[Cambium]

3 possible Storms showing up now.

9th
12th
16th

Still too far to know whats involved but lets just call it Rain for now and maybe a rain to snow deal.

[jp03]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Dont worry... Warm is coming.

Here's a look at the latest GFS for max temps on Wednesday. Well above normal. 60s make it into the Northern Mid atlantic and widespread 40s and 50s in the NorthEast

NWS showing low - mid 40's Wednesday.

[7 Wishes]

I wonder if northern sections will get a tiny shot of snow early Sunday morning. NWS Albany is showing this in their zones (which includes Litchfield Co.) as is BOX (northern CT) but OKX (southern/coastal CT) shows flurries everywhere.....

[Cambium]

Did someone say snow? Latest GFS showing some active period coming up again. After Mid January we enter the stormy maybe snowy period again.

This is for the 15th.


This is for the 17th. Obviously not to be taken seriously but this particular situation means blizzard conditions all over CT

[Cambium]

Another cold day today but dry.

If you looked at your 5 day forecasts you probably saw some snowflakes Saturday night.

Weak, fast moving, moisture starved wave will pass through. temps will be cold enough for snow. It's just going to be snow showers, flurries, and an inch at most.

A WEAKENING MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SFC LOW PRESSURE WILL
PASS TO THE NORTH LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WSW MID LEVEL
FLOW OF 30-5O KT LOOKS TO PRODUCE ENOUGH ISENTROPIC LIFT TO WARRANT
CHANCE POP DURING THIS TIME...HIGHER ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS CLOSER
TO THE SHORTWAVE FORCING. QPF SHOULD BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WITH
LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
PASSING THROUGH MAY ALSO BRING SOME FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT.

[Cambium]

Animation shows all Severe Thunderstorm Warnings (blue) and Tornado Warnings (red) issued for each day in 2012 by NWS.
Watch CT be outside the warnings until July and August then boom, a bunch pop up including some Tornado warnings.


2012 National Weather Service Storm-Based Warnings - YouTube

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Another cold day today but dry.

If you looked at your 5 day forecasts you probably saw some snowflakes Saturday night.

Weak, fast moving, moisture starved wave will pass through. temps will be cold enough for snow. It's just going to be snow showers, flurries, and an inch at most.

A WEAKENING MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SFC LOW PRESSURE WILL
PASS TO THE NORTH LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WSW MID LEVEL
FLOW OF 30-5O KT LOOKS TO PRODUCE ENOUGH ISENTROPIC LIFT TO WARRANT
CHANCE POP DURING THIS TIME...HIGHER ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS CLOSER
TO THE SHORTWAVE FORCING. QPF SHOULD BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WITH
LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
PASSING THROUGH MAY ALSO BRING SOME FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT.

I noticed that in the forecasts this morning, and wondered. Thanks for clarifying!

[Cambium]

Who would have thought coastal CT would have more snow than Denver and Chicago put together and the same as Minneapolis by January 3rd?

BDR normal snowfall to date is 4.3". They have 16.2!
BDL normal snowfall to date is 14.7". They have 15.8.

As far as yearly averages...here are the 63 year averages for these locations. Take note of BDR’s average and comparison to others.


Chicago: 41.5”
Bridgeport (BDR): 27.5”
Hartford (BDL): 47.8”
Minneapolis: 51.6”
Denver: 58.6”

[Cambium]

Wow.


A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT BRIDGEPORT CT FOR
2012. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 55.6 BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
54.3 SET IN 2010 AND 1991.

A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT ISLIP NY FOR 2012.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 55.3 BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 55.0
SET IN 1998.

A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT NEWARK NJ FOR 2012.THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 57.8 BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 57.6SET IN 1990.

A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT JFK AIRPORT NY FOR2012. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 57.0 BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF56.2 SET IN 1991.

A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT LAGUARDIA NY FOR2012. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 58.5 TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD SETIN 2006.

FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...CENTRAL PARK NY (NYC) RECORDED AN AVERAGETEMPERATURE OF 57.3 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD FOR THE WARMESTYEAR ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 57.2 DEGREES...RECORDED INTHE YEARS OF 1990...1991 AND 1998. RECORDS FOR CENTRAL PARK DATEBACK TO 1869.

[htfdcolt]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Wow.


A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT BRIDGEPORT CT FOR
2012. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 55.6 BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
54.3 SET IN 2010 AND 1991.

A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT ISLIP NY FOR 2012.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 55.3 BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 55.0
SET IN 1998.

A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT NEWARK NJ FOR 2012.THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 57.8 BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 57.6SET IN 1990.

A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT JFK AIRPORT NY FOR2012. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 57.0 BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF56.2 SET IN 1991.

A RECORD YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT LAGUARDIA NY FOR2012. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 58.5 TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD SETIN 2006.

FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...CENTRAL PARK NY (NYC) RECORDED AN AVERAGETEMPERATURE OF 57.3 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD FOR THE WARMESTYEAR ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 57.2 DEGREES...RECORDED INTHE YEARS OF 1990...1991 AND 1998. RECORDS FOR CENTRAL PARK DATEBACK TO 1869.

Interesting. Same is true for Hartford and nearby reporting stations:

http://courantblogs.com/rick-green/w...rmest-year.jpg