 degree high and one 89 degree high in August, it was a cool month.

it was 81 here yesterday

1941: A remarkable aurora borealis or "northern lights" was observed as far south as north Florida on this night and the 19th. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) wild, that must have been like the solar maximum we had in 2024. The aurorae must have been easily visible in 1941 just like they were last year here.

Meh rt 2 is nothing compared to that area lol and yes it was very warm.

But there was a time when NYC regularly got 40 inch snowfall winters, look at the period from the 1860s through the 1920s

Signs of life now.

Yes agreed on the rain difference vs your area. That said, I’m looking at landscapes relative to the drought monitor conditions… In my experience the seacoast doesn’t radiate well, especially right in the cities, which is where I’m at. Our higher dews than the interior may have made this affect more impactful on the local landscapes. Again, a walk around town, it doesn’t look like severe drought. The drought conditions are hardly noticeable in most cases until, of course, you get to a river..Different world.

I’ll sell that look, but most models do eject some PVA our way while a little lobe of an ULL tries to interact as it drops due south out of QB. EC, ggem, and 6z gfs all look wetter than they did yesterday. I don’t think that 00z gfs look is happening as it was phasing off to our SW and closed the whole system off under us.

Until that W PAC meaningfully changes it’s very difficult to be hopeful south of I-90 for a decent winter. Maybe there can be an outlier like 20-21 but that’s a maybe one in ten proposition. Or we get a season with no/little SE Ridge like last winter and lots of suppression. Of course the I-90 corridor and north can still get a lot from SWFEs which 07-08 had pretty much every other day.

Meh…dew happens every night. I haven’t even had much fog here yet. The little bit of foliar moisture the leaves absorb is transpired out by mid morning. Obviously it lessens or temporarily halts the stress until the next day, but isn’t doing much. Sure, it’s better than a well mixed, dry night. Every lawn here is scorched brown, but you’ve had a lot more rain than we have too.

In much cruder terms, yes....but I didn't really understand it. Christ, I look back at my stuff from 3-4 years ago and am in awe at how clueless I was....and suspect I'll do the same in 3-4 more years with any luck. While this can be construed as self-deprecation, it's also a sign of growth, insight and a capacity for self-reflection, so I'm quite okay with it-

It has minimal to do with measured precip. Absorption through the leaves is the driving factor. With the near ideal radiational cooling, have had consistent 10-12 hours of dew. It is not a replacement for rain but it definitely has halted drought effects on most shrubs, flowers and grasses locally.

I agree with this. This is why although I think we will do "better" than many recent seasons, there is still a "cap" on cold/snowfall potential. While I do believe that 2013-2014 is a vaible analog in some respects, I do not expect a carbon copy of that season, and what you have just pointed out is a large reason why.

Depending on his exact location he may have to deal with downsloping now depending on storm track.

Although 2014 was about as slow as 2025 on this date (only 3 fewer ACE), it didn’t get any more ACE after today til Oct 11th. So, due to Gabrielle, 2025 should be well ahead of 2014 by mid to late next week. At this point, 2022 actually had 4 fewer ACE than 2025. However, Fiona was just becoming a MH and about to add a lot of ACE along with Ian becoming an H a week from now. So, 2025 is progged to soon fall well behind 2022. Regardless, 2022 ended with only 94 meaning 2025 could conceivably approach that if Gabrielle were to get strong along with an active October. Although 2015 on this date had 2 more NS than 2025, it actually had 14 fewer ACE and didn’t reach the current 2025 level of ACE til early Oct. It finished with only 63. So, if Gabrielle were to get strong, 2025 would have a good shot at exceeding the entire 2015 with additional significant activity by early Oct.

Looks like the Euro is now on board with a system tracking in the Gulf in the same timeframe. The difference with the Euro AI is the Euro has the system forming in the eastern Bahamas and tracking through the Florida Straits to the Yucatan Gap instead of a CAG genesis.

per NWS: RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WILLIAMSPORT PA... A record high temperature of 89°F was set at Williamsport today. This breaks the old record of 88°F set in 1964. 55 degrees this morning