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February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
So twice in over 20 years? I'm not a weather geek like most in here, but pardon me if I don't recall it snowing for 30 hours, not even during PD 2 ( or whatever, which had less snow than 96 ). But maybe I just don't pay that much attention. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Many times? Back that up pilgrim. What constitutes many times? -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
We're all weenies at heart. Otherwise we'd be celebrating the warm weather. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Tell ya what, we can't get most storms to last more than a few hours. 30 hours is more than a day. It's gonna snow for 30 hours straight? No, it isn't. But I did not say that you said it would, did I? You read a model output and reported it, and I commented. Let's not read too much into it. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
It isn''t going to snow for 30 hours anywhere, light or otherwise. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
I don't think too many folks take it seriously right now. The only ones who seem to pore over it are weather geeks and people who make a living based on weather patterns, from traders to heating and gas people. farmers too I guess, but then they have to plant and hope for the best most of the time. Every year someone comes up to me and says he heard it was going to be a loooong cold winter, and the squirrels are gathering nuts ( which of course is what they always do, when they aren't stealing my tomatoes ) and look how fat they are! Or their dog is shedding early. Or the Farmer's Almanac says....and the Old Farmers Almanac says....and JB says ( they all have about the same accuracy ).....and then it snows in Oct or Nov and that's all she wrote....( ok extreme examples ) -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
I've heard this about Denver more than once. Is that the case even in mid winter? Or is it a late winter thing? -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
All of them lame winters too, save for the 06 blizzard that delivered 2 foot in a narrow sliver; had about 18 inches out here but still better than anything in recent years IMBY and that includes last March ( Jan 2016 was great, but it was so at odds with the rest of the year it is hard to remember it fondly ) -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Lack of snow is one thing. Freakish warmth is another. I've lived through droughts that resulted in low snow too. Lack of precip has not been the issue this year. And as for spring-like weather, after 56 years I can tell you what that is in NJ; rain, east winds, south winds, more rain, southeast winds, more rain, followed by blustery westerly winds for a day, then more rain. This goes on until mid May, when it suddenly hits the 80's and flirts with 90. And then it rains again. You can never string enough nice days together in April to do much of anything. Never could. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
The problem is that there isn't much "ahead" left.....and nothing has worked out so far. It would be unwise to bank on a big storm this winter. Maybe a significant one can happen. This all depends on the elusive pattern changes talked about for months now, which haven't come to fruition. Ask any mariner, a crap pattern can lock in and stay that way for a long time. Ask any captain at the shore how their season was. Not just a weekend or two, but their whole season. The truth is none of us really knows. But days and days of freak warm weather in early Feb doesn't seem to bode well, especially when prior to a week or so ago no one banked on it. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Really? That wouldn't make you the least bit concerned? Besides, in this region, you are never going to have nice weather for too many days in a row, I don't care how warm, hot, or cold it is. As a lifelong angler who is at the mercy of the weather gods, I can assure you of that. At the very least it will be crappy on any day you have available to do something. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Why listen to him? He's a fool and probably got addled from steroid use. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
I don't leave the house once it gets over 85. I pump the AC and that's it. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
I like it fine, just not in the middle of the winter. Just like I wouldn't want 30 degrees in July. Because it's abnormal. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Got bit by a lone star tick last year; ticks are pretty much active unless there is a big freeze going on. And they can survive a wash cycle too. And watch your pets as well. I have the treated socks; some experts are not impressed with Deet and recommend the treated clothes. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
If by gradual progression he mean over a few weeks, then yes, that would be spring. perhaps I misunderstood. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
A gradual progression is spring.... -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
One piddly event in late March, delivers 3-5 NW and a slushy coating here, followed by rainy weather in April. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
If you hate snow, it's rockin.....to a person everyone I talk to is thrilled with the lack of snow. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
It makes you feel alive in late March or April. In early Feb it makes you wonder what is going so radically wrong. And it's not just this winter; I've seen temps into the 60's, 70's, and last 80 in midwinter for quite some time now, going back a ways.....but i don't remember seeing them in the 70's or 80's very often, if at all. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
All in the modern era except for two ( though even they are considered to be modern era using broader definitions; I know, someone will jump in to say no one kept records in the Stone Age. Save it. ) -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Clouds of knats flying about near my front door. This is ridiculous. At this rate we can start thinking of Feb as a spring month. Last year it either reached or got up to 80. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
That wasn't much to the west, we only got a dusting. had folks up from S America who had never seen a winter before, and it was so warm most of the time they really didn't see much. Lotta warm rain though. This year we had real cold though. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
Ok thanks. Doesn't make any sense to me, but you're a pro and I'll go with that. -
February 2019 General Discussion and Observation Thread
weatherpruf replied to Stormlover74's topic in New York City Metro
The only snowstorm in the lame winter of 95 was in Feb, I wonder if the reasons were similar. It was a decent event.