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6 hours ago, ORH_wxman said:

Long drive from Frisco to Telluride. But if you can stay in Telluride for a few days, it's def worth it. If its only for a day or two in Telluride, I'd prob just enjoy Copper and not worry about the 5-6 hour drive.

Thanks.  

18 hours ago, ORH_wxman said:

Yeah the town is great. You can walk anywhere in town which makes it super easy. Lots of places to eat and grab beers. I like the old hotel in town. Has a great bar. 

I'm going to copper in early march and have a place to stay in telluride.  Is it crazy to drive from frisco to telluride and then back to denver for 3-4 days of skiing?

Happy to report i saw my first flakes last night at 37f down here in the tropics.  38f now.  Hoping this a good omen for the winter to come.  

2 hours ago, borderwx said:

Welcome to the winter gardening club:)

Nothing is as curious as rink ice, equal parts satisfying and maddening

what about a Zamboni?

Just over an inch

.8" so far.  good thing I cleaned the gutters last saturday.

2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

A high of 69 yesterday and a low of 34 this morning, lovely stuff. 

can't say I'm upset to be able to lay off the oil heat for a few weeks

A solid .15” to start the month.

Got down to 31f here.

have 4” on the nose for the month.

I’m about 80% full here.  The oaks just started to turn.  The Japanese maple in my backyard which is always the last to go, is almost all green.

7 hours ago, gravitylover said:

What I noticed driving around the Croton res yesterday is the water level is as low as it's been in years. All through this dry stretch it stayed up and now, after getting a bunch of rain, it's pretty low. Have they started the pre-winter water release already? It seems early for that. 

They did a scheduled release starting after labor day and lasting about a month.  Prior to that, it was full.  so much so, that they closed the river to recreational activities.  I walked over the dam on sunday and the water gauge was about 3 feet below full.

I'm not sure what the purpose of this release was but in the past few years they've been doing some to clear out invasive species in the river, I think.

.31” here

before the rain started, i drove over the croton reservoir and noticed the trees really starting to pop.

.75” here.  Drove up to new paltz yesterday afternoon.  Some nice color but not there yet.

2.1” in croton

1.92" so far.  solid soaking.

Already got a tenth of an inch in the bucket.  Maybe get the over on this one.  Miserable out.

.06

Ended up with a half inch here.

Picked up a quick .36” this morning.

3 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

Low fog over the bogs and wetlands, bright sunshine and blue skies above.  Summers back is clearly broken now.  

agreed and shockingly, the new york football giants season isnt over yet

10 hours ago, gravitylover said:

.2. Headed out of town for a few days to do a lap of the state. Literally. Plattsburgh tomorrow, Syracuse Wednesday and Buffalo Thursday then home to repack Friday and on to Suffolk County on Saturday. Good thing gas isn't still over $5/gal. 

I paid $3.69 yesterday.  Got almost a tenth of an inch last night.

another half inch overnight.  Up to 3.6" for the month.

Half inch between yesterday and today.  We take.

8 hours ago, Juliancolton said:

A good start, but still lots of work to be done. It's worth noting that the drought monitor is valid as of 12z on the 6th, so most of Tuesday's rain (and beyond) wasn't factored-in. 

Ahhh, that makes sense.  Thank you.

3 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

Driving around last evening between my house and my mothers in New Windsor it is quite evident much more rain is needed. Ponds are still low, streams hardly flowing.  It'll take time, at least the grass is greening up again.

yeah, I just looked at the latest drought monitor and was surprised that there wasnt more improvement from the most recent rains.