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Post by desiccatedi85 on Feb 23, 2023 0:22:38 GMT -5
Here in Atlanta we registered the record high for the month of February on February 22, 2023, as the mercury climbed to 81ÂșF under an anomalously warm airmass with partial sunshine and a breezy southerly wind. The previous record of 80ÂșF was recorded most recently in 2019, but also in 1996 and 1989. February 23, today NWS has a forecast of 79F with showers, but if the rain and clouds do not come to fruition, the temperatures could climb even higher than February 22.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Feb 23, 2023 0:40:12 GMT -5
An EF2 tornado touched down in New Jersey on February 21, becoming just the 3rd tornadic outbreak in the state during this month since 1950. Impressive 115mph maximum winds.
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Post by Benfxmth on Feb 23, 2023 6:34:27 GMT -5
Here in Atlanta we registered the record high for the month of February on February 22, 2023, as the mercury climbed to 81ÂșF under an anomalously warm airmass with partial sunshine and a breezy southerly wind. The previous record of 80ÂșF was recorded most recently in 2019, but also in 1996 and 1989. February 23, today NWS has a forecast of 79F with showers, but if the rain and clouds do not come to fruition, the temperatures could climb even higher than February 22. [cut]
Same here, my PWS has been 81.0/51.1°F (27.2/10.6°C) yesterday. Needless to say, today & yesterday have been fucking amazing. New Bern ASOS broke a new daily record of 83°F (28°C) yesterday: Currently 66°F with a 62°F dewpoint at my PWS, looks like the Feb record warmest low has been tied here today. Let's hope today will see 85-86°F highs here.
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Post by kronan2 on Feb 23, 2023 11:03:36 GMT -5
Interesting long term forecast from CFS. Seems to be in line with all models. There will most likely be a shift to a colder weather regime at the beginning of March. Highly unusual blue blob over Svalbard btw. I've never seen a monthly prediction below average for that area.
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Post by shalop on Feb 23, 2023 13:24:22 GMT -5
Sharp gradient across the mid atlantic today. Mid 70s in dc, mid 60s in philly, mid 40s in nyc.
Zooming out a bit further, it's low 80s in Richmond while it's close to freezing in Boston.
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Post by Benfxmth on Feb 23, 2023 17:53:10 GMT -5
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Post by candle on Feb 23, 2023 19:09:26 GMT -5
Sharp gradient across the mid atlantic today. Mid 70s in dc, mid 60s in philly, mid 40s in nyc.
Zooming out a bit further, it's low 80s in Richmond while it's close to freezing in Boston. And it's 10F here.
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Post by Steelernation on Feb 24, 2023 0:15:02 GMT -5
Low was -14 (-26 c) this morning, this is the latest itâs been this cold since 1963.
The high was only 8 (-13 c), making this the first cold season where 3 months had a single digit high since 1948 (J, F, M that year). Certainly been a good winter for exciting cold snaps.
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Post by Benfxmth on Feb 24, 2023 9:32:25 GMT -5
Thank fuck I'm not in NYC. Highs yesterday Interesting
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Post by Steelernation on Feb 26, 2023 0:04:26 GMT -5
Back up to 54 (12 c) today, very nice day.
That makes essentially a 5 day swing of 126 f (58 to -14 to 54). Epic variability.
Meanwhile insane weather out west too -Portland, OR had 11â of snow a few days ago -Redding, CA at 500â had 5-7â of snow -Eureka, CA on the coast had 1â of snow -Snow was reported in San Bernardino at 1000â in Southern California -At 1 PM, San Bernardino was 34 f and Riverside a little lower was 36 f (average highs are near 70 in both)
And theyâre not done either, Grass Valley, CA at just 2500â has 25-40â of snow forecast by mid next week.
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Post by srfoskey on Feb 26, 2023 0:39:19 GMT -5
The Storm Prediction Center issued a Moderate Risk for severe weather for the western half of Oklahoma tomorrow. What's odd is that a Moderate Risk is the 4th highest category out of 5, but that is a relic of when it was the 2nd highest category out of 3 on the old scale. The main severe weather risk is damaging winds, but tornadoes and hail are also potential threats.
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Post by ilmc90 on Feb 26, 2023 11:14:24 GMT -5
^ Wow, winds could exceed 75 MPH. Oklahoma is in the bullseye. Snow possible here tomorrow into Tuesday:
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Post by Crunch41 on Feb 26, 2023 14:46:21 GMT -5
2" of sleet fell on Wednesday, then some light snow fell the next 2 nights, then there were 2 sunny days this weekend with the snow cover. I like these kind of days. Unfortunately an inch of rain is forecast tonight with a few highs in the 40's after that, so it's going to melt away. I don't like sleet, but getting a large amount of sleet is rare enough to be interesting. 2 inches of little ice pellets on the ground like the ones in the spoiler. Walking in them made a rustling noise like a bunch of little beads. Milwaukee airport recorded 1.5" of snow on 0.68" precip (2.2:1 ratio). Further south it was freezing rain or all rain, further north the storm was all snow. I would have preferred the snow instead.
Edit: Found a news post with some totals from last week. Plymouth is an hour's drive north, Burlington is 45 minutes southwest of Milwaukee.
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Post by jetshnl on Feb 26, 2023 15:13:23 GMT -5
Lowest snow levels in Los Angeles since 1989
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Post by Steelernation on Feb 26, 2023 16:25:52 GMT -5
Lowest snow levels in Los Angeles since 1989 Very impressive but donât say itâs in Los Angeles, thatâs very misleading. Also Santa Clarita is a separate spot. Saying it snowed at 1200â in Southern California is impressive enough
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Post by srfoskey on Feb 26, 2023 20:42:24 GMT -5
The SPC wind outlook for me doesn't look good.
We also got put in a tornado watch.
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Post by srfoskey on Feb 26, 2023 22:41:33 GMT -5
There may or may not have been a tornado about a mile from me but I'm okay.
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Post by Steelernation on Feb 26, 2023 23:01:51 GMT -5
There may or may not have been a tornado about a mile from me but I'm okay. Scary, glad youâre ok. Could you see/hear the tornado or were you just huddled in a storm cellar?
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Post by srfoskey on Feb 27, 2023 1:20:37 GMT -5
There may or may not have been a tornado about a mile from me but I'm okay. Scary, glad youâre ok. Could you see/hear the tornado or were you just huddled in a storm cellar? I was in my bathroom, and I could hear a lot of wind, but nothing especially tornadic. The wind was probably gusting around 60-70 mph where I was. I saw video from an apartment complex that got hit by the tornado, and it definitely sounded like one over there. Any tornado would have been rain-wrapped and nearly impossible to see.
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Post by Ariete on Feb 27, 2023 7:15:05 GMT -5
New cold record for the winter last night: -13.7C.
3.2C now, so quite high diurnal.
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