ApacheTrout

4.9 total here in Orwell.

13 hours ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

The contingent of folks who pi$$ and moan about Kev incessantly are far more inimical to the welfare of the forum than he ever will be.

I visit way the board much less often than I used to simply because it's the same tiresome banter of hyperbolic posts, usually generated by DIT.  It's like listening to siblings bicker incessantly.   At some point, you leave the room.   My absence isn't a problem for the community as I rarely contribute beyond posting rain/snow totals, but perhaps there are members who visit less frequently, too, and that might mean a drop in ad revenue that helps keep the site running.

Absolutely stunning and horrific.

10 hours ago, Hoth said:

GFS was super juiced again. Widespread 8" with lollies to 12" in CT by run's end.

What is a 'lollie?"

19 hours ago, mreaves said:

That chilly air snuck in without much advance notice.  It made it down to 49F in Orwell, and that felt downright cold after the recent smothering heat.

Shoot, was hoping for a good, widespread rain event.  0.24 here, with 0.21 of it coming in 10 minutes at 4:15 pm. 

2 hours ago, J.Spin said:

Those data are really interesting – I checked my data to see if the same sort of pattern occurred since we’re fairly close geographically, and indeed it’s there.  I just used 1/3 of my July rainfall numbers as an estimate instead of getting all the daily July data, but it should be a decent approximation.  Mean for the period is 13.52 inches, so this has indeed been a dry stretch – the lowest rainfall I’ve seen during that period.  The grass has been fine though, will plenty of windows for mowing.

2018: 7.89

2017: 16.46

2016: 9.70

2015: 17.88

2014: 11.19

2013: 19.25

2012: 11.60

2011: 15.85

2010: 11.04

t's neat to see the pattern in your data, too.  a 10-yr period is too short to draw conclusions, but I wonder if this alternating pattern would bear out over a longer time frame.  I'd also like to see if temperatures do the same.

It's been dry here at the southern end of Addison County.  Here is how this year 's precipitation (inches) during the growing season (May 1 through July 10) stacks up with previous years:

2018: 4.51
2017: 13.34
2016: 8.09
2015: 13.18
2014: 6.95
2013: 15.78
2012: 9.20
2011: 12.01
2010: 7.51
2009: 13.26

9 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Looks like it was good to get even some rain.

Active forest fire season from what I've heard.  This was a photo from a fire near Plymouth, VT last night.  WCAX had something on it (not my photos).

That's pretty impressive for Vermont.  Any word on fire in the canopy?  It looks like the flames are mostly at ground level, but this could be deceiving.

Been getting this when entering the New England forum via iPhone SE

I'm getting new tabs (State Farm ad) when I click on 'new post by ...." when using Firefox on a pc.

5 minutes ago, eyewall said:

A couple of more form last night. The rod to the left of the tree was actually south of due west.

Beautiful, eyewall.  I could only see the green faintly.  Was the pink visible to the naked eye?

a little too much light still in the western sky here in Orwell.  Sparse, thin clouds, but otherwise mostly clear.  Fingers crossed.

27 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

I should research the X scale ...

many of these scales are not linear - they are logarithmic.   For example, every 10 mph > than ~ 75 equates to ~ 2 X the wind force.   Earth Quake seismology is the same...the slope is accelerating in the positive direction.   Is it the same for X classifications?  -curious 

It's logarithmic.  From NASA:

" And then come the X-class flares. Although X is the last letter, there are flares more than 10 times the power of an X1, so X-class flares can go higher than 9. The most powerful flare measured with modern methods was in 2003, during the last solar maximum, and it was so powerful that it overloaded the sensors measuring it. The sensors cut out at X28."

2 hours ago, eyewall said:

It is now a G3 watch and an X7 flare occurred this morning.

And that was followed by an X9.  Top of the scale.

2 minutes ago, eyewall said:

Damn it! screwed by a daytime hit

There's time for this to strengthen by this evening.

1 minute ago, tamarack said:

Not always.

6/1/2015   47   44   .74"
6/2/2015   45   41   .59"
Wood stove warmth was very welcome.

You're right, there are unique days in June where heat seems to be required.   It was 51 and raining (0.72) on Tuesday, and the house was calling for heat.  I turned it off and put on a sweatshirt.  It was a very chilly day.

15 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

The amount of discussion I discussed install has generated over the years is fascinating. It never ceases to amaze us me how that one word just sets folks me off into a tizzy 

Fixed your post.  But you're right about heat in June being a waste of energy.  On par with AC in New England at any time of the year.

G2 storm in progress.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g2-moderate-geomagnetic-storm-progress.

Things are pretty active right now, as we've entered a solar wind. 

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index

1 hour ago, eekuasepinniW said:

Conditions are currently prime for a G2, fyi.

And it's going to be clear tonight in many places.  Besides standing outside in a dark spot, what's your go-to page for stats?

G1-Class storm currently underway.  I don't think anything's visible here in Vermont, but it's worth paying attention.

I missed it! My app didn't alert me and wake me up

it was cloudy this morning, as per agreement with the weather & borealis gods.

Nice show last night... best pillar structures I've seen. I think something knocked the focus ring on my camera after I left, as most of my shots are all too far out of focus to be usable. Impressive colors though.

 

that's a beautiful picture.  How long did the display last?

A severe (K8) geomagnetic storm is underway.  Perhaps it'll last long enough for viewing tonight and the skies will clear.