Current temperature at ALB Int'l is 99 degrees Fahrenheit. This tops the previous high temperature record of 98 for our area which has been the record since 1955! Poughkeepsie also hit a new record high temperature of 99 today from a previous record of 98 in 1944! This makes today the hottest day in our area since 2011!
There are quite a few good ones. December is usually WNY best month for lake effect as usually lake erie starts freezing the 2nd half of January in a "normal" winter. We live in a new normal where the lake doesn't really freeze anymore though. Obviously Ontario is good all winter.
I'd say the majority of our largest LES events occur in December. Just need another one of these for @TugHillMatt
https://www.weather.gov/buf/lesEventArchive?season=2010-2011&event=C
10000% December is by far my favorite winter month. If I could lock in 4 weeks of below normal temps in December with warm lakes it would basically guarantee us a decent winter.