May 2025 Obs/Discussion

[powderfreak]

40 minutes ago, dendrite said:

@powderfreak has experience. What’s the estimate on this?

2.75”?…. IIRC it’s 1” additional for each tenth of the inner tube.  Hard to see exactly where it crosses the inner tube markings.

It has an 11” capacity so it checks out.  1” inner tube then another 1” for each number it passes in the outer tube.

[SJonesWX]

1 hour ago, jbenedet said:

Another nice day. Topped out around 70 with light winds.
 

I think this has been our best May in a while. So comfortable.

you are the single most disingenuous poster here. You were around 70 for what, an hour or 2 this afternoon? There was nothing nice about today. I hit 68 for an hour or 2, otherwise it hasn’t stopped raining. Up to 1.5”

37 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

Mostly dry day here, everything's dried out from the earlier sprinkles/light showers

spent some time at an outdoor wedding in your neck of the woods, near the NBill T stop. It was chilly and windy, but not a lot of rain fortunately. After 3 hours of the damp cool air, I was frickin freezing.

[Torch Tiger]

8 minutes ago, SJonesWX said:

you are the single most disingenuous poster here. You were around 70 for what, an hour or 2 this afternoon? There was nothing nice about today. I hit 68 for an hour or 2, otherwise it hasn’t stopped raining. Up to 1.5”

spent some time at an outdoor wedding in your neck of the woods, near the NBill T stop. It was chilly and windy, but not a lot of rain fortunately. After 3 hours of the damp cool air, I was frickin freezing.

It's been 60's all day, not really mild but seasonably cool. Nice dew though

[dendrite]

24 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

2.75”?…. IIRC it’s 1” additional for each tenth of the inner tube.  Hard to see exactly where it crosses the inner tube markings.

It has an 11” capacity so it checks out.  1” inner tube then another 1” for each number it passes in the outer tube.

Yeah I knew it was 11”. So 10” remaining in the 12” outer cylinder. I have 2” in the outer so I have 1/6 of 10” plus the 1” inner. So 2.6”ish

[dendrite]

Counted 132 tips in this once I cleared the hole. Not sure how much I lost in between tips. I should probably install the bird spikes. 

[Damage In Tolland]

Models have a stormy/ wet Saturday next weekend 

[powderfreak]

25 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Yeah I knew it was 11”. So 10” remaining in the 12” outer cylinder. I have 2” in the outer so I have 1/6 of 10” plus the 1” inner. So 2.6”ish

Ahh good call, I always forget the outer cylinder is higher than the inner one, duh.   Even staring at it.  I was approaching it as they were the same height.

[jlauderdal]

18z GFS has a major cane in the Gulf

Nothing on the euro, looks like typical early season GFS overdoing it BUT it had some big early season wins last year

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[dendrite]

6 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Ahh good call, I forgot the outer cylinder is higher than the inner one, duh.  I was approaching it as they were the same height.

Yeah I don’t feel like figuring out the exact geometry.  The inner cylinder takes up space and is shorter. The cone dips into the outer cylinder. 

I like your estimate better. Quick and easy.  

[powderfreak]

2 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Yeah I don’t feel like figuring out the exact geometry.  The inner cylinder takes up space and is shorter. The cone dips into the outer cylinder. 

I like your estimate better. Quick and easy.  

Haha yeah I’ve always just used that as a quick and dirty eyeball method when the inner is full.  But I knew it wasn’t exactly right.  Can’t believe I never put it together the outer one is obviously taller, as that’s where the cone goes lol.

[tunafish]

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

@powderfreak has experience. What’s the estimate on this?

2.27". 

 

[WxWatcher007]

35 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Counted 132 tips in this once I cleared the hole. Not sure how much I lost in between tips. I should probably install the bird spikes. 

That hasn’t stopped birds from dropping bagels in mine several times. I’m constantly undercounting. 

Speaking of…I’m at .86 and counting here. Nearby stations well over an inch today. 

[mreaves]

3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I mean this started out as many folks calling for a big nor’easter .

 

3 hours ago, dendrite said:

New May SLP record for CON going back to the airport era

Seems sort of big?

[weatherwiz]

It’s a good thing this is just a steady rain and not a steady torrential rain 

[WxWatcher007]

6 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

It’s a good thing this is just a steady rain and not a steady torrential rain 

Yeah, we’d be flooding here. Nonstop rain today.

[DavisStraight]

1 hour ago, Torch Tiger said:

It's been 60's all day, not really mild but seasonably cool. Nice dew though

Just took the dog for a walk, nice out, windy and dry.

[DavisStraight]

15 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

It’s a good thing this is just a steady rain and not a steady torrential rain 

It's just sitting over your head too, not moving.

[CT Valley Snowman]

Rain band has been nearly stationary for hours.  Temp down to 50.  Today really went downhill in the afternoon.  

[dendrite]

Wth is blowing toward lava and dryslot?

[Dan76]

1 hour ago, jlauderdal said:

Nothing on the euro, looks like typical early season GFS overdoing it BUT it had some big early season wins last year

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It's been there last 2 days.

[bristolri_wx]

Breezy, 53 degrees, and no A/C installed yet. Made it to June 1!

[dendrite]

2.67” final

Over 10” on the month

[bristolri_wx]

3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Models have a stormy/ wet Saturday next weekend 

Yup, every global has some mischief around for Fri/Sat, even if they aren't in 100% agreement with each other.  A front sweeping east and some sort of low off Hatteras moving up the coast...

[powderfreak]

34 minutes ago, dendrite said:

2.67” final

Over 10” on the month

Nice jackpot.  Looks like 1.25” here in town.  The ski area had 2” and it looked like some west slope spots had 2.5”.

Was mostly a long duration synoptic rainfall here without true convective rates.  The rainfall seemed efficient though, even lacking convection.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Greenfield has had some 10-20 minute breaks but it has been precipitating for 30 hours

[kdxken]

49° with a stiff breeze to start. Going to be begging for this midweek.

[kdxken]

5 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Greenfield has had some 10-20 minute breaks but it has been precipitating for 30 hours

Unpossible, I heard from a very unreliable source it was Sunny and warm yesterday in billerica.

[Modfan2]

.58” here, glad to let others share in the rain. Pretty chilly 48F and feels cooler with the wind chill, on June 1st!!

[Sey-Mour Snow]

Long range turning to shit again, why is it so hard for these models to jump into summer in New England..  

[tamarack]

11 hours ago, dendrite said:

Yeah I knew it was 11”. So 10” remaining in the 12” outer cylinder. I have 2” in the outer so I have 1/6 of 10” plus the 1” inner. So 2.6”ish

Maybe you've already done this . . .
I wiggle the inner tube until it's right at 1.00" then dump it.  Next is placing the funnel onto the inner tube and pour some of the outer tube contents - if there's more than 1" one must remember (or record) partial fills of the inner (I try to stop the pour in the 0.8-0.9" range) remember/record/dump then repeat until the outer tube is empty.  Can be 'interesting' if there's several inches in the 4" tube and it's still pouring.  In that case I take out a small pail, dump both tubes into it and head inside with the inner tube to measure in peace.