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I missed it but the snow squall must have been very intense here based on new snow measurement and radar review.  Must have been very intense for a short duration and based on radar there was light to moderate snow for a bit after the line passed.

New snow measured at 8:00 a.m. = 1.7" with a melted total of .08".  High ratio stuff on the leading edge of fresh Arctic air.

So pissed I missed it.  Saw it coming on radar and then fell asleep.

Had some snow flurries a little while ago. 

Another huge road salt dump late this afternoon.  Trucks dumping salt and spraying brine all over the place.

December Precipitation at my location:

Melted: 3.88"

Snowfall: 13.1"

Precipitation total for 2025: 43.43". 

Not a bad total just that is was very lean rainfall wise during the time of year that it was needed most.  In addition there were wetter periods followed by long periods with little precipitation.

Healthy and Happy New Year to all.

December Precipitation at my location:

Melted: 3.88"

Snowfall: 13.1"

Precipitation total for 2025: 43.43". 

Not a bad total just that is was very lean rainfall wise during the time of year that it was needed most.  In addition there were wetter periods followed by long periods with little precipitation.

Healthy and Happy New Year to all.

2:45. Temp 38

just a little bit left 

2 hours ago, ForestHillWx said:

18/13 currently; it remains very picturesque outside with the snow still clinging to the trees. 

Same here.  No melting yesterday.  Snow depth yesterday morning was 2.8" and this morning 2.6" from a little compaction.  100% coverage and roof tops and trees still snow covered.

17 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

They were tougher back then IMO. I’d bet people just put more layers on and kept the heat lower in general. I work with people that remote start their car from their work desk at the end of the day so the car is the perfect temp for them before they even open the car door to drive home. 25 degrees now after a high of 26 under gray skies and a decent snowpack, what a winter day. 

I do that 

Gone are the days of getting into an ice cold car.  

17 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

1917 also had a mean temperature of 25.0° for December 

 

Corrected Table:

Note: The initial table was constructed from summing daily snowfall amounts. Not all daily amounts are in the NYC climate record. Thus, doing so understates the monthly figures. Here's the correct table using the monthly figures.

Can you imagine what a heating bill would look like these days with a mean monthly temp of 25?   Have to believe it would cause hardship for many.

QPF was pretty much as expected .4 to .6" forum wide, a few exceptions.

A forecast of 3-6" or 4-8" was the way to go.  Most places fell in that range.  Obviously lower totals of those ranges west and higher east.

Just picking a few spots on LI and southern CT where precip was all snow for the event the ratios were no better than 10:1 at most places.  That should put to rest "cold temperatures = higher ratios" way more involved than just temperatures.

Click map to enlarge.

2 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Five photos from this morning.

Man of many talents.  Nice pictures as always ! !

1 minute ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Has anyone audited the Central Park measurement for this storm? Wondering if they really had 4.3 inches. This commenter claims she measured 1.8 to 2.8 just west of the Park.

 

Anyone know WHY they moved the all the weather sensors from the castle to a thicket?  Just don't understand why they would have moved them and screwed up a VERY long period of record.  Makes no sense.

6 minutes ago, EasternLI said:

January looks quite promising actually. Look at the direction of travel on the EPS. We're starting out the month with what looks increasingly likely to be strong blocking. So it's a time to keep eyes open simply due to that.

Then, beyond that, the big Pacific block was taken out. There's a trough now in the Aleutian Islands forcing a +PNA. With what very well could be a decaying west based NAO block by then... There's some really good potential in all of that as we head into peak climo. 

I guess we're all always in search of the elusive KU / NESDIS Cat. 5 snowstorm !  

Gotta believe.

2 minutes ago, Volcanic Winter said:

Absolutely beautiful. I’d love to just lean on that rail for an hour taking in the vibes. Nice property

Thanks!  We back up to the Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area.  It is very quiet and peaceful.  Sometimes if the atmospheric conditions are right we can hear the hum of Rt. 80 but in NJ hard to get away from all road noise no matter where you go.  Bear, deer, fox and sometimes wild turkeys wander through the backyard.  

Finished up with 2.8" here.  Had about .70" crusty crap when I went to bed at around 11:15 but radar had filled in nicely and I was expecting 1-2" additional based on that.  Fell just short of the low end of my forecast of 3-6".  Melted total was exactly .5" and that was right in line with the model consensus.  Was thinking .4 - .6".  I knew we were in trouble very early on with sleet all through EPA, including Scranton and most of western NJ starting out as mostly sleet.  No matter it looks nice out there this morning.  My street is a mess from the sleet being covered by snow and temperatures in the upper teens.  Kind of an ice sheet even with salting.  Compressed sleet in cold temperatures covered by snow never a good thing.

I'm under some of those instability type echoes moving s.e. from NE PA.  Steady light snow and 20 degrees atm.   Based on radar it is possible I can pull off another 1 to MAYBE 2" as these bursts of snow move through over the next few hours.  Anything that falls from now until the end will be snow.  Radar has filled in nicely over NEPA.

A crusty .5” mixture of snow and sleet here.  Very light snow / sleet falling and 19 degrees currently.

2 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Moderate to heavy snow has developed in the Larchmont area.

Thanks Don.  Great pic. 

27 minutes ago, BoulderWX said:

I thought 3-6 was realistic and I’ll be the first to admit I was wrong. Congratulations to all who cash in! 

Same here.  Was going 3-6" here as well.  Thought 3" was pretty much a lock.  The 6" was going to be a reach but I thought 3-6" covered the range of reasonable possibilities.

Still mostly sleet (light) here atm.  Temp fell from 20 to 18.

1 minute ago, Nibor said:

Mix line by Binghamton seems to be crashing. Maybe a precursor for our area.

Per mPING lots of reports of mixed by BGM

20.3 degrees and mostly sleet here.

Steady light snow here but there is sleet mixed in.

Ground is lightly coated.

10 minutes ago, SnowGoose69 said:

There were some runs of the RGEM and NAM that suggested those areas and even into middlesex could mix for the first two hours before heavier rates pushed the line back south and west   

Yes.  We'll see if indeed that happens.  That is why I mentioned to give it a couple of hours.

Just now, BoulderWX said:

nothing in Morristown despite good radar returns. 

Same here at the moment.  VERY LIGHT snow started about 10 minutes ago.  More snow grains than anything.