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We had a 6" snowstorm by this time last year. Roughly 1" total between two storms that only accumulated on colder surfaces doesn't compare, at least in my area.

I think Feb 2006 was mostly forgotten because the heaviest snow fell in a smaller area relative to other blizzards and as you said, it melted within 2-3 days. Plus it occurred over the weekend so there were less people on the road. Having experienced the full fury of that storm, it is perhaps the most memorable of any storm I ever witnessed. I was visiting somebody in The Bronx and stayed overnight. The snow wasn't really that heavy when I went to sleep so I thought it would be a pedestrian major with a foot or so as was forecasted then I woke up to huge drifts and thundersnow going on for what seemed like an hour. I went to look for my car and couldn't find it because so many cars were buried in drifts. It then took us a couple of hours to dig out because I had to go home and drove over the Throgs Neck bridge which had piles of snow all the way through (never seen that before on a major bridge) and took me hours to get home. The pure intensity of that snow with the Death Band sitting over the city producing Severe Thundersnow is something I'll never forget. One of those moments when you remembered everything you were doing at that time in every detail. Feb '06, Boxing Day and PDII are king for me in my 40 years. Honourable mentions to Jan '16 and Jan '96.

'14-'15 was a lot like that too in the second half particularly. Lots of moderate 4-8 type events but consistent cold keeping the snowpack with what seemed like weekly snow events keeping the pack intact and fresh. That was my favourite winter simply because it was endless winter. '10-'11 had the massive storms but the snowpacks were short lived. February 2006 might have been my favourite storm because the thundersnow was so intense and long lasting, never seen anything like it before or after. PDIi for the long duration and bitter cold is high up on the list too. So many others over the last 25 years that can be included as well. The '96 Blizzards, Boxing Day, Jan 2016 etc. We've been spoiled big time, a Golden Era of snow this century. I expect a regression to the mean eventually with some relatively snowless winters like last year for instance.

No reason to throw in the towel? It's mostly wet in the boroughs. Here in Northeast Queens which is one of the colder spots, there's barely a coating if that. It's a bust unless something unforseen happens overnight. Maybe others in the immediate metro did a lot better but in midtown and my part of Queens, nothing but white rain.

It snowed hard for about half an hour in midtown, started to see some slush on the roads and it has lightened up considerably since. It looks like the lower end of totals will verify. Not that I'm complaining, the last thing I wanted was a repeat of last years' nightmare November snowstorm commute.

Fluctuating between light to moderate very wet snow in midtown. The rates will have to be quite a bit heavier than this for at least a couple of hours hours if this is to be anything more than a few slushy inches. The temps are just too marginal.

Yep, can confirm. Big wet snowflakes.

Light snow commencing in Midtown, still mixing with rain during the lighter moments.

The area rarely does well under convective snows. Most locations outside of the main band are going to get skunked. The next few hours will be telling to see where it sets up which in the early stage, looks like to be west of the city.

Snowing starting to mix in Whitestone. It's pouring snow at the Giants game.

80 in February, 95 in October. What is this madness? In the city, it felt almost as hot as any day this summer, in October. Crazy Tomorrow is going to be a shock to the system with the rain and 50s. First jacket day for me.

Very strong winds and torrential downpours in Whitestone but pedestrian thunder and lightning. Strongest winds that I've seen in a thunderstorm in a long time.

Some serious lightning and thunder in Queens. Lightning starting to become more frequent, blinding rain now too. Incredible rain now as I near Citi Field. It's like a Tropical Storm. Now it lightened up considerably just like that but that was an intense 10 minutes or so.

Huge clap of thunder here in Midtown and an insane 5 minute downpour, looked like a tropical downpour.

Insane storm in Whitestone. Tons of cloud to ground lightning, house shaking thunder, very windy and torrential rain for a good 20 minutes now. As good as it gets for a coastal thunderstorm.