eduggs Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 4 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: We had a storm with 11-18 inches of snow area wide, followed by cold that preserved most of the snow cover in place for the two weeks hence. How is that a waste of the cold? It's been below average cold for a solid 3 weeks right through the heart of winter. The mix event on January 25 was a lot of fun, but this period will be remembered for its cold not for its snow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_other_guy Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 5 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: We had a storm with 11-18 inches of snow area wide, followed by cold that preserved most of the snow cover in place for the two weeks since. How is that a waste of the cold? Hes saying that that was it and hes disappointed. And hes not wrong to feel that way. it was a nice big storm followed by a prolonged cold snap but that looks like all we’re gonna get right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 18 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: We had a storm with 11-18 inches of snow area wide, followed by cold that preserved most of the snow cover in place for the two weeks since. How is that a waste of the cold? Exactly Some people on here are delusional 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 9 minutes ago, the_other_guy said: Hes saying that that was it and hes disappointed. And hes not wrong to feel that way. it was a nice big storm followed by a prolonged cold snap but that looks like all we’re gonna get right now. Usually a storm happens when the tellies go the other way and thats what is going to happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 7 minutes ago, the_other_guy said: Hes saying that that was it and hes disappointed. And hes not wrong to feel that way. it was a nice big storm followed by a prolonged cold snap but that looks like all we’re gonna get right now. can't say that from looking at long term forecasts; seen stuff develop rapidly many times. but if that's it, it was still a great winter; several december events, great pictures during the holiday season, big ass storm in late jan, pronounced cold to keep it around for awhile. they were still digging out early this week. beats the heck out of years like, 20, 23, and so on.....but not the blockbuster many here wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 We’re still at the stage where there’s a signal that there should be a storm around Presidents Day weekend. Specifics several days at least away from being determined. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, wthrmn654 said: Right now? Right now 48 years ago today. Here are the 4pm obs; it's getting real: METAR KISP 062056Z 04540G52KT 0SM +SN BLSN VV000 M01/M02 A2949 RMK SLP986 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 minutes ago, Roger Smith said: They are posting obs from Feb 6, 1978 (Blizzard of 78). If threatening weather develops, we will interrupt these obs with important severe weather information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalplainsnowman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 48 minutes ago, eduggs said: It's been below average cold for a solid 3 weeks right through the heart of winter. The mix event on January 25 was a lot of fun, but this period will be remembered for its cold not for its snow. I respectfully disagree . I believe this ever since being introduced to the ‘cumulative snowpack’ stat (h/t Don), which I think is the best stat for how wintry a winter will be remembered, especially by the average person. I believe that years from now we’ll remember the cold and occasionally frigid temps, but we’ll mostly remember the deep snow and icepack which refused to budge for weeks, as well as the unique nature of the storm itself. If this had just been a two week stretch with an average high in the high 20s, with no snow, it would be very forgettable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANDA Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, NorthShoreWx said: Right now 48 years ago today. Here are the 4pm obs; it's getting real: METAR KISP 062056Z 04540G52KT 0SM +SN BLSN VV000 M01/M02 A2949 RMK SLP986 What a memorable storm that was and will always be. Not my favorite but in the top 10. In some ways it is my favorite because of the times we were living in. No internet. All you had was tv and radio to get info from. As a kid interested in the weather it was a special time. NOAA weather radio with live warm bodies doing the hourly roundup! Still have Accuweather recordings from 1010 WINS. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 9 minutes ago, MANDA said: Gotta love the 986 SLP What a memorable storm that was and will always be. Not my favorite but in the top 10. In some ways it is my favorite because of the times we were living in. No internet. All you had was tv and radio to get info from. As a kid interested in the weather it was a special time. NOAA weather radio with live warm bodies doing the hourly roundup! Still have Accuweather recordings from 1010 WINS. I think that means 998.6mb. The lowest at KISP during that storm was 29.24" (990 mb) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 17 minutes ago, MANDA said: Gotta love the 986 SLP What a memorable storm that was and will always be. Not my favorite but in the top 10. In some ways it is my favorite because of the times we were living in. No internet. All you had was tv and radio to get info from. As a kid interested in the weather it was a special time. NOAA weather radio with live warm bodies doing the hourly roundup! Still have Accuweather recordings from 1010 WINS. also as a kid in high school, it was the deepest snow my friends and i had ever seen; we grew up with 5-6 inches being a snow day, and not that many at that. to be closed for a week was unheard of. and we would not see anything like it until 1983, the april 82 storm being a freak but not as impactful. 83 would not be matched until 96, the march 93 superstorm mixing for us; the stretch if ku events in the 2000s was extraordinary. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastonSN+ Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Most snowfall since 20/21 (21 to date for CPK). At this point would grade as a C- however we have until mid March to hopefully pad the stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 February 6, 5pm obs from ISP (1978): METAR KISP 062156Z 04525G40KT 0SM +SN BLSN VV000 M01/M03 A2946 RMK SLP976 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANDA Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 32 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said: I think that means 998.6mb. The lowest at KISP during that storm was 29.24" (990 mb) You are correct. Typing too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat5hurricane Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, eduggs said: It's been below average cold for a solid 3 weeks right through the heart of winter. The mix event on January 25 was a lot of fun, but this period will be remembered for its cold not for its snow. What? We've had deep snowcover for almost two weeks. How often does that happen especially at the coast? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 9 minutes ago, NyWxGuy said: C-? Since average is 29-30” for CPK, and average is like a B, then I would say this is like a C+ winter. And only because we haven’t reached average snowfall yet. With the cold we’ve had and all the ice, that’s been an A. Coldest winter since 2015 I believe. But yeah in the snow department I’d say B- because we’re still a little below average. personally, cold notwithstanding, my grading scale is F: 10” or less. (Ratter winters) D: 11-14” C-: 15-18” C: 19-22” C+: 23-25” B-: 26-28” B: 29-32” B+: 33-36” A-:37-40” A: 41-44” A+:45” or higher some of us are about average or a little over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoboLeader1 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Reached a high of 34 here today, after a morning low of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 13 minutes ago, NyWxGuy said: C-? Since average is 29-30” for CPK, and average is like a B, then I would say this is like a C+ winter. And only because we haven’t reached average snowfall yet. With the cold we’ve had and all the ice, that’s been an A. Coldest winter since 2015 I believe. But yeah in the snow department I’d say B- because we’re still a little below average. personally, cold notwithstanding, my grading scale is F: 10” or less. (Ratter winters) D: 11-14” C-: 15-18” C: 19-22” C+: 23-25” B-: 26-28” B: 29-32” B+: 33-36” A-:37-40” A: 41-44” A+:45” or higher The cold and snowpack definitely adds at least a full grade for me. Solid B right now even if doesn't snow anymore...i'm sitting at around 27" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Central Park's cumulative snow depth through today is 107". Winter 2025-2026 is only the second winter since Winter 2014-2015 to exceed 100" cumulative snow depth with Winter 2020-2021 being the other. A strong surge of Arctic air will arrive for the weekend, likely accompanied by some snow flurries or snow showers. Some areas could pick up a heavier snow squall. Much of the region could see a coating to an inch of snow early tomorrow morning. The eastern half of Suffolk County could see a 1"-3" snowfall, as some Atlantic moisture from a developing offshore storm could enhance snowfall in that area. The temperature will hold steady or fall slowly throughout the day. Sunday will likely be the coldest day this winter. Temperatures on Sunday will likely top out in the teens in New York City following a low in the single digits. Monday will start very cold, but the afternoon will be less harsh as readings climb into the lower and middle 20s. The persistent and often severely cold pattern will likely break near February 10th. However, exceptional warmth appears unlikely through at least mid-February, even as milder readings overspread the region. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.4°C for the week centered around January 28. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.38°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.57°C. La Niña conditions will likely continue into at least late winter. The SOI was +10.18 today. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -2.923 today. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestHillWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Snowing in western Morris County now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 GFS is south where you want it this early. Had to say it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee59 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I would give this winter at least a B even an A. Snowfall has been above average so far and it has not gone away. Temperatures below normal and a prolonged very cold stretch. It also started early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACRUS Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 10 minutes ago, RedSky said: GFS is south where you want it this early. Had to say it. Its evil Twin GFS AI AIGFS has much more QPF for that period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezing Drizzle Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, MANDA said: What a memorable storm that was and will always be. Not my favorite but in the top 10. In some ways it is my favorite because of the times we were living in. No internet. All you had was tv and radio to get info from. As a kid interested in the weather it was a special time. NOAA weather radio with live warm bodies doing the hourly roundup! Still have Accuweather recordings from 1010 WINS. Yep. Alan Kasper, Craig Allen, et al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Feb 6, 6PM obs (1978): METAR KISP 062256Z 04530KT 1/10SM +SN BLSN M02/M03 A2944 RMK SLP970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Here's how Winter 2025-2026 fares in terms of cold and snowfall through February 5th for all winters beginning in 2000-01. Should February wind up snowy, Winter 2025-2026 will solidify its place among 21st century winters. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzwalker Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, eduggs said: It's been below average cold for a solid 3 weeks right through the heart of winter. The mix event on January 25 was a lot of fun, but this period will be remembered for its cold not for its snow. A reminder that perceptions of winter are location dependent. Even within this sub -forum. Some of us didn't have a mix, we had a 16 inch snowstorm, followed by unusual cold which lent staying power to the pack. Some of us NW forum members will remember it as a snowy, wintery period...I've had to repeatedly knock 3 foot icicles off my roof line. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee59 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I think what makes this a good winter is the prolonged cold, frozen Hudson and ice even in salt water areas like the bays. Also the amount of time with snow on the ground. It also started early. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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