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YEAR
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DATE
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"NAME"
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TOTAL
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NESIS3
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COMMENTS
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2011
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TBD
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19.0"
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1
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Snowfall rates of over 3 inches per hour; NYC public schools closed
|
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2010
|
Blizzard of 2010
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20.0"
|
3
|
Massive disruptions to transit systems; wind gusts to 70mph in Suffolk County; over 30" of snow in parts of NJ
|
|
2010
|
N/A
|
20.9"
|
3
|
Extensive damage & power outages from wet snow North; dry snow South & heavy rains East; 3rd major Eastern snowstorm in February
|
|
2006
|
Blizzard of 2006
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26.9"
|
3
|
Largest snowstorm in NYC history, surpassing Dec. 26-27, 1947 (26.4"); rare thundersnow reported
|
|
2003
|
Presidents' Day Snowstorm II
|
19.8"
|
4
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25.6" of snow recorded at JFK Airport; "Presidents' Day Snowstorm I" brought 12.7" on Feb. 19, 1979
|
|
1996
|
Blizzard of '96
|
20.2"
|
5
|
Areas of more than 30" across portions of New Jersey; NYC schools closed, first time since Blizzard of '78
|
|
1983
|
Megalopolitan Snowstorm
|
17.6"
|
4
|
Occurred during one of the strongest El Niño's of the 20th Century
|
|
1978
|
Blizzard of '78
|
17.7"
|
3
|
Long Island & New England hardest hit, near hurricane strength winds, thundersnow, 36-hour storm duration
|
|
1969
|
Lindsay Storm
|
15.3"
|
2
|
Mayor John Lindsay took the heat after sections of NYC remained unplowed for a week
|
|
1967
|
N/A
|
15.2"
|
2
|
Blizzard conditions produced totals of over 20" in parts of New Jersey
|
|
1961
|
N/A
|
17.4"
|
4
|
Storm followed prolonged cold period (16 days of teens and 20's); JFK Airport recorded 24.0"
|
|
1960
|
N/A
|
15.2"
|
3
|
20.4" recorded at Newark and 17.0" at The Battery
|
|
1948
|
December 19th-20th
|
N/A
|
16.0"
|
-
|
20-hour duration; Widespread totals of 12-18" across the Metropolitan Area
|
1947
|
December 26th-27th
|
Big Snow
|
26.4"
|
2
|
The worst blizzard since 1888, and record holder until 2006
|
1941
|
March 7th-8th
|
N/A
|
18.1"
|
-
|
Quick drop-off towards the coast as parts of New Jersey and Eastern Suffolk reported less than 10" of snow
|
1935
|
January 22th-24th
|
N/A
|
17.5"
|
-
|
Snows from Gulf Coast to Maine
|
1920
|
February 4th-7th
|
N/A
|
17.5"
|
-
|
Parts of Westchester received over 20" of snow
|
1899
|
February 12th-13th
|
The Blizzard of 1899
|
16.0"
|
4
|
Temperatures in the single digits for most of the storm
|
1894
|
February 25th-27th
|
N/A
|
15.2"
|
-
|
Before the storm, temperatures started out around 0°F, before rising to just above freezing.
|
1893
|
February 17th-18th
|
N/A
|
17.8"
|
-
|
Followed a warm spell when temperatures reached as high as 54°F
|
1892
|
March 16th-18th
|
St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm
|
15.4"
|
-
|
Largest snowstorm on record for many areas in the South
|
1888
|
March 12th-14th
|
The Blizzard of '88
|
21.0"
|
4
|
Extreme blizzard conditions left behind over 50" of snow in some areas of Connecticut and the Hudson Valley
|
1872
|
December 26th
|
The Great Snow-Storm
|
~18"
|
-
|
Snow fell from Virginia to Maine and West to Mississippi River
|
1836
|
January 8th-10th
|
The Big Snow
|
~15"
|
-
|
Interior sections saw widepread 30-40" tallies
|
1831
|
January 14th-16th
|
The Great Snowstorm
|
~15"
|
-
|
Rivals Superstorm of 1993 for expansiveness of coverage
|
1805
|
January 26th-28th
|
N/A
|
~24"
|
-
|
48 hours of continous snow
|
1798
|
November 19th-21th
|
The Long Storm
|
~18"
|
-
|
Snow from Maryland to Maine
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Summary Statistics
Largest Snowstorm
|
February 11-12, 2006 (26.9")
|
Month with Most Snow
|
February 2010 (36.9")
|
Season with Most Snow
|
1995-96 (75.6")
|
Earliest Measurable Snow
|
October 15, 1876 (0.5")
|
Latest Measurable Snow
|
April 25, 1875 (3.0")
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Consecutive Seasons with at Least 40 Inches of Snow
Years
|
Snowfall totals
|
1882-1884
|
44.0" and 43.1"
|
1895-1897
|
46.3" and 43.6"
|
1915-1917
|
50.7" and 50.7"
|
1947-1949
|
63.3" and 50.6"
|
2002-2006
|
49.3", 42.6", 41.0" and 40.0"
|
2009-2011
|
51.4" and 61.9"
|
NOTES:
1 Storms accumulating at least 15.0" of snow
2 At New York City's Official Weather Station from 1869-present
3 N.E.S.I.S., NorthEast Snowfall Impact Scale - Kocin and Uccellini, 2004
REFERENCES:
Kocin, Paul & Uccellini, Louis. Northeast Snowstorms. Boston: American Meteorological Society, 2004.
Ludlum, D. M. Early American Winters (Parts I & II). Boston: American Meteorological Society, 1966 & 1968.
Updated through - November 8th, 2011
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