On Weather & Climate Through the Eyes of Mark Vogan
AMERICAN NORTHEAST HAMMERED YET AGAIN, RECORDS FALL, NYC ECLIPSES JANUARY RECORD!
ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
New York snowstorm: New January record set as 19-inch snowfall pushes city past 1925 mark
New York Daily News
Yet Another Storm Buries the Northeast
New York Times
Another Major Snowfall Blankets Delaware Valley
CBS Philadelphia
Snow and then 'thundersnow' hits Philly and region
Philadelphia Inquirer
Snowstorm Shatters New York City, Philadelphia Records
AccuWeather News
--South Windsor, Conn.: 19.0 inches
--Frenchtown, N.J.: 17.9 inches
--West Norwalk, Conn.: 17.0 inches
--Philadelphia's Northeast Airport: 16.5 inches
--East Rutherford, N.J.: 15.5 inches
--Milford, Mass.: 13.9 inches
--Islip, N.Y.: 13.7 inches
--West Warwick, R.I.: 12.5 inches
--Windsor Locks, Conn.: 12.0 inches
--Allentown, Pa.: 11.6 inches
--South Boston, Mass.: 11.5 inches
--Pottstown, Pa.: 11.0 inches
--Wilmington, Del.: 10.4 inches
--Hampton, N.H.: 8.5 inches
--Washington Dulles, Va.: 8.0 inches
--Baltimore (Inner Harbor), Md.: 7.0 inches
--Washington, D.C. (National Arboretum): 3.4 inches
TODAY'S WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
From AccuWeather
Roofs Collapsing Under Tons of Snow In New England
By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
Groundhog Day Snowstorm in the Works?
By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
Is Spring Here Yet, Groundhog May Have the Answers
AccuWeather
WEATHER TALK
By Mark Vogan
MORE LIKE AN EL NINO RATHER THAN LA NINA
NORTHEAST HAMMERED BY ANOTHER EXTREMELY SNOWY WINTER
It seemed that after last winter's mammoth snow year for the Mid-Atlantic region, it would be hard to see another very snowy winter over the Northeast, especially given the La Nina in play which usually means snowier than normal conditions further west into the Midwest and Pacific Northeast, not so much the Northeast. Nor does it mean a cold winter for the Southeast or wet for the Southwest. Well this winter has seen stunning "against the grain of normality" given the pattern with a record cold Southeast December and record or near record wet December in Southern California, practically the opposite of what would be expected with a La Nina. This winter like across many parts of the northern world has produced wierd and wacky weather.
Only now (late January) are wee seeing a more typical La Nina winter with colder, troughiness over central and eastern Europe, milder air has FINALLY got into western Europe after a cold period "of the ages", particularly over Britain and Ireland.
It seemed just a short time ago, Northeasterners, who many, are snow lovers, couldn't have bought a snowstorm for their area. Each and every winter seemed snowless. Those that come to mind are 2006-07, 2007-08. In fact there were days in January 2007 in which highs topped 70 degrees in the I-95 corridor, AMAZING! In 2006 it was the same with 72 degrees being recorded in New York in January, unprecidented to say the least.
Well, it seems with each and every winter, the big cities are seeing a return to snowier winters and with record-breaking style. New York of course has registered it's snowiest January on record and I'm sure other locations throughout the Northeast will follow in the Big Apple's footsteps in the coming weeks and remainder of this incredible winter folks in the NE are experiencing. The incredible thing is also, we've still got February and March to go, lots more cold and snow potentially for this already tired of winter, region.
Another point I want to allude to is the fact that it's been very mild over the Western US, this is more typical of an El Nino. The cold and snow has been focused from the Mississippi River eastwards.
VAGARIES OF THE WEATHER
INDIA & SUB-CONTINENTAL ASIA WEATHER
BY RAJESH KAPADIA
The current W.D. now over Pakistan, and fast approaching NW India.Precipitation will be in pockets over Pakistan's Northern and Sindh regions on Friday, and will move into NW India via the Kashmir/H.P./Punjab route and bring snow in Kashmir and hills of H.P.
Rains in Punjab and Northern Rajasthan will start from 29th. This system is not likely to effect the states east of U.P.
The precipitation will spread into Western and Central regions of Nepal on 30th./31st. Kathmandu can expect some rain on 30th/31st.
Day temperatures will drop by 3/4c in the Northern regions, while the nights w
ill only drop after the passing of the system and the skies clearing.
Drop in day and night temperatures could be expected in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Mah. and M.P. regions from 30th. as the N winds take control.
After 2nd. February, the greens and the blues seen in today's max temperature map will slide Southwards. Nights will slip by 2/3c in the North and by 4/5 c in the central regions i.e. Gujarat, Mah,M.P. This will apply to most cities in Mah. which are seeing minimums of 15c/16c today.
Rains in Pakistan on Friday will bring light cold conditions in the Northern plains and Sindh. In the Sindh regions, we can expect the nights to drop by 2/3c from today's level. Karachi could drop below 10c again.
Meanwhile, IMD sees a well marked low forming in the Easterly wave in the SE Bay by the 2nd of Februaury. I feel the Easterly wave parameters like SST and depth are not so conducive so as to form a system. Heavy rains, upto 70 mms /day may strike Sri Lanka on the 1st/2nd/3rd , while lesser amounting rains will start along the eastern Coast of Sri Lanka from 27th./28th. of Feb. These rains were also anticipated in vagaries' reports of 23rd.Jan.
Another W.D. is on its way, and will preicipitate in Pakistan's Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab and Northern hills from 3rd. February again. Could be stronger than the current W.D.
So, overall, for the Sub-Continent, wet for the NW till the 5th.and cold weather prevailing into the 1st. week of next month.
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WHAT'S REACHING TODAY'S BLOGS?
(Another) One for the Ages
Joe Lundburg, AccuWeather
Final Snow Totals, Radar Loops of Northeast Winter Storm
Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather
THE EXTREMES OF THE DAY
TODAY'S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER
HIGH: 81 degrees at Lake Forest, CA
LOW: -6 degrees at Gunnison, CO
TODAY'S UK EXTREMES
COURTESY OF THE MET OFFICE
HIGH: 45 degrees (7C) at South Uist (Outer Hebrides)
COLD HIGH: 30 degrees (-1C) at Lake Vyrnwy (Powys)
LOW: 21 degrees (-6.1C) at Kinbrace (Sutherland)
TODAY'S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE
HIGH: 42 degrees
LOW: 35 degrees
Thanks for reading.
-Mark
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