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NYC Jan 13, 1982: 5.6 inches of snow falls. 2 day totals (13/14) from two different storm systems would exceed 9 inches by the 14th afternoon.

Records: Highs: EWR: 70 (1932) NYC: 68 (1932) LGA: 63 (2017) JFK: 58 (2017) Lows: EWR: 0 (1981) NYC: -3 (1914) LGA: 4 (1981) JFK: 8 (1981) Historical: 1862: Known as the Great Flood of 1862, a series of storms from December 1861 to January 1862 produced the largest flood in the recorded history of Oregon, Nevada, and California. Estimated property damage in California alone was $10 million in 1862 dollars. More than 200,000 head of cattle lost their lives. The State of California went bankrupt, and the economy evolved from ranching to farm-based. The same areas are expected to be flooded again if another ARkStorm (USGS name) impacts California, which could cause over $750 billion (2011 USD), making it more disastrous than California's long-overdue major earthquake. California is currently overdue for a Megastorm, and such an event would have severe impacts on the entire U.S. economy. 1886 - A great blizzard struck the state of Kansas without warning. The storm claimed 50 to 100 lives, and eighty percent of the cattle in the state. (David Ludlum) 1888 - The mercury plunged to 65 degrees below zero at Fort Keough, located near Miles City MT. The reading stood as a record for the continental U.S. for sixty-six years. (David Ludlum) 1912 - The temperature at Oakland, MD, plunged to 40 degrees below zero to establish a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1950: January 1950 was one of the worst winter months on record for Seattle, Washington, and surrounding areas. By the end of the month, Seattle measured 57.2 inches of snow, the most snowfall in any month since records began in 1894. The normal January snowfall is 1.4 inches. On this day, a crippling blizzard produced 40 to 50 mph winds and an astounding 20 inches. 1987 - Dry and mild weather prevailed across the country. Nineteen cities in the Upper Midwest reported record high temperatures for the date, including Grand Island NE with a reading of 67 degrees. (National Weather Summary) 1988 - A fast moving cold front ushered arctic cold into the north central and northeastern U.S. Mason City IA reported a wind chill reading of 51 degrees below zero, and Greenville ME reported a wind chill of 63 degrees below zero. Winds along the cold front gusted to 63 mph at Rochester NY, and a thunderstorm along the cold front produced wind gusts to 62 mph at Buffalo NY, along with snow and sleet. (National Weather Summary) 1989 - Friday the 13th was bad luck primarily for the south central U.S. as an upper level weather disturbance spread a mixture of snow and sleet and freezing rain across Texas and Oklahoma. Snowfall totals in central Oklahoma ranged up to 8.5 inches at Norman. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - A winter storm in the southwestern U.S. produced more than a twelve inches of snow in the mountains of California and Nevada. In northern California, Huntington Lake was buried under 40 inches of snow, and up to 20 inches was reported in northeastern Nevada. Heavy rain soaked some of the lower elevations of California. Gibraltar Dam CA was drenched with 5.33 inches of rain in two days. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

31 / 22 , warmest day since the first with low to mid 40s with clouds approaching. Bit a of roller coaster temp-wise the next 7 - 10 days (bias colder than normal). Step down Tuesday to below normal and through Thursday , before warming Friday and this weekend. Then the deep arctic drains south into the GL/MW and heads east for the period Jan 20 - 27th, before a warmer close to the month. Drier look this week with only light snow showers or rain showers through Saturday.

Made it up to 45 before more clouds moves in.

Quickly up to 42 here, last of the snow cover is slipping away.

We have gained 2 mins on earlier sunrises 7:18 vs 7:20 the latest.

More on the 1964 snowstorm https://www.weather.gov/rlx/jan64 The Blizzard of '64 (January 12-14, 1964) Widespread 10 to 15 inches of snow across Albany Forecast Area, with up to 30 inches in Catskills, and around 20 inches in southern Vermont and the Berkshires. 15.4 inches reported at Albany, NY making it one of the top 10 greatest snowstorms from January. Winds gusting 50 to 60 MPH caused near zero visibility and snow drifts of 3 to 8 feet were reported. Route 9 in Vermont was closed from Bennington to Brattleboro. Winds downed trees and powerlines in Massachusetts causing power outages.

Still very cold into the Carolinas, WV. VA and back into the MIS valley (may not refresh)

Day light 9:H:31:M We have gained 16M and 30 seconds of light since the solstice, most of that on sunset. About 1 minute and 30 seconds more each day the next few days before jumping to 2 mins a day by the 28th.

PHL : -3.3

12 - 13, 17 - 19 look above normal (daily) and perhaps the 29 or 30/31 - way out there.

NYC Jan 12 - 13 , 1964 : 12.65 inches of snowfall with bitter cold / windy conditions.

Today: JFK : 39 / 26 (33) normal

Fairly storng model alignment for Day 7 - 10 deep cold and arctic airmass initially into the central US and south before heading east beyond this period

Monthly Dep through the 1/3 of tjhe month (1/11) 12-13: will avg +5 to +8 14 - 16: back below - 5 to -8 17 - 19 : + avg 20 - 27 : look solidly below normal to solidify a colder than normal month 28 - 31 : may break near normal overall between colder / warmer split Dep thru 1/11 TTN: -3.2 NYC: -2.7 LGA: -2.4 EWR: -0.6 JFK: + 0.5

Records: Highs: EWR: 69 (2020) NYC: 68 (2020) LGA: 68 (2017) JFK: 68 (2020) Lows: EWR: -1 (1981) NYC: 2 (1981) LGA: 1 (1981) JFK: 3 (1968) Historical: 1886: With a reading of 26 degrees below zero, Bowling Green, Kentucky, recorded its coldest temperature on record. 1888 - A sharp cold front swept southward from the Dakotas to Texas in just 24 hours spawning a severe blizzard over the Great Plains. More than 200 pioneers perished in the storm. Subzero temperatures and mountainous snow drifts killed tens of thousands of cattle. (David Ludlum) 1888: Children’s or Schoolhouse Blizzard occurred on this day. The blizzard killed 235 people, many of whom were children on their way home from school, across the Northern Plains. 1890: A tornado touched down at St. Louis, Missouri, and crossed the Mississippi River, ending just south of Venice. The worst damage from this tornado occurred in St. Louis. Further east and northeast, one tornado in McLean County passed through downtown Cooksville, destroying at least a dozen buildings, while a tornado in Richland County destroyed four homes northeast of Olney. In all, over 100 homes and other buildings were unroofed or damaged. The storm caused four deaths and 15 injuries. 1912 - The morning low of 47 degrees below zero at Washta IA established a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1985 - A record snowstorm struck portions of western and south central Texas. The palm trees of San Antonio were blanketed with up to thirteen and a half inches of snow, more snow than was ever previously received in an entire winter season. (Weather Channel) (Storm Data) 1985: A record snowstorm struck portions of western and south-central Texas. All snowfall records dating back to 1885 were easily broken. Austin measured 3.6 inches, and Del Rio received 8.6 inches. San Antonio saw a record-setting 13.5 inches from this event. 1987 - Twenty-seven cities in the Upper Midwest reported new record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 72 degrees at Valentine NE and 76 degrees at Rapid City SD set records for the month of January. (National Weather Summary) 1988 - Parts of North Dakota finally got their first snow of the winter season, and it came with a fury as a blizzard raged across the north central U.S. Snowfall totals ranged up to 14 inches at Fargo ND, winds gusted to 65 mph at Windom MN, and wind chill readings in North Dakota reached 60 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - A dozen cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 70s and 80s. Fort Myers FL reported a record high of 86 degrees. (National Weather Summary) 1990 - Gale force winds produce squalls with heavy snow in the Great Lakes Region. Totals in northwest Pennsylvania ranged up to eleven inches at Conneautville and Meadville. Barnes Corners, in western New York State, was buried under 27 inches of snow in two days. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

33 / 20 (Christmas lights and decorations taking down weather). Low 40s today and tomorrow. Sharply colder Tue - Thu before the next 3 day warm up the end of this coming week and next weekend Fri - Sun. Dry week 12 - 18. The 19 - 21 watching the arctic front and any low on the boundary. Much colder 23 - 27th focus of the cold west into the GL, Midwest, south initially then looks to come east by the 26/27. Perhaps moderation to close the month 29-31.

Cold period -8 the coldest daily departures of the period. Could see that matched on Wed or Thu of this coming week. Jan 4 EWR: 36 / 28 (-2) NYC: 33 / 28 (-4) LGA: 34 / 29 (-4) JFK: 37 / 30 (0 E) -------------------------------------------------- Jan 5: EWR: 36 / 28 (-2) NYC: 33 / 28 (-4) LGA: 34 / 28 (-4) JFK: 37 / 29 (-1) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 6: EWR: 31 / 22 (-6) NYC: 30 / 22 (-8) LGA: 33 / 23 (-7) JFK: 33 / 24 (-5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 7 EWR: 35 / 19 (-6) NYC: 33 / 19 (-8) LGA: 34 / 20 (-8) JFK: 36 / 20 (-6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan 8 EWR: 32 / 22 (-6) NYC: 30 / 23 (-7) LGA: 31 / 24 (-7) JFK: 33 / 24 (-4) ---------------------------- Jan 9 EWR: 36 / 22 (-4) NYC: 33 / 22 (-6) LGA: 34 / 24 (-6) JFK: 37 / 24 (-2) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 10 only a below daily mean for NYC EWR: 42 / 27 (+2) NYC: 39 / 27 (-1) LGA: 41 / 28 (0) JFK: 44 / 29 (+4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NYC: Jan 11, 1991 : 5.6 inches of snow before a changeover to rain. Jan 11, 1997 : 3.5 inches of snowfall. Jan 11 - 12, 2011 : 9.1 inches of snowfall.

Records: Highs: EWR: 70 (2020) NYC: 69 (2020) LGA: 66 (2020) JFK: 59 (1975) Lows: EWR: -2 (1982) NYC: 3 (1968) LGA: 4 (1982) JFK: 5 (1982) Historical: 1898: An estimated F4 tornado struck the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas, just before midnight. The tornado, which touched down about 100 miles southwest of town, killed 55 people and injured 113 others along its track. 1918 - A tremendous blizzard completely immobilized the Midwest, stopping mail service for two weeks. The vast storm then moved through the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley. Winds reached 60 mph at Toledo OH, and the temperature plunged from 28 above to 15 below zero during passage of the cold front. (David Ludlum) 1918: A powerful area of low pressure brought snow and bitterly cold temperatures to Chattanooga, Little Rock, and Shreveport. Birmingham, Alabama, picked up an inch of snow. In far southeastern Alabama, an estimated F3 tornado virtually damaged every building in the town of Webb. The tornado leveled one rural school, killing one teacher and seven students. Please note, the date on the historical marker is an error. January 10th in 1918 was a Thursday. 1963: An F2 tornado was reported in Scott County, Indiana, north of Louisville, Kentucky. It was on the ground for 5 miles north of Scottsburg and damaged or destroyed several homes and barns. 1972 - Downslope winds hit the eastern slopes of the Rockies in northern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Boulder CO reported wind gusts to 143 mph and twenty-five million dollars property damage. (David Ludlum) 1987 - A storm in the northeastern U.S. buried the mountains of central Vermont with up to 26 inches of snow, and snowfall totals in Maine ranged up to 27 inches at Telos Lake. Winds gusted to 45 mph at Newark NJ and Albany NY. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Snow and high winds in Utah resulted in a fifty car pile-up along Interstate 15. Winds in Wyoming gusted to 115 mph at Rendezvous Peak. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - A cold front which the previous day produced 21 inches of snow at Stampede Pass WA and wind gusts to 75 mph at Mammoth Lakes CA, spread snow across Colorado. Totals in Colorado ranged up to 17 inches at Steamboat Springs. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Strong northwesterly winds associated with a deep low pressure system crossing the Upper Great Lakes Region ushered cold air into the central U.S. Winds gusted to 72 mph at Fort Dodge IA, and wind gusts reached 75 mph at Yankton SD. Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in northwestern Minnesota. Squalls produced heavy snow in parts of Upper Michigan and northern Lower Michigan, with 16 inches reported at Wakefield. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2008 - Iraqis in Baghdad woke up to the novelty of falling snowflakes as the city experienced its first snowfall in about 100 years. (NCDC) 2010: Bitter cold temperatures gripped central and southern Florida with lows in the teens and 30s.

28 / 23 off a low of 24 and a dusting of snow as the southern storm that coulda been slides east. Stuck in the mid 30s today before a warmer Sun - Tue (above normal). Much colder Wed - Fri before colder than normal by the 19th. Dry week ahead before a more active period by the 19th.

Below normal streak has ended EWR: 41 New Brnswck 40

Some are doing this now in the 6AM to 730 timeframe, mainly for highschool and JH as well as more northern areas ME and WA, Lakes areas with even later sun rises.

38 - warmest here in 8 days.