The First Week of Jan..Bitter cold,Balls drop as we ring in 2013

[Logan11]

Above normal, but no torch on the GFS through Friday. Squeezes that southern stream low under with a trend toward the Euro idea of some wet snow over the interior, etc. It's pretty minor really.

 

I assume the real torch is  a few days next weekend.....before relief arrives.

[weathafella]

Mid 50s is likely too high, but I bet Newton area in general may be like 48"-49" if Logan is 43."

We should use whatever method is available going forward given BOS lack of any real observer.

[Mr Torchey]

Yet he says he regularly checks the models

Your obsession with me and the city of Bridgeport is alarming. Three days ago you said January and winter were over.

What are your thoughts now?

[Ginx snewx]

We should use whatever method is available going forward given BOS lack of any real observer.

 

I love the observers who were weenies and did their due diligence, their data is irreplaceable. They did not miss a beat.

http://www.northconwayweather.com/extremes_snow.htm

[CoastalWx]

We should use whatever method is available going forward given BOS lack of any real observer.

 

My friend at work used to be the "official" Logan observer. He lived in Eastie. He moved, so now they use the Winthrop poster as a total. I heard he's reliable, but his totals seem low right now. Sometimes I almost think my number is too low, but then I see Logan's..lol. That's gonna screw around with their climo. Back when my buddy was the observer in '10-'11....our totals were only off by about 2" which is pretty good for such a high number..pretty much margin of error stuff. He may have missed a couple of very minor trash can toppers.

[weathafella]

I love the observers who were weenies and did their due diligence, there data is irreplaceable. They did not miss a beat.

http://www.northconwayweather.com/extremes_snow.htm

Great site Steve..thank you!

I found it interesting that among their low records for consecutive days with snow over was onto four great winters, 2010-11. I wonder if that's a typo?

[Ginx snewx]

Waiting for someone to ask why i am looking for Feb 69 daily data. lol

[Mr Torchey]

Waiting for someone to ask why i am looking for Feb 69 daily data. lol

 

Lindsay storm?

[Typhoon Tip]

shouldn't this thread be put to sleep at close to 2,000 posts...  ?

[Ginx snewx]

Lindsay storm?

 

No the 100 hour storm in NNE

[Mr Torchey]

No the 100 hour storm in NNE

 

Oh not familiar with that one, what happened down in sne?

[dendrite]

I love the observers who were weenies and did their due diligence, their data is irreplaceable. They did not miss a beat.

http://www.northconwayweather.com/extremes_snow.htm

That website isn't the same data as the COOP site, but he does have some of the data on there.

[weathafella]

Oh not familiar with that one, what happened down in sne?

2 foot line Boston/Providence, 4 foot line Maine and north.

[weathafella]

Now that system would melt some well known posters...lol.

[ORH_wxman]

2 foot line Boston/Providence, 4 foot line Maine and north.

 

SW CT FTL in that one. Kevin probably would have tied a few nooses too.

[ORH_wxman]

Feb '69 had a 9 year reign in BOS as the biggest snowfall on record there. Now third behind Feb '78 and Feb '03.

[moneypitmike]

2 foot line Boston/Providence, 4 foot line Maine and north.

 

I'd move back to Maine if that were in the cards.  What whiff for CT and western NE/eastern NY.

 

33,0/22

[weathafella]

SW CT FTL in that one. Kevin probably would have tied a few nooses too.

I wonder what my current location received? Notice the little red dot (30+) near me? I was in Ithaca and among the few times I was envious of the coast but a major factor in my choice between Chicago and Boston for op school...lol.

[weathafella]

Ironic that I chose Boston and ultimately met my life partner 23 years later who grew up in Chicago.

[SnowGoose69]

Above normal, but no torch on the GFS through Friday. Squeezes that southern stream low under with a trend toward the Euro idea of some wet snow over the interior, etc. It's pretty minor really.

 

I assume the real torch is  a few days next weekend.....before relief arrives.

 

There is no doubt the period from the 8th-11th has cooled significantly on the models from what they showed at Day 8 or 10...the problem though is the GFS is now showing signs of catching onto the idea that trof aint gonna be too quick coming to the East Coast, it takes 3 Great Lakers cutters before it finally gets here around the 16th-17th and that may even be too early.

[weathafella]

There is no doubt the period from the 8th-11th has cooled significantly on the models from what they showed at Day 8 or 10...the problem though is the GFS is now showing signs of catching onto the idea that trof aint gonna be too quick coming to the East Coast, it takes 3 Great Lakers cutters before it finally gets here around the 16th-17th and that may even be too early.

This is why I personally would prefer to take all the medicine at once and get a huge torch that ultimately leads to a faster reload for us. The truth will likely be somewhere in the middle,

[Baroclinic Zone]

new thread started

http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/38691-moving-past-first-week-of-january-general-discussionbanter/