New York City snowfall

[uncle W]

NYC decade snow averages...

decade.......................Oct.....Nov.....Dec.....Jan.....Feb.....Mar.....Apr.....total

1870-71 to 1879-80......0.1.....0.9.....6.7......9.7......8.8.....4.1......1.6.....31.9

1880-81 to 1889-90........0......1.8.....7.1......8.8......7.6.....6.8......0.7.....32.8

1890-91 to 1899-00........0......3.3.....4.3......8.7....10.6.....7.1......0.8.....34.8

1900-01 to 1909-10........0......0.3.....6.2......9.1......9.2.....4.8......0.6.....30.2

1910-11 to 1919-20........0......0.2.....7.5......4.8......9.5.....8.3......2.3.....32.6

1920-21 to 1929-30......0.1.....0.1.....4.2......8.5....10.1.....2.2......0.9.....26.1

1930-31 to 1939-40........T......2.2.....4.3......6.4......8.5.....3.5......0.8.....25.7

1940-41 to 1949-50........T......0.6.....9.1......7.4......8.6.....4.8......1.1.....31.6

1950-51 to 1959-60......0.1.....0.5.....4.7......5.2......3.4.....8.0......0.8.....22.7

1960-61 to 1969-70........T......0.3.....7.4......7.7....10.6.....4.6......0.1.....30.7

1970-71 to 1979-80........T......0.3.....1.7......7.3......9.5.....2.4......0.1.....21.3

1980-81 to 1989-90........0......0.6.....2.1......7.8......5.3.....2.9......1.1.....19.8

1990-91 to 1999-00........0......0.3.....2.9......6.9......9.1.....5.4......0.2.....24.8

2000-01 to 2009-10........T........T.....7.8......6.5.....13.3.....3.5......0.4.....31.5

2010-11 to 2019-20......1.0.....1.6..10.1.....20.1......2.5.....0.5........T......35.8

1870-71 to 2009-10........T......0.8.....5.4......7.5......8.9.....4.9......0.8.....28.3

1980-81 to 2009-10........T......0.3.....4.3......7.1......9.2.....4.0......0.6.....25.4

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total snowfalls 0.1" or more

season.....total..........1........2........3........4........5........6........7........8........9......10.......11......12......13......14......15......16......17.......18......19......20

1959-60....39.2".....0.5"....0.3"..13.7"...1.8"....2.3"....0.2"....0.1"....1.0"....0.3"....0.5"..14.7"...0.2"....0.2"....1.5"....1.6"....0.3"

1960-61....54.7"...15.2"...0.1"....1.3"....2.0"....2.0"....9.9"....0.5"....0.5"....3.8"..17.4"...0.7"....1.2"

1961-62....18.1".....1.1"....0.4"....6.2"....0.2"....0.4"....2.4"....0.8"....2.9"....2.6"....0.9"....0.2"

1962-63....16.3".....1.2"....0.3"....2.7"....0.3"....0.2"....4.2"....0.9"....2.5"....1.0"....0.2"....2.0"....0.8"

1963-64....44.7".....2.3"....1.4"....6.6"....1.0"....0.2"..12.5"...0.6"....0.5"....2.4"....0.5"....0.1"....1.6"....6.8"....2.2"....1.1"....4.9"

1964-65....24.4".....0.3"....0.1"....2.7"....0.7"....6.3"....4.6"....3.2"....0.9"....1.2"....0.4"....1.1"....1.7"....1.2"

1965-66....21.4".....0.4"....2.4"....2.0"....6.8"....3.1"....0.4"....6.3"

1966-67....51.5".....1.2"....7.1"....0.8"....0.5"....0.3"....0.3"....0.3"....2.7"..12.5"...2.0"....1.7"....3.8"....0.9"....2.0"....2.6"....3.0"....9.8"

1967-68....19.5".....3.2"....1.2"....0.3"....1.0"....3.3"....0.5"....2.4"....0.4"....6.6"....0.2"....0.4"

1968-69....30.2".....5.2"....1.8"....1.0"..15.3"...1.3"....2.8"....2.8"

1969-70....25.6".....6.8"....2.3"....2.6"....3.0"....0.5"....2.6"....0.4"....3.4"....4.0"

1970-71....15.5".....0.3"....0.3"....1.8"....6.4"....2.0"....2.6"....0.4"....1.3"....0.4"

1971-72....22.9".....1.0"....1.8"....0.5"....4.7"....1.7"....5.7"....5.2"....1.0"....1.3"

1972-73......2.8".....1.8"....0.8"....0.2"

1973-74....23.5".....2.8"....1.9"....4.3"....1.6"....1.1"....0.9"....6.0"....1.4"....3.2"....0.3"

1974-75....13.1".....0.1"....0.1"....1.3"....0.7"....2.7"....7.8"....0.1"....0.3"

1975-76....17.3".....1.8"....0.5"....1.0"....1.9"....1.1"....1.6"....1.0"....4.0"....4.2"....0.2"

1976-77....24.5".....3.1"....2.0"....2.8"....2.3"....0.1"....5.2"....0.6"....1.8"....0.2"....1.0"....2.9"....1.9"....0.6"

1977-78....50.7".....0.2"....0.4"....1.0"....1.0"....3.0"....1.7"..13.6"..17.7"..4.2"....0.7"....0.4"....5.0"....1.8"

1978-79....29.4".....2.2"....0.5"....3.1"....1.3"....0.4"....1.3"....0.5"....5.0"....1.7"....0.7"..12.7"

1979-80....12.8".....3.5"....2.0"....1.6"....1.1"....4.6"

1980-81....19.4".....1.1"....0.6"....1.0"....0.1"....0.4"....1.5"....4.9"....1.2"....8.6"

1981-82....24.6".....0.3"....1.4"....0.4"....0.4"....5.8"....3.5"....0.2"....1.9"....0.3"....0.1"....0.7"....9.6"

1982-83....27.2".....3.0"....1.9"....3.9"..17.6"...0.8"

1983-84....25.4".....0.6"....1.0"....0.4"....5.1"....0.5"....0.3"....4.6"....0.2"....0.6"....0.2"....0.3"....6.9"....1.4"....3.3"

1984-85....24.1".....0.7"....4.8"....1.5"....0.6"....0.3"....4.1"....0.6"....0.5"....0.8"....4.3"....5.7"....0.2"

1985-86....13.0".....0.3"....0.4"....0.2"....0.2"....1.8"....0.2"....0.5"....4.5"....4.5"....0.4"....

1986-87....23.1".....0.6"....0.5"....1.5"....8.1"....3.5"....0.4"....2.4"....4.2"....1.9"

1987-88....19.1".....1.1"....2.6"....5.8"....5.4"....2.7"....0.9"....0.6"....

1988-89......8.1".....0.3"....5.0"....0.3"....2.5"

1989-90....13.4".....4.7"....0.1"....0.7"....0.6"....1.0"....0.8"....1.8"....3.1"....0.6"

1990-91....24.9".....7.2"....0.3"....5.7"....2.4"....0.2"....8.9"....0.2"

1991-92....12.6".....0.7"....0.2"....1.3"....1.0"....6.2"....3.2"

1992-93....24.5".....0.4"....1.1"....0.4"....1.9"....3.4"....1.0"....4.3"....0.1"....0.2"....0.3"..10.6"...0.8"

1993-94....53.4".....2.9"....4.0"....1.0"....1.2"....2.9"....2.3"....4.5"....0.1"....0.6"....9.0"..12.8"...2.6"....1.4"....5.0"....0.3"....2.8"

1994-95....11.8".....0.2"..10.8"....0.3"....0.5"

1995-96....75.6".....2.9"....1.5"....1.7"....0.5"....7.7"....0.1"....2.3"..20.2"...0.3"....2.4"....0.9"....0.2"....7.3"....1.0"....2.0"..10.7"...4.6"....4.5"....4.1"..0.7"

1996-97....10.0".....0.1"....0.9"....3.5"....2.6"....1.2"....1.0"....0.5"....0.2"

1997-98......5.5".....0.5"....5.0"

1998-99....12.7".....2.0"....2.5"....2.0"....0.2"....1.5"....4.5"

1999-00....16.3".....2.5"....5.5"....1.5"....2.2"....3.0"....0.4"....1.2"

2000-01....35.0".....0.1"....0.5"....0.8"..12.0"...1.8"....6.0"....0.5"....3.5"....0.2"....5.8"....3.5"....0.3"

2001-02......3.5".....0.5"....3.0"

2002-03....49.3".....6.0"....5.0"....0.6"....1.0"....0.6"....1.0"....1.0"....0.5"....5.3"....1.0"..19.8"....3.5"....4.0"

2003-04....42.6"...14.0"...5.8"....0.5"....5.7"....0.8"..10.3"...0.7"....3.5"....0.5"....0.8"

2004-05....41.0".....0.6"....2.1"....0.3"....0.5"....0.8"..13.8"...0.2"....5.0"....6.0"....7.7"....1.5"....1.5"....1.0"

2005-06....40.0".....2.5"....1.0"....5.8"....0.4"....2.0"..26.9"...1.3"....0.1"

2006-07....12.4".....0.4"....0.1"....0.5"....1.6"....2.0"....1.8"....0.5"....5.5"

2007-08....11.9".....1.4"....0.3"....0.2"....1.0"....2.8"....6.0"....0.2"

2008-09....27.6".....1.0"....4.5"....0.2"....0.3"....1.0"....1.0"....1.2"....1.0"....1.8"....3.0"....4.3".....8.3"

2009-10....51.4"...10.9"...1.5"....0.2"....0.6"....1.3"....1.0"..10.0"...5.0"..20.9"

2010-11....61.9".....0.1"...20.0"..1.7"....9.1"....1.0"....4.2"....1.0"..19.0"...1.1"....0.5"....3.2"....1.0"

2011-12......7.4".....2.9".....4.3"..0.2

2012-13......4.7".....4.7"

1915-16....50.7".....0.1"....6.0"....2.0"....0.7"....6.0"....0.4"....0.2"....5.3"....0.1"....1.0"....0.1"....3.2"....7.6"....4.0"....1.4"....0.2"....3.8"....0.3"....5.0"....3.3"

1919-20....47.6".....2.1"....1.9"....2.8"....2.0"....0.3"....2.9"....2.8"....1.9"....0.3"..17.5"....1.6"....0.8"....0.8"....3.9"....0.7"....2.7"....1.3"....1.3"

1922-23....60.4".....1.0"....0.6"....3.2"....0.2"....4.0"....9.0"....1.7"....0.4"....7.8"....1.7"....3.9"....6.3"....6.3"....3.1"....0.2"....0.1"....1.9"....0.9"....7.3"....0.7"....0.1"

1892-93....49.7".....2.3"....4.0"....1.5"....1.3"....0.1"....0.1"....6.0"....1.0"....5.0"....3.5"....0.5"....0.5"....3.5"....9.1"....0.1"....2.0"....0.3"....2.0"....6.0"....0.1"....0.5"

1917-18....34.5".....0.3"....2.0"....0.3"....0.1"....9.5"....0.2"....2.0"....1.0"....2.6"....5.9"....1.3"....2.4"....0.8"....0.5"....2.4"....0.4"....0.2"....2.6"

1947-48....63.2".....0.4"....2.5"..26.4"....0.3"....0.5"....0.1"....2.7"....2.2"....2.7"....3.6"....3.5"....5.1"....1.5"....0.5"....5.7"....0.8"....2.8"....1.3"....0.6"

most/least 0.1"

1995-96 20

1966-67 17

1963-64 16

1993-94 16

1959-60 15

1983-84 14

1960-61 12

1964-65 13

1976-77 13

1977-78 13

1981-82 12

2002-03 13

2004-05 13

1962-63 12

1984-85 12

1992-93 12

2000-01 12

2008-09 12

1915-16 20

1919-20 18

1922-23 21

1892-93 21

1917-18 18

1947-48 19

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snowfalls 10" or greater......

Year....date....amount"...

1872...12/26.......18.0"

1875...4/13.........10.0"

1876...2/3-4........11.0"

1877...1/1-2........13.0"

1879...1/15-16....13.0"

1888...3/12-14....21.0"

1896...3/2...........10.0"

1896...3/15-16....12.0"

1897...1/27-28....10.0"

1898...11/26-27..10.0"

1899...2/12-14....16.0"

1902...2/17..........10.0"

1905...1/24-25.....11.0"

1907...2/4-5.........11.0"

1908...1/23-24.....10.0"

1910...1/14-15.....10.0"

1912...12/24........11.4"

1914...3/1-2.........14.5"

1915...4/3-4.........10.2"

1916...12/15........12.7"

1920...2/4-7.........17.5"

1921...2/20..........12.5"

1925...1/2............11.5"

1926...2/3-4.........10.4"

1926...2/9-10.......12.0"

1933...2/11..........10.0"

1933...12/26........11.2"

1935...1/23-24.....13.0"

1941...3/7-8.........18.1"

1947...2/20-21.....10.7"

1947...12/26-27...26.4"

1948...12/19-20...16.0"

1956...3/18-19.....11.6"

1958...3/19-20.....11.8"

1959...12/21-22...13.7"

1960...3/3-4.........14.5"

1960...12/11-12...15.2"

1961...2/3-4.........17.4"

1964...1/12-13.....12.5"

1967...2/7............12.5"

1969...2/9-10.......15.3"

1978...1/19-20.....13.6"

1978...2/6-7.........17.7"

1979...2/19..........12.7"

1983...2/11-12.....17.6"

1993...3/13-14.....10.6"

1994...2/11..........12.8"

1995...2/4............10.8"

1996...1/7-8.........20.2"

1996...2/16-17.....10.7"

2000...12/30........12.0"

2003...2/16-17.....19.8"

2003...12/5-6.......14.0"

2004...1/28..........10.4"

2005...1/22-23.....13.8"

2006...2/11-12.....26.9"

2009...12/19-20...10.9"

2010...2/9-10.......10.0"

2010...2/25-26.....20.9"

2010...12/26-27...20.0"

2011...1/25-26.....19.0"

1870's...5

1880's...1

1890's...5

1900's...4

1910's...5

1920's...5

1930's...3

1940's...4

1950's...3

1960's...6

1970's...3

1980's...1

1990's...5

2000's...7

2010's...4

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30" in 30 days...

The short list...

02/24-03/24, 1896.....32.0"

02/06-03/07, 1914.....35.2"

12/26-01/24, 1948.....43.4"

01/15-02/13, 1961.....34.1"

01/16-02/14, 1978.....37.2"

02/02-03/03, 1994.....30.8"

12/14-01/12, 1996.....35.2"

01/28-02/26, 2010.....38.2"

01/07-02/05, 2011.....37.6"

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Greatest White Christmas's in NYC...

Snow cover on Christmas morning ...

snowfalls that started after that don't count...1883 probably had the snowiest Christmas with over 6" on the ground and 5 more inches Christmas day...1912 had the most snow on the ground Christmas from an 11.4" snowfall 12/24...11" was on the ground Christmas morning...

year...snow on ground...dates of storms...

since 1910....

1912.....11".......11.4" 12/24

1914.....trace.......0.6" 12/24.....0.4" 12/21...

1917.......4"..........9.6" 12/12-14.....0.2" 12/17.....

1919.......3"..........2.8" 12/24-25.....1.9" 12/19.....2.1" 12/16-17

1924.....trace.......0.8" 12/24-25

1925.....trace.......0.2" 12/24-25

1929.......1"..........1.4" 12/23

1930.......2"..........3.9" 12/23-24...

1935.....trace.......0.4" 12/23.....0.4" 12/20.....1.6" 12/25-26

1945.......7"..........8.1" 12/19-20...3.2" 12/14...0.6" 12/10

1947.......1"..........2.5" 12/23

1948.......5"........16.0" 12/19-20

1955......trace.......2.7" 12/22

1959.......4"........13.7" 12/21-22

1960.......1"........15.2" 12/11-12.....1.3" 12/19

1961.......6"..........6.2" 12/23-24

1962......trace.......2.7" 12/21-22......0.3" 12/25...rain Christmas night...

1963.......6"..........6.6" 12/23-24......1.4" 12/18.....2.3" 12/12

1966.......7"..........7.1" 12/24-25......1.2" 12/21

1967......trace.......1.0" 12/23....rain Christmas night...

1970......trace.......2.1" 12/21-23

1975......trace.......1.8" 12/22...0.5" 12/25...Rain Christmas night...

1980......trace.......1.0" 12/24...0.6" 12/23

1983.......1"..........1.0" 12/23-24

1993......trace.......trace 12/24-25

1995.......4"..........7.7" 12/19-20.....

1998.......1"..........2.0" 12/23-24

2000......trace.......0.7" 12/20

2002......trace.......trace 12/25...5" 12/25 after morning rain...

2009.......2"........10.9" 12/19-20....rain Christmas night...

[SACRUS]

Great stuff as always Unc. What an event and past few years we have been having with weather extremes.

[bluewave]

Great job putting all those stats together, Uncle.

You can see how the snowiest decades matched up with the better blocking patterns.

The 50's would have been snowier if the blocking was a bit further north like the 60's.

The changing PDO signal in the Pacific is also interesting to see.

[green tube]

holy crap..... i didnt realize NYC once went 5 straight decades averaging over 30"

you have to wonder how many more before 1870 were just as good.

[uncle W]

j3

Great job putting all those stats together, Uncle.

You can see how the snowiest decades matched up with the better blocking patterns.

The 50's would have been snowier if the blocking was a bit further north like the 60's.

The changing PDO signal in the Pacific is also interesting to see.

nice job...the 1950's was a dry decade also...The early 60's also...1963-65 are the top three driest years on record...the four winters in that period had near average snowfall...

1962-63...16.3"

1963-64...44.7"

1964-65...24.4"

1965-66...21.4"

average....26.7"

[KEITH L.I]

j3

nice job...the 1950's was a dry decade also...The early 60's also...1963-65 are the top three driest years on record...the four winters in that period had near average snowfall...

1962-63...16.3"

1963-64...44.7"

1964-65...24.4"

1965-66...21.4"

average....26.7"

the last 11 years have been great snow years..of course there were a few clunker years mixed in..but when it comes to major snowfalls, nothing really can compare.And it has been very snowy and not that cold,with numerous Noreasters..a real exciting time to follow weather here in the NY metro!

[bluewave]

j3

nice job...the 1950's was a dry decade also...The early 60's also...1963-65 are the top three driest years on record...the four winters in that period had near average snowfall...

1962-63...16.3"

1963-64...44.7"

1964-65...24.4"

1965-66...21.4"

average....26.7"

Good point. Recently we have had great blocking combined with wetter conditions.

[Isotherm]

I believe the major difference between now and the 1950s is the solar regime. Given the place we're at right now in the decadal PDO, AMO, NAO cycle, we should be back in the mid 1950s. However, blocking in the 50s was not superb overall like others have mentioned - didn't really get going until the late 50s. The sunspot cycle and geomagnetic activity were reaching a peak for the 20th century in the 1950-1960 period, which IMO definitely prevented the blocking from becoming significant enough to produce consecutive snowy winters in the Northeast. Now, in contrast, we've entered the neg PDO phase, begun the downswing of the AMO, several years into the NAO phase like the mid 1950s, but solar activity has been at unprecedented levels, with virtually no geomag action to speak of since 2008. This undoubtedly has created an environment in the troposphere conducive to development of long duration -NAO/ west based blocks. How long this will continue is up for grabs, but we're already seeing evidence of the initiation of this winter's -NAO w/ the recent storm. Although minor, a pos height anomaly east of Hudson's bay magically appeared in time for the deepening short wave in the East. We've had an interesting run in the NY metro and many good years to come I think. Pretty soon NYC's 30-year avg snow will be back up at 28" where it should be, and I'd also expect this decade (2010-2020) to produce another 30"+ avg in NYC, potentially even snowier than the 2000s.My decadal average in CNJ for the 2000s was a little over 34", so I don't think it'll be that difficult for NYC to beat 31" and change from the 2000s.

[uncle W]

I believe the major difference between now and the 1950s is the solar regime. Given the place we're at right now in the decadal PDO, AMO, NAO cycle, we should be back in the mid 1950s. However, blocking in the 50s was not superb overall like others have mentioned - didn't really get going until the late 50s. The sunspot cycle and geomagnetic activity were reaching a peak for the 20th century in the 1950-1960 period, which IMO definitely prevented the blocking from becoming significant enough to produce consecutive snowy winters in the Northeast. Now, in contrast, we've entered the neg PDO phase, begun the downswing of the AMO, several years into the NAO phase like the mid 1950s, but solar activity has been at unprecedented levels, with virtually no geomag action to speak of since 2008. This undoubtedly has created an environment in the troposphere conducive to development of long duration -NAO/ west based blocks. How long this will continue is up for grabs, but we're already seeing evidence of the initiation of this winter's -NAO w/ the recent storm. Although minor, a pos height anomaly east of Hudson's bay magically appeared in time for the deepening short wave in the East. We've had an interesting run in the NY metro and many good years to come I think. Pretty soon NYC's 30-year avg snow will be back up at 28" where it should be, and I'd also expect this decade (2010-2020) to produce another 30"+ avg in NYC, potentially even snowier than the 2000s.My decadal average in CNJ for the 2000s was a little over 34", so I don't think it'll be that difficult for NYC to beat 31" and change from the 2000s.

the 1960's did well considering it was the driest winter decade...

[JBG]

Great job as always. That shows why we perceive, correctly, certain periods to be snow droughts.

[Isotherm]

the 1960's did well considering it was the driest winter decade...

Yeah Unc precip anomalies don't seem to be correlated much w/ snowfall in our area. We're much more reliant on temps being cold; I'd feel much safer with a winter of persistent cold than persistent precip. As one moves north, the zone for greater precip-snowfall correlation seems to be interior SNE up through NE. Northern Maine can torch all it wants, but a +12 departure and hvy precip in January still produces accum snow in the day!

[JBG]

Yeah Unc precip anomalies don't seem to be correlated much w/ snowfall in our area. We're much more reliant on temps being cold; I'd feel much safer with a winter of persistent cold than persistent precip.

Big eexceptions were 1967-8, 1970-1, 1975-6 and 1976-7. Big cold, but little snow. January 1, 1971 was an exception but otherwise it was an unproductive winter.

[uncle W]

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with the lack of snow so far it's interesting to know that 41 of the last 52 winters had more snowfall in the second half than the first...I chose January 15th as the midway point...

season...Jan 15th...After...total

1959-60......18.6"......20.6"......39.2"

1960-61......19.6"......35.1"......54.7"

1961-62........7.8"......10.3"......18.1"

1962-63........4.5"......11.8"......16.3"

1963-64......24.0"......20.7"......44.7"

1964-65......10.1"......14.3"......24.4"

1965-66.........T.........21.4"......21.4"

1966-67........9.7"......41.8"......51.5"

1967-68......12.3"........7.2"......19.5"

1968-69........8.0"......22.2"......30.2"

1969-70......11.7"......13.9"......25.6"

1970-71......10.8"........4.7"......15.5"

1971-72........1.0"......21.9"......22.9"

1972-73.........T...........2.8"........2.8"

1973-74......10.6"......12.9"......23.5"

1974-75........1.5"......11.6"......13.1"

1975-76........5.2"......12.1"......17.3"

1976-77......15.5"........9.0"......24.5"

1977-78........5.6"......45.1"......50.7"

1978-79........7.5"......21.9"......29.4"

1979-80........5.5"........7.3"......12.8"

1980-81........9.6"........9.8"......19.4"

1981-82......11.8"......12.8"......24.6"

1982-83........4.0"......23.2"......27.2"

1983-84........7.5"......17.9"......25.4"

1984-85........7.9"......16.2"......24.1"

1985-86........0.9"......12.1"......13.0"

1986-87........1.1"......22.0"......23.1"

1987-88......14.9"........4.2"......19.1"

1988-89........5.3"........2.8"........8.1"

1989-90........7.1"........6.3"......13.4"

1990-91......13.2"......11.7"......24.9"

1991-92........0.7"......11.9"......12.6"

1992-93........1.9"......22.6"......24.5"

1993-94......12.0"......41.4"......53.4"

1994-95........0.2"......11.6"......11.8"

1995-96......39.6"......36.0"......75.6"

1996-97........4.5"........5.5"......10.0"

1997-98.........T...........5.5"........5.5"

1998-99........6.5"........6.2"......12.7"

1999-00.........T.........16.3"......16.3"

2000-01......15.2"......19.8"......35.0"

2001-02........0.5"........3.0"........3.5"

2002-03......12.6"......36.7"......49.3"

2003-04......26.0"......16.6"......42.6"

2004-05........3.0"......38.0"......41.0"

2005-06......11.7"......28.3"......40.0"

2006-07..........T........12.4"......12.4"

2007-08........2.9"........9.0"......11.9"

2008-09........8.0"......19.6"......27.6"

2009-10......13.2"......38.2"......51.4"

2010-11......30.9"......31.0"......61.9"

2011-12........2.9"

five years had no measurable snow before 1/15...1995-96 had the most first half snowfall and 1978 the most second half snowfall...Last year had almost the same amount for the first and second half...

[Stormlover74]

That's just meteorological winter. In general the midway point for snowfall is early February.

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with the lack of snow so far it's interesting to know that 41 of the last 52 winters had more snowfall in the second half than the first...I chose January 15th as the midway point...

season...Jan 15th...After...total

1959-60......18.6"......20.6"......39.2"

1960-61......19.6"......35.1"......54.7"

1961-62........7.8"......10.3"......18.1"

1962-63........4.5"......11.8"......16.3"

1963-64......24.0"......20.7"......44.7"

1964-65......10.1"......14.3"......24.4"

1965-66.........T.........21.4"......21.4"

1966-67........9.7"......41.8"......51.5"

1967-68......12.3"........7.2"......19.5"

1968-69........8.0"......22.2"......30.2"

1969-70......11.7"......13.9"......25.6"

1970-71......10.8"........4.7"......15.5"

1971-72........1.0"......21.9"......22.9"

1972-73.........T...........2.8"........2.8"

1973-74......10.6"......12.9"......23.5"

1974-75........1.5"......11.6"......13.1"

1975-76........5.2"......12.1"......17.3"

1976-77......15.5"........9.0"......24.5"

1977-78........5.6"......45.1"......50.7"

1978-79........7.5"......21.9"......29.4"

1979-80........5.5"........7.3"......12.8"

1980-81........9.6"........9.8"......19.4"

1981-82......11.8"......12.8"......24.6"

1982-83........4.0"......23.2"......27.2"

1983-84........7.5"......17.9"......25.4"

1984-85........7.9"......16.2"......24.1"

1985-86........0.9"......12.1"......13.0"

1986-87........1.1"......22.0"......23.1"

1987-88......14.9"........4.2"......19.1"

1988-89........5.3"........2.8"........8.1"

1989-90........7.1"........6.3"......13.4"

1990-91......13.2"......11.7"......24.9"

1991-92........0.7"......11.9"......12.6"

1992-93........1.9"......22.6"......24.5"

1993-94......12.0"......41.4"......53.4"

1994-95........0.2"......11.6"......11.8"

1995-96......39.6"......36.0"......75.6"

1996-97........4.5"........5.5"......10.0"

1997-98.........T...........5.5"........5.5"

1998-99........6.5"........6.2"......12.7"

1999-00.........T.........16.3"......16.3"

2000-01......15.2"......19.8"......35.0"

2001-02........0.5"........3.0"........3.5"

2002-03......12.6"......36.7"......49.3"

2003-04......26.0"......16.6"......42.6"

2004-05........3.0"......38.0"......41.0"

2005-06......11.7"......28.3"......40.0"

2006-07..........T........12.4"......12.4"

2007-08........2.9"........9.0"......11.9"

2008-09........8.0"......19.6"......27.6"

2009-10......13.2"......38.2"......51.4"

2010-11......30.9"......31.0"......61.9"

2011-12........2.9"

five years had no measurable snow before 1/15...1995-96 had the most first half snowfall and 1978 the most second half snowfall...Last year had almost the same amount for the first and second half...

[uncle W]

That's just meteorological winter. In general the midway point for snowfall is early February.

when I thought about using a date mid January is the mid point for met winter and the snow season...

[Hailstorm]

2007-08........2.9"........9.0"......11.9"

2011-12........2.9"

Amazing comparison but very disturbing at the same time. Hopefully, we will avoid the same fate.