uncle W

February snow depth at newark...... year......01..02..03..04..05.06..07..08..09..10..11.12..13..14..15..16..17.18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25..26..27..28..29.. 2017......T....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....8....6....5....3....2....2....1....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0...….. 2015......5....8....8....8....7....7....7....6....6....6....6....6....5....5....6....5....8....7....6....5....9....8....5....5....5....4....4....4...…... 2014......T....T....8....7...10...9....8....8....9....9....9....8...17..18..17..16..16..16..15..13..10...9....4....1....T....T.....t.....0...…... 2013......t.....T....T....0....T....T....0....5...10...7....5.....2....t.....t.....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....t.....0....0...…... 2011.....15..15..14..13..13..11...9....6....5....4....3....2....1....1....0....0....0....0....t.....0....3....2....1....t.....0....0....0....0...…... 2010......0....1....2....0....t.....T....0....0....T...13..11...8....8....7....6....8....7....7....6....2....0....t.....t......0....7...12...9....6...…... 2008......0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....3....2....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....7....4....3....3....T....0....0....1.... 2007......0....t.....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0....0....T....3....3....2....2....1....1....1....T.....0....0....0....2....2....1....T...…... 2006......0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....t.....3...20..14..10...9....4....1....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T...…... 2005......7....6....5....5....4....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....t.....0....0....2....5....3....1....4....6....6....1....6...….. 2003......0....0....0....0....t.....t.....6....5....4....4....3....3....3....3....2....5...22..23..19..15..13..10...5....2....2....1....1....1...…... 2000......2....2....4....4....4....3....2....1....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....3....1....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0... year......01..02..03..04..05.06..07..08..09..10..11.12..13..14..15..16..17.18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25..26..27..28..29.. 1996......T....1....7....7....6....5....4....4....1....0....0....t.....0....2....t.....0....9....9....5....3....2....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0... 1995......0....0....0....9....5....5....5....4....4....4....2....T....T....T....T....T.....T....0....0....0....t.....0....0....t.....0....1....T....0...……... 1994......T....T....T....T....T.....T....T....9...10...9...18..18..17..15..15..13..10..10...9....6....1....T....2....1....1....2....1....T...……. 1993......0....t.....0....t.....0....3....3....3....0....0....0....3....1....1....0....1....0....0....0....0....4....4....2....1....0....0....T....T...……. 1987......5....4....3....2....1....T....0....0....T....T.....T....2....2....2....1....T....T....T....T.....0....0....0....4....1....T....0....0....0...….. 1986......T....0....0....2....1....0....6....7....5....4....8....7....5....5....5....4....4....2....T.....0....0....0....t.....T....T....0....0....0...…... 1985......1....3....3....3....6....6....6....6....6....6....5....3....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0...…... 1983......0....0....0....t.....0....3....5....5....4....4...17..19..17..11...9....8....6....3....1....T.....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0...…... year......01..02..03..04..05.06..07..08..09..10..11.12..13..14..15..16..17.18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25..26..27..28..29.. 1979......0....0....0....0....0....0....6....6....4....4....4....4....4....4....3....3....3....3...19..19..15...7....3....1....T....T....T....T...………. 1978......T....T....T....T....T....18..19..17..15..13..12..11...9....8....8....6....5....4....4....4....4....3....3....3....4....2....1....1...…....... 1977......T....T....1....1....4....3....2....2....1....1....T....T....T.....0....0....0....0....0....t.....1....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....0................. 1976......0....2....2....1....2....4....4....4....2....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0... 1975......t.....0....0....T....3....2....t.....0....T....T....t.....9....8....6....5....3....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0......... 1974......0....T....T....1....1....1....1....5....5....4....3....2....T....T....0....0....T.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....2....1....T....0........ 1972......T....T....T....0....0....3....3....2....2....2....1....T....0....0....0....0.....1....T....3....2....2....1....4....4....2....1....T....T....0.... 1969......T....0....t.....T....T.....0....0....t....13..14..13..11...9....8....8....7....5....4....4....4....4....3....3....3....2....1....1....1........... 1967......T....t.....0....t.....0....4...15..14..12..13..12...9....7....6....4....T....T....2....T....T.....1....0....3....1....1....T....T....1........ 1966......7....9....8....6....5....4....3....3....2....1....T....0....0....0....0....1....0....0....T....T.....0....0....0....3....4....3....2....T....... 1964......T....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....T....3....2....2....T....T.....1....1....T....T....6....5....3....2....1....T....T.....T....T....3....3.... 1963......5....5....3....3....2....2....T....T....T....T.....T....0....t.....T....T....0....0....0....3....2....T....T.....0....T....T....T....T.....t...……. year......01..02..03..04..05.06..07..08..09..10..11.12..13..14..15..16..17.18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25..26..27..28..29.. 1962......t.....2....2....1....0....0....0....0....4....3....2....2....1....4....2....1....1....0....T....T....1....1.....T....t.....t.....t.....0....0...…... 1961......7....7...14..26..25..21..16..12..11...9....8....7....7....5....4....4....3....2....1....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....t...……. 1958......1....T....t.....T....0....0....1....1....T.....0....0....t.....0....0....4...13..13...9....8....6....6....5....3....2....1....T....T....0...... 1957......8....6....3....2....0....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....T....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0..... 1955......1....4....2....2....1....1....0....0....0....0....2....2....1....1....1....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.…0....0....0....0 1948......7....5....6...11..11..11..10..10..10...9....9....8....7....5....4....3....1....T....T....T.....0....3....2....1....T....0....0....t.....0 1947......0....t.....0....1....1....1....T....7....6....3....1....T....T....T....T....T.....T....0....0....8...11..10...9....8....6....5....3....3..... 1946......0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....6....5....4....4....3....3....2....1....T....T...….

I remember three la nina years that had a cold October...1964, 1974 and 1988...64-65 had a decent winter but not the other two...

best January's at Newark...1948 is the only year with at least 1" on the ground every day... January,,, year......01..02..03..04..05..06.07..08..09.10..11..12..13..14.15..16..17..18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25..26..27..28..29..30..31 2018......T....0....0....8....7....7....6....6....5....3....1....0....0....0....0....0....1....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....1....0 2017......0....t.....0....0....T....2....6....5....3....2....0....0....0....1....1,,,,T....0....0....0....0....0....0..,..t.....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....1 2016......0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....t.....0....0....1....1....T....0....0....T...24..20..19..17..14..10...9....8....7 2015......0....0....1....0....0....1....1....1....1....1....T....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....t.....t.....t.....5....3....6....8....7....6....6....6 2014......0....3....9....8....7....1....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....t.....0....0...10..10...7....6....5....5....4....1....1....1....1 2011......9....6....3....1....T....T....2....2....2....1....3....9....7....7....5....5....4....6....4....2....6....4....4....4....4...15..22..20..18..17..15 2009......0....t.....0....0....0....t.....0....t.....t.....2....1....1....1....T....1....1....T....2....2....2....2....2....1....T....0....0....0....3....1....T.....0 2005......0....0....0....0....T....0....t.....t.....0....0....t.....0....0....t.....0....0....1....T....1....1....1....9...11..10..10...8....8....8....7....7....7 2004......0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0....t.....T....t.....2....6....5....4....4....3....3....2....2....2....2....2....2....7....9....8....6....6 2001.....10...8....7....7....7....7....6....6....5....4....4....3....2....1....T....T....0....t.....0....T....4....4....3....2....T....0....T....0....0....0....0 2000......0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....t.....0....0....0....2....2....1....1....T....7....5....4....4....3....4....4 year......01..02..03..04..05..06.07..08..09.10..11..12..13..14.15..16..17..18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25..26..27..28..29..30..31 1996......1....2....3....3....3....3...21..31..31..31..31..29..16..14...9....9....8....7....4....0....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....1 1994......3....T....1....3....1....1....3....3....3....3....3....6....6....5....4....4....4....3....3....3....3....3....3....3....2....8....7....7....1....1....T 1991......0....0....0....0....t.....0....t.....T....1....T....6....3....2....2....2....1....0....t.....0....0....2....2....2....1....T....T....T....T.....0....0....t 1988......T....0....1....5....3....3....3....9....9....8....7....7....6....5....5....5....4....3....T....t.....0....t.....t.....0....3....3....3....3....2....2....1 1987......4....3....3....2....1....T....T....T....0....T.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....1....1....1...12..12..10..10..14..14..13..11...9....5 1985......0....0....0....t.....3....2....T....0....0....0....1....1....T....T....T.....0....3....3....2....2....2....2....2....1....1....T....T....T....T....T....T 1984......0....T....T....0....0....t.....0....t.....0....3....5....4....3....4....3....2....2....5....8....7....7....6....5....5....4....2....1....T....T....1....1 1983......0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....1....2....1....1....1....1....1....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1982......0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....6....8....9....9....8....8....8....7....6....6....8....6....6....6....5....5....4....4....3 1981......T....T....1....1....1....2....5....3....3....3....3....3....3....3....3....2....2....2....2....2....T.....0....t.....t....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 year......01..02..03..04..05..06.07..08..09.10..11..12..13..14.15..16..17..18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25..26..27..28..29..30..31 1979......0....0....t.....0....T....4....5....0....0....0....0....1....T....0....0....0....2....1....1....1....T....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....0....0.....t 1978......2....2....2....1....1....T....0....0....T....T....T....T.....4....3....3....3....5....3....4...17..14..14..13..12..11...T....T....T....T....T.....T 1977......4....3....3....2....2....1....3....3....2....3....T....T....T....4....5....5....5....5....4....3....1....1....1....2....2....1....1....1....T....T.....T 1976......1....T....T....t.....0....0....0....T....0....0....2....2....1....0....t.....0....0....0....0....1....4....4....4....3....3....1....0....0....0....0....0 1974......0....0....t.....1....1....T....T....T....5....5....5....4....4....3....3....3....2....2....1....T....T....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1971......7....7....6....4....1....T....T....T....T....T....T.....0....T....2....2....1....1....1....1....1....1....1....T....3....3....T....T....T....T.....T....T 1970......2....2....2....2....2....3....5....5....5....4....4....6....6....5....5....5....4....3....3....5....6....6....5....4....4....3....2....2....1....T....T 1968......3....3....3....3....2....4....4....4....4....4....4....3....3....2....T....T....T....T.....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 year......01..02..03..04..05..06.07..08..09.10..11..12..13..14.15..16..17..18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25..26..27..28..29..30..31 1966......0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....t.....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....t.....T....T....T....3....2....2....1....2....2....2....7....7 1965......0....T....T....T....T.....0....0....0....0....8....8....5....3....3....3....8....7....6....5....4....3....3....1....3....2....2....2....2....1....1....1 1964......3....2....2....T....T.....T....0....0....0....0....0....1...13..13..12..11...9....6....5....3....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....0....T....T 1963......T....T....0.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....T....T....T....4....6....5....5....6....6 1961......T....T....T....T....T.....T.....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....1....3....3....T....6...13..13..12..11..11..11..14..14..14..12..10...9 1958......0....0....0....0....0....0....4....4....4....3....3....2....2....2....T....2....2....1....T....T....t.....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0 1957......t.....0....0....0....0....T....1....0....T....T....0....0....t.....t.....2....4....3....2....2....1....T....0....0....0....1....T....2....T....T.....0.....t 1954......t.....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....t.....3....7....8....6....5....5....5....4....4....4....3....1....T....T....T....T....T.....0....t.....0....t.....0 1948.....14..11...8....7....7....7....7....6....5....4....4....3....5....4....3....3....4....5....5....4....4....4....4....9....9....9....8....8....7....7....7 1947......4....4....2....1....3....2....1....T....T....T....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................

I like snow in December...I like it better if it stays around for a while...the snow depth table below shows snow depth for each day...my favorite years were from 1959-1970...8 of 12 years had snow on the ground Christmas day... the best snow depth years for Newark NJ in December... December.....dates....t = trace falling....T = trace on the ground...trace is less than 0.5"... season..01.02..03..04..05..06..07..08..09.10.11..12..13..14..15..16..17..18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25.26..27..28..29..30..31 2017...….0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....4...4.....1....0....t.....2....1....1....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....1....1 2013...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....0....2....1....0....0....4....3....2....4....3....2....2....0....0....0....t.....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0 2010...….0....0....0....0....0.....t....t.....0....t.....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0...18..24..20..16..14..13 2009...….0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....7....8....6....6....5....5....4....1....0....0....0....0....2 2008...….0....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....2....1....0....5....3....4....2....2....2....0....0....0....0....0....0....T 2005...….0....t.....0....4....2....1....T....T....6....5....4....4....3....3....3....T.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T 2003...….t.....T....0....0....8..16..14..11,,,,9....6....0....0....t.....4....1....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 2002...….T....0....t.....0....7....7....6....4....2....1....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....4....2....1....T....0....0....0 2000...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....t.....1....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0...14..12 season..01.02..03..04..05..06..07..08..09.10.11..12..13..14..15..16..17..18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25.26..27..28..29..30..31 1995...….T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....T....T....T....T....1....1.....T....T....0....7..10....9....9....5....4....4....3....3....3....2....2....2 1990...….0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....8....4....2....0 1980...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....T....0....t.....1....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....1....1....1....1....1....1....T....0....0 1979...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....3....4....2....1....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1976...….0....T....T....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....5....4....6....5....4....4 1975...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....t....T....2....2....1....1....0....0....0....0....t.....0 1973...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....2....2....1....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t 1970...….0....0....0....0....t.....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....t.....0....0....0....0....T....2....2....1....1....2....1....1....T....T....T 1969...….1....T....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....T....T....0....T....T.....t......t.....t.....t....T....3....6....5....5....4....3....2 1968...….0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....T....3....3....2....1....T....T.....0....1....0....t.....0....0....2....2....0....0....0 1966...….0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....1....0....0....0....0....0....T....2....1....1....7....8....7....6....6....4....1....1 1964...….0....0....0....0....0....1....T....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....T.....0....0....T....0....3....3....2....2....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1963...….t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....2....1....1....1....1....T....1....1....1....1....1....7....7....5....4....3....3....3....3....3 1962...….0....0....0....0....0....t.....T....0....2....1....1....1....1....T....T....T....T.....0....0....0....3....4....3....2....3....3....T....T....T.....T....T 1961...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....2....T....0....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....6..10....8....6....5....2....2....2....2 1960...….t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....4..20..19..17..15..13....8....6....6....6....5....2....2....2....2....2....1....1....3....2....1 1959...….0....0....0....0....0....0....2....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....3....5....4....3....3....2....1....0....2....T....0 season..01.02..03..04..05..06..07..08..09.10.11..12..13..14..15..16..17..18..19..20..21..22..23..24..25.26..27..28..29..30..31 1958...….0....0....t.....0....0....t.....t.....1....4....2....2....1....1....1....1....T....T....0,,,,0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1957...….0....0....1..12....9....8....4....0....0....t.....3....3....1....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1955...….0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....T....0....0....3....3....2....0....0....0....0....T....T.....T 1951...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....t.....4....2....2....2....1....1....T....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....t.....0....0 1950...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0.…T....3....3....2....1....T....0 1948...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....3....2....0....0...13..10..10...6....3....3....3....3....3....2....1....0....3 1947...….0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....1....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....1....1...26..20..19..17..15..15 1945...….1....T....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....t.....0....T....2....2....1....1....1...10...7....6....6....6....5....4....0....0....T....2....T....0

anything to make overtime...

NYC has three days in a row with a morning low temp of 50 or lower...the last time that happened was 2000?

my lows were 49 on Sat...48 Sun...47 today...

https://onionnative.kinja.com/is-putting-a-blowtorch-up-your-ass-the-new-way-to-vape-1831734555

here in NY the two best winters of my life have been la nina's...1995-96 and 2010-11...the two worst winters were el nino's...1972-73 and 1997-98...a typical horrid winter like last winter was an el nino winter...la nina has seen its share of clunkers but were colder on average and clunkers were around 12" for a season while el nino clunkers averaged under 10"

the warmer la nina septembers led to more snow on average for the next winter than the colder ones......

2010's was the warmest decade...the 1950's was the driest... September decade averages... Decade...ave temp...rainfall...ave max...ave min... 1870's......65.3......3.41"............................ 1880's......66.2......4.18"......86.5......46.1 1890's......67.7......3.38"......89.6......47.0 1900's......68.1......3.84"......86.8......48.4 1910's......66.8......3.09"......89.5......45.6 1920's......67.8......3.54"......91.1......47.2 1930's......68.7......5.15"......90.0......47.9 1940's......68.8......3.70"......91.2......45.5 1950's......68.3......2.36"......89.9......45.6 1960's......67.7......3.85"......90.2......47.2 1970's......68.3......4.73"......90.1......47.1 1980's......68.6......3.58"......90.3......47.5 1990's......68.0......4.18"......88.7......47.6 2000's......68.6......4.91"......86.5......49.7 2010's......70.5......3.67"......92.2......52.7

on this date in 1999 hurricane Floyd hit the area...in 1903 the south jersey hurricane hit... 1903... http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/53407707 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1903-09-17/ed-1/seq-1/ http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1903-09-17/ed-1/seq-2/

with four years ahead of 2020 its the fifth longest...I wonder if the smokey skies helped keep highs down...

maybe billions of years from now Jupiter will be headed right towards the earth and it will look like that...

the president of the polarbear club lived across the street from me and my memory of that morning was seeing him shovel snow in a tee shirt...

I went to McKinley junior high in 61-62 to 63-64...I played many a softball game in the triangle yard in Mckinley park and the school yard...

yeah...that's me throwing snowballs and shoveling...I was 12...I had hair back then...

1961 was forecast pretty good by the NWS...they said it will turn to rain but enough snow will be on the ground for Christmas...the snow started the evening of the 23rd and accumulated 3" before changing to drizzle early Christmas eve morning...very light precipitation changed back to snow and it became moderate in the afternoon and ended just before midnight...another 3-4" accumulated...6" was on the ground Christmas morning... from my uncles home videos...

the city has not had snow on the ground Christmas morning since 2009...1966 is still the greatest Christmas eve storm that ended early Christmas morning...1961 had snow Christmas eve that ended around 11pm...1963 had a 6" storm on the 23rd that ended during the early morning hours on Christmas eve...for good measure it snowed for a few hours Christmas eve evening that whitened the 5" that was left on the ground...those three years growing up in 61, 63 and 66 have not been duplicated since...1912 had the biggest Christmas eve snowstorm but very little the rest of the winter... year...snow on ground...dates of storms... 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...rain Christmas night... 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...0.5" 12/16...1.7" 12/14...1.5" 12/9... 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...

meh...my first winter on this earth was the 1949-50 winter...I was almost seven years old in March 56 when NYC had its first foot or more snowstorm since Dec. 1948... the 1940's had a few very good snowfalls in December... it seems that NYC's biggest December snowstorms come in cycles... 1945.....8" on the 19-20th... 1947...26" on the 26-27th... 1948...16" on the 19-20th... three in 4 years... 1957...12" on the 3-4th...at Newark... 1959...13" on the 21-22nd... 1960...15" on the 11-12th... 1961...10" on the 23-24th...at Newark...6" NYC... 1963.....6" on the 23-24th... 1966.....7" on the 24-25th... 1969.....6" on the 25-27th... seven in 13 years... 1990.....7" on the 27-28th 1995.....8" on the 19-20th two in 5 years... 2000...12" on the 30th... 2002.....6" on the 5th... 2003...14" on the 5-6th... 2009...11" on the 19-20th... 2010...20" on the 26-27th... five in 11 years...

1948 blizzard... http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/53991524/ http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/53991528

the story I grew up with was my mother got stuck on the west end line in Brooklyn and had to lk a long way home...she fell in the snow and some people helped her or who knows what would have happened...she was six months pregnant at the time...

I was born in March 1949 so I was in my mothers stomach and don't remember anything...

they dont make September cool spells like they used to...NYC has no hot days this month so far and no real cool morning like low 50's or upper 40's like the 1960's had frequently...I forget the date but 1961 set the record low...1964 broke it...then 1966 broke it again...I remember one year 1963 set a record low and 1964 broke it...both set a record high on the same date two months later...45 used to be the average low for September in NYC...now its closer to 50...

yes for NYC...I went to a wedding in a tuxedo that day...it was brutal being outside...