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8 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Saw that.  I was on the southern end of that, only .25" here.  I heard some thunder with it.  Just north must have gotten dumped on

Nice soaker swath for parts of the area overnight.

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1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR:  83 (1985)
NYC: 80 (1928)
LGA:  74 (1989)
JFK: 73 (1988)

 

Lows:

EWR: 23 (1995)
NYC: 20 (1874)
LGA: 25 (1995)
JFK: 24 (1995)

 

Historical:

1815: The Tambora Volcano in Java began erupting on this day. A few days later on the 10, Tambora produced the largest eruption known on the planet in the last 10,000 years. Ash from the volcano would circle the globe, blocking sunlight and leading to the unusually cold summer in 1816. On 6/6/1816, snow would fall as far south of Connecticut with some places in New England picking up 10 inches. On July 4th, 1816, the temperature at Savannah GA plunged to 46 degrees. Eastern North America and Europe had freezing nighttime temperatures in August.

 

1936: Approximately 454 people were killed in the second-deadliest tornado outbreak ever in U.S. More than 12 twisters struck Arkansas to South Carolina. An estimated F5 tornado cut a path 400 yards wide through the residential section of Tupelo, Mississippi. At least 216 people were killed, and 700 were injured. The tornado had a 15-mile long path and did $3 million in damage. One of the survivors in Tupelo was a baby of an economically strapped family who had an infant they'd recently named Elvis Aaron Presley. Gainesville, Georgia had at least 203 fatalities and 934 injuries from an estimated F4 tornado that occurred early the following morning. 

1945 - The temperature at Eagles Nest, NM, plunged to 45 degrees below zero to establish an April record for the United States. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1955 - The Northern Rockies and the Northern High Plains were in the midst of a four day storm which produced 52 inches of snow at Lead, located in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. (David Ludlum)

1972 - A tornado, 500 yards wide at times, touched down at a marina on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, and then tore through Vancouver WA killing six persons, injuring 300 others, and causing more than five million dollars damage. It was the deadliest tornado of the year, and the worst of record for Washington. (The Weather Channel)

1982 - An unprecedented April blizzard began in the northeastern U.S. One to two feet of snow fell across Massachusetts and Connecticut, and up to 26 inches was reported in Maine. New York City received a foot of snow. Winds reached 70 to 80 mph during the storm, and the storm also produced numerous thunderstorms, which contributed to the heavy snow. (Storm Data)

1987 - A storm produced unprecedented April snows in the central Appalachians. Mount Mitchell NC received 35 inches of snow, and up to 60 inches (six feet) of snow was reported in the mountains along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. The total of 25 inches at Charleston WV easily surpassed their previous record for the entire month of April of 5.9 inches. The 20.6 inch total at Akron OH established an all-time record for that location. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Thirty-nine cities across the eastern half of the country reported record high temperatures for the date, including Saint Louis MO with a reading of 91 degrees. Laredo TX was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon high of 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. Afternoon highs of 100 degrees at Santa Maria CA and 105 degrees in Downtown Los Angeles established records for the month of April. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in southern Oklahoma, southern Arkansas, and north central and northeastern Texas. Thunderstorms spawned a dozen tornadoes in Texas, including one at Fort Worth which caused a million dollars damage. There were nearly one hundred reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorms in Texas produced hail three and a half inches in diameter west of Fort Worth, and produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Cross Plains. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

for 1982!  Great storm and great memories !

11 hours ago, steve392 said:

This spring is way better than the previous 4.  My yard is almost fully greened up.  I had to cut it today.  

 

Looks good!  Nothing like that here.  Still 90% winter brown.

Pretty warm for 10 p.m. on April 3rd. with dp's in the mid to some upper 60's.

A bit much honestly. 

Rainfall totals.  Click to enlarge.

Rainfall totals.  Click to enlarge.

1.61" rainfall here last evening that lasted until around mid-night.   No wind to speak of but vivid lightning display with some frequent very loud thunder.

Much needed.  Lets keep it going as we head through April.

1.61" of rainfall here last evening that lasted until around mid-night.   No wind to speak of but vivid lightning display with some frequent very loud thunder.

9 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

What a torch March turned out to be.  Zero snow for just about everyone here

Had flurries on the 1st and show shower on the 27th.  Just a trace for the month.  Fitting end to the season.

29.4" for the season barring any surprises in April

1 hour ago, Sundog said:

Looks like almost all of us stayed in the mid 40s today. 

High of 45 here.  Stark contrast to yesterday!

Just now, IrishRob17 said:

29 for the low up here. I noticed the change in maps as well and that you have to click on the + or - to zoom in and out. 

Don't use them very often at all but if that is a permanent change it stinks.

2 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

With a preliminary low temperature of 34° in Central Park, it increasingly appears that the last freeze of the 2024-2025 season will have occurred on March 23rd.

Milder air will return tomorrow and remain largely in place for the remainder of March. Saturday could see the warmest readings so far this spring in and around the New York City area. Highs could rise well into the 70s in the New York City area. Parts of New Jersey could see the mercury reach or exceed 80°. Sunday will be cooler with highs in the upper 50s, but Monday could be another unseasonably warm day with highs in the middle and upper 60s.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.9°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.1°C for the week centered around March 19. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +1.00°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.18°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will likely continue into at least late spring.

The SOI was +9.72 yesterday.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +1.478 today.

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 100% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal March (1991-2020 normal). March will likely finish with a mean temperature near 47.0° (4.2° above normal). That would rank as the 11th warmest March on record.

 

Hi Don-

How close are we to #10?

Thanks in advance.

12 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Tomorrow will be another cool day. Milder air will then return on Friday and remain largely in place for the remainder of March.

Saturday could see the warmest readings so far this spring in and around the New York City area. Highs could rise well into the 70s in the New York City area. Sunday will be cooler with highs in the upper 50s, but Monday could be another unseasonably warm day with highs in the middle and upper 60s.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.9°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.1°C for the week centered around March 19. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +1.00°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.18°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will likely continue into at least late spring.

The SOI was +10.05 yesterday.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +1.073 today.

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 100% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal March (1991-2020 normal). March will likely finish with a mean temperature near 46.7° (3.9° above normal). That would tie March 1977 for the 12th warmest March on record.

 

That March of 1977 followed the bitter cold winter of 1976-77 which abruptly ended during the first week of February.  The summer of 1977 had quite a heat wave in July with I think CP reaching 104 after a high of 102 the day before.  I may be off a bit on those numbers.

Just some trivia and indicative of nothing.  

Light snow shower here with a coating on colder surfaces.

17 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Sad last 3 months. Let’s get it out of here. 

Well, to be fair I am just shy of 30" for the season so I'm not going to call it entirely bad.  However about 40% of that total was 1-2" events so I'm not going to call it stellar by any means.  I found the winter to be more annoying than anything with useless cold, wasted opportunities, high heating bills and tons of unnecessary salt on the roads.  I agree,  I am ready to kick it to the curb.  Don't need 80 but 60's -> low 70's are more than welcome.

31 minutes ago, ForestHillWx said:

Just had a snow shower. Lasted 3 minutes. 

Same here, was brief but there was snow in the air. 

That is twice this month we had a trace of snow.  Monthly total = Trace.     Sad.

https://www.youtube.com/@WEATHERLEGENDS-METRONYCREGION

Great link.  I think they will be doing a video once a week.

Was a Weather Watcher for Bill back in the day when I was a young teenager in Bergen County, NJ.  What a great guy and taught me so much.

Still love his low key, measured and no hype style.  Just a great guy and not full of himself.  Was very welcoming and supportive. 

Funny story is I went boating and flying with him and got seasick (heaving over the side of the boat) and airsick (just queasy).  Flew from KTEB to KSWF for lunch (ginger ale for me).  Thankfully the trip back was less bumpy although I still could not look out the window without getting a little green.

I hope when the weather gets interesting again they will do some videos about any potential upcoming bigger events.

Did better today on rainfall than I was expecting.  Picked up .21" between 8am and 4pm with periods of light rain.  Event total = .25".

Was cold and raw with temperatures hovering near 40 all day until about 5:30 with temperatures popped into the mid and upper 40's briefly as the sun poked through the clouds.

Interesting solutions for temperatures this upcoming weekend.  Leaning towards the cooler solutions for CNJ on north and east.

9 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Areas just to the NW of the city getting skunked on the rain-ending up a bit further SE that modeled last evening

Yeah, for sure.  Only .04" here as of 8am.  Not expecting more than .10" for the rest of the day.

25 minutes ago, Picard said:

It's damn lucky the outcome wasn't worse.  That bus is destroyed.
This wind is becoming tiresome.  I don't recall seeing any wind advisories posted.

Beyond tiresome and very annoying.  So freaking windy last few months.

Stunner of a day today.  Was fine with shorts and a t-shirt.

Disappointing to see guidance backing off on the rainfall totals.  Seems like the norm lately.

2 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Very sad times

Today is the last day of winter

Cheer up Anthony.  Look at it this way.  We are half way to the longest daylight of the year.  In about 90 days we start the crawl back to Winter.

We'll see what Winter 2025-26 brings.  Time marches on.  Better snow times ahead....gotta believe. 

Event total here = 1.00".

Just now, Tatamy said:

Strong winds out here this afternoon.  I am seeing gusts of 35-40 mph.

Same here.  Very gusty out there.  Humid feel as well.

25 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Heaviest rains have been finding a way to favor closer to coast since last summer but all areas have been very dry.
 

 

Thanks.  Yet according to some nothing to see here.  It has been dry and we need to start turning this around or we will be running into assorted  dryness  issues within 2 months.  Going into the Spring and Summer 9+" down is not a good thing.  Not an issue right now but it will be if this does not start reversing.