November 2025 OBS Discussion

[Sundog]

1 minute ago, EastonSN+ said:

It seems as though the affected area is CPK/LGA through SNE. Eastern PA as well.

I am in awe of how much snow the Delmarva region has been getting.

I remember growing up it seemed to be always warm/wet cold/dry. I would watch the weather channel (before internet lol) and they would use the phrase "its just a cold SNAP for the northeast, temperatures will rebound nicely......". The delmarva area did extremely well back then also. 

I grew up hearing "north and west of the city" in the 90s for like literally every storm it felt like. Very frustrating for a kid who loved snow. 

[Brian5671]

6 minutes ago, Sundog said:

I grew up hearing "north and west of the city" in the 90s for like literally every storm it felt like. Very frustrating for a kid who loved snow. 

Was the theme of the 80's as well despite some very cold snaps-storm track was either well out to sea or inland.

[bluewave]

8 minutes ago, Sundog said:

I grew up hearing "north and west of the city" in the 90s for like literally every storm it felt like. Very frustrating for a kid who loved snow. 

86-87 was one of those years when the 45-“50” amounts went just to our south with the El Niño that year. 
 

Data for October 1, 1986 through April 30, 1987
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SUSSEX 1 NW	COOP	70.0
HIGH POINT PARK	COOP	53.9
LAKEHURST NAS	WBAN	53.3
ESTELL MANOR	COOP	48.1
NEW BRUNSWICK 3 SE	COOP	47.3
New Brunswick Area	ThreadEx	47.3
POTTERSVILLE 2 NNW	COOP	46.1
OAK RIDGE RESERVOIR	COOP	45.5
INDIAN MILLS 2 W	COOP	45.4
HIGHTSTOWN 2 W	COOP	44.8

[FPizz]

On 11/21/2025 at 10:43 AM, TheClimateChanger said:

I thought there was supposed to be a big cold snap around Thanksgiving?

Tanning oil out for TCC

[FPizz]

1 hour ago, Sundog said:

The record is a fluke. JFK went over 4 inches twice in 2024, one of them being over 6 inches.

 

Yeah, sucks for CPK.  Vast majority of the subforum has had a 4" snowfall.  But here that is all you will read about.

[forkyfork]

25 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Tanning oil out for TCC

here's that map with a more honest color scheme

[FPizz]

8 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

here's that map with a more honest color scheme

And?  Its colder than normal when if you look at his posts, he thought torch

[MJO812]

39 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Tanning oil out for TCC

Models also had mild weather for this time. Thats why its hard to take the long range seriously. 

[MJO812]

13 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

here's that map with a more honest color scheme

Whats wrong with it 

[bluewave]

We haven’t had any real cold around Thanksgiving since 2018.

 

Data for November 22, 2018 through November 23, 2018
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NY	PORT JERVIS	COOP	4
CT	DANBURY MUNICIPAL AP	WBAN	6
CT	OXFORD WATERBURY	WBAN	6
NY	WESTHAMPTON GABRESKI AP	WBAN	6
NJ	CHARLOTTEBURG RESERVOIR	COOP	7
NY	SHRUB OAK	COOP	7
NY	MONTGOMERY ORANGE COUNTY AP	WBAN	7
NY	CARMEL 4N	COOP	7
CT	DANBURY	COOP	9
CT	MOUNT CARMEL	COOP	9
CT	MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNICIPAL AP	WBAN	10
NY	WEST POINT	COOP	11
NJ	CALDWELL ESSEX COUNTY AP	WBAN	11
NY	WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	11
CT	STAMFORD 5 N	COOP	12
NY	SHIRLEY BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT	WBAN	12
CT	GROTON NEW LONDON AP	WBAN	12
NJ	NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP	WBAN	13
NJ	CANOE BROOK	COOP	13
NJ	HARRISON	COOP	13
CT	IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT	WBAN	13
CT	NEW HAVEN TWEED AP	WBAN	13
NY	UPTON COOP - NWSFO NEW YORK	COOP	13
CT	GROTON	COOP	13
CT	NORWICH PUBLIC UTILITY PLANT	COOP	13
NY	FARMINGDALE REPUBLIC AP	WBAN	14
NJ	TETERBORO AIRPORT	WBAN	14
NY	MATTITUCK	COOP	14
NY	JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	15
NY	NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	15
NY	CENTERPORT	COOP	15
NY	ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	15
NY	BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	15
NY	ORIENT POINT STATE PARK	COOP	15

 

Data for November 22, 2018 through November 23, 2018
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PA	POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT	WBAN	-2
NJ	SUSSEX 1 NW	COOP	5
NJ	SUSSEX AIRPORT	WBAN	6
PA	SPRINGTOWN 1 NNE	COOP	7
PA	EAST STROUDSBURG	COOP	7
PA	BELTZVILLE DAM	COOP	8
PA	LEHIGHTON 1SSW	COOP	8
NJ	BELVIDERE BRIDGE	COOP	8
NJ	AEROFLEX-ANDOVER AIRPORT	WBAN	8
NJ	HIGHTSTOWN 2 W	COOP	9
NJ	WERTSVILLE 4 NE	COOP	9
NJ	SOMERSET AIRPORT	WBAN	9
NJ	NEW BRUNSWICK 3 SE	COOP	9
PA	BLUE MARSH LAKE	COOP	10
PA	GRATERFORD 1 E	COOP	10
PA	SELLERSVILLE	COOP	10
PA	BUCKSVILLE	COOP	10
NJ	FLEMINGTON 5 NNW	COOP	10
NJ	FREEHOLD-MARLBORO	COOP	10
NJ	BOONTON 1 SE	COOP	10

[SnoSki14]

I remember the 2018 Thanksgiving cold snap, that was some serious mid winter style cold 

[TheClimateChanger]

44 minutes ago, FPizz said:

Tanning oil out for TCC

 

10 minutes ago, FPizz said:

And?  Its colder than normal when if you look at his posts, he thought torch

I didn't say anything about a torch. Just asked a question as bluewave's map of the Euro weekly showed +1 to +3C across the East this week (11/24 to 12/1).

[Brian5671]

2 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

I remember the 2018 Thanksgiving cold snap, that was some serious mid winter style cold 

stayed in the mid 20's here that day-had to move the annual high school game up a day which was a bummer.

[bluewave]

2 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

 

I didn't say anything about a torch. Just asked a question as bluewave's map of the Euro weekly showed +1 to +3C across the East this week (11/24 to 12/1).

Looks a little above average but noting too extreme like I pointed out in my original post.