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    Central PA - Spring 2021

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

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    4 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

    Just got home from the office - 50 when I left home at 6am, all the way up to 52 now. Perfect short-sleeve weather today. :) 

    And I froze today in a sweatshirt and spring jacket... :shiver:

    7 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

    Voyager is going to be real happy when they issue the WWA :-)

    Not....lol

    Central PA - Spring 2021

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

    73 and full sun.

    CTP was discussing last night that the weather that most of us are experiencing was what they expected - the idea that it would rain for much of the day was off the table yesterday. 

    It rained to some extent (drizzle after about 11am) all day here. Got 0.92" in the bucket as of this post. I just hope it wasn't too much for the fertilizer/crabgrass preventer I put down yesterday.

    Central PA - Spring 2021

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

    How about Tamaqua? ....we have a connection up there where we could snow chase!

    IF it snows up here, I'm going tell my cop friends to run you right out of town... :P

    Just kidding. Of course, you are all most welcome. I'd even introduce you to a great restaurant (I'm not buying though) at the train station.

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    April Blizzard of 1982

    in Philadelphia Region

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    On 4/7/2021 at 12:00 PM, LVwxHistorian said:

    Lehigh Valley got nearly a foot (11.4") with 4 foot drifts and winds gusting to 47 mph.  Another 2" fell 2 days later with a subfreezing day on the 7th!!

    Share memories if you got em

    I was 14 years old at the time, living in Bethlehem, and still loved snow, so it was an awesome event for sure. I remember the cold (single digit lows?) that followed, but I don't remember the wind. Wasn't that opening day of baseball season and all the east coast games were postponed?

    Central PA - Spring 2021

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

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    30 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

    I'm almost...kinda...sorta...ready to agree with you. 

    To clarify - above all else, I love snow. I also love bitter cold. But...most days over the past few weeks have been nice. REALLY nice. Like, it has felt so good to get outside, sans jacket, sweatshirt, etc., and enjoy some truly spring-like weather. As I said the other day, we really haven't had much weather like this in recent memory, and man oh day Steve...it sure has been nice. :) 

    Yes, it's been really nice here as well.

    Since my shoulder surgery I've had to put coats and jackets on left arm first, which is unnatural and awkward for me. It's nice to be able to get out of the truck to load and unload and not fight my coat sleeves a half dozen times a shift...lol

    Central PA - Spring 2021

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

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    44 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

    LOL.  As I have stated a few times, part of my motivation this year was peeking into the MA and seeing the Spring fling crowd starting a month too early in mid to late February.  With that said, a freeze the first week of April is not all that uncommon.  If we got down to 20ish that would be something.   Apparently it got down to 11 at MDT on April 1, 1923 though the records for Apr 2nd and 3rd are not out of reach at 22 and 24 respectively. 

    I've seen heavy frost here in the coal region as late as Memorial Day weekend, so cold is not out of the question until we get to June. At least anomalous events like that are USUALLY short lived.

    As for April cold, I've often said that April can be a cruel month for those looking to break out into spring mode.

    E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2021 OBS Thread

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    On 3/25/2021 at 10:33 PM, RedSky said:

    GFS thinks April is winter this year. We're not really going to do ANOTHER cold April?

    I've been saying for years now, that April can be a very cruel month. Most (even a lot of winter/snow lovers) have gone over to Spring mode. The tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, etc are popping out and growing, and then, bam...one or more arctic blasts with snow potential.

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    Central PA - Spring 2021

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    59 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

    Even more than snow, the chance of lows in the teens could be a big headliner next weekend.  

    And that's what sucks the most. Even nature has put out the tulips, hyacinths, some tree leaves, etc. Temps in the teens kill or damage the tender vegetation. A mid-winter torch does not cause as many problems as a spring freeze...

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