Re: Observations/ Final Discussion Thread 1/2 - 1/3, 2014 Snowstorm

by **Dtone** Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:13 pm

CPK is a sub par weather station year round. The dubious snow totals, and it is overgrown with vegetation in spring/summer often suppressing correct wind measurements and distorting wind direction and rain totals. Also creating summer time highs lower than surrounding urban areas.

For a time TWC stopped using CPK on its national maps and used LGA for NYC instead. In recent years they have gone back to CPK.

by jbnyy224 Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:35 pm

CP YOU WILL LOVE THIS:

I tweeted the Eyewitness news METS "Please teach the Central Park Zookeeper how to measure snow!"

Bill Evans immediately replied: " It was The Red Tail Panda's turn to measure the snow"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

by **Scullybutcher** Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:46 pm

When do we start talking about the next 2 storms on the horizon?

by **docstox12** Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:52 pm

That is so friggin' hilarious,jbnyy!

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:52 pm

jbnyy224 wrote:CP YOU WILL LOVE THIS:

I tweeted the Eyewitness news METS "Please teach the Central Park Zookeeper how to measure snow!"

Bill Evans immediately replied: " It was The Red Tail Panda's turn to measure the snow"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

ROTFL - That is Bill, hysterical comeback.

by Abba701 Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:52 pm

Accu weather was bragimg today would be the coldest day since 2009.only 2 degrees more and it's 20.

by Abba701 Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:53 pm

And I still think 50 percent misses single digits

by **Dunnzoo** Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:53 pm

jbnyy224 wrote:CP YOU WILL LOVE THIS:

I tweeted the Eyewitness news METS "Please teach the Central Park Zookeeper how to measure snow!"

Bill Evans immediately replied: " It was The Red Tail Panda's turn to measure the snow"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

He said that on-air too! lol

by jbnyy224 Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:54 pm

Dunnzoo wrote:
jbnyy224 wrote:CP YOU WILL LOVE THIS:

I tweeted the Eyewitness news METS "Please teach the Central Park Zookeeper how to measure snow!"

Bill Evans immediately replied: " It was The Red Tail Panda's turn to measure the snow"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

He said that on-air too! lol

WHATTTTT???? REALLY?

by **Dunnzoo** Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:56 pm

jbnyy224 wrote:
Dunnzoo wrote:
jbnyy224 wrote:CP YOU WILL LOVE THIS:

I tweeted the Eyewitness news METS "Please teach the Central Park Zookeeper how to measure snow!"

Bill Evans immediately replied: " It was The Red Tail Panda's turn to measure the snow"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

He said that on-air too! lol

WHATTTTT???? REALLY?

yeah, something like it was polar bear who made the last measurement so it was red panda's turn...lol

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:58 pm

Dunnzoo wrote:
jbnyy224 wrote:CP YOU WILL LOVE THIS:

I tweeted the Eyewitness news METS "Please teach the Central Park Zookeeper how to measure snow!"

Bill Evans immediately replied: " It was The Red Tail Panda's turn to measure the snow"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

He said that on-air too! lol

He is a funny guy, wish we could get him to join Franks site.

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:19 pm

jbnyy224 wrote:
CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:
jbnyy224 wrote:
CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:
Dtone wrote:updated

http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=OKX&product=PNS

And CPK still at 6.0 I see, I may call the NWS today.

PLEASE DO! CONFERENCE ME IN!!!!!!! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. AND NOW ALL MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS ACCROSS THE COUNTRY WILL REPORT THAT NYC GOT 6 INCHES OF SNOW!

Welcome to my world, it happens every year, time after time, after time.

Most local Mets know about it but no one ever does anything. Bill Evans use to joke about it with me all the time. He believes the average winter snowfall in NYC is about 5 inches more than what is officially recorded each year. Paul Kocin actually was on the phone with the zookeeper during the February 11 2006 storm that set the record at 26.9, he made them list hourly updates because he knew it could be a record setting event. Without his input that storm would now be recorded as 19.9 or some bogus figure like that.

I could write a book, but who would read it.

THE 2 MOST EGRIGIOUSLY BAD SNOW REPORTS THAT STAND OUT TO ME IN MY LIFETIME ARE THE BLIZZARD OF 96 AND THE DEC 26, 2010 BOXING DAY BLIZZARD. IN 96 WE HAD ABOUT 3 FEET IN BROOKLYN AND OVER 30 INCHES REPORTED ALL OVER THE 5 BOROUGHS. THE ZOOKEEPER RECORDED 20. 20! WE HAD ENOUGH SNOW TO JUMP OFF THE SECOND FLOOR BALCONY DOWN INTO THE FRONT YARD AND DIDNT EVEN FEEL THE GROUND! LOL

DEC 26 2010 WE HAD 30 INCHES IN BROOKLYN AND HIGHER AMOUNTS REPORTED ALL AROUND. WHAT DID CENTRAL PARK GET? YOU GUESSED IT! 20 INCHES.

There are many others, the February 5th 1978 storm was the first I noticed as a 16 year old. 17.7 inches when the realty was 24.0. The two you mention 96 I say CPK had 28 the boxing day blizzard I had a friend measure 25. What I've never understood is why doesn't he (it) ever over count? Just once.

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:21 pm

Sorry Frank, I should have created a separate thread for this, "The Zookeepers biggest Blunders". You've known me long enough though, you understand.

by **jmanley32** Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:21 pm

NWS statement trained spotter has Yonkers with a final total of 8.9, more than I thought! On our way to a above normal year I think.

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:22 pm

jmanley - It's a damn good start, but we need a good middle and end.

by jbnyy224 Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:10 pm

Bill put a picture i tweeted to him on air at noon.

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:11 pm

jbnyy224 wrote:Bill put a picture i tweeted to him on air at noon.

Of what?

by jbnyy224 Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:35 pm

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:
jbnyy224 wrote:Bill put a picture i tweeted to him on air at noon.

Of what?

The picture of snow in Bay Ridge Brooklyn from this morning that i took.

by jbnyy224 Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:46 pm

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:51 pm

Looks like more than 6.0 inches of snow to me.

by tigernumba1 Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:13 pm

12.2" as a total for me! East northport, LI

by **Radz** Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:26 pm

@jman just got back from Yo, 8.5 in Homefield with close to 2' drifts and side roads SUCK lol

by **dad4twoboys** Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:04 pm

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:Looks like more than 6.0 inches of snow to me.

You a Red Tail Panda ??

by **NjWeatherGuy** Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:08 pm

About 8.5" around here guys.

by jbnyy224 Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:33 pm

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:Looks like more than 6.0 inches of snow to me.

Measured 10 inches in 2 different spots. Sometimes our snow totals are different from Central Park. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Usually not 4 inches different though.

by **HectorO** Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:43 pm

The maps on whats going on Sunday and Monday are all over the place. I'll be having Ice pellets and possibly freezing rain on Sunday. Monday mix since temps will almost be in mid 40s (high 40s in some places) then the temp will take a dive bomb to 2º and a high of 9º on Tuesday. Phew!

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:13 pm

jbnyy224 wrote:
CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:Looks like more than 6.0 inches of snow to me.

Measured 10 inches in 2 different spots. Sometimes our snow totals are different from Central Park. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Usually not 4 inches different though.

NWS just updated totals.

LaGuardia Airport 7.9
JFK 7.9
Newark airport 8.5
Idiot in CPK 6.4

And every news outlet around the world reports NYC got 6 inches of snow. I gotta let it go.

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