canderson Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The first dandelion of spring has sprung. Really? Ours have been blooming for nearly a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Really? Ours have been blooming for nearly a week. Yeah. One lone one tucked away in the shady part of the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Wow...this "winter" has gone straight from an extended November right to May. Those are some pretty respectable CAPEs for the middle of March. I remain blown away at the longevity of this major warm spell. This is historic. It really is. I bought floating row covers for my cold hardy stuff to protect stuff from any freezes, so I can get planting. I was poking around in the main forecasting forums' medium range, looks like we may turn colder toward end of month, and maybe below average first week of April. But up and down in April. MAG, pennman, I don't know if we have seen our last snow flakes. But the back of this weak winter is totally broken. Onward to spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Gonna take the clubs for a walk today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 This is historic. It really is. I bought floating row covers for my cold hardy stuff to protect stuff from any freezes, so I can get planting. I was poking around in the main forecasting forums' medium range, looks like we may turn colder toward end of month, and maybe below average first week of April. But up and down in April. MAG, pennman, I don't know if we have seen our last snow flakes. But the back of this weak winter is totally broken. Onward to spring. Full fledge buds on a couple of trees around the house have showed up today, probably about a month ahead of schedule. Gotta love this particular part of March, it could be 80 degrees or you could have the blizzard of the century. If we continue to have such high departures through next week I would imagine it's quite likely this month is easily going to be the warmest March on record...even if that reality check shows up the last week of the month. And I am a bit leery of eventually paying for this insanity down the road in some fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 As much as I love this...I do miss exciting weather( t storms, snow etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmister Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Serious backdoor cold front for those along the eastern Mid-Atlantic and New England! Back here though, we can keep on enjoying our beautifully abnormal March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Gonna take the clubs for a walk today. Golfer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 We got backdoored....41.1° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Golfer? Wannabe golfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 So far, it's been a back to reality day. 41.7° and cloudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 So far, it's been a back to reality day. 41.7° and cloudy. That sucks. Been reading around here and elsewhere that first week of April could be a back to reality time for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Front has stalled just to my West. Sitting at 51F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Front has stalled just to my West. Sitting at 51F. It says we're 64, but it feels more like the mid-upper 70s out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 It says we're 64, but it feels more like the mid-upper 70s out there. Sun has broken through the cloud deck in the past 30 mins. See how high we can run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 It says we're 64, but it feels more like the mid-upper 70s out there. 68 here now. It's fairly humid out compared to earlier in the week, which helps make it feel warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 68 here now. It's fairly humid out compared to earlier in the week, which helps make it feel warm. Yep. Really is humid. Feels more like late May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Sun has broken through the cloud deck in the past 30 mins. See how high we can run. Heat up those chickens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 70s have been taken off the board for next week. Now mid-upper 60s and partly sunny skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Blarghghghg 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Heat up those chickens. Got up to 61F. Not quite perfect weather for wing cooking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabong Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Just as a reminder... CCX will down for dual pol. beginning Monday and will last an estimated week. Seems like the transition at most other locations has been pretty smooth and well ahead of schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Long range Euro was back on the 0z. Cutoff slides East and gives birth to a MECS at the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennMan Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Today should easily mark the 6th consecutive day with a >20° positive departure from normal here in State College. If the forecast holds for the week, we should manage 10-11 days in a row greater than 20° above normal...I wonder when/if that has happened before? It's not the most exciting weather, but it's extremely pleasant and extremely rare. Talked to my dad last night, and he has planted the garden at home with typical cold season plants such as peas, broccoli, lettuce, and radishes. Earliest planting by almost 2 full weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Finally saw lots of dandelions starting to pop out of the ground.. I was beginning to think it was too hot for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 nice little storm rolling through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Made it to 70 today for the first time this year in Hazleton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JamieOber Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Today should easily mark the 6th consecutive day with a >20° positive departure from normal here in State College. If the forecast holds for the week, we should manage 10-11 days in a row greater than 20° above normal...I wonder when/if that has happened before? It's not the most exciting weather, but it's extremely pleasant and extremely rare. Talked to my dad last night, and he has planted the garden at home with typical cold season plants such as peas, broccoli, lettuce, and radishes. Earliest planting by almost 2 full weeks. So have I. I've planted cold stuff. I got floating row covers in case it gets too cold later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlislePaWx Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Is everyone watching the monthly departure from normal at MDT? Through the 17th the departure was +8.4 degrees. Today's departure was 17 degrees above normal which means that 0.9 degrees of additional positive departure is added onto the 8.4 placing MDT at +9.3 degrees through the 18th. From the looks of the upcoming week's forecast the departure should have grown to between 12 and 13 degrees above by next weekend when we "cool down" to the low 60's for highs. Can someone please look up the top 5 or 10 warmest Marches for MDT? It seems like we may destroy the previous number one slot by the end of the month. I have no idea what year the warmest MDT March would have been. I don't think I can remember ever having such a prolonged and extreme departure from normal on the warm side during a cold month ever...and I'm 52! Just wait and see....we will probably turn around on April first and have a huge snowstorm during the first week of April. Who here is old enough to remember April 6-7, 1982? NYC NWS issued a blizzard warning for a snowstorm that dumped 9" of snow and set two record low temps for both days at 21 degrees. The high temperature on the 7th with full sun after the storm had departed only reached 32 degrees. So, stranger things have indeed happened before in the past. We'll see what later this month into next brings our way. Meanwhile, I will keep updating the MDT departure each day until this insanity ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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