Hurricane Agnes

My mother had an old cedar tree between her house and her neighbor's house in the front (it was originally planted on their side). It was at least 30ft tall and the whole thing uprooted and fell over thanks to the ice load. The trunk/branches extended out into the street, past the parking lane, and about halfway into a street lane.

That was the year of ice storms too! I remember having to get to 30th St. Station to go on a work trip to Baltimore during the aftermath of one of the January ice storms. It ended up that I-76 was closed for 8 hours right after I decided not to go that way to get to the station. The area had run out of road salt and the store shelves were empty of any halite or equivalent. I was actually able to find some down in Baltimore where they just had rain at the time, and brought a couple bags back in my luggage. lol I found Ray's page with data for a snow/ice storm during this period (Jan. 17 - 18) in 1994 - http://www.raymondcmartinjr.com/weather/1994/17-Jan-94.html

One stat that is interesting to note is that week in 1994 was considered one of the coldest on record around the state. I even saw this from 5 years ago about this same period of January in 1994 regarding Central PA - https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/01/think_its_been_cold_in_central.html But as an additional note, January 19, 1994 and KPHL's -5F, was the last time that location registered a below zero temp - http://www.climate.psu.edu/data/city_information/index.php?city=phl&page=mae&type=big7 So if that holds through this year and into next, it will be 30 years since the city proper had a below zero low (and since that time, it has gotten close - basically single digits but not at or below 0F). As an obs, it's been a somewhat unsettled morning (had heard on KYW that there was quite a bit of fog along I-95 very early this morning although I didn't see any here), but it is currently partly sunny and 45 with dp up quite a bit from earlier in the week at 42.

EC at that timeframe...

And it wasn't just a full sun day but one with no clouds at all (at least where I am) all day! Had a low of 26 this morning and made it up to 46 as a high. Air has been pretty dry to boot. Currently clear and 43 with dp 16.

Could be because by around 1/11/23, the sunrise finally reversed to occurring earlier (sunset had already shifted to happening later after the solstice as part of the parallax), so the day length is increasing a little faster now- https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/philadelphia?month=1&year=2023

Currently mostly sunny and 32 with dp 23. GFS -

Will have to wait for what Punxsutawney Phil says! The cloud deck actually cleared out quite a bit here and it's just partly cloudy and 27 with dp 20 (and humidifiers back in operation).

We are sandwiched between an elongated high to the west and a low that is sitting off the coast so the gradient has been increasing as that low deepens a bit. The 3:38 pm AFD mentioned it - There's definitely been an active breeze today! Currently still overcast here and 30 with dp 21

Looks like my high of 35 came at midnight and it has literally stayed at or below freezing most of the rest of the day. Currently overcast and 32 with dp 21.

Wow. Didn't expect you to so soon! I did make it up to 55 yesterday before the cool down. Had a low of 30 this morning and it's currently overcast and 31. CPC had pretty much been honkin' at the above normal temps and norm precip at least from their Dec. 15 outlook but that might be a CA miss if the spigot doesn't shut off on the west coast all of a sudden.

Well after a 36 low this morning and 40s most of the day, was surprised at the mid-50s high (56) before round 2 of light rain came in. It had a spring feel to it and I know some shrubs nearby (star magnolia) have budded and with some blooms as well. Had 0.03" rain earlier before the sun had come out and then a passing heavier little band blew past about 15 minutes ago, giving me another 0.06" (0.09" total so far today). Also now getting some convection being picked up by the lightning detector. Currently light rain and 52 with dp 48.

They are all in an extreme drought out that way and they certainly need whatever they can get... although too much runoff is killing CA with no place to store it. After a low of 29, I got up to 44 and it's currently 37 with dp 29.

Well I made it up to 42 today after a 36 low and it did get sunny as the system moved out pretty quickly. Currently 39 with dp 28.

If you blinked, it was gone too.

I see the little blob modeled just south of you moved north!

6z GFS ain't buying it and the NBM hasn't taken the bait. Currently misty and 37 with dp 37. Picked up 0.04" in the bucket this morning.

Looks like the 18z NAM whiffs a "heavier" blob just south of RedSky. Hit 42 as a high today and it's currently overcast and 40, with dp 30. I think we would still have a playoff slot but not home field advantage & a bye IIRC.

I think in this instance, it's because we are "too close" to the ocean and the coldest ocean temps lag the coldest air temps. That's why February tended to be the jackpot month (often President's Day), although ENSO states might allow the more significant snow to come in January. I just popped out and that's exactly what it looks like. A thick deck of cirrus with the sun trying to shine through it with a hazy yellowish tint. I bottomed out at 29 this morning and it's currently a hazy 41 with dp 28.

Well the NBM is reflecting the whoosh! for the SE for tonight/tomorrow morning. In other news it did make it up to 45 IMBY yesterday after a low of 37 and this morning, I have slowly crept down to freezing for the first time in awhile, with temp at 32 and dp 28.

Made it up to 64 yesterday after a low of 50. Was expecting rain but it pretty much missed to the west and/or evaporated. Currently partly cloudy (much of it cirrus), a full moon setting at post time, and 55, with dp 55. Haven't seen fog here yet but I expect it might come soon.

You must be just north of the warm front. It's surprisingly "clear" of fog here. Mt. Holly did put an Advisory up for the counties N and NW of Philly metro and over into central & north Jersey. Temp hit 55 after a low of 47 and am currently 54 with dp 54 (so fog might come if the warm front wobbles back down this way). I did pick up 0.19" of rain today after the drizzle and mist of yesterday and this morning.

And I ALSO got buzzed by a skeeter today and managed to shoo it right out the front door (my spiked swatter wasn't close by )! Had a 41 low and 56 high today and it started out cloudy, got sunny, and then self-destructed into some drizzle the rest of the afternoon, and into the evening. Nothing measurable yet though. Currently 51 and misty with dp 49.

The GFS/GEFS don't quite get there though although some members are appearing in phase 8, but still not really a strong signal as yet. As some obs, after a 39 low on New Year's I made it up to 53 as a high (also finished the year with 0.37" of rain on 12/31, giving me a 2022 total liquid equivalent of a whopping 55.91"). Currently 41, with a little low stratus, and dp 40.

Happy New Year to the Philly forum. May this new year bring some good things to track!