uncle W

I was his age at the time...it was the biggest story of my young life...I still remember that day like it was yesterday...

it was December 16th 1960...I remember the forecast was for rain and the news anchor said the mountains of snow will turn to oceans of slush...he was right for 7th Ave and Sterling Pl in Brooklyn...

2003 NYC snowfall got off to a fast start and at one point it had the most snow for the season from 12/14-19...it went ahead of 1898 and was passed by 1948... 10/10/1979/1925...trace... 10/13/1979/1925/1937...trace... 10/15/1876.....0.5" 10/20/1952/1876...0.5" 10/29/2011.....2.9" 11/07/2012.....4.3" 11/08/2012.....4.7" 11/25/1938.....8.8" 11/26/1938.....9.3" 11/27/1898...13.0" 11/30/1898...19.0" 12/12/1898...19.5" 12/14/2003...19.8" 12/20/1948...21.3" 12/25/1883...22.6" 12/26/1947...29.3" 12/31/1872...30.5" 01/07/1948...32.9" 01/13/1948...33.3" 01/14/1948...35.1" 01/18/1948...37.8" 01/21/1948...39.4" 01/26/2011...49.4" 01/27/2011...56.1" 02/01/2011...57.2" 02/02/2011...57.7" 02/16/1996...60.9" 02/17/1996...61.7" 03/02/1996...66.3" 03/08/1996...70.8" 03/28/1996...71.1" 03/29/1996...74.9" 04/09/1996...75.2" 04/10/1996...75.6" 04/30/1996...75.6"

26 here but I'm closer to the water...

you can double your average snowfall by going 50 miles to the north and west in places like Sparta NJ...just keep an address in Brooklyn...I bet at least half the police live outside NY...

that was banned from the radio...it was going to be the number 1 record before that...

I play it for laughs...some songs from that time would be considered not politically correct today and probably be banned...songs like Running bear and Pepino the Italian mouse...

I was never in the historic winter club...I went with a more moderate winter like 1959-60 with 30-40" of snow and one major storm...temps below average from Nov-Mar...mild in the middle...

Poconos or Sussex county NJ...

1" here also...2.24" for the three days...

I play baby talk and baby sitting boogie to my one year grand daughter...both from around 1960...there were many weird songs in 1960...Mule skinner blues was one of them...

My song was the 'Theme from a summer place'...a song about summer reminds me of winter...I found out it was JFK's favorite also...that decade of music changed drastically from 1960 to 1969...I went from listening to Frankie Valli to Frank Zappa by the end of 1968...

https://www.musicradio77.com/wmgm/surveys1960.html

NYC decade precipitation averages since 1870...my stats for precipitation... 10 yr.............Ave. per year. lowest and highest year 1870's..............43.73"........39.25".......51.26" 1880's..............43.54"........35.37".......57.16" 1890's..............41.84"........35.37".......48.26" 1900's..............44.84"........37.44".......58.32" 1910's..............44.24"........33.72".......58.00" 1920's..............44.92"........37.76".......56.06" 1930's..............44.60"........33.85".......53.53" 1940's..............42.16"........36.24".......48.51" 1950's..............39.59"........35.58".......45.20" 1960's..............39.74"........26.09".......48.54" 1970's..............52.31"........35.29".......67.03" 1980's..............49.96"........38.11".......80.56" 1990's..............47.29"........40.42".......60.92" 2000's..............53.18"........35.92".......61.70" 2010's..............50.50"........38.51".......72.81" 2010-18 1956-1965.......36.87"........26.09".......46.39" 2002-2011.......56.27"........45.21".......72.81" 1870- 2009................45.14" 1980- 2009................50.14" 1870- 1969................42.92" 1970- 2009................50.64" ........................................................................................................................................... 1826-1864 from Jamiaca N.Y...1865-1868- Central Park... years.................ave..........lowest........highest 1826-1835.......37.95"........28.78"........55.67" 1836-1845.......36.67"........32.13"........44.57" 1846-1855.......39.50"........30.08"........46.40" 1856-1865.......41.30"........31.08"........59.68" 1866-1869.......48.57"........38.26"........57.40" 4yr ave... ........................................................................................ ..Here are the wettest months... amount month year... 10.10" June 2013 18.95" August 2011 10.69" March 2010 13.05" April 2007 16.73" October 2005 11.51" September 2004 10.27" June 2003 12.36" August 1990 10.24" May 1989 14.01" April 1983 10.54" March 1983 10.41" March 1980 10.52" January 1979 12.26" November 1977 11.77" July 1975 12.41" November 1972 10.86" August 1955 10.30" September 1944 11.96" September 1934 10.09" September 1933 12.97" October 1913 13.31" October 1903 11.89" July 1889 16.85" September 1882 ................................................................................................................... rainfall in NYC from a tropical storm/hurricane... date.................amount........ Sept 1882.......10.63" Sept 1944.........7.76" great Atlantic hurricane Aug 2011..........6.87" Irene Aug 1955..........6.32" Connie Aug 1971..........5.96" Doria Sept 1938.........5.74" Sept 1934.........5.48" Sept 1999.........5.44" Floyd Aug 1879..........4.59" Aug 1976..........4.28" Belle Oct 1877...........4.07" Aug 1893..........3.94" Sept 1904.........3.85" Aug 1991..........3.72" Bob Sept 1985.........3.58" Gloria July 1960..........3.56" Sept 1954.........3.30" Carol Sept 1960.........2.42" Donna ............................................................. List of wettest weeks in NYC. 13.02" 10/08-14/2005 12.23" 09/20-26/1882 12.13" 10/07-13/1903 ..9.96" 08/05-11/1990 ..9.85" 04/12-16/2007 ..9.66" 11/04-10/1977

50" is average since 1971...

I remember Scott Muni when he was on WMGM radio say 'hey kids...No school tomorrow' on March 3rd, 1960...

I measured 23.0" in Brooklyn and another sight 3 miles to my se measured 23.6"...Central Park was under measured...

he was so drunk one night you could not understand a word he was saying...It was during the holidays way back around 1963...

Newark NJ Dec snow depth... 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 2018...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0...0.....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0 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 2016...….0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....T....0....3....1....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0 2015...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....T....0....0 2014...….0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 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 2012...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....t.….0....T....0....0....2....1....0 2011...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....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 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 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 2007...….0....2....T....T....T....T....t.....0....0....0....0.....0....1....1....t.....1....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....t 2006...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 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 2004...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....0....0....0.....t....1....1....T....0....0 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 2001...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....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 1999...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....t.....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....t.....0....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 1998...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....1....1....T....0....0....0....t.....t 1997...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....T....1....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0.....t....0....t.....T....T 1996...….0....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....T....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....T 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 1994...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t....,0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1993...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....T....T.....0....0....3....3....3 1992...….0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....T....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....t.....0....0....T....0....0....0 1991...….0....0....0....t.....T....1....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....t.....0 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 1989...….0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0.....T....T....T....0....0....0....0....t.....T....T.....0....T....T 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 1988...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....T....T....0....0....t.....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1987...….0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....T....2....2....2 1986...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....1....0....1....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0 1985...….0....t.....t.....0....1....3....1....0....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....t.....0....0....1....1....T....T....0....t.....0....t.....T....T....0....0 1984...….0....0....0....0....2....T....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....5....5....T....0....0 1983...….0,,,,T....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....T.....T....2....1....T....T....T....0....0....0 1982...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....3....2....1....T....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1981...….0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....T....T....1....1....0....2....T....1....T....T....T.....T....0....t.....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....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 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 1978...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0 1977...….0....0....0....0....t.....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....T....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....t 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 1974...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0...0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....1 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 1972...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1971...….0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....T....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....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 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 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 1967...….3....2....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0....t.....T....T.....T....3 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 1965...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....0....0 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 1956...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....1....T....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....t.....T....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 1954...….0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 1953...….t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t 1952...….0....3....5....2....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....T....0....t.....0....0....0....t.....t.....t.....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....3 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 1949...….0....t.....t.....t.....0....0....1....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....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 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 1946...….0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....t.....t.....0....2....T....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0....0 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 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. the years with a good stretch of snow cover for December starting with December 1945.. 1945 had snow on the ground from the 14th to the 25th...10" at some point on the 19th...Christmas morning came in with 4" on the ground...That was gone by the next morning from a rain storm.. 1947 had snow on the ground from the 23rd and beyond...1" on the ground Christmas morning...26" storm on the 26th...est. 26" on the 26th on the ground ... 1948 had snow on the ground from the 19th to the 30th...13" on the ground on the 19th...heavy rain ended that streak... 1951 had snow on the ground from the 14th-19th... 1957 had snow on the ground from the 3rd-7th and again from the 11th-14th...est 12" on the 4th... 1958 had a little on the ground from the 8th-15th... 1959 had snow on the ground from the 21st to 27th...3" was on the ground Christmas morning... 1960 had snow on the ground from the 11th-31st...20" on the ground on the 12th...2" on the ground Christmas morning... 1961 had snow on the ground from the 23rd to 31st...est, 10" on the ground on the 24th...8" was on the ground Christmas morning... 1962 had snow on the ground from the 21st to the 26th...2" on the ground Christmas morning... 1963 had snow on the ground from the 12th-16th and the 18th-31st...5" was on the ground Christmas morning...The 5th straight year with at least 2" of snow on the ground Christmas morning... the 23rd had at least 2" on the ground from 1959 to 1964...six straight years... 1966 had snow on the ground from the 21st to 31st...8" on the ground Christmas morning... 1969 from the 25th-31st...maybe a trace in spots Christmas morning... 1970 from the 22nd to the 28th...1" was on the ground Christmas morning... 1976 had snow on the ground from Christmas night to the 31st... 1980 had an inch on the ground from the 23rd-28th... 1995 had snow on the ground from the 19th-31st...4" was on the ground Christmas morning... 2002 had snow on the ground from the 5th-11th...a trace on the ground Christmas morning to 4" Christmas night... 2003 had snow on the ground from the 5th to the 10th...est 16" on the ground on the 6th...heavy rain ended that streak... 2005 from the 9th-15th... 2008 from the 19th-24th...brown Christmas... 2009 from the 19th-26th...4" on the ground Christmas morning... 2010 from the 26th-31st...est 24" on the 27th... 2013 from the 14th-20th...

Gloria Okon...

after the February 1969 storm there wasn't another major storm or above average snowfall until 1977-78...the next winter with over 30" would be 1993-94...in between there was the Feb 79 and Feb 83 storms...

warmest Christmas days.... year...max/min 1889....64 43 snowy March... 1893....58 45 Snowy February... 1900....59 44 1915....55 38 snowy March... 1932....59 47 snowy February... 1933....55 34 snowy February 1936....56 40 1940....62 38 snowy March... 1964....60 49 snowy January... 1965....59 47 snowy January... 1979....61 50 March snow... 1982....64 41 snowy February... 1986....53 43 snowy January... 1987....53 48 snowy January... 1988....53 37 1994....59 41 February snow only... 2005....54 39 big Feb. Snow... 2008....57 33 March snow... 2014....62 44 50" snow season... 2015....66 57 big January snow... 2016....50 36 Feb March snows...

we have to hope the ao and nao picks up the slack...

I'm not expecting anything significant until after the 20th...hopefully Christmas week sees some snow...

January 18-19th, 1936 had a storm that was mostly rain on the 18th but changed to heavy sleet and snow the next day...final totals...9.0" of snow and sleet...2.71" LE... March 1914 set the record for the lowest barometric pressure ever for NYC...