LibertyBell

what happens if you constrain the data to only include modern winters (1950 onwards)?

this is not where sample size matters I think, more important is the pattern and if that pattern means something later on. We had a strong correlation between cold Octobers mild Novembers and a snowy winter for a long time before the pattern changed during the mid 90s. Rather than just looking at numbers it's way more important to look at patterns and what they might mean going forward.

believe it or not I think we need to shrink the sample size....let's do 1950 onwards. The climate was radically different back in the early 1900s let alone late 1800s lol

What do you guys think of this? https://www.digitaltrends.com/features/solar-radiation-management-geoengineering/ In the article it says this is relatively "cheap" and would only cost a "few" hundred million dollars (compare that to the 1 trillion dollar NYC is spending on that sea wall and beach sand buildup project.)

One of those rare cases where we're rooting for a stronger SE Ridge ;-)

Yeah the famous thundersnow event that only dropped a T in NYC and Long Island but over a foot just north of us?

I cant remember the last time before May 2020 that we had a T of snow in May. And if we do get a T of snow in October, that'll be the first time since 2011 I think? 2014-15 feels like an underrated winter, because that was excellent for both snow and cold in the second half. March 2018 was a lot better at ISP than it was in NYC (and western Nassau for that matter). Wow, ISP had 16" of snow in the April 1982 blizzard- or was that a combo of two storms? If it was just from the blizzard, they doubled our totals on Western Long Island- I wonder why? Everyone was cold enough for a lot of snow.

Looks like the Poconos are a good place to be if you want to see 1-2 inches of snow ;-)

Walt, it seems that NYC and Long Island are part of the cone? But this will be a remnant and not a tropical system once it gets up here right? They have 40 mph sustained winds (which would imply a TS) all the way to the east coast, but I suspect it'll already be absorbed by the mid-latitude system once it gets here?

In states like Texas, more people are now employed by the renewable industry than are employed by the fossil fuel cartels. And why not? The green energy jobs pay more, they are the fastest growing segment of the job market and they dont pollute the environment or people's health. What's not to love?

wow 1966 Summer in NYC sounds like it's right out of the 1930s Dust Bowl era

Walt, is it actually the remnants of Zeta that will cause the snow N/W of the city? And any wind potential with that? Also, I have been hearing there is more TC potential after Zeta?

3-4" of rain on Friday? (any wind potential there?) and then mid 30s for lows over the weekend, followed by a big warm up next week? Are we looking at 70s with sunshine?

yes, it's better than trying to desalinate the oceans, removing salt from water is a hairy process.

how could they possibly be predicting 1.4" of snow on central Long Island? The 2" of snow in the Poconos sounds more believable.

why isn't Cut Bank called the "icebox of the country" instead of International Falls, MN?

Chances of snow flurries making it down to the coast, Chris?

yeah 20 years later us "crazy" people will end up being right. There should be a national transport system for everything.

more like late August or early June I think....at least the birds sound happy

on the same page here, I'd much rather have a knuckleballer with a consistent 20 year career over a flame thrower who blows out his arm for a couple of months every year.

hey it would be cheaper than trying to fight all these multbillion dollar disasters year after year.

I run my space heater at 80 to do the same thing lol. Also it dries out my nasal passages and reduces my allergies.

I remember saying that last January when we were near 70 in the middle of the night and getting thunderstorms! and I drove through a forested area that was experiencing a wildfire back in February (Delaware Water Gap.) Found out later they had another one in May.

Not yet but I am a big fan of weather histories, specifically 1600s-1800s. Where did you obtain it? Yes, I find 30 years to be very arbitrary, I would expand it to 1950 and beyond as that is when most airport stations came "on line." So if you compare the last 60-70 years let's say, you'll be dealing with a similar time frame across most official locations that report weather data..

we need a largescale dehumidifier to get rid of this crap and transport it to where wildfires are occurring. transport that excess rain in the southeast to the wildfire regions! we need a massive transfer of moisture, humanity needs to start geoengineering