Intensewind002 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Just saw some sort of meteor or space debris while driving on the Southern State, anyone else see anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 7 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: He's an interesting character, we enjoy our time together. He's never used a computer, any type of cell phone, never been on the internet, never used an ATM, doesn't use the microwave. Except for my daughters and late wife dragging me into the 21st century, there may have been little difference between us. I’ll think of him as a ‘rugged individualist’ a persona that a certain newly elected NYC office holder seems to have a disdain for. As always …. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volcanic Winter Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On 12/31/2025 at 12:44 PM, North and West said: . I’m a vampire, don’t judge! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krs4Lfe Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Prediction: NYC ends up this winter with under 15". Would be 4 in a row, probably a record 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 You may have seen this long ago, but the lead article about the central park observatory is an interesting read: https://www.weather.gov/media/coop/newsletter/19coop-spring.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On 1/2/2026 at 6:00 PM, Volcanic Winter said: Counterpoint: People who hate cold can dress warmer, including indoors. People heat intolerant can’t strip to their birthday suit … legally. When in winter dress appropriately if you run cold, I can’t stand people complaining indoors during the winter that the heat isn’t high enough - you have ways to mitigate that I do not in the reverse. the preparation ritual just to walk out the door in winter is more annoying than being a little sweaty 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabehippie Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 19 hours ago, Intensewind002 said: Just saw some sort of meteor or space debris while driving on the Southern State, anyone else see anything? Quadrantids meteor showers are about peak right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 9 hours ago, forkyfork said: the preparation ritual just to walk out the door in winter is more annoying than being a little sweaty Yeah, society has become increasingly lazy. Plus, putting on a jacket, perhaps a hat and gloves too, can be taxing to those not accustomed to physical activity... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoulderWX Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 20 hours ago, forkyfork said: the preparation ritual just to walk out the door in winter is more annoying than being a little sweaty You must be fun at parties… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, BoulderWX said: You must be fun at parties… most people i meet at parties hate winter 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 21 minutes ago, forkyfork said: most people i meet at parties hate winter Good morning forky. Time and the future are on your side. Stay warm, as always ….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krs4Lfe Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Outside of ratter winters, I've never seen such low prospects for snow for this area in the heart of January. Very reminiscent of 2020, 2023, 2012. That being said, we've had as much snow as entire winter 2024, all of winter 2023, all of winter 2020, and all of winter 2012. So it's very unlikely we end up in ratter territory unless we see no more snow for the rest of the season. But unless we have a massive turnaround at some point this month, winter has taken a vacation from the US. Just mild and warm as far as the eye can see 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, and 2021 would like a word. Most of those Jans were cold yes but saw relatively snowless first halfs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krs4Lfe Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 BAM is honking about a warmer than expected "thaw" says it might persist longer than originally expected. Still expecting a flip to cold afterwards but even they admit this thaw has some teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Attention complaint department: What's with the Koppen Climate classifications? Calling NYC "subtropical" seems like poor nomenclature. What is the utility of having NYC in the same climate classification (humid subtropical climate) as Orlando? If that's true, why are there snowbirds? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David-LI Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Can we ban posts with model maps beyond hour 200? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, David-LI said: Can we ban posts with model maps beyond hour 200? Those should be in banter honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 1/7/2026 at 12:29 PM, NorthShoreWx said: Attention complaint department: What's with the Koppen Climate classifications? Calling NYC "subtropical" seems like poor nomenclature. What is the utility of having NYC in the same climate classification (humid subtropical climate) as Orlando? If that's true, why are there snowbirds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The moving 10-year average is decidedly subtropical - not even close to freezing. Neither December, nor February have been below freezing in the last 10 years, and January only three times. Coldest month based on the past 10 years is January at 35.3F, and this is at the park. I would imagine more urban environs, and other favorable microclimates, are even warmer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 4 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said: Koppen may be useful for some sort of macro-climate modeling, but not for much else. I think the "subtropical" nomenclature is off. As a speaker of English it does nothing for me. I'll take the USDA hardiness zones, unless they've been updated to make some political point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said: The moving 10-year average is decidedly subtropical - not even close to freezing. Neither December, nor February have been below freezing in the last 10 years, and January only three times. Coldest month based on the past 10 years is January at 35.3F, and this is at the park. I would imagine more urban environs, and other favorable microclimates, are even warmer. No denying the recent winter warmth in the park, but I'm not sure where you will find a more urban environment. Maybe on top of a subway vent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 minute ago, NorthShoreWx said: Koppen may be useful for some sort of macro-climate modeling, but not for much else. I think the "subtropical" nomenclature is off. As a speaker of English it does nothing for me. I'll take the USDA hardiness zones, unless they've been updated to make some political point. I don't know... comparing to Orlando is comparing one extreme to the other. Recent means aren't substantially different than late 20th century norms at Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and I think everyone would agree on that being classed as subtropical. Certainly much closer to that than a true continental climate of say Minneapolis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Just now, NorthShoreWx said: No denying the recent winter warmth in the park, but I'm not sure where you will find a more urban environment. Maybe on top of a subway vent. Anywhere outside of the park where people actually live? Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 minute ago, TheClimateChanger said: Anywhere outside of the park where people actually live? Lol. Those places are not warmer (except for the subway grate scenario) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said: I don't know... comparing to Orlando is comparing one extreme to the other. Recent means aren't substantially different than late 20th century norms at Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and I think everyone would agree on that being classed as subtropical. Certainly much closer to that than a true continental climate of say Minneapolis. By comparison, Orlando is pretty close to true tropical thresholds in recent years. Over the past 15 years, only January has dropped below the 18C/64.4F threshold. And only by a few degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said: Those places are not warmer (except for the subway grate scenario) Interesting. I don't know how a park could have a warmer microclimate than surrounding urban neighborhoods. Doesn't make much sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 4 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said: I don't know... comparing to Orlando is comparing one extreme to the other. Recent means aren't substantially different than late 20th century norms at Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and I think everyone would agree on that being classed as subtropical. Certainly much closer to that than a true continental climate of say Minneapolis. I'm not sure everyone would agree. By the way, the two charts you posted show NYC's warmest period and one of Raleigh's coldest. It still says something about how NYC has warmed, but is a stretch for the subtropical argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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