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Thunder and lightening - four good flashes accompanied by loud rumbles and brief heavy rain while out to dinner in Rockaway, NJ. We ended up waiting it out a bit before running to the car. That wasn't on the bingo card for tonight.

Moderate to heavier snow on campus here outside Newton. It's recoating the grass with the heavier rates. Pavement looks to be just wet.

Pretty up this way, a quick 0.3" in Sparta to whiten everything into a mini winter wonderland. The roads were quite treacherous. The salt spreaders were just getting going as I got closer to school. I was concerned about all of our busses and student drivers. Thankfully, I haven't heard of any accidents from this morning, although a few busses were late and had to detour around 206 in Sandyston.

Currently moderate rain, probably winding down - I got a nice burst from that line which brings my event total to 1.33".

That's gotta be getting close - or is actually a record measurement in the Atlantic. Unprecedented.

Dryslots, sharp cutoffs, or too far north and west. It's always at least one of those three. May this time be different? Meanwhile, holy effing Melissa.

Low of 21 in Walpack. Low 28 at home in Sparta. Chilly morning.

0.25" overnight. Unexpected. Welcomed.

That's why I wouldn't get my hopes up about this possible wet stretch just yet. Lately it seems we just have to watch development (or lack thereof) 24-36 hours out. Models haven't been great for a while.

I wish I had been that detailed over the years. I started about that age, and always maintained my interest level, but got sloppy with the records as adult life took hold. I can't say I'm that great about it today either, but it is fun to track weather stats over time if you're organized and dedicated enough. I have a bunch of old weather gadgets dating to the 1980s and 1990s still at my parents house in storage. One of them is a Davis station, dating to around 1991 that lasted a few years, then succumbed to a lightening strike of all things. I remember that one, flash, bang, shook the whole house and toasted a couple of appliances.

0.10 as well. Most of it was just remnant broken bands of showers as the southern edge rotated north. A nothing burger for the longer term drought. What did places like Buffalo and Toronto pick up? Looked like solid rains out there for close to 24 hours.

I'm not expecting much here tonight or tomorrow. The ingredients just aren't there. Set expectations low and once in a while be pleasantly surprised.

Sharp cutoffs continue to be a feature. This will be fun this winter. I'm up to 0.30" event total from 0.21" overnight. Wind is howling this morning. I didn't witness any power outages as of yet in my travels out this way.

Looking solid for the coast now. Stay safe. We'll see how much of the remaining precip shield makes it west of 287 and north of 95 for some needed moisture. Otherwise it's just a breezy, damp, raw evening out this way.

0.09" event total.