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  1. coastalplainsnowman
    Granted we've lost some of this snowpack to sublimation and will continue to do so, but once temps start to moderate, would the melting snowpack be equivalent of a decent rainstorm? Maybe like 0.5" based on what the liquid equivalents were of the last storm (or last two storms, depending on location) less any sublimation?
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    exactly. 0F with 40mph winds: old chart: -53 0F with 40mph winds: new chart: -29 -53 sounds much cooler, pun intended.
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    Oh man. It's one thing to be in this weather just to get in and out of the car. It's another thing to be out working in it (or even, to a much lesser extent, just waiting 15 minutes for a train.) Working by the water no less. I can't even fathom it.
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    Agreed. Low teens with no wind is actually invigorating to me. What's going on out there right now though is as brutal as I can remember.
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    That webcam at the traffic circle in Montauk still looks like it did 8 hours ago. Unreal! And to look at the radar (barely green on the radar view Upton uses) you wouldn't think they were getting much at all.
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    This backbuilding / snow rotating in from the NE, totals of half a foot beyond what was forecast - I don't recall the possibility even being discussed for our any part of our area, and usually every possibility is discussed. Was it always expected, but just expected to occur further east?
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    Montauk Circle traffic cam looking sweet right now. Following is the link with a blank before the "//" so that big image doesn't clutter the feed, also since it's been shared before: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL6HrtRsR3o
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    You're thinking of a different stat - "cumulative complaining."
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    I respectfully disagree . I believe this ever since being introduced to the ‘cumulative snowpack’ stat (h/t Don), which I think is the best stat for how wintry a winter will be remembered, especially by the average person. I believe that years from now we’ll remember the cold and occasionally frigid temps, but we’ll mostly remember the deep snow and icepack which refused to budge for weeks, as well as the unique nature of the storm itself. If this had just been a two week stretch with an average high in the high 20s, with no snow, it would be very forgettable.
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    Anyone remember the old wind chill tables pre 2001? Some of those numbers seemed ridiculous even at the time. Under the old wind chill system, on Saturday night, the predicted 4 degree temperature for me would result in a wind chill of roughly -45 during a 40 mph max predicted gust, vs. the -22 in the current tables. The "Freezer Bowl" playoff game in 1982 between the Bengals and Chargers featured a -9 game time temperature and 35 mph gusts. As reported at the time, the wind chill was -59 at the time, and based on the tables seems it would have been even lower. Today, it would be a relatively mild -41.
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    Same here. If we had gotten even another foot this past weekend a lot of those would become zero way streets. And yes, I still wish we had gotten another foot.
  12. coastalplainsnowman
    Some day we should do Super Bowl - type boxes with Max Temp and Min Temp on the axes. Could do it on Super Bowl Sunday itself. Split the day into quarters. Max and Min temp between Midnight to 6AM, 6:01 - Noon, 12:01 PM - 6PM, and 6:01PM to Midnight. Anyway, 19 / 9 with 0.75” snow
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    That's an interesting stat and probably as good an indicator as any of how 'snowy' a winter will be remembered by the average Joe.
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    Narrator: They can not.
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    Man I miss American cars from the 70s. Old enough that my first car was from that era. Look at that thing. It's a station wagon and it's still cool.
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    Nice. It looks like a standard snow pic until you realize that's a palm tree on the left! If you could have them take one with a gator in the shot too that would be perfect.
  17. coastalplainsnowman
    Was thinking about how this January reminded me of January 2005, which started out mild, then mid month turned sharply colder and stayed that way. Working with some very rough source data, so consider this informal, but 2005 had an even greater disparity between the first and second halves of the month than what we just saw. Jan 1-15, 2026: Avg. High: 42.8 Jan 16-31, 2026: Avg. High: 29.6 Difference: - 13.2 Jan 1-15, 2005: Avg. High: 44.8 Jan 16-31, 2005: Avg. High: 27.3 Difference: -17.5
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    I was taking a look at the Southeastern States board since they are being impacted by the snow today. The ups, the downs, the worry about whether it's going to materialize, other people responding relax, etc. It's like observing a parallel universe. And just like people might say on here to coastal folks like myself when we don't jackpot, I'm thinking "you live in coastal South Carolina! Why would you expect a lot of snow?"
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    @donsutherland1sorry if I've missed it, but have you done a preliminary run of that winter misery index (for lack of a better term?) Am really curious how this year is shaping up in that regard. Per KFRG we're at officially 168 hours since the last time we were above freezing. It's crazy to think that with a little "luck" it could be Valentine's day before we're above freezing again. For snow and cold, if that holds true, this seems like it will be among the closest we've come to 1993/1994 that we've seen in terms of snow, snowcover, and cold.
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    Until that storm, I always used to say, just from experience, to never get excited about rain turning to "wraparound" snow. (Not just wraparound snow, which happens, but wraparound snow which started as rain.) I'd seen it predicted a bunch of times and never saw it materialize beyond a coating at most. But since this storm, I have to temper whatever I say with 'except Christmas 2002.' I've never seen a storm which pasted everything white with snow. Not just stop signs, but entire fences top to bottom. Just a really unique storm.
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    I'm always reminded of the Feb or March 1999 storm which was to my knowledge not on anyone's radar for NY snowfall but overnight backed in / filled in over Montauk resulting in a 14" storm w/blizzard conditions there, 6" to the forks, but cloudy at the Nassau/Suffolk border.
  22. coastalplainsnowman
    Not to sound like a you know what, but my AccuWeather forecast which has said 1-3” for the last few days now says 2-4. LI south shore Nassau/Suffolk border. What do you think is their rationale? Edit: they’re not hyping nor even mentioning our area being impacted, just matter of factly have a 2-4 out there for Saturday night
  23. coastalplainsnowman
    This map is funny - it's practically a photo negative of what we wish would happen in the northeast.
  24. coastalplainsnowman
    This is like watching a Jet game where they're hanging in there but you know what's likely going to happen. Not what's definitely going to happen, just what's likely going to happen. It's turned out favorably a few times before, so you keep watching, but deep down you just know you should be cleaning the garage or changing the oil right now.
  25. coastalplainsnowman
    The haha emoji replies have been great. When I see them as I read through the thread it's like there's a laugh track now.
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