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Old 12-20-2014, 07:11 AM
 
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Let's look to recent history. How much snow did (or even cold) did we have before Christmas last winter? It was quite mild and snowless in December before we ended the season with 70-90" and then coldest temperatures since the mini ice age of the 70s.

In 2011 we got rocked in October only to finish the season we about 5-10 more snow for the entire season.
Right..and just to clarify..Short and midterm patterns are very predictable and important to forecasting. Look at the pattern right now. Little arctic air and storms running to the west. This is a pattern that will make forecasting predictable for the next 10 days. But I defy anyone to tell me this pattern will last even 3 weeks let alone the whole winter. In 3 weeks we could have a negative tilt across the northeast, arctic air streaming in and snow..who knows?

 
Old 12-20-2014, 07:39 AM
 
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Fine ...then explain why all the cold snowy winter talk from the fall is out the window? Because the pattern CHANGED. And that is unpredictable or someone would have predicted it.
When you have a pattern entrenched you a higher than normal percentage chance of that pattern sticking around. When you say "unpredictable" do you mean not certain/not 100%? Then yes of course it's possible for the pattern to flip, it's simply less likely. All weather forecasts even 2 days out can be wrong! It's simply percentages. That's why they call it an inexact scienece. In new england, we tend to boom or bust in the amount of snow/cold we get. We flip/flop and we tend to have a pattern that lasts all season long. 95/96 for example...way above normal snowfall with low pressures coming off the coast with blocking on a weekly basis. This was the pattern. Then we had a super warm/snowless year a few years ago. This type of season long pattern DOES get entrenched over an entire season all the time.
 
Old 12-20-2014, 08:03 AM
 
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Let's look to recent history. How much snow did (or even cold) did we have before Christmas last winter? It was quite mild and snowless in December
Say wha? Last year was 11th most snow 12/1 - 12/24 period.

History before Christmas... sure, lets do it. 3rd proof of stats here. Snowy December = snowy season.

Normal is 5"

Dec 1-24 2002: 9.0" . Season ended up Above
Dec 1-24 2003: 17.0" . Season ended up Below
Dec 1-24 2004: 5.0" . Season ended up Above
Dec 1-242005: 10.5" . Season ended up Above

Dec 1-24 2006: T" . Season ended up Below
Dec 1-24 2007: 6.1" . Season ended up Below
Dec 1-242008: 15.8" . Season ended up Above
Dec 1-24 2009: 13.4" . Season ended up Above
Dec 1-24 2010: 12.0" . Season ended up Above
Dec 1-24 2011: 0" . Season ended up Below
Dec 1-242012: 7.8" . Season ended up Above
Dec 1-24 2013: 10.9" . Season ended up Above

Dec 1-24 2014: 0.7"

Since 2002 when December ended up with above normal snowfall, 7 of 9 had above normal seasons.

I went back to 1993 and only found 1 year that had below normal December and above normal season. (Dec 1993 1.9" Season 55"). 1 year in last 20!
 
Old 12-20-2014, 09:32 AM
 
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I did not have 10" of snow pre Christmas last year and I'm also above 4" thus far this month.
 
Old 12-20-2014, 12:03 PM
 
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What happens today has nothing to do with what happens in a month..I stand by it. Now sure if you are in a blocking pattern then for a week or two that pattern will provide like weather. But that pattern in November, has nothing to do with what happens in January. it could remain in place? Sure.. it could move on out? Absolutely. But we have no way of predicting it,
You actually posted this twice..... But I hear ya.....
 
Old 12-20-2014, 12:17 PM
 
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All I can say is thank god for once the Tri-State/East Coast is having a "normal" winter for a change. I love that we have had only 0.7 inches of snow on the Connecticut coast so far

All the snow in 2010/2011 and last years big snow in Feb made me think I was living in the UP of Michigan or Maine (lol). The East Coast is not the Midwest, MT West, or Great Lakes, ...this is what winter should be, a dusting of snow now and then that melts quick and daily highs in the 3 winter months above freezing.

I'll be in Ft. Lauderdale after the 25th of December and be back by January 20th....so half of winter is already gone for me and I'm loving it

It looks like now no chance of snow for Christmas in the NYC/CT/NJ area....and I love it!.
 
Old 12-20-2014, 12:26 PM
 
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All the snow in 2010/2011 and last years big snow in Feb made me think I was living in the UP of Michigan or Maine (lol). The East Coast is not the Midwest, MT West, or Great Lakes, ...this is what winter should be, a dusting of snow now and then that melts quick and daily highs in the 3 winter months above freezing.
Hardly....the UP of michigan in the keewenaw averages 200+inches of snow a year. What was our seasonal snowfall total in 2011? 70 something inches? Average for snowfall is 40's for inland CT and upper 20s right on the coast and around 80 inches in the nw hills high elevation.
 
Old 12-20-2014, 12:53 PM
 
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You actually posted this twice..... But I hear ya.....
LOL... My voice must be heard!
 
Old 12-20-2014, 12:56 PM
 
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All I can say is thank god for once the Tri-State/East Coast is having a "normal" winter for a change. I love that we have had only 0.7 inches of snow on the Connecticut coast so far

All the snow in 2010/2011 and last years big snow in Feb made me think I was living in the UP of Michigan or Maine (lol). The East Coast is not the Midwest, MT West, or Great Lakes, ...this is what winter should be, a dusting of snow now and then that melts quick and daily highs in the 3 winter months above freezing.

I'll be in Ft. Lauderdale after the 25th of December and be back by January 20th....so half of winter is already gone for me and I'm loving it

It looks like now no chance of snow for Christmas in the NYC/CT/NJ area....and I love it!.
There is a 1 in 4 chance of snow on the ground Christmas. A 1 in 6 or more chance of actually seeing snow fall that day. We dont live in a snow belt here..lets stop acting like we do. Tomorrow starts winter..why are we acting like the season so far is so warm? Temps have been pretty much averaging to normal. One snow and we go to normal for snow at the coast. Hopefully you'll come back to zero degrees and a nice snowstorm.
 
Old 12-20-2014, 01:26 PM
 
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Funny seeing some people claim Climo is the way to see things yet they ignore the "history" of patterns.

Since 1990 only 1 year that had below normal December ended up with a above normal season. (Dec 1993 1.9" Season 55"). 1 year in last 23 at BDR!

Snowless December, a pattern that doesn't allow it to snow = below normal winter, a pattern that remains through winter. 96% chance it will be a below normal winter. You want to go with the 4%, go for it.

Enjoy the warm rains for now.
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