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[lab94]

Well since there is no snow to talk about, lets talk about how dam wet it is.

As of this morning, I am now at 86.01" for the year ( 1/1/11- 12/22/11) and that is about 34.97" above normal!!

BTW also as of today I am 7.2 degrees above normal for the month

and only had 1 day were my high temp did not break 32 ( last year I had 14 in Dec)

[weatherbowl]

7 of the last 8 years have been above normal at Central Park as far as precipitation. Today is just incredible, 55 degrees and sunshine.

[rgwp96]

mines not 100% accurate as my station was up only since march and i took avgs from other stations close by for the pther months, so my station is at 80.10

[DBZ80]

SInce JULY 22nd,I have had nearly 50 inches of rainfall which is really the incredible aspect of how wet the second half of the year has been.

[doncat]

71.11 in. here for the year. Amazing that some of us have seen over 85 in. this year.

[bm55]

Annual record rainfall total from 1983 was disputed due to a possible equipment malfunction. I wonder what surrounding areas got that year in terms of rainfall, LGA JFK, and Newark.
http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?si...amp;product=PNS

[bloombergblizzard]

This public information statement from NOAA confirms that 1983 was indeed the year with the most precipitation:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/displayprod.php?pr...&versions=5

While I don't know the precipitation numbers from JFK, LGA, or Newark, the totals from these sites were high enough to confirm the Central Park record.

[Stormchaser]

58" in CNJ. Impressive, about +12" off the normal, but nowhere near as much as NNJ.

[doncat]

bloombergblizzard, on Jan 3 2012, 09:31 PM, said:

This public information statement from NOAA confirms that 1983 was indeed the year with the most precipitation:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/displayprod.php?pr...&versions=5

While I don't know the precipitation numbers from JFK, LGA, or Newark, the totals from these sites were high enough to confirm the Central Park record.

The totals from surrounding stations were really no where close to CPK. LGA, EWR, JFK, my station plus another one on S.I. and a station in Brooklyn... none of them had more than 68 in. total. Don't agree with their decision.

[lab94]

My 2011 total precip was 87.93"

[doncat]

lab94, on Jan 3 2012, 11:40 PM, said:

My 2011 total precip was 87.93"

Wow. How many years of record do you have lab and what is your yearly avg. before this year?

[bloombergblizzard]

It was regardless an amazing year of weather that brought major snow storms, a hurricane (even though it was a tropical storm by the time it came into the NYC area), and floods. I'm amazed that any year would have more precipitation than last year.

[lab94]

doncat, on Jan 4 2012, 01:26 AM, said:

Wow. How many years of record do you have lab and what is your yearly avg. before this year?

This is the first year with the 4" tube. Before I was missing most of the snow. But the places around here (including 2 Resivoirs) avg about 53" give or take an inch

[lab94]

Just got a email from the Office of the NJ State Climatologist. They want some photos of my rain gaige and my records since I recorded a new recored precip for the year. I think there were 2 others that passed it (and me by a little)

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As you may be aware, 2011 was a record wet year in NJ (preliminarily 64.87" fell statewide based on an average of many stations). On an individual station basis, the current-standing calendar year record is 85.99" in Paterson during 1882. It happens that the 2011 precipitation total from your CoCoRaHS station of 87.93" exceeds this long-established record! Therefore, we hope you can provide some more information about your reports and your station. This will be used by a national committee that is being convened to determine whether a new precipitation record will be officially designated in NJ. Here's what we're interested in:

[doncat]

Wow... a national committee is being convened for you congrats.

[robbbs]

lab94, on Jan 24 2012, 04:18 AM, said:

Just got a email from the Office of the NJ State Climatologist. They want some photos of my rain gaige and my records since I recorded a new recored precip for the year. I think there were 2 others that passed it (and me by a little)

Both in West Milford (not my station), and I believe the highest came in at 90.65" for the year which would be the established record. I would imagine they'll go through the same review process you're going through to ascertain validity before anything is made official.

[rgwp96]

lab94, on Jan 23 2012, 11:18 PM, said:

Just got a email from the Office of the NJ State Climatologist. They want some photos of my rain gaige and my records since I recorded a new recored precip for the year. I think there were 2 others that passed it (and me by a little)

i hope you deducted the 10 times i urinated in your rain guage

[weathergeek87]

rgwp96, on Jan 24 2012, 03:25 PM, said:

i hope you deducted the 10 times i urinated in your rain guage

Hahaha