Valentine's Day 2016. NYC first sub zero in 22 years

New winter records lows aren't set much anymore at Central Park and other very old stations.   The most recent below zero record low set in Feb was over 70 yrs ago. Most of them are 100 yrs old. Below zero is rare now in NYC, in mid Feb at that,  unheard of previously.

I've climbed 10 degrees since sun up...

Now -2.5

Who wants to start the thread in the Broken Records section of the forum? This day needs to be documented and archived! 

https://www.njstrongweatherforum.com/f16-broken-records

This cold also shows how snow cover could be a little overrated. It's about the source of the cold and the winds speeds and directions that really matter. A couple of days ago I posted an 850mb temp map showing -30*C. I've never seen that before. The source of this cold - as CP accurately stated - is coming straight from the Hudson / Quebec

Actually, I'm going to move this entire thread to the Broken Records section of the forum later today. I think it'll be cool to look back on one day. I'll change the title to reflect a broken record in CPK

Central Park hit -1 at 7:10 and also at the 8 am reading breaking the old record low of 2 degrees for the date.

This is NYC's first sub zero reading since January 1994's -2.

After several close calls the past twelve years this was the perfect setup other than lack of snow cover.

Frank_Wx wrote:Actually, I'm going to move this entire thread to the Broken Records section of the forum later today. I think it'll be cool to look back on one day. I'll change the title to reflect a broken record in CPK

I setup one in the broken records thread Frank but I like your idea better. So be it.

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:

Frank_Wx wrote:Actually, I'm going to move this entire thread to the Broken Records section of the forum later today. I think it'll be cool to look back on one day. I'll change the title to reflect a broken record in CPK

I setup one in the broken records thread Frank but I like your idea better. So be it.

Perfect I'll merge that thread with this one

22 year record broken.That is significant.

morning low -5

I can't believe Central park broke a record we hit a morning low of -2 so cold that half of the long island sound is starting to freeze

Frank_Wx wrote:This cold also shows how snow cover could be a little overrated. It's about the source of the cold and the winds speeds and directions that really matter. A couple of days ago I posted an 850mb temp map showing -30*C. I've never seen that before. The source of this cold - as CP accurately stated - is coming straight from the Hudson / Quebec

Frank in NYC specifically I agree with you snow cover is over rated.

To go sub zero NYC needs exactly what happened with this event. The source has to be NNW of us. More north than northwest. This outbreak isn't bringing record cold to the upper Mississippi valley or Chicago. When they are getting record cold I always write those off for the chances on bringing us record cold. To much time for them to modify over the Great Lakes and the Midwest.

Also this air didn't sink way south and bring record lows to Atlanta Charlotte and places like that's always another sign it's not happening here. Washington and Baltimore did not even get in single digits as this was our air mass straight from the north country.

NYC Also needs a steady wind which they had all night to carry away some of the effects of the heat island. Also wind direction should be NNW which it was most of the night not WNW OR W Which we usually get in cold outbreaks we get from the upper Midwest.

In January 1994 that was the perfect setup for the suburbs and NYC kind of came along for the ride. There was deep snow cover and calm winds that night and as I've stated numerous times most of the HV and NW NJ fell to -20 to -30. Poughkeepsie recorded -22, Newburgh -20, my back yard -23 and NW NJ -32 I believe is Sparta but not sure of the town. With readings like that within 50 miles of the city Central Park fell to -2 despite the conditions not being ideal for them.

One more mountain climbed. At least this cold outbreak should assure us of not having the warmest meteorological winter ever. Up until three days ago we were at number 1. Just another thing that makes this cold outbreak extraordinary.

Made it down to low of -2 deg

-2° in Stony Brook, NY I ventured out and it was a burning cold.

Yes it is I just came back from the supermarket and it's so cold that my ears are burning and the temp rose to a balmy 0

Low of -6

Reporting in with a negative 4* low at 7:14AM holy mothwr of cold batman WOO HOOOOO!!!

AND I SEE CP in NYC WENT DOWN TO -1!!!

To our CP congrats and great work tracking this bad biy, truly amazing.

I certainly remember that 1994 and it was Walpack NJ that recorded a low of -34, you are right Sparta was -32 oh and the wind chills were -40 plus below zero that morning . More like Vladstok Russia that NNJ.

Edut: just looked up the stats and ZOO u and are live right next door to the lowest temp ever recorded in the great state before the 1994 tying of this record.

-34 in River Vale!!!

http://943thepoint.com/coldest-day-in-new-jersey-history/

This is cool record lows for every state

The wind was shaking my house last night and kept the temps from bottoming out. Once the wind stopped at about 5 am the temps dropped from 6 to -2 at 7 am. The wind stopping was the key

nutleyblizzard wrote:-1 degrees here in Nutley. What a crazy winter with the record high temps back in December, to the Blizzard in January, to this bone chilling cold spell in February. I wonder what March has in store?

1888 redux???

-8 this morning at 7 am in Circleville, NY northern Orange County. Woodstove is carrying the house heat-wise.

Morning low was -3 and max wind chill was -20* max wind was 16mph

amugs wrote:

nutleyblizzard wrote:-1 degrees here in Nutley. What a crazy winter with the record high temps back in December, to the Blizzard in January, to this bone chilling cold spell in February. I wonder what March has in store?

1888 redux???

That would make it a grand slam.

I tremble a bit just at the thought. Paradise.

I know it has been a wild winter so far another march super storm of 93

frank 638 wrote:I know it has been a wild winter so far another march super storm of 93

I've been thinking that all winter with that crazy warm Nov and Dec.It has produced a big blizzard for some.

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:

amugs wrote:

nutleyblizzard wrote:-1 degrees here in Nutley. What a crazy winter with the record high temps back in December, to the Blizzard in January, to this bone chilling cold spell in February. I wonder what March has in store?

1888 redux???

That would make it a grand slam.

I tremble a bit just at the thought. Paradise.

If I see on the news people on blankets sunning themselves in early March, then I'll be wondering.

docstox12 wrote:

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:

amugs wrote:

nutleyblizzard wrote:-1 degrees here in Nutley. What a crazy winter with the record high temps back in December, to the Blizzard in January, to this bone chilling cold spell in February. I wonder what March has in store?

1888 redux???

That would make it a grand slam.

I tremble a bit just at the thought. Paradise.

If I see on the news people on blankets sunning themselves in early March, then I'll be wondering.

LOL doc so true. History does always seem to repeat itself eventually

You know how December is usually the month people will be seen with those "ugly sweaters."  With the record breaking warmth in December causing people to lose the appetite over them, I told them to save them for Easter (which is March 27th this year).  If I had said Valentine's Day, I would have nailed it. 

Also, if If you take the period from 2011-15, December is warmer than March (41.8 average for March and 42.9 for December).  If 2016-20 follows up, then I guess the next 30-year update will have March colder than December (or at least closer to each other)  I know this record cold has nothing to do with March or December since it's February, but I wanted to throw it out there.