May 2026 Obs/Discussion

[CoastalWx]

22 minutes ago, kdxken said:

It's my biggest fear. I'll take anything other than alpha gal

Beta gal?

[Damage In Tolland]

38 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Uconn grad is Sunday?

Both days but my oldest daughters is on Sunday . It’s inside at Gampel but you still want it nice . She’s off the books. My other one had two years left there . Moving her home Saturday for summer . Next year she’s in the new apartments where all the shops and restaurants are. 

[dendrite]

15 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Beta gal?

Alpha gal won’t do his laundry or clean his room

 

[weatherwiz]

3 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Wiz will like the NW flow potential at the end of the ensembles. 

Let's do it

[tamarack]

11 hours ago, dendrite said:

I’ve had 6 on me and 2 embedded. Batting .333

About 10 so far, including one I picked up this morning in the flower garden 2 feet from the porch.  3-4 got their mandibles into me but none have gotten a drink. 
I'm heading out in a bit to continue the re-inventory of the woodlot, so picking up a few more hitchhikers is inevitable.

0.62" from the latest event.  10 miles WNW in the NW corner of Farmington reported 1.47" - just missed the heavy bands here.

[metagraphica]

Pretty dry from the last week of March to the last week of April. Looks to have created a ~4 inch deficit compared to the 30 year average. Hopefully we'll get some decent rain on Saturday and early next week before the Steining continues.

[wokeupthisam]

1 hour ago, tamarack said:

About 10 so far, including one I picked up this morning in the flower garden 2 feet from the porch.  3-4 got their mandibles into me but none have gotten a drink. 
I'm heading out in a bit to continue the re-inventory of the woodlot, so picking up a few more hitchhikers is inevitable.

0.62" from the latest event.  10 miles WNW in the NW corner of Farmington reported 1.47" - just missed the heavy bands here.

I had 3 on my coveralls, 2 on my shirt, and one between my sock and work boot from 2 hrs of tree field work Tuesday.  Granted I'm sometimes laying on my side to base prune or saw stumps even with the ground, so I expect lots of hitchhikers when I'm out there.  I prep with tucked clothes and then change out in the garage when done where I can check clothes inside and out and do a quick body check so I don't bring any with me inside the house.  Permethrin sprayed on the outside of the workboots, socks, and field clothes then allowed to dry before using, has a dramatic effect.  I hadn't sprayed the work clothes yet this year after washing them and storing them at the start of last winter, hence all the ticks Tuesday.  Once I treat em I can usually crawl around the fields and woods and only see an occasional rider when I'm through for the day.  Caveat is to let the spray completely dry, and keep my field work clothes out of the house away from pets, re-spray after 3 or 4 washings.  PITA but better than plucking embedded vampires every day of the warmer months.

[weatherwiz]

I wonder if the below average precipitation departures (not just in our region but within the country), particularly the last several years are a product of what seems to be the peak of the +AMO regime. Or I shouldn't say directly related because there are always other factors but perhaps a large driver.