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http://synoptic.envsci.rutgers.edu/site/imgs/vis_nj_anim.gif

3 minutes ago, Rtd208 said:

I am not sure I buy things being that dry late week even though the GFS is currently showing the same. We'll see.

Something tells me that 3/29 - 4/4 is probably much wetter and it wouldn't surprise me the prior period trends a bit wetter too once past Tuesday.. Beyond there some stronger ridging into the east towards 4/4 or 5th. 

91 days till the summer solstice / sun angle now on par with mid September.  Made it down to a cool radiated 26 last night now up to 47 and expect to be guidance again and top out mid/upper 60s

14 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Don, what is JFK's earliest 70 degree temp....I imagine it's in February?

 

I see a 71 (2007) On January 6th

Jan 26: 69 (1950)

Feb 27: 71 (1997)

100 Days to the summer solstice.

Some larger breaks in the clouds working from the north to the south.  61 here.   

Arctic blast peaking Monday with 850MB temps -15c to -18c.  Brief warmup Mar 18/19 ahead of the next cooldown.  Cooler overall the next 10 days or through march 23.

Made it up to 74 here.  Clouds into CPA may arrive by 2:30/3:00

Some clearing working its way east now

peak of the next arctic blast mar 15 - 16. 850 temps -15c to -18c .  Could be tough to crack 40  next tue.

Last 70(+) readings for the area was Nov 11-12.    43 on the way up once we clear later this morning.   Sep sun angle

snow showers and flurries building in PA

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/fxg1/WXTYPE/loop25ne.html

Snowpack on the 'real time' visible satellite 

http://synoptic.envsci.rutgers.edu/site/imgs/vis_nj_anim.gif

22 / 21 mod - hvy snow 3.5  on the ground.

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/fxg1/WXTYPE/loop25ne.html

6 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Much smaller geographic footprint to this Arctic outbreak compared to December 1989. We were in the single digits the last time DFW went below 0°. Now Long Island is in the 50s this morning instead.

 

Believe the core of the cold was also centered a few hundred miles east of this event. 1989 was truly impressive before it warmed up in early Jan 1990.

What a map for historical reference.

30 / 29 mod - hvy snow (big flakes in CNJ)

EWR 18.7" comes on 1.86 LE
Rutgers in New Brunswick recorded 14 inches with 2.17 LE  

41 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Wow Baltimore has more than anyone else on these lists!  What major cities do we have left on the east coast?  Boston and Providence I think?  Can you find those too, Tony?

 

will add TTN,ABE and ISP today.  Need some CT sites too and NWNJ

1 minute ago, nflwxman said:

Any one have observations from the New Brunswick area? The radar there is insane and the HRRR is spitting out 6" hour rates.

Heavy snow between 7 - 9 OTG from a nephew in East Brunswick a mile away.  May mix with sleet for a period as the intensity lightens up but heavier snow building back NW again,

 sunrise on the vis satellite 

BWI, Baltimore

1. 29.9 inches (Jan 23-24 2016)
2. 28.2 inches (Feb  16-18 2003)
3. 26.6 inches (Jan 6-8 1996)
4. 26.5 inches (Jan  28-30 1922)
5. 26 inches (Feb 5-6  2010)
6. 22.8 inches (Feb 11-13 1983)
7. 22 inches (March 29-31 1942)
8. 21.4 inches (Feb  14-151899)
9. 20 inches (Feb   21-22 1979)
10. 19.5 inches (Feb 9-10 2010)
10. 15.5 inches (Feb 16-17 1958)
 

11. 14.9 inches (Jan 27-28 2000) 

27 / 26 with heavy snow (sleet changed to snow under heavy bands now)  8: on the ground

23 / 21  Light to mod snow.  2.4 inches on the ground.  Quite slick out on the roads.