winter_rules

44 minutes ago, lakeeffectkid383 said:

75 here at 5 am. Just brutal. 

Ouch!  That’s one of the beauties of living out in the rural hills.  50° at 5am here. Pretty rare to be above 60° before sunrise.  

4 hours ago, wolfie09 said:

Must be an onshore flow for kbuf? Forecast Max for the week is 81° there, here east of Ontario we are forecast a couple days in the mid 80s and 1 upper 80s, rest of the week in the 70s..Not as hot as they were talking a few days ago..

Those lows in the mid 60s will be brutal though lol

Yep, 60°+ at 5am is when I really feel the heat.  Usually I can get outside early and enjoy a few hours before it really heats up, but when it is that warm (usually accompanied by humidity) I look for inside projects!  

3 hours ago, rochesterdave said:

Beautiful in Pittsford! 60 and wall to wall sunshine! I take. 

That is remarkable.  You’re having a beautiful day and it is about the most miserable weather possible in the Catskills.  45° and steady rain most of the day.  

48 minutes ago, cny rider said:

I wish I knew, because we would have headed north.

Today looking equally as dismal here.

 

 

Yep, I gave in and built a fire in the fireplace this morning.  It was 57° in the living room this morning, 44° and raining outside....again. 

3 hours ago, cny rider said:

46F for a high here today.

Unreal.

 

We had the same recorded high today.  Low of 38° last night.  Left the house this morning at 41° and raining, drove north to Phoenix where it was 60° and sunny, came home to 42° and partially wet roads.  Turned out to be a great day to go anywhere else!  

15 minutes ago, lakeeffectkid383 said:

Rain is pouring down. Nearing an inch in the gauge already. What a miserable day. Maybe some flakes tonight as the moisture pulls away? 

That is remarkable....we have had clear blue sky all morning in Binghamton, AKA the cloud capital of the universe.  It’s truly a rare beautiful morning here while it’s pouring rain a few hours west.  Funny.

3 hours ago, Flying MXZ said:

27° down here this morning. 

The fact that we are still "abnormally dry" here is a joke.  NYC reservoirs full and spilling, swamps all over my yard.  I'd hate to see what we should be.  This next rain can miss us to our west and we'll be fine.

Similar in our part of the county.  After thinking we were possibly heading toward “drought” in mid-late April, I’m now avoiding mowing parts of the lawn because they are too wet and I’ll get stuck.  26° recorded low, though I only saw 27° at 6am. 

15 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

He thinks he got it attending a funeral but he just called my cousin to discuss life insurance, pretty scary. This is his 2nd time at the hospital within 9 days on oxygen, this time he is doing worse.

Not cool.  I hope he pulls through!  This is the scenario that is *just* common enough to give me pause when I otherwise want to say “it’s no scarier than the flu.”   I have heard enough 2nd hand stories from otherwise healthy people to reinforce that I don’t want to test it on myself.  

33 minutes ago, rochesterdave said:

Couple middle of summer traces in there. Crazy

My father talks about haying one July in the 70s bundled up on the tractor like it was winter with flurries in the air.  

1 hour ago, lakeeffectkid383 said:

Well see what happens. I’m expecting about 2 inches at my place, 3” for BuffaloWeather, and about 4-5” for you out there on Transit. Keep expectations low and if it’s higher you’re pleasantly surprised. 

While I also subscribe to this mentality, I can’t help but laugh at how the few of us on this weather forum are the opposite of the other 99% of society who would prefer the opposite.  

For this reason I also have to clarify whenever I reference a “good winter” or “bad winter” in conversation since my definition of a good winter is the opposite of most people’s definition!

1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Ya'll crazy its April 13th, where the ? 

As much of a snow nut as I am, I have to agree with you on this one! 

2 hours ago, rochesterdave said:

Where can I get an easy to use radar estimate of rainfall totals? It’s another function that’s completely lost on the NWS Radar. Which is probably the worst piece of software I’ve ever seen. Everyone involved in its creation and roll out should be terminated. I’m not even kidding. 
it’s stuff like that - that reduces faith in government services and relegates them to joke status. It’s every bit as bad as a $500 toilet seat. We paid good money for this and it’s not functional at all

I couldn’t agree more.  The new radar is unusable on every form of technology I have tried it on.  What an absolute embarrassment for the NWS.  

32 minutes ago, manhattanandcatskills said:

We had about 3 inches overnight 31st/1st, and about an inch of lake effect yesterday afternoon and last night. Felt like deep winter this morning before the sun came up.

Ditto at my house.  14° low this morning.  Ready for full mud season again this weekend as the snow melts today and tomorrow - the ground was just starting to firm up last weekend.  

3 hours ago, sferic said:

I'll take it ! I just have a feeling that they'll be an April Surprise here.

 

Remember late March 1997  here ?

My dad bought his first ever brand new snowmobile at the end of that March. I skipped school the day after the storm and we went riding on 30-36” of snow in April!  

1 hour ago, wolfie09 said:

Already 62° here as of 10:30, forecast high is 67°, we may beat that once again.. KSYR already nearing 70°, they could make a run at 80° lol (Forecast high 76°)

Meanwhile 55° in Hancock, NY at Noon. 

I can not believe how long our snowpack has been holding on for the past several weeks.  We lost 30” of snow in 24hrs on Christmas Eve but held onto a 24-30” glacier for weeks of warm and sunny weather.  Granted things are mostly bare now but anywhere with northern exposure, forested, drifts etc. is still snow covered and even that is only fading slowly in these warm temperatures. 

6 hours ago, Luke_Mages said:

I’d say that I foolishly thought I’d be one of the asymptomatic cases. Overall I’d liken it to mild case of the flu with a couple of weird symptoms. Here’s my timeline:

Tuesday: Noticed my cardio workout was a little tough. I compared my heart rate to the previous like session and averaged 10bpm higher. Body was sore but was attributing that to a leg workout the previous Friday. 
 

Wednesday. Sore and irritable. Talking winded me. My skin was sensitive, like a light sunburn. 
 

Thursday: More of the same but more intense. Nasal congestion started along with a sore throat. Was tested that morning. 
 

Friday: Same as above but lost sense of taste around lunch time. Ended up falling asleep around 6 pm. Wife’s test results came back positive. 
 

Saturday: Aches and sunburn feeling went away but very congested. Was able to be productive around the house but had to nap at one point. 
 

Today(Sunday): Not as congested. No aches, am able to be productive with getting winded. Maybe a little tired. Sitting on the patio annoying the sun. 
 

Im going to wait till next weekend to hit the gym, in the meantime I’ve just been force feeding myself. This no taste thing sucks. It’s not your entire tongue. Things that are bitter stand out. 

That seems to be one of the major hallmarks of this virus and the thing that makes me somewhat leery of it.  Some older or weaker people have zero/minimal symptoms and some very healthy people end up with severe and long lasting symptoms.  
 

I just talked to a business acquaintance who is a healthy 40 years old.  His whole family got it and the rest all had minor symptoms.  He ended up in the hospital with pneumonia and kidney failure!  No rhyme or reason.  It’s a good reminder that I don’t want it because who knows....

48 minutes ago, Thinksnow18 said:

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I have to admit that I have been shocked by the lack of spread within my wife’s/kid’s elementary school.  Elementary has been full day, every day since early September and the middle/high school has been hybrid.  Despite many cases in the school throughout the year, there hasn’t been one instance of it spreading from kid to kid (or teacher).  Every known case has been obtained through family/community spread, then that specific class quarantines for 10 days.  There has not been even one additional case in any quarantined class.
 

I’m amazed by this.  I really thought they would be back home to remote learning by October 1 but I missed the call on that one!  This tells me that the spread can be controlled by basic measures if people actually follow it.  They are using 6ft spacing and wearing masks when not at their desk.  

8 minutes ago, gmendevils8204 said:

Someone had a similar quote in a book that I once read...most employees do just enough work so they won’t get fired and most employers pay just enough so he workers won’t quit...but I still stand by my belief that a system that doesn’t demand enough accountability on any level is doomed to fail.

I agree 100%.  Accountability is in a downward spiral in the US, starting in Kindergarten, and in most cases even earlier at home.

6 hours ago, WNash said:

It sounds like he has the world’s worst tenants. How do you even need big TVs sent to you every week?

Bad tenants aside, does he have more than 10 rental properties? If not, he qualifies for mortgage relief. And if his lawyer doesn’t know that or can’t challenge a false attestation, he’s a bad lawyer.

 

It sounds to me like he has the US average tenant.  
 

I’m genuinely perplexed by those who lean hard to either side of the political spectrum.  Thinking that most people just need a little boost to get past a little bad luck is ignorant and blatantly ignores the fact that most people will do as little as possible in most circumstances.  It is often highly educated people who land on the “left” side of the spectrum which makes no sense to me.  
 

Then you have the people far on the “right” who think that lower taxes on business owners (i.e. “the rich”) will translate to significantly more jobs and a more robust economy.  The majority of those rich business owners got where they are by squeezing maximum production out of a minimum number of employees and maximizing the profit.  Lower tax rates allow them to keep more of that profit, until Biden increases the upper income tax rates again.  I’m not saying business owners do it wrong, I’m just saying they are primarily motivated by putting money in their pocket. Maybe a handful use that money to expand when they otherwise wouldn’t have, but I believe most established business owners just enjoy another BMW. 
 

It’s kind of funny, actually.  There is a pretty clear parallel between people anywhere on the income spectrum.  Most people try to minimize effort (called either work or expense) while trying to maximize return (called either government benefits or profit). 

2 hours ago, Geez150 said:

Yup I agree snow is pointless at this point, will just add to the mud. 

We still have a glacier on the ground hiding the inevitable mud underneath.  I’d like to keep it that way for another few weeks, then turn to spring.  If we lose the snow now it will just add several weeks to mud season.  A few inches of fresh snow would make it feel like mid-winter again!

36 minutes ago, Ericjcrash said:

Yeah. I feel usually winds underperform, but definitely not tonight. Snow blowing everywhere is always a nice sight too.

I feel the same here in Delaware County with wind warnings usually busting low, but not tonight!  I need an anemometer because I have no judgement for wind speeds.  You could tell me winds are gusting to 30mph or 50mph and I couldn’t argue.  

1 hour ago, Thinksnow18 said:

Although I’m liking the backlash Cuomo has been facing regarding the Nursing home death coverup. I for one believe he should pay for this mess as it was his direction that caused it. In other words BW we may not be dealing with him running the show too much longer if the findings hold that he and his staff were complicit in these allegations 

I don’t disagree, but I’m scared of his replacement if he loses the next election.  Republicans stand almost zero chance of winning a statewide election in NY, and Cuomo’s election challenges recently have been in the primary from people farther to the left.  Be careful what you wish for.

22 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Anyone get the vaccine yet? 

My 35yr old wife, 67yr old parents, and 89yr old grandmother have all have both shots now.  Wife and parents had Pfizer, Grandmother had Moderna.  My wife was hit the hardest, but it really wasn’t bad.  Headache, back soreness, felt worn down.  Everyone was pretty tired for a day, but the fatigue was about the only “symptom” for the older 3.  
 

My wife teaches elementary school, and we have had our own kids in daycare/school for the past 7 years and neither of us have ever had the flu to our knowledge.  We’re guessing the younger/stronger immune system caused the stronger reaction, but it still wasn’t bad.  

7 minutes ago, wolfie09 said:

I lived just east of Albany in 2007 and we had 16"-17" ..Parts of CNY had 30"-40"..

 

I was a senior in college and stretched a 4 day weekend into a full week off to stay home for this storm!  30” in our area which fits the map you found.