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General Discussion / Re: Post your desktops

« on: April 28, 2012, 09:49:08 AM »

Decided to make a new background set. This one includes many images from GOES's satellites.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 28, 2012, 07:06:26 AM »

Just as I thought, temps never dropped below freezing here. Got down to 35.6°F at my weather station and 34.0°F at the airport (which is closer to the radiational cooling zones). Ocean kept me warm

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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area

« on: April 27, 2012, 08:38:31 PM »

$4.06 average

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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game

« on: April 27, 2012, 08:33:23 PM »

There's going to be a hard freeze tonight imp. Might even break the record of 32°F. NYC might even break a record imp

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 27, 2012, 02:56:57 PM »

Sorry for double post!
56.7°F Sunny/Very Windy
The trees are getting shredded of their leaves in these high winds. From what I've seen, I would say they're gusting about 50mph right now.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 27, 2012, 02:18:30 PM »

Freeze Warning in effect. I don't think it will go below freezing where I'm at but most of the radiational cooling areas around the tri-state may dip into the 20's (Long Island Pine Barrens, New Jersey Pine Barrens etc.) The wind and the ocean for the most part will keep me a bit warmer than the rest, NYC will have the urban heat island effect 

... Freeze warning in effect from 4 am to 8 am EDT Saturday...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a freeze
warning... which is in effect from 4 am to 8 am EDT Saturday. The
freeze watch is no longer in effect.

* Locations... southwestern coastal Connecticut... portions of the
lower Hudson Valley and northeastern New Jersey... and eastern
Long Island.

* Hazards... freezing temperatures.

* Temperatures... around 32. Mid 20s possible across The Pine
Barrens of eastern Long Island.

* Timing... between 4 am EDT and 8 am EDT Saturday.

* Impacts... any outdoor... sensitive vegetation may suffer damage
if not protected.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A freeze warning means below freezing temperatures are imminent
or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 26, 2012, 08:20:33 PM »

55.3°F Light Drizzle/Fog/Mist

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Forecasting / Re: Ask The Weather Expert!

« on: April 25, 2012, 11:05:21 PM »

Could someone please explain this, someone who knows a good amount of meteorology. Now, we just had pretty decent thunderstorm, not much thunder or lightning, it was mostly a heavy rain shower; it turned it a to be beautiful when it became a sun shower with double rainbows. Anyway, could someone tell me why did the barometric pressure increase during the shower, and then decreased after it ended. Normally, I would think it should decrease because of an updraft. Could a downdraft cause this? Here's the data from the shower:

Are you sure the time data on the barometer was correct? That definitely should be lower during the thunderstorm, primarily in the beginning to middle (if MY barometer is correct, it goes down at the beginning/before).

My the time data on my barometer is correct. I even checked some other personal weather stations in the area and they showed the same thing; a sharp increase in barometric pressure. This definitely not a problem with my barometer. I'm still curious to find out what caused it. My best guess would be a downdraft from rain cooled air, as the cooler air comes down from the cloud above, it creates more pressure on the air below and the air is colder and more dense, those two reasons could have lead to the increase in the pressure.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 25, 2012, 07:31:12 PM »

57.8°F Thunderstorm

EDIT: Beautiful Sun-shower right now. Perfect spring day 
AMAZING DOUBLE RAINBOW!!!

All the way? Have you figured out what it means?

75 and Fair back at my home in SC.

Well, it can mean many things. Hopefully they turn out good.

52.7°F Sunny

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Forecasting / Re: Ask The Weather Expert!

« on: April 25, 2012, 06:55:58 PM »

Could someone please explain this, someone who knows a good amount of meteorology. Now, we just had pretty decent thunderstorm, not much thunder or lightning, it was mostly a heavy rain shower; it turned it a to be beautiful when it became a sun shower with double rainbows. Anyway, could someone tell me why did the barometric pressure increase during the shower, and then decreased after it ended. Normally, I would think it should decrease because of an updraft. Could a downdraft cause this? Here's the data from the shower:

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 25, 2012, 06:26:27 PM »

Wow, record breaking cold!?!?!?! 

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SXUS71 KOKX 252041
RERISP

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
0441 PM EDT WED APR 25 2012

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT ISLIP NY...

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 36 DEGREES WAS SET AT ISLIP NY TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 37 SET IN 2003.

According to my record data, the real record low is 32 set in 1936.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 25, 2012, 06:18:14 PM »

57.8°F Thunderstorm

EDIT: Beautiful Sun-shower right now. Perfect spring day 
AMAZING DOUBLE RAINBOW!!!

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: April 25, 2012, 02:25:21 PM »

This isn't Long Island, but it's not too far from us!
Date: 4-24-12
... Record daily maximum snowfall set at Bridgeport CT...

a record snowfall of a trace was set at Bridgeport CT today. This
is the first time snow has occurred on this date.
 

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: April 24, 2012, 06:19:42 PM »

Sun is cold and rain is hot

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: April 24, 2012, 02:30:26 PM »

58.7°F Mostly Cloudy
Morning Low: 42°F
Precip Sun-Mon: 2.93"