E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

[MJO812]

17 minutes ago, Heisy said:

Gfs probably too cold on the southern side of this, could be a nice swfe for burbs and nyc though

Cmc and ukie has it but its flatter.

Gefs on board

[zenmsav6810]

29 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

GFS is on a hot streak. Are you sure you want to question it?

If the Euro is Lucy, then the GFS is Charlie Brown. Linus is the CMC and Snoopy is the NAM! 

[The Iceman]

Yesterday’s storm makes this seasons total 49.3” #3 in my lifetime(1990-1991 was my first winter) behind 2010 and 1996. Both are out of reach but still this winter’s snowfall ranks ahead of many greats like 17-18, 13-14, 10-11, 02-03 in Levittown. 
 

edit: actually if the gfs comes to fruition we’d make a run at 2009-2010 here. That winter finished with 63.2” here.

edit 2: looking at my dads records back to 1977, this season ranks #4. 77-78 we had 57”. 

[Birds~69]

Just now, The Iceman said:

Yesterday’s storm makes this seasons total 49.3” #3 in my lifetime(1990-1991 was my first winter) behind 2010 and 1996. Both are out of reach but still this winter’s snowfall ranks ahead of many greats like 17-18, 13-14, 10-11, 02-03 in Levittown. 

It's no more than a "A" winter in my book. The drought of snow from Jan 23/25th to Feb 23/25th (Peak winter) with all that cold in place is why it will never be a A+. That is like your All Star batter belting .340 during the season then batting .250 during the playoffs. (Peak time) Sorry winter "A+" is for the elite...not failing at peak times.

28F @ 1:05PM/ Winds cranking a bit, colder than expected and thank God the Liquor store is open... 

[Duca892]

6 hours ago, Duca892 said:

If you followed IMO a seasonal trend of storms trending south before back north next week looks pretty darn ok at the moment for a Snow to Ice to Rain scenario with the GS. Especially if it bumps south before coming back up north 

And literally just like that the 12Z GFS shifted south into a weenie level end of season snow 

[The Iceman]

10 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

It's no more than a "A" winter in my book. The drought of snow from Jan 23/25th to Feb 23/25th (Peak winter) with all that cold in place is why it will never be a A+. That is like your All Star batter belting .340 during the season then batting .250 during the playoffs. (Peak time) Sorry winter "A+" is for the elite...not failing at peak times.

28F @ 1:05PM/ Winds cranking a bit, colder than expected and thank God the Liquor store is open... 

above average snowfall each month dec-Jan-Feb has only happened in like one or two other winters other than this one, we were just talking about that last week.

[JTA66]

That's why I'm usually hesitant to root for arctic cold -- it's tends to be a dry regime suppressing storms to our south. At least we got a good storm going in so we had snow cover for weeks on end. There have been years where is just frozen, bare ground.