The Convention + Snow

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Kanechan wrote:Well, looks like I called it correctly with the most recent weather over the weekend. It snowed much of yesterday, and now it's said that Boston broke its old snowfall record by an inch--the total after yesterday is now 108.6 inches for the entire season.

At this point, they're saying a regulated slow melt will be most beneficial, as there is an estimated five inches of rainfall trapped inside all that snow. Naturally, if things get to warm too soon, we could see some dangerous flooding occurring in lots of places. (Personally, I'd rather it were warmer outside, after all that this region went through this season, but I'd also prefer not to see the streets flooded out. Guess you can't have it both ways. :x )
I stated this in the weather post in the the City of Boston section but all eyes are now on this weekend, specifically Friday-Saturday. No actual snow amount is being predicted for Boston at this time as the models vary and it is still too far into the future. However, one person has stated that New York City/Long Island may get 4"-10"+ of snow. Will be watching this very closely myself.
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I can't believe I'm starting to have dreams about the weather for Anime Boston!!!!

But that being said, next week it is supposed to be WARM. Near 60 next Friday!!!

HOWEVER, there will be rain in the forecast for the whole convention it looks like. :(
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coolforever wrote:I can't believe I'm starting to have dreams about the weather for Anime Boston!!!!

But that being said, next week it is supposed to be WARM. Near 60 next Friday!!!

HOWEVER, there will be rain in the forecast for the whole convention it looks like. :(
I am taking the time to look closely into the weather for Anime Boston at viewtopic.php?f=13&t=19308. Unfortunately, that includes looking at data that is flipping what the TV meteorologist is saying with cold air and snow. Will be updating almost daily.
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Looks like rain is set for Friday and Saturday. Plus it will be colder on Saturday compared to Friday.

At least it won't be snow!!

But that being said, there will still definitely be snow on the ground in some spots.
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my weather thing is is saying cloudy 50% chances of rain low 40's high mid 50's for saturday
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I have analyzed this and there is still a chance for snow on Saturday. Personally, I think it will be like the past weekend where it was snowing but melted on contact with the ground.
ShizuoSunglasses wrote:my weather thing is is saying cloudy 50% chances of rain low 40's high mid 50's for saturday
That's not surprising. The one thing people learn is that nothing is set in stone when it comes to weather in Boston. A good example is that it wasn't until Thursday last week that the meteorologist started saying it might snow on Saturday and by Saturday, it snowed throughout the entire day. You just need to keep a close eye and of course prepare. On that note, pack for a somewhat chillier day that you expect because that 60-ish day is going to throw a lot of people off.
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Thank you everyone for your advice and thoughts
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It's so funny how the weather was actually nice over the weekend (with the exception of the wind) and yet now we have almost an inch of snow up here on the north shore today. I feel like one of these days the convention will happen when we're supposed to be hit by a late winter blizzard lol.
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It's funny. In the 10 years I've been going to AB, I can't remember a single year where the weather has been any worse than a bit overcast (in spite of forecasts to the contrary).

I'm tempted to call it a psychic phenomenon brought about by several thousand cosplayers all thinking "Please don't let it rain. PLEASE don't let it be cold and rainy. I don't want my costume to be ruined by the weather while I'm walking back and forth between my hotel and the convention center!"

Clearly we all forgot to think about the wind this year though...
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Shiroikami wrote:It's funny. In the 10 years I've been going to AB, I can't remember a single year where the weather has been any worse than a bit overcast (in spite of forecasts to the contrary).

I'm tempted to call it a psychic phenomenon brought about by several thousand cosplayers all thinking "Please don't let it rain. PLEASE don't let it be cold and rainy. I don't want my costume to be ruined by the weather while I'm walking back and forth between my hotel and the convention center!"

Clearly we all forgot to think about the wind this year though...
Actually, that is not entirely true. I remember there was one AB that Boston got hit with downpour rain and winds. I will like to say it was either 2009 or 2010 but I can not remember.
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Must've been 2009... I wasn't there that year.
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I think it was actually 2010. I remember it was a really lousy weekend in general. I also remember 2008 was INSANE when it came to the wind.
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After saying that, this intrigued me so I ended up getting the historical data not only for AB 2009 and AB2010 but for all the other AB dates. It's going to take me some time to go through it though. I will release it when I am done.
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coolforever wrote:I think it was actually 2010. I remember it was a really lousy weekend in general. I also remember 2008 was INSANE when it came to the wind.
I just got to looking at the data for 2008. This is what it says about March 21-23, 2008 in regards to wind:

Friday March 21, 2008 - Average Wind Speed: 23.98mph; Max Recorded Wind Speed: 28.8mph; Max Recorded Wind Gust: 44.9mph
Saturday March 22, 2008 - Average Wind Speed: 14.69mph; Max Recorded Wind Speed: 20.7mph; Max Recorded Wind Gust: 28.8mph
Sunday March 23, 2008 - Average Wind Speed: 10.28mph; Max Recorded Wind Speed: 16.1mph; Max Recorded Wind Gust: 23mph
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