Record Snow Season Again?

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Record Snow Season Again?
by Jonathan Erdman, Sr. Meteorologist

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weath...1-01-27?page=1

New York Snowed Under
You may find the most snow-weary folks in the nation's largest city.





First, let's start with the incredible snow-season so far in 2010-2011. The all-time record snowiest season at New York's Central Park (dating back to 1869) was 75.6" in the 1995-1996 season.


•2010-2011 season snow-to-date: 56.1"

•Average snow for the entire season: 22.2"

•1995-1996 season snow-to-date (through Jan. 27): 39.6"

•It took until Feb. 16, 1996 for NYC to exceed the current season's snow total!

How about a football analogy.

Let's say your favorite team (Go Pack Go! Sorry...couldn't resist) averages 22.2 points per game. Then, they go out and hang 56 points on an unlucky opponent, before halftime!

Since roughly 57% of New York's average season snow falls after Jan. 27, you can say we're not even at halftime of the 2010-2011 snow season.

And there's no guarantee Mother Nature will "call off the dogs" in the season's second half and bring in the third string!

For further perspective, let's look at the combined tallies of this season and last season.


•Total snow since start of 2009-2010 season: 107.5" (that's just under 9 FEET!)

•Average number of 10"+ snow days: One every 3-5 years

•Number of 10"+ snow days the past 2 seasons: 4

•Poised to top record snowiest month (36.9") just set in February 2010.

Still not impressed? Let's run down the list of New York City's Top 10 heaviest snowstorms:


Rank
Amount
(inches)

Date
1
26.9"
Feb. 11-12, 2006
2
26.4"
Dec. 26-27, 1947
3
21.0"
Mar. 12-14, 1888
4
20.9"
Feb. 25-26, 2010
5
20.2"
Jan. 7-8, 1996
6
20.0"
Dec. 26-27, 2010
7
19.8"
Feb. 16-17, 2003
8
19.0"
Jan. 26-27, 2011
9
18.1"
Mar. 7-8, 1941
10
18.0"
Dec. 26, 1872


3 of the top 8 NYC snowstorms of record have occurred in the past 11 months! Also...since Feb. 2003, 5 of the top 10 snowstorms have hammered the "Big Apple".

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Welcome to my world. January was a record for the month and another 44" will hit the record for the season set in 1995-6. The difference is that that year the snow melted away considerably between storms and this season it is not melting much if at all. Another couple of inches expected Tuesday and around a foot predicted for Wednesday to start off February. I raked the roof once in 1995-6 and so far this season had to twice so far.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Welcome to my world. January was a record for the month and another 44" will hit the record for the season set in 1995-6. The difference is that that year the snow melted away considerably between storms and this season it is not melting much if at all. Another couple of inches expected Tuesday and around a foot predicted for Wednesday to start off February. I raked the roof once in 1995-6 and so far this season had to twice so far.

I have been worrying about this -- I guess I'm not being paranoid

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Why do you rake it? To keep the ice from falling down in huge deadly sheets?

This morning I walked the dog. I took her inside the house and then turned around and went back out to get the paper. The newspaper was now covered with snow...AND FEATHERS. Maybe a dozen or 20 feathers, some in clumps. All we can figure out is that snow fell out of a tree and brought down some feathers that a bird had used to line a nest. But there's no nest, no pieces of a nest, no bird, no eggshells...nothing but some tired-looking feathers.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Why do you rake it? To keep the ice from falling down in huge deadly sheets?

This morning I walked the dog. I took her inside the house and then turned around and went back out to get the paper. The newspaper was now covered with snow...AND FEATHERS. Maybe a dozen or 20 feathers, some in clumps. All we can figure out is that snow fell out of a tree and brought down some feathers that a bird had used to line a nest. But there's no nest, no pieces of a nest, no bird, no eggshells...nothing but some tired-looking feathers.

I would do it because I'm worried about the ability of the roof to hold all that snow without caving in (or at least starting to leak). A rake seems like the easiest way to get it off the roof. Unless Tony has some other reason?

As for the feathers...

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I had major damage from the first big snowfall of this season at my other house. The back yard awning which is about 15 feet by 10 feet fell breaking a window and taking out 2 huge outside lights. Damage was just over $2000. I could have filed a claim but I did not file it because I had a high debatable and felt it would not be worth it to get $1000 and then pay extra for the next 5 years or even get dropped.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Ohhhhh. Now I get it about the rake. Fortunately we have really crummy insulation, so the snow just melts off our roof before it accumulates in any dangerous quantities. Also the roof's at a pretty steep angle. Is your roof not very angled?

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I had major damage from the first big snowfall of this season at my other house. The back yard awning which is about 15 feet by 10 feet fell breaking a window and taking out 2 huge outside lights. Damage was just over $2000. I could have filed a claim but I did not file it because I had a high debatable and felt it would not be worth it to get $1000 and then pay extra for the next 5 years or even get dropped.

Ugh! You probably made the right decision not filing a claim, though. I think our homeowner's insurance is only going to pay off if the house burns to the ground. And then we only get enough to pay for rebuilding about two rooms.

[pkyorkbeach Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pkyorkbeach]

Lots of snow in CT. In southern CT we are reaching all time highs....More tomorrow and Wednesday too!!! My son in law went up on the roof the shovel the snow off. A few houses, barns, garages and businesses have had fallen roofs in CT.....in fact, towns around me.

Be careful

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Melting - even at under freezing temps makes for an ice build up on the edges (usually with lots of icicles) of the roof. Subsequent melting can then back up from the ice dam and go under the shingles causing interior water damage. Then then is also the weight of the snow on the roof- particularly for flat and lightlt pitched roofs. One of my neighbors spent the weekend shoveling all the snow off his roof

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I never even thought about doing this....

I looked at my roof this morning and yes, I can see that snow is piled at the edges and sort of clutching on, with icicles. It doesn't look like it's so heavy that the roof is going to cave in...but the scenario with the ice pushing up under the roof shingles seems all too possible.

My house is really tall. I'm not sure how I would get up there to push it off. Especially if the ladder has to stand on a sheet of ice below....

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...tml#post426426

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...tml#post426426

If you're asking for sympathy from those of us in the Northeast, you are barking up the wrong tree.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

No, just bending over backwards to be one of the group.

They've dropped our low low to -10.

Things are due to start shortly.

[joycapecod Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close joycapecod]

!

We have had 5 feet of snow so far this winter and expecting more tomorrow through Wednesday. What is left, that has compacted from rain, sleet etc still comes up past my knee. I am so done!

Joy