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1 minute ago, psv88 said:

What? The vast majority of our records are from ASOS sites. Nobody cares if the Johnson Creek Mesonet hit 100. ASOS sites are typically well sited and representative of the area, of course there are exceptions. 
 

Even at Newark the actual ASOS site is not on the airport grounds but in a grassy area adjacent to the airport. The whole narrative that readings at ASOS sites are bogus is ridiculous

The ASOS record began in 1996 and exists primarily for air traffic safety. For example, if the RVR, vis, CHI, wind, or pressure sensor (especially class 1 stations if any still exist) goes bad, it's getting addressed pretty quickly. If a temp, hum, or precip sensor drifts, it'll get fixed whenever because it's not critical to aviation. A lot of the disputes here are less about siting and more about suspicious measurements. The climate record even at the first order sites are mostly stitched together through time anyway using nearby stations and differing equipment since the climate records go back before airports.

7 minutes ago, psv88 said:

You seem to have an issue with every single ASOS site. BOS, ORH, BDL…

ASOS isn't really there for climate record keeping, so if a temp or humidity sensor goes wonky no one cares if it's close enough which is problematic for people that care about the integrity of the climate record.

1 hour ago, BombsAway1288 said:

Yeah these are getting a bit ridiculous for the lead time. We really don’t need to see how much qpf an 18z run spit out for events that are 2 weeks away

Meteorologists can't even figure out what's gonna happen in 6 hours let alone 2 weeks. 3 PM NWS forecast for tonight: mostly clear. 6 PM NWS forecast: mostly cloudy. LOL. No one has a clue. You could go back to last Sunday's forecasts that showed partly cloudy/sunny forecasts for this past week and we all know how that worked out.

Front just came through... there goes the taste of spring.

Feels like spring this morning waking up to fog and 56°.

37 minutes ago, Go Kart Mozart said:

You mowed the lawn on Christmas day?  The neighbors must love you.

If I were his neighbor I'd appreciate how nice he keeps the yard.

7 hours ago, jbenedet said:

I am still finding it remarkable how immediate term guidance has been 5-10 degrees too cold region wide on days like today. 

Need to switch to spring MOS.

1 hour ago, Lava Rock said:

= more solar gain = faster melting sn. Winter is over

More like starting next week the slow climb towards spring begins

27 minutes ago, radarman said:

Back to QC for a second... tell me the NOWdata high temps for all the coop sites in SNE isn't 10 degrees too high across the board yesterday (11/28).  It's weird.

Could be a time of observation issue.

What's that site that monitors temperature drift in the ASOS? GON seems like it's 2-3° too warm the last couple of months.

Sad.. I thought LL was pretty young.

42° for Maple Hollow.

1 hour ago, weathafella said:

By mid month yes.   Not on 8/1 at least to me.   Some of our hottest days have been recorded in the 8/1-10 period.   Normal temperatures start dropping by the 10th.

The sun angle today is similar to mid May which I consider high albeit with much cooler temperatures.

That's already underway. For example today's BOS normals are 82/66 compared to 82/67 a couple days ago. Last week was peak week.

Interesting BOX AFD this afternoon...

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
450 PM EDT Wed Jul 26 2023

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...

* A warm/hot end to the day, followed by a dry and warm overnight.

A hot, albeit, an enjoyable afternoon for southern New England with
temperatures topping out between 85F and 90F. Good news, it remains
dry through this evening, a great night to grab an ice cream cone!
Temperatures this evening, around sunset, drop to either side of 80
degrees. So, you will need to eat it quick that way it does not melt
in your hands. But not too quick, you do not want a brain freeze!

1 minute ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I think that number is off a tad... 

No way. This is the big one we've all been waiting for!

You had to know that this was over yesterday afternoon when the NWS dropped advisories and went to "up to an inch" or "little or no accumulation" forecast for the coast and 1-3 for inland zones. Only the TV guys were hyping this up as usual.

Not too often do you see Blizzard Warnings for L.A. County. Accumulations up to 7 feet and 65 mph winds in the mountains.

15 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Have you had any predator birds move into the neighborhood? Hawks, Owls? Maybe coyotes are getting them. 

Or foxes.

50° and warm in the sun.

12 hours ago, Johnno said:

Any CT peeps watching NBC30 this morning? The meteorologist  was a fill in I haven’t seen before, almost seemed like a national network guy, didn’t have any locales besides Hartford on his map and I think he was working remotely he wasn’t in the studio, probably just me but I hadn’t seen anything like before on local channels here

Was it the Brian James dude? Saw him at New Years and he did a pretty good job for a fill in.

Just now, Brian5671 said:

NYC folks saying a quick flurry at the end then the precip quits

Don't ruin it. If EWR is getting snow then I want some too.

Snow in NYC now won't be long for SNE.

This might be the coldest air mass we see all winter especially for the northeast where we really only get one true arctic blast that lasts for a couple of days each season.

1 hour ago, Snowcrazed71 said:

Is there really anything exciting to see in the foreseeable future at this point? I feel like all the wonderful possibilities are gone.

Well at least we started getting later sunsets this week. A whole extra minute of sun in the evenings!

1 minute ago, EastonSN+ said:

Looks like the typical snowfall distribution from my childhood. Every single storm "snow will fall well north and west...."

 

I really dislike it when the NW hills get their own little private snowstorm. Unfair!