Spring 2012 Thread (March-May) (record, temperatures, days, storms)

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by nei

Interestingly, Mt. Washington is barely any colder than ground level at New England (Northern New England appears to be no colder than southern looking at Cambium's map).

45°F at summit (6288 feet). 53°F at base (1600 feet). 54°F here; 170 or so miles to the south and at 200 feet.

Wow, good catch there. I looked at the 850mb level temps and sure enough, the layer above us is as warm as the surface in New England. Usually the upper air is colder.

These Ocean clouds dont wanna budge. Fasinating to me to see them hold ground. I'll be shocked if the warm front cant push through.

[Cambium]

Monticello NY just went from 54 to 72 degrees in a few hours. Uh Oh...Warm front is pushing into southern NY now.

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Very normal for peaks to be warmer than lower down here during inversion setups.

[Weatherfan2]

I have to do a double take whenever I look at the weather forecast update. Tomorrow's temperature forecast initially said 11°C and now it's been changed, downgraded to 8°C. Yes just like what happened today. 13°C ended up being 9°C. Pathetic that they can't get it right and even more pathetic that the temperature would of course end up being eons lower than forecast.

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I wouldn't worry, this summer is supposed to be the hot hot hot if the media are to be believed.

[ilovemycomputer90]

Currently 68 F/20 C with a dewpoint of 58 F and overcast. In the midst of another humid, damp, and somewhat cloudy stretch of weather.

[Cambium]

Heads up PA... Look at the blossom of storms there on Satellite. Wow. And you can clearly see the marine layer clouds

ADDS - Satellite

[Weatherfan2]

Grrr. Every time I look at a bleedin pressure chart I see that big blob of useless high pressure sitting in the North Atlantic... totally the wrong place... sending gobs of arctic crap over us. I just want to blast 50,000 nuclear bombs into that bar steward, that should shift it.

In previous years this wasn't unusual, but the difference is the pattern didn't stick around for months on end, and our weather used to be mobile, changeable and variable, i.e; interesting. Now it seems to have assimilated into homogenous, boring drudgery year round with that fat butt high mulching about in the Atlantic.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Weatherfan2

Grrr. Every time I look at a bleedin pressure chart I see that big blob of useless high pressure sitting in the North Atlantic... totally the wrong place... sending gobs of arctic crap over us.

I wonder if the same high pressure is sending us cool cloudy maritime air. Anyone know?

[Rozenn]

Yeah... It looks like it, coupled with a Newfoundland low.

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