PhineasC

1 hour ago, EastCoast NPZ said:

Outside all day decorating.  Not very pleasant with the wind, but certainly felt like christmas.  

 

Check that, christmas weather here is 70f, sunny, and humid.

And to complete the mood, it will be snowing in Louisiana and Texas. 

2 hours ago, C.A.P.E. said:

Those low 70s dews of early Oct are a distant bad memory now.

38/19 here currently.

I’m sure they will be back in time for Thanksgiving. 

Another lower-70s Turkey Day on tap? 

20 hours ago, EastCoast NPZ said:

I push-mow mine, but still having that same trouble in the wetter-prone area of my yard.  I am over this wetness.  Not another drop until December, please.

Whoa, WTF?

Even you are saying you've had enough rain?

Wow.

Nice soaker without too much wind. We needed it.

Fizzled.

Zzzzz for up here. Some clouds. 

Persistent death band over slower lower DE.

Nice powdery snow here in Millville. A rare treat anywhere in the MA but especially near the coast. Looks like decent flake size.

18 minutes ago, PrinceFrederickWx said:

Oops, I didn't realize that was you! Since the forum upgrade I don't know how to see a member's previous names.

 

I thought you lived in northern MD- do you have a second home in Millville?

Yes. Rarely comes in handy in the winter. 

Here in Millville. Beer is cold.

Epic sick textbook snow pattern should be in place by 1 Jan... oops I mean 10 Jan... uh make that 15 Jan... never mind, try 18 Jan... sorry, I got it this time, 22 Jan. That's the window I am sure of it!

They don't make 'em like that anymore.

CWG lowballed as usual.

It is funny to read all of the posts with people wondering if we could ever get two HECS in a season, special winter, 100 inches, etc. It all seemed so easy that winter.

0z NAM 2/5

That may have been the run that made Marcus whine like a baby about being fringed on the radio show.

I remember typing "heavy snow continues" as an ob at least 20 times over the course of a day and a half. That's how you know you have a biggie.

Let me say this. Every successful meteorologist, meaning every meteorologist that was happy with his/her career, that I have ever met, has known since they were young that they wanted to be a meteorologist.

If you're doing it because it's interesting, you probably don't love it enough to persist. I find it's a calling, if you think of it as a hobby, maybe keep it a hobby.

Yes, good post. It requires a lot of dedication. A related scenario is with liberal arts majors. I often see friends and family members who ask for my advice on their intent to pursue a degree in something specialized like anthropology or US history. I ask them if they are really ready to devote themselves to at least a graduate degree (most likely a PhD) and years and years of very low pay with a low ceiling for long-term earning potential. That scares many of them away.

Isn't there at least something to be said for at least being interested in your major? Electrical and computer engineering don't interest me in the slightest.

There is something there, but hobbies generally don't pay the bills.

If you can handle the math in a meteorology program, just do engineering, preferably electrical or computer. Those folks are in high-demand right now.

What I want to know is, who needs human meteorologists when we have the GFS and NOGAPS?

Signed,

Confused in Maryland

The amazing thing is that a little over a month later we started into an even more amazing stretch. Last winter is etched into my brain. I hardly remember tracking on the models because these all seemed to come easy. Even when the DEC 19 storm was south everyone simply knew it would come north.