Snowzone

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." 

What a difference 133 years make.... The Blizzard of 1888. 

My high yesterday was 71 degrees reached at 3:39pm. So far for today, my high temp is 66 degrees. Yesterday at this time I was at 69 degrees.

32 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Sounds like the mountains just to the north may have had more

Wow. Very nice to know there is still a little bit of snow happening in some parts, even if it's far away from my location.

1 hour ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

I guess it's just a different world there. I'm only 45 miles by way of the crow north of NYC and at elevation of  620 feet, most of Orange County is 500 to 1000 feet above sea level except those towns right on the river, and I had 50 inches of snow March 2, 2018 through April 2, 2018. The first three weeks of March is just a continuation of winter here in most years. Very different climates in this sub forum.

I'm about 15 miles NW of NYC at an elevation of 255 feet above sea level and received a total of 31 inches of snow from March 2, 2018 - April 2, 2018

Currently temp 51.1 degrees, low was 27.5 degrees. Only third time to hit 50 or above here since January 1st. The others being January 2, 50 degrees and February 16, 51 degrees.

17 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

wow no one remembers that because of the March 2001 bust.  Did NYC and LI get a nice snowfall from that event too?

 

15 miles NW of Central Park, NY I had 5.5" of snow on February 22, 2001.

18 minutes ago, NEG NAO said:

 

Well, the inevitable has happened, the beautiful snowfall has be replaced by rain as of 2:00pm, but not before delivering an unexpected 3.2" of snow. I now have had 45.6" for the season. I'm very happy with that.

I don't even want to look at the radar to see where the rain/snow line is. Ignorance is bliss. I just want to enjoy the snow while we have it....When it turns to rain, it turns to rain.

As of 1:29pm, very heavy snow continuing. Temp of 32.4 degrees, 2.75 inches so far on non-paved surfaces. Snow started around 10:45am with temp of 36.7 degrees. Intensity picked up quickly and had moderate snow by 11:10 am. Non-paved surfaces were covered by 11:30am. Snow became heavy around 12:00pm and very heavy around 1:00pm.

1 minute ago, LVwhiteout said:

Heavy snow. Plows will be out shortly. 1.8 inch in the last hour and ten minutes.

 

Wow! Nice. Enjoy

16 minutes ago, RU848789 said:

Light snow started in Metuchen around 10:45 am; it dropped from 38 to 36F in the last 20 minutes and has more room to drop with a dp of 26F.  Any snow today is bonus snow, IMO.  

Agree.

3 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

if it's heavy it can stick right away even in April.....remember April 2003 and April 2018!  6-8 inches of snow all during the day!

 

I remember April 6 - 7, 1982 snowstorm while living in Hawthorne, NJ. Sunny and 55 degrees on April 5 with approaching storm. Temps dropped to 35 by midnight when rain started, then by 12:30am turned over to snow. I had 4 or 5 inches accumulate by dawn. Temps for that storm were much colder as they dropped down into the low 20's by sunrise and stayed there all day. Heavy snow continued all morning and became lighter by mid to late afternoon. I ended up with 12 inches from that storm. And very low temps for a couple of days after.

3.3'" of snow with a trace of sleet. North Haledon, NJ

1 minute ago, kat5hurricane said:

For sure. Yesterday was 50 for the first time in forever and it felt fantastic, I actually went outside in a hoodie and no jacket for the first time since early December.

As much of a fan of snow I am, I start to look forward to spring as we near March. Especially with everything going on in the world, this has felt like a longer, harder winter than most.

Regardless of how much snow or cold we have had, I'm not fully ready to embrace spring until March 15 - 20.  

1 minute ago, coastalplainsnowman said:

Is the one that dropped 18" on Atlantic City and 12" on Montauk but missed NYC metro?  I always remember it being later in the season.

I believe that took place around February, 24th.

3 minutes ago, Brett said:

I was in 5th grade for that I remember my parents freaking out and buying a new snowblower lol

Wow! I feel so old. That was the year I turned 40.

1 hour ago, weatherpruf said:

We have been burned worse by Miller B's though; pretty sure the infamous March 2001, now almost 20 years ago, phased too late for us....

That "storm" was indeed an epic disappointment.

3 hours ago, bluewave said:

The 1899 Arctic outbreak extended to the East Coast with -6 low in NYC.

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

Date	Max Temperature	Min Temperature	Snowfall
1899-02-08	31	11	6.5A
1899-02-09	11	-2	0.0
1899-02-10	7	-6	0.0
1899-02-11	9	-2	0.0
1899-02-12	9	4	S
1899-02-13	11	6	16.0A
1899-02-14	24	10	0.0

Reliable observation times are not available prior to 1982

I know that the February 1899 Artic blast did indeed extend to the east coast. As did other severe Artic outbreaks. My point was, I do not recall any Artic blast this extreme, located this far south and far enough east to include the Ohio River valley, that did NOT reach the east coast? 

34 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Oklahoma City reached -12 this morning. The only time it was at least as cold was the historic February 1899 Arctic blast.

I do not think it would be an exaggeration to say that this Artic outbreak has been extraordinary. I know there have been similar Artic outbreaks in the past, like the above mentioned. However; unlike the current Artic outbreak, the February 1899 Artic blast, extended to the east coast. As did the Artic outbreak in January 1893 and I believe January 1977 as well. So it made me wonder if there has ever been a similar Artic blast; like the current one, located this far south and far enough east to include the Ohio River valley, yet not reach the east coast? 

14 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

A warm outcome is definitely likely but weird things happen during seasonal transition periods. 

So a random March snowstorm wouldn't surprise me even if it's mixed in with warm weather all around.

This is true.

Just now, gmendevils8204 said:

I honestly wouldn't hate it.  We had some nice snow events.  I'm all-in for an early spring.  Let's get to the nicer weather and get people outside again.  Might help in dealing with the virus as the vaccine rollout continues.

Having this week look so promising only several days ago, but not verify is a bit disappointing. I was just hoping the stratospheric cool down would not have started until early March. Of the 38.7" of snow I received, 28" fell between Jan 31 - Feb 7. I understand your point's about an early spring, I was just hoping our active, colder pattern would last longer than 2 weeks. 

Stratosphere is cooling and PV is consolidating and pulling north... certainly not favorable for sustaining snow and cold in the NYC Metro-/Mid-Atlantic beyond February. 

As of 2:28pm, Temp is 25 degrees, Dewpoint 7.

Just now, Snowzone said:

I think the ice storm you might be referencing in the early 70s actually took place December 16 - 17, 1973. 

I actually remember this storm. I was 12. It started as light snow and turned to ZR in NYC during the evening. The temps stayed in the upper 20s. In Queens and Nassau the ice measured around 1" in diameter. Long Island had many homes without power. There was also a sharp pressure temperature over Long Island. It went up to 55 degrees on Montauk, while it was 36 in Islip and 25 in Central Park. The temperature dropped on the second day, (Dec. 17) and went down to the upper teens late that evening.