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18 minutes ago, lee59 said:

The current wind chill of -106, is the lowest ever recorded in at least the lower 48 states.

The -106 is the lowest wind chill ever reported in the United States including Alaska.

8 minutes ago, Nibor said:

Mount Washington is at -45. -47 is the all time record.

The current wind chill of -106, is the lowest ever recorded in at least the lower 48 states.

There are reports in Maine of trees exploding. Apparently water in the trees is freezing and I guess expanding which is causing trees to snap.

Current wind chill on Mt. Washington is -103, breaking the record as the lowest wind chill ever recorded at the summit

This amazes me and for anyone interested. Currently on Mt. Washington

Temperature -40 degrees and the wind is 100mph.

The humidity is 79% with freezing fog.

Dipping into the very high teens here as the temperature continues to fall.

Current temperature in Saranac Lake NY -17 degrees.

Mt. Washington is going beyond extreme:

Currently -35 degrees

Wind sustained at 97mph and gusting to 110mph.

Wind Chill -91 degrees

Unfortunately the news seems to be more about hype than honesty, at times.

You know the winter is bad when we are comparing a 1/2 inch snowfall in December to one now.

Looking at Columbus Circle webcam, near Central Park, looks like ground is covered, finally. 

Cental Park reporting 35 degrees with light snow.

This has really been the perfect storm for breaking records in NYC. First the snow record, just about everyone got a little snow in December but not Central Park, probably because of the heat island. Then the cold, which like turning on a switch, arrives just as January ends.

26 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Impressive number of stations averaging near or over 40° in January. This is why there are so many stations close to the warmest January on record. So numerous +10s around the area.

 

Data for January 1, 2023 through January 28, 2023
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State	Name	Station Type	Mean Avg Temperature
NJ	NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP	WBAN	44.0
NY	NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	43.2
NY	MONTAUK AIRPORT	WBAN	43.1
NY	LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	43.0
NY	FARMINGDALE REPUBLIC AP	WBAN	42.3
NJ	HARRISON	COOP	42.1
NY	BAITING HOLLOW	COOP	41.9
NY	JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	41.8
CT	NEW HAVEN TWEED AP	WBAN	41.6
NY	ORIENT POINT STATE PARK	COOP	41.4
NY	ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	41.3
NY	RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	41.3
NJ	TETERBORO AIRPORT	WBAN	41.2
NY	SHIRLEY BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT	WBAN	41.2
NJ	CALDWELL ESSEX COUNTY AP	WBAN	41.0
CT	GROTON NEW LONDON AP	WBAN	41.0
CT	IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT	WBAN	39.9
NY	WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	39.9
NY	CENTERPORT	COOP	39.8
NY	SYOSSET	COOP	39.8
NY	WESTHAMPTON GABRESKI AP	WBAN	39.7
CT	DANBURY MUNICIPAL AP	WBAN	39.4
NY	BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	39.4
NY	UPTON COOP - NWSFO NEW YORK	COOP	39.0

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Jan
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Rank	Year	Mean Avg Temperature	Missing Count
1	2023	44.0	4
2	1932	42.0	0
3	1990	40.4	0
4	1950	40.3	0
5	1998	40.1	0
6	2006	39.6	0
7	2002	39.4	0
8	1937	39.0	0
9	1933	38.8	0
10	2020	38.7	0

I am currently at 40.6 for the month.

1 hour ago, Snowshack said:

Nice little light snow shower on north shore of LI.   Colder surfaces already coated.  Might go unnoticed in a typical year but have face pressed against the window now.  

I was hoping that would happen in Central Park but to warm. That would have been an unexpected surprise if they got .01 of an inch.

2 hours ago, TWCCraig said:

Pretty cool sky for a winter day. Sunshine and dark ominous clouds to the north

Same here. Blue sky to the south and dark to the north, now moving more east.

4 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

We’ve also seen that we either have blockbusters or total bust winters, very few in between. Last year was an anomaly where I just about hit average on the nose but it was off one very big and one significant snow event. Climate change probably would reinforce the big snow or no patterns because of the warmer waters/more contrast fueling the blizzards and years like this fueling the massive SE ridge and constant warmth. The climate change fueled marine heatwaves will also change how Nino/Nina patterns develop because the hot western Pacific for example is enhancing the Nina background state. 

Yeah that makes sense to me.

8 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Most stations will finish with their warmest January on record. That’s not just a storm track issue 

I agree, although it plays into it. 

12 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Crazy stat to think about…. 
 

From 1985 to 2019 there was only one winter we didn’t get enough snow in one event(2+ on pavement) to plow snow. That winter was 97-98 which was dominated by pac flow. 
 

Since 2019 in a short 4 year span it potentially will be 2! 19/20 22/23 Climate here is changing, the thread the needle snow events have become a thing of the past 

  I agree the climate is getting more mild. However from 2009 -2019 NYC averaged almost 40 inches of snow per year. I think it was because of a pattern that had so many storms going near the benchmark. Now we are in a pattern that has inland cutters so it favors more toward the Great Lakes. Yes I feel  like our winters are becoming more mild but it is a gradual thing not a turn off the switch for tons of snow to no snow.

1 minute ago, forkyfork said:

it's going to keep getting warmer and our snowfall averages are going to start dropping rapidly 

OK

It always amazes me how people can be so certain about the future. Not saying anyone is correct or not correct but the only thing I believe about the future is that nobody knows what it brings.

3 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

That was 2001-02. 2000-01 was a snowy winter.

OK, thanks 

The least snowy winter I recall in my area is 3.5 inches, I think in 2000-2001. So a winter like this is not unprecedented and we still have a ways to go to far exceed the 3.5

18 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Mountain regions there average 200" so I would think they'd get snow.

But you know it's bad when you have to go to interior NNE in late January to find snow. 

They average about 80 inches per year and as you mention the nearby mountains get way more. Yes this has been a pathetic winter in our area.