J Paul Gordon

2011-2012, 2001-2002, looks like another memorable non winter?

Thanks for making the change. I was afraid it might be one of those, "Winter is lost because it snowed in October" whines. It is a great joke as a subtitle though. I well remember the superstition that followed the barren winter of 2011-2012.

could be worse. might turn out better. eventually the forsythia will bloom and we'll know that its over no matter what surprises may come up the coast. And then there is the hope that NEXT year it will be better. dr dews is like someone who loves to pull off band-aids. everyone's gotta have their fun. and nothing wrong with a little dose of "get real" counter-propaganda.

Sometimes jumping onto this site is like reading Joyce....total stream of consciousness. So what if March (aka "Morch" to some of the pre-teens here) blows? Winter is climatologically nearly over. On the other hand, if we get cold and snowy, its a gift. There is something to be said for a blizzard followed by enough high sun to help melt the stuff on roads and walkways in something less than two weeks. Anyhow. Looks like our 4 months of mud season will end before mid May this year. Be thankful for the small things.

I hope to God not. Anywhere but here. That was one ice storm too many for me.

Curious. Why paste?

yeah, right. Love talking about 015 but are things so completely dead an dull there is nothing to look forward to in 020?

So 3-6 in ORH with a short mild up to maybe 38, then plummets back down. Sounds like a boilerplate in the making. Good base for something else.

Remember, while grabbing for every inch to be had, January 2015. Then came the deluge and anything less than a six inch fall was treated like flurries.

What's going on in the mets minds re the last third of the month and Feb?

When winter gets to be a long brown bore my eyes see the Maine coast in summer. Just gotta count the days. But when that ginormous set of storms rides up the coast come February I could take another six months of the Old Man. In other words, there is always something to look forward to.

Winter Cancel Page? Guess maybe "Morch" will be the coldest month of the winter? Lol Anyhow if every model on the runway looked like the progs here..... well that would be some ugly boys and girls

OK so the roaring silence interrupted by low moans of despair means the mild weather continues. Looks like a long stretch in early mid January has gotten folks telling ghost stories about 01-02; 011-012. Are there solid reasons to write off February and March?

December has been pretty decent in my area. So we get a little mild up. The NOAA 8-14 range has us colder than normal with normal precip. They aren't all that awful in these near range forecasts so I hardly looks like a "winter cancel". Really, the old fashioned up and down type of winter with some very real possibilities of good snow mixed with a cutter or four.

How about a precipitation hole for Worcester? 2008 was more than enough. Give me two feet of snow almost anytime, but ice? Nothing romantic about a freezing cold house and nowhere to stay. Really. Its like wishing for a direct hit by a tornado or hurricane. Just doesn't make sense that anyone wants to be it the bulls eye for this sort of thing. Don't like this 4C with a dew of -4C.

Yes. 2008

Seems realistic. I'm just hoping the ice doesn't happen here. Memories of December 2007 still linger in these parts. Nothing nice about ice.

Have all the people comparing this year with 011-012 forgotten what November and December were like that winter? No friggin comparison thus far. Really.

It will snow a bunch in January. Snow to the eaves in February . March will please those still loving the white stuff. April will bring a heat wave. Its basically the mirror image of whatever it is the Climate folks at NOAA put out. Weenie wishing. But no investment. The perfect plan. We go from white to green in a flash. Mud dries up at historic rate. Black flies gone in less than a week--and before May Day. Summer like out West except for a gentle rain now and then to keep everything from self igniting. Snow comes back once the leaves are down after exceptionally beautiful autumns. I'm also a citizen of the Republic of DIT. I just don't get mad anymore. Speaking of which, Kevin seems to be super mellow this year.

How about -6C and a surprise 15cm snow on the ground? We have single digits coming and the meltdown of the paltry couple cm we got is certain. Can't have warm with snow. (The above is a quote from our grandkids--who just may have escaped the insanity of the old measurement system) Lol

I used to be a lot more hung up on the white Christmas thing myself. Last time I had a meltdown over it was a few years ago in one of the grinch storms. Ageing helps. I have a pretty good sense that the winter will produce a couple of major hitters and a good number of minors. So what if it melts for a couple of days in between? This has been a very decent December. Recall the not so distant Christmases Past when we got around an inch for the whole month in SNE

Ground will be white again. White, then white and COLD. No complaints. Just going to have to wear layers. This hasn't been the worst December. Problem is that everyone is playing the same number on the lottery. If you live in SNE your chances of a white Christmas range from maybe 15% on the Cape and Islands to maybe 50% in the Worcester hills. Up in the hilltop towns of the Berkshires you get to maybe 75%. This is for the minimal 1 inch coverage. Now, if you pick all 31 days your chances of snow on the ground goes way up. Now, NNE is a whole different story.

Ground will be white again. 4 inches here I expect. NWS seems to be holding firm. White, then white and COLD. No complaints. Just going to have to wear layers. This hasn't been the worst December.

It snows. It rains. It gets wicked cold. It warms up dramatically when a cutter passes west of us. It gets cold again. It snows again. Sounds an awful lot like winter in Southern New England. Next to the (low snow) mainland of East Asia at this same parallel, it doesn't get much better than where we are for winter-lovers. At the same parallel in Europe (Rome, northern Spain, etc) snow is a rarity at sea level. Go further east and it gets drier. Unless you want to move to Hokkaido, you probably wont get a combo of cold and snow (at sea level). Snow in Bethlehem Israel--can happen. But not too likely (maybe think white Christmas in Charleston SC at best). Bottom line. Stop complaining. We pretty much have the best deal we can get. So let it snow, rain, freeze, warm up, snow again (etc.) PS Our chances of having snow on the ground Christmas Day are probably better than they have been recently. Regardless or the weather, Christmas will come. The hype and anxiety about white vs green (brown) front yards steals the joy from all the other great things about the day.

Get rid of all the snow piles and ice on the streets and then a little refresher. Be nice to see the ground covered after the big rain. Not going to complain if it is 2 inches or 12. Anything to brighten up the landscape is good by me. The hit last week is already a big plus. We've had a lot of virtually snowless Decembers recently (or so it seems) here in WorcesterWorld, absolutely no excuse to whine on my part.