powderfreak Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Mount Mansfield fell to 31F this morning, first 32F or lower of the season and second latest on record (Oct 19, 2021). Some interesting stats: From 1956-2000… first 32F or lower occurred in October only once! It happened in August 7 times. Since 2000… first 32F or lower has happened in October 7 times and 0 times in August. Most eye opening is the 1956-2023 period average 32F or lower date is 9/15. Since 2000 however, that first freeze has occurred prior to 9/15 only 4 out of 23 years. 19 of last 23 years it has after the long term mean of September 15th. Growing season continues to extend in the means. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 49 minutes ago, powderfreak said: We had under 3” in September and things dried out very well. Have to wonder if that led to a better first round of color in higher elevations of the Adirondacks into Greens compared to further south? Would 2.75” in September vs 10-15” matter in foliage? IDK but it would make sense. It’s been the worst foliage season that I can remember around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 49 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: IDK but it would make sense. It’s been the worst foliage season that I can remember around here. It hasn’t been great and it’s been horrible since the last weekend rainstorm because it’s gone. But we did have a 10 days of good, enjoyable color and largely above 1-1.5K feet. The mid-slope hardwoods. Some tree species went true red and orange. It just came down real fast. It’s kinda like when all of New England sees a tough winter but there’s usually an area that wasn’t as bad relative to normal as others. Maybe it’s putting lipstick on a pig when you get 80% of snowfall while most others get 50%? I know Jim Salge (formerly MWN and big foliage guy) had mentioned the high elevations in NNE lucked out the best with the first wave of color in later September, while the second wave isn’t coming like most years and everything else lower down and south has been almost non-existent. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 hours ago, powderfreak said: Yeah I guess? I dunno, I still thought there was some good enjoyable color before the big rainstorm. That’s what I thought too. I left last Friday to drive to southern NH and thought there was some decent color. Came back Sunday evening and it was all just a memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 4 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Great October day here. We take. Absolutely fantastic week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
512high Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Looks like ASH 39F for low, embrace today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 8 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said: Absolutely fantastic week. Was just looking over my solar data. What a sunny week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Awesome weekend incoming. Quite the change from what was thought a week ago. Dry. Some sun. Good temps Heading to Portsmouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 What a stein stretch. Been stein for awhile around here. We take. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: What a stein stretch. Been stein for awhile around here. We take. Maybe it ends next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrazed71 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Maybe it ends next weekend. Maybe...maybe not. Time will tell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 18 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Awesome weekend incoming. Quite the change from what was thought a week ago. Dry. Some sun. Good temps Heading to Portsmouth A little more sun and warmer would be nice. All in all i can't complain from what was forecast earlier in the week. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 22 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Maybe it ends next weekend. GFS says rain all weekend, 2-3” for all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 10 hours ago, powderfreak said: Mount Mansfield fell to 31F this morning, first 32F or lower of the season and second latest on record (Oct 19, 2021). Some interesting stats: From 1956-2000… first 32F or lower occurred in October only once! It happened in August 7 times. Since 2000… first 32F or lower has happened in October 7 times and 0 times in August. Most eye opening is the 1956-2023 period average 32F or lower date is 9/15. Since 2000 however, that first freeze has occurred prior to 9/15 only 4 out of 23 years. 19 of last 23 years it has after the long term mean of September 15th. Growing season continues to extend in the means. That’s why I roll with the warm season. You can’t fight back the tide. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 A little more sun and warmer would be nice. All in all i can't complain from what was forecast earlier in the week.It's a beauty here. Hoping to get one last boat outing Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Temps close to average for this stretch and little rain. We take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 57 minutes ago, BrianW said: Was just looking over my solar data. What a sunny week. It has been a rough stretch otherwise, even when it wasn't cloudy and raining, we had smoke to deal with...worst performing summer since I had the system installed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Man even at 00z Wednesday euro was a soaker for many in SNE. As Metallica once said, where’s your crown king nothing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 What a great song from Metallica. Innies might actually become outies after listening to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 37 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: GFS says rain all weekend, 2-3” for all. Of course this time Euro is south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 I’m thinking we get wet here today… lot of precip to the west heading this way…it won’t all dry up. Further north looks nice and dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modfan2 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Down to 37F here this Am, high of 58F, we Fall!! Meanwhile down in my old hood they torch, glad I’m not there! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 32 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Of course this time Euro is south ?? It’s wet too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noforsnow Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, Modfan2 said: Down to 37F here this Am, high of 58F, we Fall!! Meanwhile down in my old hood they torch, glad I’m not there! Ahhhh, it's not so bad. Probably this weekend is the end of the real heat here. It's only fitting after our hottest summer on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 21 minutes ago, Modfan2 said: Down to 37F here this Am, high of 58F, we Fall!! Meanwhile down in my old hood they torch, glad I’m not there! They can keep that inferno…no thanks. South Florida does heat, like N. Maine does cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 27 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: ?? It’s wet too. I meant not like gfs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 14 hours ago, kdxken said: Oh look! Our Forester Another question for you, how much experience do you have with Armillaria mellea? The woods are alive with the stuff. Not only the oaks. The ground is covered with honey mushrooms. Here is the base of a seemingly perfectly healthy sweet birch. Surprisingly little specific experience, though it's likely a significant factor in butt rot throughout the forest. I can't recall seeing the fruiting bodies as shown in the pic. Apparently, vigorous trees can often limit spread of the fungus and are thus tolerant, while stressed trees are quite vulnerable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 12 hours ago, powderfreak said: We had under 3” in September and things dried out very well. Have to wonder if that led to a better first round of color in higher elevations of the Adirondacks into Greens compared to further south? Would 2.75” in September vs 10-15” matter in foliage? Those yellow dots in southern franklin County really stand out, and they're the result of one relatively brief event. On the evening of Sept 13, Temple and 2 Farmington sites had between 3.25" and 3.35" in less than 3 hours, causing some localized washouts, while my gauge 5-10 miles east had only 0.30". Heading into town about 6:15, I wished for a 3rd gear in the wipers and had to slow to 15 mph, and the oft-seen puddle in front of Giffords and McD was quite deep as I slowly drove thru about 8 PM that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 Weed? https://x.com/wsj/status/1713189175619420242?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrazed71 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: GFS says rain all weekend, 2-3” for all. I pray it leaves Friday night dry... We have tickets for the Trail of Terror and it would be my daughter's first time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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