LibertyBell

I dont need to defend him but Rob is good people. He wouldn't do that.

I like the whole grading winter thing. I have standards for NYC in how I grade winters: 50" of snow + 20 inch snowstorm A+ winter 50" of snow without that A winter 40" of snow B+ winter 30" of snow B winter 25-30" of snow C+ winter 20-25" of snow C winter 10-20" of snow D winter under 10" of snow F winter I dont do "D+" or "F+" because you cant put lipstick on a pig (well you can but it doesn't look any better.) I dont do (-) grades for any letter because that's like a backhanded compliment.

wow I would be scared shitless I dont even like a lot of lightning although I want to photograph it one day I do like hail and I've seen it a few times. Last year in May when I was at my other house in the Poconos, I saw two days of snow and then a day of severe weather with hail all in the same weekend. I heard that it snowed in NYC that weekend too, but only like flurries (even that is a big accomplishment in May.) FWIW there's a big solar storm going on and we're going to get a direct hit so if it clears out you might be able to see a good northern lights display up there:

lol you're the Ed of the N burbs (you probably know who I'm talking about and it's a compliment

Anyone who gets 20" in a month has experienced a super month for snow.

Patience is a virtue

to get to 40 right?

we dont get severe weather here. and I dont want it lol. the costs of repair/replacement far outweigh any benefit I might get from experiencing it. Same reason why I dont like months on end of snowcover, thats why I'm on Long Island instead of at my other house where there's like 3 ft of snow cover on the ground at 2200 ft. I pay someone else to shovel it before I go there.

I remember when this has happened as snow was ending and we got pink snow! First time I saw this was in Jan 2004 when snowfall was ending around sunrise and the second time was near sunset when snow was ending in Feb 2009

Does the above mean that JFK recorded 0.2" snow?

I saw on the ptype radar there was a bubble of white that extended into Nassau County and the temp was at 32 so it was sticking to most surfaces. I didn't think much of it as I usually dont take pictures unless there's going to be at least 4 inches of snow. This JFK report says "wintry mix" but I can assure you it was all snow and rather large flakes here in this timeframe with temps right around 32, there was a nice covering on all surfaces until it changed back to rain at 1 PM https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/ny/new-york-city/KJFK 11:24 AM 36 F 31 F 82 % SW 24 mph 29 mph 30.10 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix / Windy 11:29 AM 36 F 31 F 82 % SSW 23 mph 0 mph 30.09 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix / Windy 11:51 AM 35 F 31 F 85 % SSW 18 mph 0 mph 30.07 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix 11:56 AM 35 F 31 F 85 % SSW 15 mph 0 mph 30.06 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix 12:04 PM 34 F 31 F 89 % SSW 14 mph 0 mph 30.05 in 0.0 in Light Snow 12:39 PM 33 F 32 F 96 % S 3 mph 0 mph 30.00 in 0.1 in Light Snow 12:51 PM 33 F 33 F 100 % CALM 0 mph 0 mph 29.97 in 0.1 in Wintry Mix 12:56 PM 33 F 31 F 92 % NNE 3 mph 0 mph 29.96 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix 1:41 PM 33 F 31 F 92 % NE 10 mph 0 mph 29.88 in 0.1 in Rain 11:24 AM 36 F 31 F 82 % SW 24 mph 29 mph 30.10 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix / Windy 11:29 AM 36 F 31 F 82 % SSW 23 mph 0 mph 30.09 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix / Windy 11:51 AM 35 F 31 F 85 % SSW 18 mph 0 mph 30.07 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix 11:56 AM 35 F 31 F 85 % SSW 15 mph 0 mph 30.06 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix 12:04 PM 34 F 31 F 89 % SSW 14 mph 0 mph 30.05 in 0.0 in Light Snow 12:39 PM 33 F 32 F 96 % S 3 mph 0 mph 30.00 in 0.1 in Light Snow 12:51 PM 33 F 33 F 100 % CALM 0 mph 0 mph 29.97 in 0.1 in Wintry Mix 12:56 PM 33 F 31 F 92 % NNE 3 mph 0 mph 29.96 in 0.0 in Wintry Mix

sounds about right we had a half inch in SW Nassau from about 11 AM to 1 PM when it was snowing at a very nice rate

we had this kind of snowfall on Superbowl Sunday with 7-8 inches of all daylight snow- my favorite event of the whole season

dry and sunny would be a lot better (and temps in the 50s or higher of course)

springlike with lots of sunshine and low humidity would be awesome, not with yucky rain and clouds.

snowcover causes light pollution

Labor Day 1998 we had an F2 tornado about a mile from my house- the closest I've ever been to a tornado! April 1997 was a bust here for snow, it snowed more to our south and to our north, April 1996 was the much more impressive snowfall here.

People in Brooklyn and Manhattan reported seeing a nice rainbow near sunset

Don in SW Nassau we had a moderate snow for a few hours and it stuck to everything. It was a nice surprise- it actually started as rain at 10:45 and changed to snow at 11:15 and snowed through about 1 PM and was accumulating on all surfaces

I think we'll get to 40" even in a mild pattern another 2" wouldn't be that rare

cloudy and rainy is not my idea of a good time

as long as it doesn't rain I dont mind.

hey today's snow was nice, rather unexpected here for a few hours around mid day and it stuck to everything. Next week might be mild but it looks yucky and rainy all week- definitely NOT what I want

If we have a neutral next winter, do you think it will be a 89-90 type winter?

We're already in the Anthrocene, where humanity is killing off all other species, besides the ones we farm or keep as pets.