OT: Cold and Potentially Snowy Pattern Likely for Most of January

[bac2therac]

todays non event update

 

[RUPete]

You can feel the sky wanting to do something with some light precip falling, but nothing is reaching the ground. And when I say light, you almost don't notice it.

 

[bac2therac]

yeah sprinkles of pixie dust, not enough to even qualify as mood flakes

 

[bac2therac]

i will say this one is overperforming somewhat, its the little engine that could and we might get a half inch out of it

 

[RUPete]

i will say this one is overperforming somewhat, its the little engine that could and we might get a half inch out of it

Just wet pavement by me - No. Plfd.

 

[RUPete]

I’ll amend that a little - some coating on car tops and sidewalks, but not much.

 

[MadRU]

I expect a little snow today because my bird feeders were 100% booked this morning. Was getting some flurries about 30mins ago out here about 5mins from Del. River.

Coating of snow here in Linden now.

 

[RU848789]

early January 2014 was quite cold actually it was the 7th and 8th time frame, we had a funeral for my great aunt and the temps at 10AM was like 7 degrees with alot of wind so only a few strong men went to the actual site for the burial leaving the women and old folk behind at the church. Remember stretch of days in the teens for highs, that may be the last sustained frigid we had but I could be wrong on that..i know we have had other days in the teens for highs since.

The first frigid episode began on the 3rd, when late in the evening Walpack (Sussex) dropped to -12° and Pequest (Warren) reached -8°. By the morning of the 4th the temperature bottomed out at -13° in Walpack and -12° at Pequest. Kingwood (Hunterdon) was -10° and 28 other stations dropped below zero on the 4th. The “mildest" location in the state was Atlantic City Marina (Atlantic) at 13°. Walpack fell to -8° on the 5th and Pequest -5°.

Following the brief warm up on the 6th, minimums again fell below zero at some locations on the 7th, including -6° at High Point Monument (Sussex) and -5° at High Point (300 feet lower than the Monument station). Accompanying the cold on the 7th was strong wind that resulted in dangerous wind chills as low as -27° at the Monument at 11 AM, when the temperature was -4° with a wind speed of 20 mph. Wind chills of -10° to -20° (colder in gusts) were common across NJ during the daylight hours of the 7th, when thermometers across most of the state sat in the single digits. For instance at noon, temperatures ranged from -3° at High Point Monument to 12° in West Cape May (Cape May). These were the coldest daylight hours in NJ since January 19, 1994. The cold continued into the 8th, with lows of -4° at Walpack and -3° at the Monument, an interesting pair of minimums. The cold at Walpack is indicative of cold air pooling in valleys while High Point Monument is often the coldest location when cold air sweeps into the region, with winds at these times stirring up the lower atmosphere and minimizing cold air drainage into valleys.

That was a really cold stretch with that January being the 18th coldest in NB's 130 year weather history with an avg temp of 25.5F.. I remember how cold it was on the 7th as my car battery died and it was so cold trying to give it a jump that it took awhile. I don't remember temps like that - only snow, lol. 2013-2014 was a winter that snow lovers loved with 56.4" in NB (we got about 59" here) and a well below normal Jan/Feb. Interesting that it's looking like a lock that this winter will be the first one in several years with a below average Dec/Jan; 2017-18 and 2009-10 were the last two winters with below normal temps for DJF. Looking like most suburbs will make a run at 0F on Tues/Weds mornings.

 

[RU848789]

No. Not cold enough Sunday.

Looking pretty snowy as of now, although still time for that to change. I would think that favors the Eagles and their running game a bit. I do love watching a game in the snow, though. My dad/sis/bro in FL will be cheering the Iggles on.

 

[bac2therac]

not bad

...SNOWFALL REPORTS...

Location Amount Time/Date Provider

...Delaware...

...New Castle County...
New Castle County Airport 0.5 in 0700 PM 01/16 ASOS

...New Jersey...

...Burlington County...
Mount Holly WFO 0.1 in 0700 PM 01/16 Official NWS Obs

...Mercer County...
1 N Trenton 0.5 in 0815 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Trenton Mercer Airport 0.4 in 0700 PM 01/16 ASOS

...Ocean County...
2 ESE Ramtown 0.3 in 0950 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter

...Sussex County...
3 W Vernon Valley 0.5 in 0430 PM 01/16 Public

...Warren County...
Stewartsville 0.4 in 0345 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Port Murray 0.4 in 0720 PM 01/16 Public

...Pennsylvania...

...Berks County...
Huffs Church 1.5 in 0630 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Earl Twp 1.5 in 0700 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Union Twp 1.3 in 0600 PM 01/16 Public
Mertztown 1.0 in 0800 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Birdsboro 0.8 in 0710 PM 01/16 Public
Reading Regional Airport 0.7 in 0700 PM 01/16 ASOS

...Bucks County...
Chalfont 1.1 in 0800 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Hilltown Twp 0.5 in 0500 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Chalfont 0.3 in 0425 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter

...Carbon County...
Hudsondale 1.0 in 0500 PM 01/16 Public

...Chester County...
1 NW East Nantmeal Twp 1.8 in 0600 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Easttown Twp 1.5 in 0650 PM 01/16 Public
2 WNW West Caln Twp 1.3 in 0448 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
West Chester 1.3 in 0600 PM 01/16 Public
Easttown Twp 1.3 in 0605 PM 01/16 Public
East Coventry Twp 1.3 in 0700 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
1 WNW Upper Uwchlan Twp 1.2 in 0500 PM 01/16 Public
Malvern 1.2 in 0610 PM 01/16 Public
Jennersville 1.1 in 0930 PM 01/16 Public
East Coventry Twp 1.0 in 0530 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Atglen 1.0 in 0600 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
2 ENE Kimberton 0.8 in 0625 PM 01/16 Public
2 WNW Upper Uwchlan Twp 0.7 in 0315 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Jennersville 0.6 in 0600 PM 01/16 Public
2 SE Exton 0.5 in 0322 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
1 WSW Phoenixville 0.5 in 0609 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter

...Delaware County...
Aston 0.9 in 0600 PM 01/16 Public

...Lehigh County...
2 W Northampton 1.1 in 0550 PM 01/16 Public
Germansville 1.1 in 0940 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Breinigsville 1.0 in 0700 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
1 NW Hokendauqua 0.8 in 0650 PM 01/16 Public
Lehigh Valley International 0.8 in 0700 PM 01/16 ASOS
Germansville 0.7 in 0545 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
1 NW Schnecksville 0.7 in 0600 PM 01/16 Public

...Montgomery County...
1 ENE New Hanover Twp 1.5 in 0630 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Eagleville 0.9 in 0645 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter
Pottstown 0.8 in 0510 PM 01/16 Public
East Norriton 0.5 in 0530 PM 01/16 Public

...Northampton County...
Nazareth 1.3 in 0700 PM 01/16 Public
1 SSE Bushkill Twp 1.0 in 0545 PM 01/16 Trained Spotter

...Philadelphia County...
Philadelphia International A 0.1 in 0700 PM 01/16 ASOS
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