Philly Area Banter

[RedSky]

3 hours ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

The 90s really had some historic stuff...perfect storm, march 93, winter 94, blizzard 96, Floyd. I feel like aside from 2016 jan storm what have we really had the past 12 years besides a renegade tornado or 2? Can probably go back to Sandy 2012? I know im drawing a blank and something super obvious but seriously, if im not recalling it then it wasnt memorable like those 90s events. Or im just old as dirt and my memory is shot 

Winters 2014 & 2015 had more snow then 78-79

We also had some record rainfall months and years recently

[RedSky]

Plus two interstellar visitors the last ten years don't forget them alien guys

[TheClimateChanger]

As our historical snow drought enters yet another year, I thought I'd take a look at the numbers at Philadelphia. Very impressive, with the most recent 10 years checking in as the least snowy on record. 2026 will need at least 27.5" of snow during the calendar year to avoid a new futility record. That's a respectable tally, so it's possible that 2017-2026 could be even less snowy than 2016-2025. Stay tuned!

 

[Mikeymac5306]

16 hours ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

The 90s really had some historic stuff...perfect storm, march 93, winter 94, blizzard 96, Floyd. I feel like aside from 2016 jan storm what have we really had the past 12 years besides a renegade tornado or 2? Can probably go back to Sandy 2012? I know im drawing a blank and something super obvious but seriously, if im not recalling it then it wasnt memorable like those 90s events. Or im just old as dirt and my memory is shot 

Couple hurricanes that were mostly flood events. You could argue February 2010 perhaps but that was two separate storms in 5 days. People bring up the ice storm in 2013-14 but that was nothing compared to 1994. 

 

Speaking of anniversaries. Happy Blizzard of 96 day to those who celebrate. 

 

[Ralph Wiggum]

55 minutes ago, Mikeymac5306 said:

Couple hurricanes that were mostly flood events. You could argue February 2010 perhaps but that was two separate storms in 5 days. People bring up the ice storm in 2013-14 but that was nothing compared to 1994. 

 

Speaking of anniversaries. Happy Blizzard of 96 day to those who celebrate. 

 

Happy Anniversary!

 

Yes on feb 2010, but I was just going back to 2012.

[JTA66]

Happy 30th anniversary all! 

[ChescoWx]

11 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said:

As our historical snow drought enters yet another year, I thought I'd take a look at the numbers at Philadelphia. Very impressive, with the most recent 10 years checking in as the least snowy on record. 2026 will need at least 27.5" of snow during the calendar year to avoid a new futility record. That's a respectable tally, so it's possible that 2017-2026 could be even less snowy than 2016-2025. Stay tuned!

 

While the 2020's are less than our last very snowy 2 complete decades - we will likely not see such low totals as the true snow drought years back in the 1930's through 1950's and again in the least snowy decade the 1970's....simple cyclical weather patterns - rinse and repeat!!

[ChescoWx]

February 2010 was the snowiest month I have personally experienced in my life time. Over 5 feet of snow with 3 storms over a foot. Including 26.8" / 18.3" and 13.5" over just 3 weeks! 

[JTA66]

52 minutes ago, ChescoWx said:

February 2010 was the snowiest month I have personally experienced in my life time. Over 5 feet of snow with 3 storms over a foot. Including 26.8" / 18.3" and 13.5" over just 3 weeks! 

February 2010 is my favorite winter month. But Jan '96 will always be my favorite winter storm. (Unless Mother Nature wants to send something our way to knock it down a peg...no complaints if she does.)

[Lady Di]

The winter of '94 stands alone as it's my one and only memory of living in the frozen tundra in my lifetime.  And I'm old!!  

At the time I worked for an oil company and those 3 weeks in January were hell.  After those 1st few days the service dept was working 24 hrs.  Delivery trucks had an awful time getting around and some days they couldn't get out at all!  Owner bought 3 or 4 new pickup trucks and put 100 gallon tanks and a pump on the back.  Only way to get oil into the larger capacity tanks.  Service vans were packed full of 5 gal cans for the standard tanks.  School kids were out there helping both the techs and drivers.  Everyone wore spikes!

In the office the phone rang off the hook! A couple of times the police would show up since customers were having a hard time getting through, they called 911. I had about 4 pages of a legal pad with names and addresses of frozen houses.  Our sales team became service techs and owner purchased a machine to help them go on those calls to unfreeze people's pipes. The paperwork and posting of payables and receivables were a lot.  Will never forget it.

 

Go Birds!