February 2026 OBS & Discussion

[psv88]

Flying to Florida with the family next Sunday evening. I’m sure we’ll get crushed and trip ruined 

[IrishRob17]

11 minutes ago, Rjay said:

I have water!

Nice. Now go flush. 

[coastalplainsnowman]

11 minutes ago, Rjay said:

I have water!

Presumably only coming out of the faucets!  Great to hear.  Worst feeling in the world once the pipes freeze, just hoping that it ends well.

[NEG NAO]

[steve392]

21 minutes ago, Rjay said:

I have water!

It must be a sign!  I got hot water flowing minutes ago.  Switched sides of sink with space heater. Hoping to get cold going. 

[NEG NAO]

19 minutes ago, steve392 said:

It must be a sign!  I got hot water flowing minutes ago.  Switched sides of sink with space heater. Hoping to get cold going. 

Hair Dryer works too

[steve392]

Just now, NEG NAO said:

Hair Dryer works too

Much success (borat voice)!  Both pipes clear.  Although I forgot I had cold water turned up high and it splattered everywhere lol whooops

[NEG NAO]

Just now, steve392 said:

Much success (borat voice)!  Both pipes clear.  Although I forgot I had cold water turned up high and it splattered everywhere lol whooops

congrats hopefully pipes didn't split anywhere

[sussexcountyobs]

Tip for no frozen pipes. At least faucets. Leave cabinets underneath cracked open to let heat in. Let the faucet drip. It doesn't have to be much. 1 drip every 3-4 seconds.

 

[steve392]

55 minutes ago, NEG NAO said:

congrats hopefully pipes didn't split anywhere

So far so good

[weatherpruf]

1 hour ago, NEG NAO said:

Hair Dryer works too

haven't needed one since 1982....

[nycwinter]

i am surprised at the lack of or very few broken water mains during this cold stretch.

[SACRUS]

Todays; 

NYC: 18
EWR: 19

[the_other_guy]

30 minutes ago, weatherpruf said:

haven't needed one since 1982....

You win the thread

[Rjay]

46 minutes ago, sussexcountyobs said:

Tip for no frozen pipes. At least faucets. Leave cabinets underneath cracked open to let heat in. Let the faucet drip. It doesn't have to be much. 1 drip every 3-4 seconds.

 

I always do all of that.  My issue is everything is outside in a room with shitty insulation so I'm going to take care of that. 

[doncat]

20.1° mean temp here past 3 weeks.

[Rjay]

10 minutes ago, doncat said:

20.1° mean temp here past 3 weeks.

How many colder 3 week periods do you have in your personal records?

[doncat]

17 minutes ago, Rjay said:

How many colder 3 week periods do you have in your personal records?

Unfortunately I don't have records for various time ranges...if you use calendar months then a 20° mean would put it near my coldest on station record ... Of course that would be for 30 days .

[wthrmn654]

I've heard temperatures in Tennesse can be wild but jeez, my sister's stations all over the place with 70s tomorrow she said...

 

[wthrmn654]

Record low maximums were set at all area stations, some going way way back. 

[psv88]

20 here today 

[wthrmn654]

Got to 16 today.  Not bad. 

[psv88]

Back door season is going to be absolutely brutal. Delayed spring north of Philly 

[psv88]

Ice skating allowed at Hempstead lake state park. Next at Belmont lake state park.

Hempstead Lake State Park OKs ice skating at pond, a first in decades
https://www.newsday.com/news/weather/hempstead-lake-state-park-skating-szrixdvj

[SACRUS]

00z keying in on 2/15-2/16

track key 

QPF robust


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[ForestHillWx]

Back down to 5; winds are howling again tonight. 

[golfer67]

2 hours ago, psv88 said:

Back door season is going to be absolutely brutal. Delayed spring north of Philly 

Please please don't say this (see my username)

[JustinRP37]

5 hours ago, golfer67 said:

Please please don't say this (see my username)

I’m a skier and also love getting outside once spring gets going. However, I honestly think April is the worst month of the year. Mist, grey, warm to cold and back again, mud, and flies… better to go out to Arizona to golf in April. 

[jm1220]

8 this morning (like the 5th or 6th time this winter). Hopefully the last single digit morning. 

[bluewave]

For Newark, NJ this  was the coldest 16 day period for average temperatures since 2017-2018. This was the coldest 16 day period at Islip since the late 1970s but 5.3° warmer. At White Plains,NY this was the coldest 16 day period since 2017-2018. For Sussex NJ, it was also the coldest 16 day run since 2015. The coldest on record there was  1967-1968 and 1979.
 

Minimum 16-Day Mean Avg Temperature 
for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ Since 1951
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1	15.0	1979-02-05 through 1979-02-20	0
2	15.4	1979-02-04 through 1979-02-19	0
3	15.6	1979-02-06 through 1979-02-21	0
4	15.8	1961-01-19 through 1961-02-03	0
5	15.9	1979-02-03 through 1979-02-18	0
6	16.4	1982-01-08 through 1982-01-23	0
7	16.5	1961-01-20 through 1961-02-04	0
8	16.5	1982-01-10 through 1982-01-25	0
9	16.7	1982-01-09 through 1982-01-24	0
10	16.8	1961-01-18 through 1961-02-02	0
11	16.9	1981-01-03 through 1981-01-18	0
-	16.9	1979-02-07 through 1979-02-22	0
12	17.0	1982-01-07 through 1982-01-22	0
13	17.1	1979-02-02 through 1979-02-17	0
14	17.3	1980-12-31 through 1981-01-15	0
15	17.3	1981-01-02 through 1981-01-17	0
-	17.3	1961-01-21 through 1961-02-05	0
16	17.5	1982-01-11 through 1982-01-26	0
17	17.6	1980-12-30 through 1981-01-14	0
18	17.7	1981-01-01 through 1981-01-16	0
19	17.9	1979-02-08 through 1979-02-23	0
20	18.1	1979-02-01 through 1979-02-16	0
21	18.2	1981-01-04 through 1981-01-19	0
-	18.2	1977-01-16 through 1977-01-31	0
22	18.4	1977-01-08 through 1977-01-23	0
-	18.4	1961-01-22 through 1961-02-06	0
23	18.4	1982-01-12 through 1982-01-27	0
-	18.4	1961-01-17 through 1961-02-01	0
24	18.4	1982-01-06 through 1982-01-21	0
-	18.4	1977-01-09 through 1977-01-24	0
25	18.6	1977-01-17 through 1977-02-01	0
26	18.6	1980-12-29 through 1981-01-13	0
-	18.6	1977-01-11 through 1977-01-26	0
27	18.8	1977-01-07 through 1977-01-22	0
28	18.8	1977-01-15 through 1977-01-30	0
29	18.9	1979-02-09 through 1979-02-24	0
-	18.9	1977-01-10 through 1977-01-25	0
30	19.0	1977-01-12 through 1977-01-27	0
31	19.2	1979-01-31 through 1979-02-15	0
32	19.3	1977-01-14 through 1977-01-29	0
-	19.3	1977-01-06 through 1977-01-21	0
33	19.4	1967-12-29 through 1968-01-13	0
34	19.4	1982-01-05 through 1982-01-20	0
35	19.5	1961-01-16 through 1961-01-31	0
36	19.5	1961-01-23 through 1961-02-07	0
37	19.6	1977-01-05 through 1977-01-20	0
38	19.6	1968-01-01 through 1968-01-16	0
39	19.6	1982-01-13 through 1982-01-28	0
40	19.7	2017-12-26 through 2018-01-10	0
41	19.7	2017-12-25 through 2018-01-09	0
-	19.7	1985-01-08 through 1985-01-23	0
42	19.8	2015-02-13 through 2015-02-28	0
-	19.8	1967-12-30 through 1968-01-14	0
43	19.8	2004-01-14 through 2004-01-29	0
44	19.8	1977-01-13 through 1977-01-28	0
45	19.8	2004-01-10 through 2004-01-25	0
-	19.8	1968-01-02 through 1968-01-17	0
46	19.9	2005-01-17 through 2005-02-01	0
-	19.9	2005-01-16 through 2005-01-31	0
47	19.9	1985-01-09 through 1985-01-24	0
48	20.0	2005-01-15 through 2005-01-30	0
-	20.0	1980-12-28 through 1981-01-12	0
-	20.0	1970-01-08 through 1970-01-23	0
49	20.0	1977-01-18 through 1977-02-02	0
-	20.0	1977-01-04 through 1977-01-19	0
50	20.0	1981-01-05 through 1981-01-20	0
51	20.1	2026-01-24 through 2026-02-08	0
-	20.1	2017-12-24 through 2018-01-08	0
-	20.1	1967-12-31 through 1968-01-15	0
52	20.1	2015-02-12 through 2015-02-27	0
-	20.1	1967-12-28 through 1968-01-12	0

 

Minimum 16-Day Mean Avg Temperature 
for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY
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1	12.7	1979-02-05 through 1979-02-20	0
2	13.2	1979-02-04 through 1979-02-19	0
3	13.3	1979-02-06 through 1979-02-21	0
4	13.8	1979-02-03 through 1979-02-18	0
5	14.6	1979-02-07 through 1979-02-22	0
6	15.0	1979-02-02 through 1979-02-17	0
7	15.8	1979-02-08 through 1979-02-23	0
8	16.0	1967-12-29 through 1968-01-13	0
9	16.2	1979-02-01 through 1979-02-16	0
10	16.4	1967-12-30 through 1968-01-14	0
11	16.6	1968-01-01 through 1968-01-16	0
12	16.7	1968-01-02 through 1968-01-17	0
13	16.8	1967-12-31 through 1968-01-15	0
14	16.9	1967-12-28 through 1968-01-12	0
15	16.9	1979-02-09 through 1979-02-24	0
16	17.4	1979-01-31 through 1979-02-15	0
17	17.5	1967-12-27 through 1968-01-11	0
18	17.7	1968-01-03 through 1968-01-18	0
19	18.0	2026-01-24 through 2026-02-08	0
20	18.2	1981-01-03 through 1981-01-18	0

 

Minimum 16-Day Mean Avg Temperature 
for WESTCHESTER CO AP, NY
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1	9.3	1979-02-05 through 1979-02-20	0
2	9.7	1979-02-04 through 1979-02-19	0
3	10.3	1979-02-06 through 1979-02-21	0
-	10.3	1979-02-03 through 1979-02-18	0
4	10.7	1961-01-19 through 1961-02-03	0
5	11.3	1961-01-20 through 1961-02-04	0
6	11.4	1979-02-02 through 1979-02-17	0
7	11.8	1961-01-18 through 1961-02-02	0
8	11.9	1979-02-07 through 1979-02-22	0
9	11.9	1961-01-21 through 1961-02-05	0
10	12.5	1979-02-01 through 1979-02-16	0
11	12.7	1982-01-08 through 1982-01-23	0
12	12.8	1982-01-10 through 1982-01-25	0
13	12.8	1982-01-09 through 1982-01-24	0
14	12.9	1961-01-22 through 1961-02-06	0
15	13.2	1979-02-08 through 1979-02-23	0
16	13.3	1982-01-07 through 1982-01-22	0
17	13.5	1961-01-17 through 1961-02-01	0
18	13.6	1982-01-11 through 1982-01-26	0
19	13.6	1979-01-31 through 1979-02-15	0
20	13.9	1961-01-23 through 1961-02-07	0
21	14.3	1982-01-12 through 1982-01-27	0
22	14.4	1979-02-09 through 1979-02-24	0
23	14.6	1982-01-06 through 1982-01-21	0
24	14.7	1961-01-24 through 1961-02-08	0
25	14.8	1961-01-16 through 1961-01-31	0
26	14.9	1979-01-30 through 1979-02-14	0
27	15.2	1982-01-13 through 1982-01-28	0
-	15.2	1977-01-16 through 1977-01-31	0
28	15.4	1977-01-08 through 1977-01-23	0
29	15.5	1977-01-09 through 1977-01-24	0
30	15.6	1977-01-15 through 1977-01-30	0
31	15.6	1977-01-17 through 1977-02-01	0
32	15.7	2015-02-13 through 2015-02-28	0
33	15.8	1977-01-11 through 1977-01-26	0
34	15.8	1961-01-15 through 1961-01-30	0
35	16.0	1977-01-10 through 1977-01-25	0
36	16.1	2015-02-14 through 2015-03-01	0
-	16.1	1977-01-07 through 1977-01-22	0
-	16.1	1961-01-25 through 1961-02-09	0
37	16.2	1977-01-12 through 1977-01-27	0
38	16.2	1977-01-14 through 1977-01-29	0
39	16.3	2005-01-17 through 2005-02-01	0
40	16.3	2015-02-12 through 2015-02-27	0
41	16.3	2005-01-16 through 2005-01-31	0
-	16.3	2005-01-15 through 2005-01-30	0
42	16.4	1982-01-14 through 1982-01-29	0
-	16.4	1968-01-02 through 1968-01-17	0
-	16.4	1967-12-30 through 1968-01-14	0
43	16.4	1979-02-10 through 1979-02-25	0
44	16.4	1977-01-06 through 1977-01-21	0
45	16.5	1977-01-05 through 1977-01-20	0
46	16.6	2015-02-11 through 2015-02-26	0
47	16.7	1977-01-04 through 1977-01-19	0
48	16.8	2017-12-26 through 2018-01-10	0
-	16.8	2004-01-10 through 2004-01-25	0
-	16.8	1994-01-06 through 1994-01-21	0
49	16.8	2005-01-18 through 2005-02-02	0
50	16.8	1977-01-13 through 1977-01-28	0
51	16.9	2015-02-15 through 2015-03-02	0
-	16.9	2004-01-14 through 2004-01-29	0
-	16.9	1982-01-15 through 1982-01-30	0
-	16.9	1977-01-18 through 1977-02-02	0
52	16.9	2004-01-09 through 2004-01-24	0
-	16.9	1979-01-29 through 1979-02-13	0
53	16.9	2017-12-25 through 2018-01-09	0
54	17.0	1968-01-01 through 1968-01-16	0
-	17.0	1967-12-31 through 1968-01-15	0
55	17.0	1967-12-29 through 1968-01-13	0
56	17.0	1994-01-07 through 1994-01-22	0
-	17.0	1968-01-03 through 1968-01-18	0
57	17.1	1977-01-03 through 1977-01-18	0
58	17.1	2017-12-24 through 2018-01-08	0
59	17.1	1994-01-08 through 1994-01-23	0
60	17.2	2026-01-24 through 2026-02-08	0
61	17.2	2015-02-10 through 2015-02-25	0
-	17.2	2005-01-14 through 2005-01-29	0

 

Minimum 16-Day Mean Avg Temperature 
for SUSSEX AIRPORT, NJ
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1	12.5	2015-02-13 through 2015-02-28	0
2	12.6	2005-01-18 through 2005-02-02	0
3	12.6	2005-01-17 through 2005-02-01	0
4	12.8	2015-02-14 through 2015-03-01	0
5	12.9	2005-01-16 through 2005-01-31	0
6	13.1	2015-02-12 through 2015-02-27	0
7	13.1	2005-01-15 through 2005-01-30	0
8	13.5	2005-01-19 through 2005-02-03	0
9	13.6	2015-02-11 through 2015-02-26	0
10	14.1	2026-01-24 through 2026-02-08	0

Minimum 16-Day Mean Avg Temperature 
for SUSSEX 1 NW, NJ
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1	6.2	1967-12-30 through 1968-01-14	0
2	6.5	1961-01-20 through 1961-02-04	0
3	6.7	1979-02-06 through 1979-02-21	0
4	6.8	1961-01-21 through 1961-02-05	0
5	6.9	1968-01-02 through 1968-01-17	0
-	6.9	1967-12-31 through 1968-01-15	0
6	7.1	1979-02-05 through 1979-02-20	0