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That reminds me of 1992 actually. We had a very cold fall but the winter was not as cold (but very stormy, the December 1992 noreaster which was the GOAT of noreasters). Not sure if this summer will be more like 1991 (very hot, record number of 90 degree days) or 1992 (cold summer and very rainy.) On the aerosol issue, could this be spotted in the lack of deep blues in clear skies? We're getting reports of milky skies on clear days, which is similar to what you see when particulates or aerosols are released into the atmosphere (like from a fire).

yuck my most hated pattern, dry and hot is far preferable, not artificial inflation of averages with warmer mins

This might be the last night below freezing here until the next cold season, we'll see.

could be some combo of higher humidity, particulate matter from brush fires, etc. I hate light pollution with a passion, aside from the health issues associated with it (including higher rates of endocrine cancers), when I shoot astro, I use longer focal length lenses now.....astro in light pollution is junk between 24mm-80mm. I start at 150mm. That effectively eliminates light pollution for me, and I can capture down to Mag 13 in untracked stacked 50 frame composites....even with obnoxious streelights and parking lot lights all around me....I laugh at them because the higher focal length effectively eliminates them.

Thanks, Don! Is that March 1967 snowstorm considered the greatest spring snowstorm for our area? I think it eeks out that April snowstorm from the early 1900s that dropped 19" in PHL but only about 11" here.

wow that's amazing if JFK was that close to 0 at the end of March lol...I dont think they even reached the teens in April did they-- I think they just missed during the 1982 April blizzard?

I bet March 1967 had a larger snowcover, that was a historic winter with historic cold in March.

I wonder if this means a cooler summer, or a summer more along the lines of 2002?

wow big differences between 2012 and 1967! Tony, was this the latest single digit temp ever recorded in NYC (in 1967)? Did JFK record temps in the single digits too? It came just after an HECS that topped off an amazing winter! 1990 - Rather wintry weather in the eastern U.S. replaced the 80 degree weather of the previous week. Freezing temperatures were reported in northern sections of the Gulf Coast States, and snow began to whiten the Northern and Central Appalachians. Up to eight inches of snow was reported in western Virginia. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) I remember this, we went from mid 80s in the middle of March to eventually getting a 1-2 inch snow event in early April

or Halifax which gets a ton of coastal storms.

Very long duration snowstorm and we had a big snowstorm in April too, very much like 2018!

lol "villages" on Long Island have that many or more people

based on these high SST, how come we're not already in an el nino?

It's games like that which make the whole tournament worthwhile. I hope the coach stays at that school.

Caribou is an awesome place to live for more than just that, I heard they have no seasonal allergens there!

Yep, and they even doubled Scranton's total, which is about the same distance north of them that Allentown is south of them, but also in a valley.

Chris, do you think MPO's snowfall will keep going up too? This might become a snowfall bonanza for areas with elevation regardless of latitude.

Thanks, I've been waiting for this! Looks like LGA is the only local airport that broke 3 inches, mainly because of that December storm!

as was February.....this area never does well when January and February both strike out

Amazing to see that 6.5 inch total from Allentown and then 41.6 inches at Mt Pocono....what were they smoking?! Clearly not cirrus!

that three month period in 1869 might be unmatched-- it's within a degree across 3 months lol 1871-72 is only off by 0.1 from it but 1871-72 is even more remarkable for having three months in a row average in the 20s and 4 months in a row well below freezing! 1871-1872 was probably a big snowfall and snowcover winter.

that breach won't be temporary and we're going to go WAY past it likely to 2.5 C within our lifetimes.

The most interesting thing is that the three months of JFM will all have an average temp within a degree or two of each other, I wonder if that's ever happened before.

Yes it was on the anniversary of the May 1977 snowstorm

Even JFK got over 46 inches of snow that winter, so we can't even say it was an inland winter, that winter was full of historic cold and big snowfalls too and a historic ice storm to top it all off.