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5 hours ago, bluewave said:

On track for one of the warmest Januaries on record with more mild weather to go.

 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY - Month of Jan
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Rank
Year
Mean Avg Temperature 
Missing Count
1 2023 43.8 12
2 1932 43.2 0
3 1950 41.8 2
4 1990 41.4 0
5 2006 40.9 0
6 1913 40.8 0
7 1933 40.3 0
8 1937 40.2 0
9 1998 40.0 0
10 2002 39.9 0
11 1880 39.2 0
12 2020 39.1 0


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It's weird that there aren't more Januarys in the top 10 after 2000....January has been relatively untouched by the warming climate....until now.

 

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3 hours ago, bluewave said:

This has been the 2nd lowest NYC snowfall through January 20th and 5th lowest for ISP.

 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
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Rank
Ending Date
Total Snowfall Oct 1 to Jan 20
Missing Count
1 1871-01-20 0.0 0
2 2023-01-20 T 1
- 1973-01-20 T 0
3 1995-01-20 0.2 0
- 1901-01-20 0.2 0
4 2016-01-20 0.4 0
- 2007-01-20 0.4 0
- 1966-01-20 0.4 0



 

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What was going on in 1871 that they didn't even see  a trace by 1/20 back then?  Or did they not record traces back then?

 

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3 hours ago, snowman19 said:


Probably less than that. Those 10:1 ratio maps are not going to be accurate for that event. Ratios are going to be lower

In my experience these "snow to rain" scenarios change to rain much more quickly than expected (with the notable exception of 1993-94 and this is not that kind of winter) and this is also coming in the middle of the day so I would expect a T at best before changing to rain.

 

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3 hours ago, EastonSN+ said:

Yeah, if we are going to avoid the shut out it's going to have to be the 97/98 route of waiting till late February/March for shorter wavelengths/increased volatility.

That being said, a shut out was bound to happen at some point. Came close multiple times in the past, most recently 1997/98, so maybe this time it finally happens.

Just like the undefeated football season WILL eventually happen, a shut out will at some point as well.

 

We don't live far enough north not to get shut out at some point.

This area isn't really the place to be if you want consistent snowfall, you need to be in the mountains and/or farther north (Boston to Albany at least.)

 

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2 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Not normal

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There were a few seen in Brooklyn near Greenpoint too.

They're cute and highly intelligent so enjoy them while they're here.

I was posting pictures of the parrots that have been nesting near my house lol.

You can go swimming with the dolphins without ever leaving NYC now lol.  Even in January.

 

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2 hours ago, weatherpruf said:

Agreed. If we get anything at all it will be a big deal. I haven't even purchased road salt this year. Didn't even start the snowblowers. I didn't even move them out of storage, actually. The mice are happy at least....

Mice?  We feed the cats outside to keep the mouse away

4 inches of snow would be a big deal this year like it was in the 80s and 90s.

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2 hours ago, weatherpruf said:

Had you been old enough to live through the 80's and 90s a winter like this would be no big surprise; even though it was colder on average, I'd be flounder fishing by the end of Feb and party boats would be ready to sail by early March; in recent decades not only was March too cold, but the fisheries disappeared, along with the party boats, as well. I only remember 4 storms in all of the 80s; Jan 82 ( the famous plane crash in the Potomac; the storm made it up here ) April 82, Feb 83, and Jan 87. There were some piddly events in 84 and 85. The 90's had two epic winters, 94 and 96, and 93 had the march superstorm. That's it. Over 20 years, and the 70s weren't much to talk about either; only the winter of 78 stands out.

Yep, those were the big ones and we appreciated them more because they were so rare.

 

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This winter is like the movie Christmas Vacation: the house is a wreck, the tree is burned down, the neighbor is attacked and the father looks at Chevy Chase and says “we know what you’re trying to do here, but this is an awful evening nothing has gone right. You need Jack Daniels.

 

Then they try to push forward and it looks like a glimmer of hope…but that hope is quickly dashed by a swat team and a sewer explosion. 

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1 hour ago, WX-PA said:

This is most of the 70's.80's and 90's. I think the youngsters on the board think the climate of NYC is the period from 2000-2017.

If that is how you gage climate, then the climate wasn't the 70s and 80s either.  There has been no other such period in the record going back to 1869 with such low snowfall in NYC.  The closest to that had more than 25% greater snowfall than the 70's and 80s.

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33 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

It's weird that there aren't more Januarys in the top 10 after 2000....January has been relatively untouched by the warming climate....until now.

 

January has been warming, even as it isn't as noticeable as for some other months. The incidence of January days with a mean temperature of 50° or above has more than doubled.

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Had you been old enough to live through the 80's and 90s a winter like this would be no big surprise; even though it was colder on average, I'd be flounder fishing by the end of Feb and party boats would be ready to sail by early March; in recent decades not only was March too cold, but the fisheries disappeared, along with the party boats, as well. I only remember 4 storms in all of the 80s; Jan 82 ( the famous plane crash in the Potomac; the storm made it up here ) April 82, Feb 83, and Jan 87. There were some piddly events in 84 and 85. The 90's had two epic winters, 94 and 96, and 93 had the march superstorm. That's it. Over 20 years, and the 70s weren't much to talk about either; only the winter of 78 stands out.

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1 hour ago, gravitylover said:

They're probably Asian Jumping Worms not the typical European earthworms we're accustomed to. @weatherpruf I remember Mulen talking about his early season fishing adventures off the Whitestone section on the boards back in the late 90s.

Fun fact: there are no native earthworms in New York.

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55 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

January has been warming, even as it isn't as noticeable as for some other months. The incidence of January days with a mean temperature of 50° or above has more than doubled.

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January used to average below 32 degrees (so did February at one point) but now they both average well above freezing-- thus our climate is now considered subtropical (no month averaging 32 or below.)

 

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With no measurable snowfall in New York City on January 20th, only Winter 1973-1973 had a later first measurable snowfall (January 29th).
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I think we end up #2 on the list. While I think it’s going to be minimal, there’s probably going to be some measurable front end snow in NYC on Wednesday, keeping 1973 in 1st place
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19 minutes ago, snowman19 said:


I think we end up #2 on the list. While I think it’s going to be minimal, there’s probably going to be some measurable front end snow in NYC on Wednesday, keeping 1973 in 1st place

Meh I hope we just get a trace.

There is no real evidence showing anything will accumulate, the temperatures won't even be below freezing and there is no arctic air around.

 

 

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