mls5594 t1_j3qqked wrote on January 10, 2023 at 12:47 PM

Reply to comment by Nicole_Bitchie in Where to go on a 3 day vacation within 3-4 hours of Philly? by Excellent_Insect_270

I’ve never lived in ny so I can’t say for sure, but I find it very hard to believe winter can be in 2 places at once

Advanced-Guard-4468 t1_j3qudcd wrote on January 10, 2023 at 1:21 PM

I grew up in the Finger Lakes region. It was not unusual to have measurable snow during trout season (which starts April 1).

mls5594 t1_j3r7dsr wrote on January 10, 2023 at 2:58 PM

So you are telling me two neighboring states have winter at the same time?

Advanced-Guard-4468 t1_j3rroo4 wrote on January 10, 2023 at 5:08 PM

Southern PA and middle of NY State while next to each other differ by weeks when seasons change (not by calendar but temp). Just watch when peak leaf colors change in the fall.

Nicole_Bitchie t1_j3rmvjp wrote on January 10, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Geography and proximity to water make the difference. The Great Lakes create weather patterns due to them being heat sinks and humidifiers. Air that passes over the lakes gets a lot more moisture in it than air passing 200 miles to the south and will dump that moisture (in the form of snow) over areas of NY state. The Finger Lakes are in that region that get "Lake Effect Snow". Buffalo NY got over 60 inches of snow in December 2022, Elmira NY (just 150 miles to the south) got 3.5 inches. So small geographic distances can have different weather patterns.