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5 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

I really hope after this weekend, as we enter June, that the summer weather arrives and stays for good.  I don't mind rain, but several days of gray in the 50's/60's is terrible.

Downpouring currently.  Hardest rain yet.  Figures NEXRAD is down for maintenance.

3 hours ago, SnoSki14 said:

Very California like weather and the best you'll ever see in Spring for us.

60s to low 70s with low humidity is pretty ideal for Spring...unless you have allergies of course.

I wonder if this will carry over into the summer and we see 100F+ temps.

Gorgeous today, don't think you can get much better.  Wouldn't mind a hot and dry  (humidity wise) summer.

4 hours ago, gpsnavigator said:

The difference between the actual air temperature and the dewpoint.  

For example, if the air temperature is 70 degrees, and the dewpoint is 10, you get a dewpoint depression of 60.

It's not a commonly used met term, but is neat to chart on a day like today when it's very dry and you end up with large difference between air temperature and dewpoint.

 

That's interesting actually.  This time of year would probably have the highest DP depression on average since it's typically dry warmth.

5 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

It is increasingly uncommon. The last time it happened was April 9, 2003. Since 1950, there have been only 9 such dates:

April 8, 1956

April 4, 1975

April 7, 1982

April 9, 1982

April 5, 1995

April 7, 2003

April 8, 2003

April 9, 2003

April 2, 2021

Wow, 9 times (or 6 April's) over a span of 70 years is impressive.

23 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

We'll all be below freezing April 1-2.

 

But then Easter through next week look amazing, sun and warmth.

12 minutes ago, doncat said:

My station saw 90°+ Temps on April 25th and 26th,  2009.... Then again in 2010 hit 92° on the 7th.... No April 90's for me since then.

Yeah I should have kept better records, though I know it got warm sometime around those years.

5 minutes ago, doncat said:

Yeah 1998 saw local stations surpassing 80° for 5 straight days to end March.

And was it April 2012 or 2013 that featured some heat here?

18 minutes ago, Snowzone said:

Don't get me wrong, I love spring, and I know the temps will be trending back to near, or even slightly below normal by Sunday or Monday. But to bypass early to mid spring-like 50's and 60's and jump right into the middle of June is a little too soon for me. It's not like we have to wait for months on end for this type of warmth to return. And we know that once the heat returns, it will lock in for several months. I wish we could just have a slow, but steady climb to this type of warmth. My high temp of 79.8 degrees is exactly normal for June 15th. As they say, "to each his own." 

It's only for one day, not like we are torching for weeks on end.  50's and 60's are back starting this weekend.  It's a nice treat for us to briefly enjoy.

2 hours ago, Allsnow said:

100% agree. This was the best winter since 2015 

I think 17-18 was better tbh.  This year was really saved by 3 weeks in February.  No snow in March is disappointing too.

52 minutes ago, SRRTA22 said:

I dont know if its just me but it feels more humid then it is. DP only 48 but to me it felt more like the upper 50s

Cause it's been SO dry recently.  Wait till tomorrow and Friday.

5 hours ago, Juliancolton said:

Ooh, I hear a peeper. I guess we're really doing this.

Still haven't yet, I swear it gets later every year.

11 hours ago, bluewave said:

It matches the pattern since the snowfall increase in 02-03. Notice how the big February years had a snowy December and less snowy January and March. 13-14 was able to manage a snowy January but less snowy March. We pretty much knew the snowfall was going to come to quick stop following the record AO rise in mid-February. AO volatility has been a common feature for us in recent years. The 10-11 season cut off abruptly preventing us from catching 95-96 when the AO rapidly rose. 15-16 featured the epic AO reversal that gave us the +13 in December and 30” snowstorm in January. 17-18 featured another big AO swing which produced 80° in February and 30” of snow in March. 

Monthly Total Snowfall for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

Year	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Season
2009-2010	0.0	0.0	12.4	2.1	36.9	T	0.0	51.4
2013-2014	0.0	T	8.6	19.7	29.0	0.1	T	57.4
2005-2006	0.0	T	9.7	2.0	26.9	1.3	0.1	40.0
2002-2003	T	T	11.0	4.7	26.1	3.5	4.0	49.3
2020-2021	0.0	0.0	10.5	2.1	26.0	T	M	38.6

Definitely agree, and it's amazing how 02-03 was on par with this year for Dec. and Feb. but at least back then we had spring snow.

I'm actually surprised that the snow just shut off after February.  Very odd like others have mentioned to have such a poor January and March.  Watch us get a good April storm lol.

1 hour ago, gmendevils8204 said:

Only question is if we'll have to wait until May or June for it to actually get warm.  Recent springs around here have been abysmal.  The high was 45 degrees on Mother's Day two years ago.

Usually May is our ticket to good weather.  March is when we get a hint of some warmth (next week for example) and April is the transition.

I agree though, spring has tended to be a damp and cool season for us with brief warmups as of recently.  Fall is the opposite, a continuation of summer like Bluewave has mentioned.

2 hours ago, nycwinter said:

even the city big snow piles will take a while to melt..

Right but "snow melt " in general doesn't include massive snow piles, those are artifically created and 10+ feet in some cases. It's understood those will be around long after the grass is bare.

3 hours ago, EpicHECS said:

That's a convenient way of putting up an argument without having to actually do the work. Well played. No wonder I so often find myself impatient with the flow of traffic around me here, locally. 

Do you actually think he means the snow melted down to .33"?  That's the LE dude.

2 hours ago, wdrag said:

Wantage NJ 3.5" act 1130A. Snowing lightly.  

 

Today is an excellent example of why snow boards, decks are used for snow measuring.  The black pavement, grill covers are melting snow while snowboards, decks still accumulate snow at the current 1mi snow rate... T 27.5.  Thats why light snow events are so nice for us, but easily manageable (wet) for the roads, during the higher sun angle part of the day. 

Yeah our driveway is literally spotless after shoveling it.  Once you expose the blacktop/pavement/concrete any snow disappears quickly.  

58 minutes ago, rgwp96 said:

5.4 storm total . 

Yeah I just measured an additional 1.5" so 5.5" total for me 

18 minutes ago, rgwp96 said:

Same here , only .3 since 2pm lol 

Yeah ever since then it basically shut off.  Getting icy now though.

13 minutes ago, coastalplainsnowman said:

Roughly the same here based on spotter reports.  Don't know if it's the old piles contributing to the look, the persistent glazing since about 2PM, or both, but after cleaning it up I can say that for 4" this thing definitely outpunched its weight class.

This stretch we've been in has really given us the most "deep winter" feel in quite awhile.  This is going to be one of those Springs that really feels as though we are thawing out after the winter freeze.

Exactly 4 inches here.  @ForestHillWx @rgwp96

Freezing drizzle now, very slick.

2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

The mods are doing the best that they can but when you have posters that should know better just babbling about whatever on a regular basis in storm threads it gets tough to keep up. All they need to do is hit the + quote and then quote the person in the banter or monthly thread and continue to convo. 

Yeah agreed, they can't keep up with everything. 

14 hours ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

4° and 18 inches of snow otg, paradise.

I can't visit the other NYC forums anymore. I believe Julian alluded to something similar in the last few days. The things I read there it's like being on another planet. They've never seen snow like this, they've never seen snow otg this long before, they've never seen an ice storm, they've never experienced sub zero cold. Where do some of these people live, has the NYC forum extended down to the Carolinas? I know the NJ Coastal plain and NYC is a different climate than the HV,  NWNJ and interior CT but it seems over the top to me. Just one mans opinion.

And not only that, but the storm threads go way off topic as of late.  

1.3" for this one.

11 minutes ago, HVSnowLover said:

Rain wasn’t much today but snowpack actually took a decent hit from the sun and  temperature. 

Definitely lost a good amount today.  You can feel the strength of the sun increasing as it actually feels warm in direct sunlight on days like this.