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1 hour ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Fwiw ... family member in NJ has lawn greening with crocuses and tulips coming up - about 3 weeks ahead of schedule since she's lived there over nearly 20 years ( anecdotally).

Where in Jersey is she? Things are still pretty frozen here in terms of blooming flowers... But the lawns never went ultra brown, to be honest.

Just now, 40/70 Benchmark said:

What is the best site to use for the up to date numerical departures? I never even look at those...I just go by the maps, so if I am off on that, it was not intentional....again, it's all checked in the spring.

https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=box

Change the code at the end to BTV, OKX, etc depending on the geography you're looking for..

^Picked the wrong year to go. Was there last year.

2 hours ago, cleetussnow said:

Spent veterans day with these dudes and dudettes.  Got cold when the sun went down.

Army is so inconsistent. One week they’re kicking Top 25 Air Force’s a$$, the next, they’re struggling against the ‘Saders.

If snowmaking is going to be banned, there needs to be lots of other carbon-intensive, recreational activities banned too. People have already mentioned golf, but recreational boating, transatlantic/pacific leisure trips, etc are a few low hanging fruit!

It’s interesting that NNE is going to be so far above normal. NYC is about to record its 3rd below normal month in the last four.

Brightening up noticeably here in Hoboken.

8 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

You could go skiing in the morning and hit the beach in the afternoon  

Long drive from Mammoth to the closest beach, but yes, theoretically possible.

Block Island. We summer.

33 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

Sweet. Just in time for my trip. Leaving this evening from Logan.  

The beaches at amalfi coast will be a real win with SST's right around 80. But Rome, and Florence ooof. Torch. Lake Como should be great with the microclimate of the 70F lake. I'm taking it that the destinations near water will be wins, while everything else a big loss. 

The 100+ readings are that much more remarkable given it's a peninsula with non-tropical SST's. 

I guess it will be cool(ish) to experience the all-time records...

 

I was in Italy in late June 2019 when there was a heat wave of similar magnitude (upper 90's-low 100's-not seeing the 110+ that Tip referenced in any forecasts). The Lake Como area was nice during the heat, though it is not particularly high elevation so you don't get the alpine cooling effects you might expect given the scenery...

 

1 hour ago, psv88 said:

Stop with the fake bullshit man. 
 

schools were already closed for a holiday. Why do this? 

High schools were supposed to be open.

Things seem *SLIGHTLY* brighter here in Hoboken than they did 15 minutes ago.

1 hour ago, MarkO said:

It usually is. Every once in a while you can get enough snow on the top of MWN for a couple turns, otherwise, it's a trip to Mt. Hood... or that indoor ski area in New Jersey. That's the back up plan.

I live ten minutes away and still haven’t been, haha.

8 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Jay got nowhere near 350”‘this season . In fact that total is an embarrassment to anyone who records data . Not sure what the hesitation is on calling them out . It’s not like they are 100 miles north of Stowe. NW flow underperformed this year in a big way and jay likes to pretend nobody would notice their measurements . 
 

The topic is about their measurement quality ..period . They mine as well have someone wearing a clown outfit report this years total . 

Flip side is that it was one of the best seasons in recent memory for the Laurentians. Not sure the correlation between that area and Jay, but I was up at Tremblant in late February and the depths were impressive.

10 hours ago, MarkO said:

Season ain't over yet. Hit up Killington today for some sloppy turns. This years goal is ski every month. Booked a trip to Valle Nevado in August, but still got to figure something out for July. Thinking Mammoth considering they still have nearly half the mountain open which is absolutely insane for this time of year.

September is the toughest month, no?

All major OKX climo sites finished May BN on temps except EWR (+0.2).

36 minutes ago, Dark Star said:

Could be hail?  I can see your cloud top from Linden...

Yeah, the reason why I said sleet is that I wasn't seeing any accumulation/hailstones. Just hearing the pingers.

Sleet mixing in here in Hoboken. 

1 hour ago, Torch Tiger said:

They have had plenty of 0 departure days in the past 9.  I looked yesterday 

BOS has had 9 straight days of BN departures.

When was the last time that happened?

Just installed. Last night was sweaty. 

1 hour ago, Ed, snow and hurricane fan said:

I think it was 2006 that UTSA students voted for an increase in student fees to pay for a football team they would never see as students.  2011 was the first season, one or two years FCS and then moved up to bowl subdivision football.  They have accomplished a lot in a hurry.  I saw them beat UH in Houston.  They were the designated sacrificial lambs but went ahead and won.  A couple of years before (2012), I saw Texas State, first year in bowl subdivision, also beat UH in Houston.  (My wife is a UH alum).  The offensive coordinator had a break down during the game, the head coach called the plays.

Yes-UTSA has done a very nice job building their program quickly. Obviously Larry Coker got the program off the ground quickly, but they had a blip with Frank Wilson. Credit to them, they realized their mistakes and brought in TX HS FB legend Jeff Traylor, who made his name at Gilmer in NE Texas before going to be an assistant at UT and Arkansas. 

Texas State has had a much harder time getting traction-which is funny to me as San Marcos definitely has more of a "college town" vibe (to go along with nice football facilities) than the northwest side of San Antonio where UTSA is located. 

Meanwhile, my alma mater (Rice) has all the money and history in the world but none of the will to win, which is disappointing as an alum.

13 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

Won my SDSU halftime moneyline bet though. Great year for Conference USA. 2 finalists in NIT, 1 final four team.

Transfer portal making things more entertaining as it seems to spread out the talent wealth. 

All of the C-USA teams who appeared in post-season play are moving to the American next year (FAU, UNT, UAB, Rice, and Charlotte). UTSA is also moving but they’re awful at basketball (but quite good at football). Of course, the AAC is losing Houston and a couple other teams, but it should still be good at the top next year with FAU and Memphis leading the way. 

One of my good friends is in his 5th season working at the Alta Lodge. Between a combination of getting “Canyon Fever” and getting older (perhaps related), he decided to move down valley this season.

He’s said it’s been a total PITA, and he’s slept 20 days on the floor of the lodge since he can’t get back down the canyon/has to be at work in the morning and can’t afford an avalanche control delay. 

25 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Tone doesn’t come over well on the internet and I’m not trying to be rude here , it’s more just frustrating

I mean I’m not sure if you were putting me on or serious . A helpful hint , read your own link , starting with the graph title where the data ends in 2019 . If it didn’t ring 5 bells in your head (that it makes no sense that food as a percentage of income would be lower ) than you really shouldn’t be posting on the matter . If it did you would have looked at your link and re-read it . 
 

A moron may read you link and say “ohhh ya well I guess it’s not that high “ . Your data is thru 2019 . Do you not realize the incredibly high food price inflation occurred in 2021-2022-2023 . The corporates successfully navigated it by rising prices significantly higher than their input costs rose and the consumer is well ...not brilliant .  

Data from 2021 consumptions show People spent 10% more on food as a% of their disposable income than the year prior . You can tack on another 6-10% when 2022 data comes out as price rises in 22’ were comparable to 21’ , thou at some point many people (after switching to off label brands ) just don’t have the money and simply buy less food to keep up with the price hikes and their % of disposable income spent toward food plateaus as they can’t allocate more because their energy and shelter bills increased as well 

I agree with you that there is food price inflation. But we’ve also had nominal wage growth since 2019. So you can’t just say “food prices are up, end of story.” Is food probably 200-300bps more as a % of income than it was in 2019, yes, I’m with you. But it’s still way below the supposed “glory days” of the American middle class.