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It’s a Wrap – Buffalo, NY is The 2021-2022 Golden Snowball Snow Champs

Posted by The Snowman on May 1, 2022
Posted in: albany snow, binghamton snow, buffalo snow, Golden Snowball, golden snowball contest, new york snow contest, no snow, rochester snow, syracuse snow, weather. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

CONGRATS BUFFALO, NEW YORK
2021-2022 SNOW CHAMPS IN THE
NY GOLDEN SNOWBALL SNOW CONTEST!!! 🙂

Congrats Buffalo, New York on unofficially winning the NY Golden Snowball virtual trophy 🙂 Remember, the snow season goes on until the last second of July 30th. So nothing is official until The National Weather Service posts the final snow totals. Unless some really crazy weather happens (It Won’t) Buffalo will be the official winner. I’ll try and do an end-of-the-season summery in the next day or two.

All Buffalo, NY had to do this season was to be close to their yearly average at the end of the season to win, and they were. Buffalo was the only city out of the 5 to hit their normal season snow totals 🙁

I would have felt calling it a week or so ago like some others did but the snow was still in the forecast and let’s face it, this snow season has been a crazy rollercoaster of temperatures and snow. The weather is still riding the rollercoaster it looks like but the temps should be a little too warm for much snow. JMO 🙂

Meanwhile, check out the Awesome graph below that Jim Kulak made for the contest and let us use it. It pretty much sums up the snow season for Buffalo, Rochester, Binghamton, Syracuse and Albany. Check it out!  Thanks, Jim, I appreciate it 🙂

The snow stats below show how much snow on average each city receives between May 1st and June 30th. It also shows the most snow between May and June for each city. Nothing is impossible but it will take record snow for Rochester or any other city at this time to pass Buffalo.

Most Snow and Average Snow for May Thru June (National Weather Service)

Rochester
Highest – 10.9 inches.
Noraml – 0.1

Buffalo –
Highest – 7.9
Normal – 0.0

Binghamton –
Highest – 3.4
Lowest – 0.1

Syracuse –
Highesr – 5.0
Lowest – 0.1

Albany –
Highest – 5.4
Lowest – 0.1

I’ll be adding to this post as the days go by and I will be adding any new snow that may fall to the city totals.  If you enjoyed the snow site and the time that goes into keeping it up to date, Please click on the donate buttons to make a donation to the site.  They Help A LOT!!!   You don’t have to join Pay Pal and they do accept most credit cards.  Thanks in advance and it’s been a Fun snow season.  A little boring as far as the amount of snow this season but still Fun.

Click Here For the latest snow stats!

National Weather Service in Binghamton Seeking Volunteers in College Majoring in Meteorology

Posted by The Snowman on March 14, 2014
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In college and majoring in Meteorology then this may be for you this summer. Warning though that the deadline for applications is fast approaching and ends March 15th. More info below and by clicking the NOAA links…

From the US National Weather Service Binghamton, NY


Do you know of a college student who is majoring in meteorology? If so, please SHARE this with them. The deadline is approaching so please read below!

In college and majoring in Meteorology then this may be for you this summer. Warning though that the deadline for applications is fast approaching and ends March 15th. More info below and by clicking the NOAA links…

The Binghamton National Weather Service are seeking applicants for our summer volunteer program. You must be a college student majoring in meteorology to apply. The deadline is March 24th. For complete information go here:
www.weather.gov/bgm/outreachStudentSummerInternship

***Note those who are not yet in college but are interested in a career in meteorology, we do offer office tours and/or job shadows. Here is more information on that: www.weather.gov/bgm/outreachStudentOpportunities -Erik

Looks like a great opportunity for an internship in your field. Spread the word if you know of someone who is majoring in Meteorology 😉

Scientists to Converge On Lake Ontario to Study Thundersnow

Posted by The Snowman on November 22, 2013
Posted in: Lake Effect Snow, weather. Tagged: , , , , , , , .

I just received an email from Cynthia from Madison, WI who grew up in Syracuse sending me a link about Scientists and researchers from several Universities and institutions coming to the shores of Ontario Lake to study what’s going on with Thundersnow during Lake Effect Snow events.  SUNY Oswego is also participating in the study and research 🙂

The project is called OWLeS which stands for Ontario Winter Lake Effect System’s and will be taking place this snow season on the shores of Ontario lake.  What will be cool is some of the high tech equipment they will be bringing with them.  Most likely if you’re in the Oswego and surrounding areas you will be seeing this flatbed truck below which is called Doppler on Wheels or DOW.

Doppler on Wheels research truck

Doppler On Wheels

 Doppler on Wheels Picture From The National Science Foundation

They will also be bringing and aircraft equipped with instruments from the University of Wyoming called the King Air so keep an eye in the sky for the scientists who fly.  Yeah, I’m a poet, not 😉  Anyways this should be pretty cool for the people to watch not to mention the amount of information that will come out of this research to help in the future on narrowing down and predicting more precisely where Lake Effect snow may hit, when and for how long.

The dates for this study according to the article on the NSF, National Science Foundation website that Cynthia sent me will be from Dec. 5-21, 2013, and Jan. 4-29, 2014.  Thanks for the info Cynthia and you can read a lot more about this on the National Science Foundation’s website at http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=129618&org=NSF&from=news .

Have an Awesome Weekend and Hopefully a Snowy One 🙂

Become a Weather / Snow Spotter for NOAA – Free Classes

Posted by The Snowman on November 27, 2012
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FREE TRAINING CLASSES

This is a class I took last season when they came around here and it was well worth it and very informative to say the least 😉

If you or somebody that you know would be interested in becoming a volunteer weather spotter for us by reporting snowfall observations, this is your chance. We have upcoming classes, and plenty of free seats still available, November 29th in Wilkes-Barre, PA, December 6th in Oneonta, NY, and December 19th in Cortland, NY. If these are not close to you or if you are busy on the dates listed, consider signing up for our online class December 7th which still has room in it. To find more information on how to register check out the events section on this Facebook page. You can find the same information on their website below:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/bgm/spotters_skywarn/skywarn.shtml. CHEERS!

Free NOAA Snow Spotter Classes

National Weather Service – CNY Central Skywarn Class Tonight

Posted by The Snowman on May 8, 2012
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Just a heads up that the National Weather Service in Binghamton and CNY Central TV Stations (TV 3 Syracuse) are having a Skywarn weather spotters training class tonight, Tuesday 5/8 at the East Syracuse Minoa high school on Fremont road.

I caught the first one which was based on winter weather, measuring snow, reporting it and a lot of great information. This one will cover the basics of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flooding while training you on how to report severe weather to the National Weather Service. Very informative to say the least. The best part is it’s free to the public so check it out if you’re not doing anything tonight. More info at:

http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=751241 and at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/skywarn/

It Was a Nice Winter While it Lasted

Posted by The Snowman on January 7, 2008
Posted in: records, weather.

Don’t even think about it. It’s 57 degrees in Syracuse right now and it looks like record highs for the today and maybe tomorrow for some of the Golden Snowball cities. Enjoy it while you can because it won’t last and anyone who lives in New york pretty much knows that. I was just looking at some stats from last year and they’re pretty interesting.

Last year about the same time we had record warmth. Last year on January 6Th Syracuse broke a record with a temperature of 62 degrees. Binghamton set the high temp record on the 6Th with 6o degrees and Albany broke their record with an amazing 71 degrees. Have we fallen into a pattern like last season for this time of the year. If you own a snowmobile or you’re a skier you might want to hope so.

If you look at the snow stats above for last season at this time of the year they are pitiful. By this time last year the sledders, skiers and ski resorts were having a terrible season. That all changed within a few days from this date last year. Right around January 9Th and 10Th is when things really got rolling and winter finally showed up so if we have fallen into last years pattern things could get pretty interesting and the sledders and skiers are going to love it. Right now it doesn’t look like the 9Th or 10Th has much to offer in the way of snowfall but right around the corner is some cold air knocking at the door.

That said I’d like to wish my son Christopher a Happy 19Th birthday 🙂 Why do I feel the age with each birthday one of my kids have 🙁

Enjoy the next couple of warm days and have a great week all.