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6 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

2018 had so many late season storms, April's was the capper.

What's stopping it from happening this time around?

 

The position of the block (east-based) will be a key difference. Snow in upstate New York, central and southern New England is far more likely with such a setup.

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The lower dewpoints for a good portion of the month finally allowed the maximum  temperature departures to exceed the minimums. High temperatures were able to beat expectations. The drier conditions at night allowed the lows to get closer to normal.

NYC...max...+4.1....min...+1.6

HPN...max...+3.9....min..+2.0

LGA....max...+3.2....min...+2.3

EWR....max..+4.1....min...+1.8

JFK.....max...+3.6....min...+0.5

ISP......max...+4.4.....min...+1.4

BDR....max....+3.5.....min...+1.3

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Interesting Mt. Holly discussion for the mid/late week system.

An impactful system is expected to move through the region on 
  Wednesday and Thursday, with much colder and breezy conditions 
  expected to close the week. 
   
  Deterministic model solutions have noticeably converged 
  regarding the Wednesday/Thursday system evolution. However, 
  critical differences remain, particularly with the track of the 
  developing wave of low pressure along the advancing front in the 
  southeastern U.S. Tuesday into Wednesday morning. The 00z ECMWF 
  and CMC remain noticeably slower with the advancing trough and 
  continue to be preferred owing to the developing high-amplitude 
  ridging downstream. The 00z GFS has trended closer to the tracks 
  of the ECMWF/CMC with tonight`s output, increasing confidence 
  somewhat. Nevertheless, the GFS continues to be more  
  progressive and drier with the precipitation from the system  
  during this period, an important caveat to the discussion below. 
   
  As the low approaches the CWA Wednesday afternoon and evening, 
  considerable large-scale lift will be in place via right- 
  entrance region upper divergence from a favorably positioned 
  250-mb jet streak, strong differential cyclonic vorticity  
  advection downstream of the advancing, more neutrally-tilted  
  trough, and substantial warm/moist advection on the northern  
  periphery of a poleward-advancing warm sector. Models indicate  
  widespread precipitation developing in this regime, convectively 
  enhanced near the approaching front and in vicinity of the  
  intensifying surface low. Model soundings do indicate some  
  instability in the pre-frontal warm sector, especially if the  
  surface low tracks farther west. Have added thunder to the  
  forecast for much of the region Wednesday afternoon and evening. 
  Heavy rainfall is quite possible with this setup, especially  
  since upper-level flow will become oriented mostly parallel to  
  the approaching front (thanks in large part to the high-  
  amplitude ridging downstream). QPF of 1-2+ inches is depicted  
  with the CMC/ECMWF (50+ percent less in the GFS/ICON). Given the 
  potential convective enhancement of the precipitation and a  
  couple of antecedent soaking rain events, this seems like a  
  setup that favors some flooding potential. Will monitor this  
  closely as the event approaches. 
   
  In addition, very strong cold advection will occur on the 
  upstream side of the cold front, with temperatures dropping 
  10-20 degrees in a matter of a few hours after frontal passage. 
  The cold conveyor belt of the intensifying surface low, along  
  with favorable frontogenetical forcing/deformation, may produce  
  a band of precipitation on the west/northwest side of the low  
  that lingers for several hours. Thermal profiles would favor a  
  switchover to snow for the southern Poconos and far northwest  
  New Jersey, perhaps resulting in some accumulations Thursday  
  morning. (Much heavier snow may occur to our north/northwest,  
  notably.) Will be monitoring this potential as well in the  
  coming days. 
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Heavy enough rain that some of the gutters are overflowing. Nice day...

That storm for midweek sounds an awful lot like the April Fools storm in 97. Warm the day before, trees were leafing out quickly, some rain and rind then snow overnight as the storm moves through. Hopefully it's not 17" like that was because the trees are leafing out again. 

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5 hours ago, CIK62 said:

 

First 10 days of April are averaging 48degs.(40/57), or about -1.0.      This has been  going downward.

 

It looks like any moderation by Easter (4/4) is short lived and cut off / ULL backs down into New England, it wont be nearly as cold as 4/1 - 4/2 but onshore flow looks likely NE o ENE persistent flow in the 4/5 - 4/8 period keeping daytime highs cool to chilly..  Would have been an otherwise warmer pattern with a deep trouh into the WC and strong ridge into the GL but the ULL is forced down under the ridge.  Thats' why some models had the stronger warmup once passed the 4/3 but its looking more like ULL disturbs the warmup through the 8th or so. Id be surprised if the warmer scenario comes to fruition.  I think April is back end warm to hot.

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25 minutes ago, Will - Rutgers said:

lazy day today

Friday was very nice and i made a new friend.  iPhone 12 camera--bretty good :sled::hurrbear:

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Good morning, Will. Many of the species in our area are harmless and beneficial. It’s a shame that their institutional bad reputation is promoted more often by myth than by fact. As always ....

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34 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

Heavy enough rain that some of the gutters are overflowing. Nice day...

That storm for midweek sounds an awful lot like the April Fools storm in 97. Warm the day before, trees were leafing out quickly, some rain and rind then snow overnight as the storm moves through. Hopefully it's not 17" like that was because the trees are leafing out again. 

Probably won’t come even close but certainly can count on some snow inland 

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28 minutes ago, rclab said:

Good morning, Will. Many of the species in our area are harmless and beneficial. It’s a shame that their institutional bad reputation is promoted more often by myth than by fact. As always ....

if it weren't for snakes, spiders, and possums we'd be overrun by all kinds of nasties... i even let house centipedes live...

on a warm summer day, along the D&R canal trail, you can find tons of northern water snakes basking, coiled in big piles, or swimming through the canal.  i am looking forward to it!

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59 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

It looks like any moderation by Easter (4/4) is short lived and cut off / ULL backs down into New England, it wont be nearly as cold as 4/1 - 4/2 but onshore flow looks likely NE o ENE persistent flow in the 4/5 - 4/8 period keeping daytime highs cool to chilly..  Would have been an otherwise warmer pattern with a deep trouh into the WC and strong ridge into the GL but the ULL is forced down under the ridge.  Thats' why some models had the stronger warmup once passed the 4/3 but its looking more like ULL disturbs the warmup through the 8th or so. Id be surprised if the warmer scenario comes to fruition.  I think April is back end warm to hot.

Same story last several springs. Miserable Aprils and even Mays

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12 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

We did luck in with some warmth in March-hoping the models bust with the -NAO

It looks more east-based so it shouldn't be that bad.

It'll be a few cool days and then it'll get warmer again. We have multiple months of heat coming up and pretty soon everyone (except Forky) will be begging for cooler temps. 

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2 hours ago, SACRUS said:

It looks like any moderation by Easter (4/4) is short lived and cut off / ULL backs down into New England, it wont be nearly as cold as 4/1 - 4/2 but onshore flow looks likely NE o ENE persistent flow in the 4/5 - 4/8 period keeping daytime highs cool to chilly..  Would have been an otherwise warmer pattern with a deep trouh into the WC and strong ridge into the GL but the ULL is forced down under the ridge.  Thats' why some models had the stronger warmup once passed the 4/3 but its looking more like ULL disturbs the warmup through the 8th or so. Id be surprised if the warmer scenario comes to fruition.  I think April is back end warm to hot.

Yeah not a big warmup after the late week cold shot, but it doesn't look too chilly either. To me it looks like average temps the week of the 5th. A lot of days with highs around 60. Nice Spring weather, but cooler at the coast of course due to the onshore flow.

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It’s interesting how warm Novembers and Marches go together. November was the warmest on record in NYC. So it’s no surprise that March is running well above average.

 

Monthly Mean Avg Temperature for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Year
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar

Mar Departure

2020-2021 53.0 39.2 34.8 34.2 44.7 +2.9
2015-2016 52.8 50.8 34.5 37.7 48.9 +6.4
2001-2002 52.7 44.1 39.9 40.6 44.1 +1.6
1979-1980 52.5 41.1 33.7 31.4 41.2 -1.3
1948-1949 52.4 38.3 38.6 38.6 42.8 +0.3
1975-1976 52.3 35.8 27.3 39.9 44.4 +1.9
2011-2012 51.9 43.3 37.3 40.9 50.9 +8.4
2006-2007 51.9 43.6 37.5 28.3 42.2 -0.3
1994-1995 51.9 42.2 37.5 31.6 45.0 +2.5
1931-1932 51.9 40.9 43.2 36.1 37.3 -5.2
1902-1903 51.4 32.4 30.5 33.5 48.2 +5.7
2009-2010 51.1 35.9 32.5 33.1 48.2 +5.7
1999-2000 50.8 39.9 31.3 37.3 47.2 +4.7
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13 minutes ago, Uniblab said:

I had garter snakes as pets in my younger days. 

I remember in my early USPS days I was just returning to the work floor when I heard screaming and a mob of employees, including supervisors, running full tilt out of the cancellation room. No smoke/fire or unusual sounds, what could it be? I walked into the room and there on a letter uptake belt was a snake. It was traveling opposite to the direction that the belt was moving and going nowhere. Having watched enough ‘ Mutual of Omaha’s  Wild Kingdom’ I looked closely saw no fangs and knew at best it was probably an insect eater. I gently placed my hand on its head with my thumb under the lower jaw and lifted it up. The snake, which I also believed was a common garter wrapped itself around my arm and remained calm. From a distance, as no one would come near me, I asked if I could keep it. Bureaucracy kicked in immediately. I was told I would have to fill out forms to have it released to me. I placed it in a small box and transported it home and released it into the postage stamp. The backyard was covered with a bed of English Ivy at that time. I never caught sight of it again. The snake, as a joke, was probably dumped into a regular mail box.  Thank you, Uniblab for kindling a long dormant memory. As always....

 

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48 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Following this morning’s rainfall, thick fog moved across parts of southern Westchester County during the mid-afternoon hours. The fog largely dissipated by late afternoon.

i refuse to believe these are real photos, i am pretty sure these are just screenshots from the upcoming Silent Hill movie.  classic haunted boat trick right there boys.

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A cold front will cross the region with some showers and perhaps a thundershower. Afterward, clouds will break and tomorrow should be partly sunny, breezy, and cooler.

The remainder of March will continue to see generally warmer than normal readings.

As March concludes and April commences, the Arctic Oscillation (AO) is forecast to plunge more than 3 sigma from its current value. As recently as 2018, the AO fell from +1.743 to -2.188 during the March 26-April 3 period. There was a strong cold shot and even a snowstorm. A cold shot is more likely than a snowstorm this time around.

Overall, April could start out on the cold side. Historic experience following a warm to very warm March suggests a probability that is skewed toward a warmer than normal April.
 
The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.5°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.5°C for the week centered around March 17. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.08°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.77°C. La Niña conditions will likely give way to neutral-cool ENSO conditions as the spring progresses.

The SOI was +3.54 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) figure was +2.927 today.

On March 26 the MJO was in Phase 3 at an amplitude of 1.094 (RMM). The March 25-adjusted amplitude was 1.065 (RMM).

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 100% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal March. March will likely finish with a mean temperature near 45.5° (3.0° above normal).

 

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16 hours ago, Rtd208 said:

Interesting Mt. Holly discussion for the mid/late week system.


An impactful system is expected to move through the region on 
  Wednesday and Thursday, with much colder and breezy conditions 
  expected to close the week. 
   
  Deterministic model solutions have noticeably converged 
  regarding the Wednesday/Thursday system evolution. However, 
  critical differences remain, particularly with the track of the 
  developing wave of low pressure along the advancing front in the 
  southeastern U.S. Tuesday into Wednesday morning. The 00z ECMWF 
  and CMC remain noticeably slower with the advancing trough and 
  continue to be preferred owing to the developing high-amplitude 
  ridging downstream. The 00z GFS has trended closer to the tracks 
  of the ECMWF/CMC with tonight`s output, increasing confidence 
  somewhat. Nevertheless, the GFS continues to be more  
  progressive and drier with the precipitation from the system  
  during this period, an important caveat to the discussion below. 
   
  As the low approaches the CWA Wednesday afternoon and evening, 
  considerable large-scale lift will be in place via right- 
  entrance region upper divergence from a favorably positioned 
  250-mb jet streak, strong differential cyclonic vorticity  
  advection downstream of the advancing, more neutrally-tilted  
  trough, and substantial warm/moist advection on the northern  
  periphery of a poleward-advancing warm sector. Models indicate  
  widespread precipitation developing in this regime, convectively 
  enhanced near the approaching front and in vicinity of the  
  intensifying surface low. Model soundings do indicate some  
  instability in the pre-frontal warm sector, especially if the  
  surface low tracks farther west. Have added thunder to the  
  forecast for much of the region Wednesday afternoon and evening. 
  Heavy rainfall is quite possible with this setup, especially  
  since upper-level flow will become oriented mostly parallel to  
  the approaching front (thanks in large part to the high-  
  amplitude ridging downstream). QPF of 1-2+ inches is depicted  
  with the CMC/ECMWF (50+ percent less in the GFS/ICON). Given the 
  potential convective enhancement of the precipitation and a  
  couple of antecedent soaking rain events, this seems like a  
  setup that favors some flooding potential. Will monitor this  
  closely as the event approaches. 
   
  In addition, very strong cold advection will occur on the 
  upstream side of the cold front, with temperatures dropping 
  10-20 degrees in a matter of a few hours after frontal passage. 
  The cold conveyor belt of the intensifying surface low, along  
  with favorable frontogenetical forcing/deformation, may produce  
  a band of precipitation on the west/northwest side of the low  
  that lingers for several hours. Thermal profiles would favor a  
  switchover to snow for the southern Poconos and far northwest  
  New Jersey, perhaps resulting in some accumulations Thursday  
  morning. (Much heavier snow may occur to our north/northwest,  
  notably.) Will be monitoring this potential as well in the  
  coming days. 

southern Poconos caught my eye.....

 

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The last 3 days of March are averaging 51degs.(44/59), or about +4.0.

Month to date is 45.0[+3.1].      March should end at about  45.6[+3.1].

First 10 days of April are now averaging 58degs.(49/67), or +8.0.        Big heatwave coming too.     Just yesterday this +8.0 was a -1.0.       U Can W.Y.A. + These.

45*(50%RH) here at 6am breezy..  (was 55* at midnight).        47* by 11am.        48* by 1pm.       57* by  6pm.       50* by 11am.

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26 minutes ago, bluewave said:

This was the first time that portions of Long Island like Islip had 1.00”+ of rain since Christmas.

2021-03-28 57 47 52.0 9.1 13 0 1.05
2020-12-25 59 32 45.5 12.5 19 0 1.05


 

How did this event last so long, I was shocked at the heavy rain last night, I thought this was basically a frontal passage and would end during the day.

The super high winds this morning shocked me too

 

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