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I really hope it stays that way for the rest of the winter.
Was looking at the extremes for LGA and its amazing that 1° above zero is the Top 10 coldest days for January. (records since 1940). That means it rarely gets that low anyway.
Low of 9° this morning is impressive there. LGA's record for today is 4° so they missed by 5. Tomorrows record is 9° but no where near it tomorrow.
Some records from the area.
A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 3 DEGREES WAS SET AT KENNEDY NY THIS
MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 8 SET IN 1981.
A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 0 DEGREES WAS SET AT ISLIP NY THIS
MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 10 SET IN 2008.
A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF -9 DEGREES WAS SET AT HARTFORD CT THIS
MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF -7 SET IN 1981.
THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TRENTON MERCER AIRPORT NEAR TRENTON, NEW
JERSEY FELL TO 1 DEGREE BELOW ZERO AT 655 AM. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 4 AT TRENTON OF 1 DEGREE BELOW
ZERO SET BACK IN 1918.
THE TEMPERATURE AT THE ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN
POMONA, NEW JERSEY FELL TO 3 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT 442 AM,
ESTABLISHING A NEW RECORD FOR TODAY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 4 AT ATLANTIC CITY WAS 0 DEGREES SET BACK IN
1918.
THE TEMPERATURE AT THE POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEAR MOUNT
POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA FELL TO 9 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT 1134 PM ON
FRIDAY ESTABLISHING A NEW RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
LOW TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 3 AT MOUNT POCONO WAS 7 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO SET IN 1904.
Other locations in Cape May County that may have recorded colder temps, such as Woodbine, NJ , default to the Millville airport, which is Cumberland County. (Which recorded -6F.)
Edit: It looks like the records, which go down to -10F, are taken from the Atlantic City airport, which is at a pretty far inland location. Ocean City Municipal Airport, on the other hand, is *on* the barrier island, so -2F is very impressive for them.
My sister just told me she has no water...her pipes froze (Southeast of Buffalo). So on that note I have to give a heads up on that with these temps and what's coming up. I insulated my exposed pipes in the basement yesterday but there are still some behind the wall near foundation not insulated.
Not sure if that drip theory works with single digits and sub zero. Rivers do freeze so running water freezes too. Does anyone have experience with the drip theory?
Here's look at the wind chill forecast tomorrow morning
Your map gives the impression the Northeast will escape the Arctic outbreak..
Those maps he posted are "were" for Monday when that storm tracks up the Great Lakes region pushes warmer temps into us but it seems like he hot linked the images so look at them now. lol
Just a reminder before your eyes focus on the colors only thinking only the upper mid west is getting it, look at the actual numbers. Max temps in single digits to the coast is near extremes. 8° is the record low max temp for coastal CT.
Here's the projected 500mb heights for Monday, That's not only a negative tilt but that is a strong trough/airmass and why the West Coast is soaking the warmth (ridge pop). You can see the ridge pop in the north atlantic too. Now you know why sometimes you see those departure maps where Maine is warmer than the rest of the East. Sometimes they are inside that warm ridge
Was looking at the extremes for LGA and its amazing that 1° above zero is the Top 10 coldest days for January. (records since 1940). That means it rarely gets that low anyway.
Low of 9° this morning is impressive there. LGA's record for today is 4° so they missed by 5. Tomorrows record is 9° but no where near it tomorrow.
Some records from the area.
A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 3 DEGREES WAS SET AT KENNEDY NY THIS
MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 8 SET IN 1981.
A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 0 DEGREES WAS SET AT ISLIP NY THIS
MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 10 SET IN 2008.
A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF -9 DEGREES WAS SET AT HARTFORD CT THIS
MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF -7 SET IN 1981.
THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TRENTON MERCER AIRPORT NEAR TRENTON, NEW
JERSEY FELL TO 1 DEGREE BELOW ZERO AT 655 AM. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 4 AT TRENTON OF 1 DEGREE BELOW
ZERO SET BACK IN 1918.
THE TEMPERATURE AT THE ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN
POMONA, NEW JERSEY FELL TO 3 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT 442 AM,
ESTABLISHING A NEW RECORD FOR TODAY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 4 AT ATLANTIC CITY WAS 0 DEGREES SET BACK IN
1918.
THE TEMPERATURE AT THE POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEAR MOUNT
POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA FELL TO 9 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT 1134 PM ON
FRIDAY ESTABLISHING A NEW RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
LOW TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 3 AT MOUNT POCONO WAS 7 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO SET IN 1904.
Yup, I think we were discussing this in another thread with DaninEGM that those are just that...."hourly" OBS. Temps right on that time. Anyone with a thermometer or weather station knows temps dip and rise with every passing minute so their low came in between the hourly OBS. Most likely between 2:51 & 3:51.
Here's a graph of my outdoor temps which the station records every minute. If I was recording just hourly temps then at 2am it was 0.1°F at 3am it was -0.7°F. But the temp dropped in between those hourly times to -1.3°F that hour.
Yup, I think we were discussing this in another thread with DaninEGM that those are just that...."hourly" OBS. Temps right on that time. Anyone with a thermometer or weather station knows temps dip and rise with every passing minute so their low came in between the hourly OBS. Most likely between 2:51 & 3:51.
Here's a graph of my outdoor temps which the station records every minute. If I was recording just hourly temps then at 2am it was 0.1°F at 3am it was -0.7°F. But the temp dropped in between those hourly times to -1.3°F that hour.
yes correct ASOS record the low and time it was recorded. Often they are included in the CLI report for that station. Some AWOS stations (FAA) do have a high/low temp group every 6 hours, but many AWOS stations dont and thus you do have to go off the observations, which in AWOS's they are often sent out every 20 minutes automatically. ASOS are once an hour, unless conditions are such a special is generated. But the in-between hourly data is certainly saved and recorded. And yes quick drop in temps in between hourlies are certainly not uncommon, esp over snow cover and in times of light winds. We see it all the time up here in the frozen north.
Dan
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