MANDA

11 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Looks like the month is locked to come in below normal but no snow to show for it 

The NW corner of the state did well.  I'm sitting at 9.1" on the season and NW of me in higher elevations they did even better, especially the NW corner of Sussex County.   Certainly once south of Rt. 80 and especially Rt. 78 there is nothing to show for December ending a degree or so below normal, albeit against our warmest set of normals.  Certainly elevation played a huge part in who got snow this month.

51 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 64 (2023)
NYC: 63 (1984)
LGA: 63 (2023)
JFK: 64 (1984)

Lows:

EWR: 13 (1953)
NYC: -1 (1919)
LGA: 16 (1953)
JFK: 16 (1973)

Historical:

 

1957 - A tornado swept across Jackson County, Williamson County and Franklin County in southern Illinois killing eleven persons. (David Ludlum)

1981 - A heavy lake-effect snow blanketed the southern and southeast shores of Lake Michigan leaving up to 22 inches of snow at Valparaiso IND. (David Ludlum)

1983 - Record cold hit the north central states. At Havre, MT, the mercury plunged to a record reading of 34 degrees below zero. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1984 - A storm over southern California left up to 16 inches of snow in the mountains and upper deserts, with 13 inches reported at Lancaster. Edwards Air Force Base was closed, and Interstate 5 was closed from Castaic to the Tehachapis Mountains. (18th-19th) (The Weather Channel)

1986 - A strong winter storm, which developed off the coast of New Jersey and moved out to sea, lashed the northeastern U.S. with high winds, heavy rain, and heavy snow. The storm left snowfall amounts of up to 30 inches in Vermont, 24 inches in Massachusetts, and 20 inches in New Hampshire. The highest rainfall amounts approached four inches in southern New England, where winds gusted to 70 mph. (Storm Data)

1987 - A weakening storm moved into the Rocky Mountain Region producing six inches of snow at the Platoro Reservoir in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The storm then spread rain and drizzle across the Southern High Plains into the Middle Mississippi Valley, with thunderstorms over Texas. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Warm weather prevailed in the central U.S. while cool weather prevailed across the eastern states. Sheridan, WY, with a record warm afternoon high of 68 degrees, was seven degrees warmer than Key West FL. (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - A winter storm moving out of the Great Plains Region spread freezing rain, sleet and snow across parts of the southeastern U.S. Freezing rain resulted in 170 auto accidents in the Memphis area during the evening hours. Unseasonably warm weather continued ahead of arctic cold front. Miami FL equalled their record for December with an afternoon high of 87 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

2009 - A monster snow storm affected the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the U.S. on December 18th through December 20th. The storm originated in the Gulf of Mexico and moved northward along the Eastern Seaboard, leaving behind heavy snow accumulations from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Impacts from this storm included the closing of major airports, interstate highways, and rail systems. Over 1,200 flights were cancelled at the three major airports in the New York City area, and hundreds of thousands of people lost power due to the storm. Seven people were reported killed across the Mid-Atlantic (source: Reuters). Over two feet of snow accumulation was reported in portions of North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. At one point, the storm was over 500 miles in width, and affected 14 states and tens of millions of Americans (Source: AFP).

Following the 1989 weather history over the last 2 weeks has been interesting.  Was brutal for cold and snow across the country.  Our area had the cold but missed out on most of the snow to the south.  Big snows 12/23 or 12/24 for southeast coast if I remember the dates correctly.  Once to January winter was essentially over for our area as it warmed big time.

Remember the 2009 event well.  Remember when Winter storms would lift north out of the GOM, been a long time.

30 minutes ago, NEG NAO said:

amazing you have that time period which is 9 - 16 days away all figured out ! congrats !

Time will tell and we'll know soon enough.

1 hour ago, NEG NAO said:

this is a torch ??plus on New Years day we are going back into a colder pattern plus things will change probably too far out

 

That is a one day snapshot at PERHAPS the end of the warm period.  Poor example of what is coming between Christmas and New Year's.

Looks like the usual in and out Arctic shot (about 60 hours worth before moderation commences) in the days before Christmas.  Looks like everyone has a different definition of what a "torch" is but it sure looks like a torch to me starting 12/27 or so and lasting through New Year's Day at least.  Canada looks to get flooded with Pacific air as does the lower 48 starting over the Rockies then working east once past Christmas.

Received 1.8" snow here overnight into this morning.  Came down pretty hard in the hour or two before 5am.  The 1.8" was measured at 5am, it has compacted down to about an inch as of 10am.  Total for the season here: 8.3".

31 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Waste of cold this month

Not even a dusting on the ground

Now the gfs and cmc are mild for Christmas . Our climate sucks.

The days leading up to Christmas are going to be cold.  The last CMC was extreme and not likely but I'm pretty confident it is going to be below normal as we start Christmas week.  Can't keep paying attention to flip flopping guidance.  Pattern is supporting a cold run up to Christmas.   Snow is another story, not likely.

For the record, something as cold as last CMC run is not entirely out of the question.  The degree of how cold it turns is uncertain at this point.

3 hours ago, bluewave said:

Back and forth pattern for the rest of the month with the dominant storm track through the Great Lakes. Warm up day 1-5 with a cooldown day 6-10. Then a warm up from around Christmas to the New Years.

 

 

 

Only good thing is that it looks solidly below normal in the days leading up to and through Christmas, that seems like a lock at this point.  At least no balmy 50's - 60 with rain.  The pattern the following week looks nasty though, that is a little further away so we'll see but better than 50% confidence for a mild run up to New Year's.  Seems very unlikely to me that CP will see any measurable from now through the end of the month.  We should be grateful that December looks to finish below normal temperature wise.  That is a big win these days.

Summary of November and Meteorological Fall 2024 for NJ.

https://www.njweather.org/content/peculiar-indeed-november-and-fall-2024-recaps

Some of the coldest lows across NJ this morning.  Low was 14 degrees here.

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

NYC will approach its all-time record high pressure tomorrow but probably come up just short. Models have near a 1048 mb pressure or 30.95 inches of mercury. The all-time record was 1052 mb or 31.08 inches of mercury set on 2-13-81.

https://www.weather.gov/media/okx/Climate/CentralPark/extremes.pdf

https://www.weather.gov/epz/wxcalc_pressureconvert

Any idea what the temperatures were like with that.  Was that one of those frigid early 80's outbreaks.  I have a feeling it must have been major cold as in the vodka gels.

1 hour ago, wdrag said:

Nov 20-Dec 12...CoCoRaHs rainfall looks like general 5-6.5" over the area in 3 weeks...  that to me is easing the drought. 

 

Also...am pretty sure of a wintry hazard I80 northward in NJ into se NYS early Monday..light snow and ice...minor hazard but prior frozen ground assists with temps still near freezing at 7A Monday the 16th. 

There was no movement in the Drought Monitor issued yesterday but the most recent rains were not figured into it.  Should be some improvement in next weeks issuance.  These are some nice 3 week totals.

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

All the guidance is starting to show a warmer +EPO +AO pattern in later December as it looks like the TPV is trying to consolidate. 
 

Not at all unexpected.  I do admire the optimism around here though.

1 hour ago, David-LI said:

Are you being serious or sarcastic? Because this storm is so far out that IF it actually happens, this map will change dozens of times both in intensity and location.

Very sarcastic.

29 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Great example of a long range OP GFS outlier run among its ensemble mean.

I used to doodle maps like this op run when I was in the 5th. grade!

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

I printed this out from my basement 

Shit.  Heaviest totals once again to my southeast.  Dammit!  I was hoping for at least 30" here.

4 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Seems windier today than yesterday 

Winds howled here last evening once the front went through.  Briefly lost power.  Gusty all night and still gusty this morning.  Much winder behind the front then out ahead of it yesterday around here.

1.2" yesterday. 

Two day total = 1.82"

Three day total = 2.21".

Rainfall yesterday was 1.2".  Three day event total = 2.21".

More heavy rain approaching my area from the west.

Pouring here with winds gusting to about 25 mph. Rain pelting against the house.

Based on radar it is not going to last long but right now it is heavy.

Just posting story link here since others have posted that they have seen the drones.  I've not seen any.

Interesting.  Seems far beyond just hobbyist drone flyers.  Not sure what is up with so many flying around.

Feel free to remove if too far off topic.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14181799/drones-new-jersey-state-emergency-ufo-ocean-sighting.html

Skinny "squall line" about ready to push through my area.  Expecting some heavier rain and some gusty winds.

.62" as of 8am.  Two day total = 1.01".  Winds minimal.  A few gusts to 20-25 mph. 

22 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

Would you be shocked if the EPS looks absolutely nothing at all like that operational run? 

Nope.  Wouldn't be shocked either if the next op model cycle looked nothing like the current one.

10 day OP runs are bad enough and now we have added the EURO going out to 15 days along with the GFS.  Pure fantasy.  I'm all for pushing the limits of science but these 10 and 15 day op runs are essentially useless.  The ensembles are better but even they flip from cycle to cycle a lot of the time.