LibertyBell

1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) I don't think we got any of these storms in 1987? We had an average winter with around 25 inches of snow but just south of us in Monmouth County they had 55 inches of snow! Typical strong el nino pattern.

1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum) 1837 - At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel) So 1821 was the coldest winter since 1780 when NYC had its coldest month of all time in January and its coldest day at -16 ! and such a vivid description of northern lights from 1837, I wonder if it was visible down here?

lol how do they get more snow both north AND south of us? This forum would have gone absolutely crazy in that storm!

Figures that 1994 and 2014 would be only two analogs for snowstorms lol. Where is all that historic cold that hit the Gulf Coast going, Don? Will we not get any more arctic shots in the upcoming month? Perhaps we will be sunny and mild, that is the next best outcome.

The warming up north is pretty alarming, a place like Burlington, VT has warmed over 5 degrees, almost 6 degrees over the past few decades.

Just barely edged it out.

Looks like there will be nothing to stop January setting a new record for dryness.

but isn't this part of the new climate pattern with warmer temperatures further north (because of the warming arctic, the farther north you go the faster the warming is?)

wow, they had a drier one than this? which year?

No I think they said there was very little covid and its mostly rsv, the flu and cold this year. It's understandable, viral spread is much more efficient in cold and dry weather (viruses remain in the air longer) -- the exact opposite of bacterial spread-- which is more efficient in warm and humid weather.

the best possible outcome is completely destroying society and starting from scratch

it doesn't matter, he's not the problem, hypocrisy is the problem. we need to completely remove lobbyists from the equation. on a different note I saw that Drumpf hired a seed oil ultraprocessed food lobbyist into the administration. Talk about hypocrisy. I hope RFK throws a fit

those stupid climate agreements will never have an impact until we do what we did to Big Tobacco, which is ban fossil fuel lobbyists from attending these meetings. Dirty fuel lobbyists outnumber everyone else 10:1 so it's like letting the fox into the henhouse.

Americans have a far lower IQ than people in those countries. Have you seen the intelligence of foreign students compared to Americans? I mean.... it's not even close.

there is no pause on offshore wind, that happens at the state level. Texas, a deep red state is the biggest producer of both wind and solar power and NY and NJ have both built huge offshore wind farms that aren't going anywhere.

Whats being ignored is how expensive fossil fuels are, they are definitely not worth it (and that ignores the obvious negative health impact they have.) I switched to electric years ago and never looked back and anyone with an iota of intelligence would do the same.

we're definitely in a different climate regime now when drier than normal is the new background.... two historically dry months within a few months of each other (October-- driest month on record and many with 0 precip and now the driest January on record-- any rainy pattern will likely be shortlived.)

Don is JFK having their driest January on record too? First October (driest month on record and many had 0 precip that month) and now the driest January on record.

cold dry air also aids in the transmission of viruses and it's not easy on the lungs regardless.

norovirus sounds worse than covid lol

Thanks, does it have yearly totals for snowfall, I'd like to see which were the snowiest years back then.

I try to get it from deep sea fish (which is also good for omega 3's and a number of other nutrients that work well with Vitamin D like Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc.) When taken in supplement form, I notice it also comes with these other nutrients. I like Magnesium particularly because it helps me to sleep (much better than taking some sleeping pill, those have some rather strange side effects.)

Yes, especially important in the winter with low sunlight levels. My sister's doctor prescribed her Vitamin D to boost her immune system which was impacted by taking prednisone to combat lupus.

Don does this also include seasonal snowfall totals going all the way back to the 1780s?

Hospitals did a patient survey around the NYC area during the pandemic and the result was that obesity, diabetes and asthma were the most important indicators of who suffered a bad outcome from covid. So the most important indicators are diet, sleep and level of air pollution.