SACRUS Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 October 23, 1843, New York and New England: Indian Summer is rudely ousted by cold and snow. A foot of snow blanketed Haverhill New Hampshire and Newberry, Vermont, and 18 to 24 inches were reported in some of the higher elevations, bringing early sleighing from the Poconos to Vermont. October 26, 1859, New York, New York: Four inches of snow blanket New York City, its earliest significant snowfall. NYC: (greater than a trace) 1859: 4.0" 1876: 0.5" 1925 : 0.8" 1952: 0.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonClaw Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 How were those winters after those early snowfalls? Answered them myself: Cannot find 1859... 1876-77 0 0 0 0.5 0.1 12.4 20.5 0.4 6.5 0 0 0 40.4 1925-26 0 0 0 0.8 0.1 0.9 3.1 26.3 1.2 T 0 0 32.4 1952-53 0 0 0 0.5 1.7 7.5 4.1 0.4 0.9 T 0 0 15.1 October underlined, total for that following winter bolded. Not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I wonder how 1859-60 was snow total wise. Too bad we won't really ever know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sferic Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 My October snow recollections are as follows for Brooklyn NY October 19th, 1972 flakes in air (nothing on ground) October 10th, 1979 flakes in air (nothing on ground) October 4th, 1987 Just past the Tapanzee bridge snow began to stick, I remember a report of sleet in Hicksville on Long Island. To even have a winter weather advisory for NYC in October is Phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACRUS Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 1962: T in nyc but more at ewr/jfk .8 and 1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I wonder how 1859-60 was snow total wise. Too bad we won't really ever know. I am not sure about 1859-1860, but January 1859 had some record cold. http://books.google....epage&q&f=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguars Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 2003 or 2004 I know I saw flurries on 10/30 or 10/31 in Manhattan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I am not sure about 1859-1860, but January 1859 had some record cold. http://books.google....epage&q&f=false records from Governors Island (1822-1868) have October 1859 averaging 50.5...second to 1836...1836 was the coldest October by far...it averaged 45.8...All three months for the 1859-60 winter were cold but not as extreme like other years...It was a wet December...near average January...Dry February and March...No snowfall record but with cold temperatures the winter of 1859-60 was probably snowy by todays standards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masomenos Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Earliest 6"+ snowfall in recorded history at Central Park was on November 29, 1882 with 9.0". Looks like we may have a shot at eclipsing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 records from Governors Island (1822-1868) have October 1859 averaging 50.5...second to 1836...1836 was the coldest October by far...it averaged 45.8...All three months for the 1859-60 winter were cold but not as extreme like other years...It was a wet December...near average January...Dry February and March...No snowfall record but with cold temperatures the winter of 1859-60 was probably snowy by todays standards... I didn't know that. That's even more impressive cold than October 1888. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Earliest 6"+ snowfall in recorded history at Central Park was on November 29, 1882 with 9.0". Looks like we may have a shot at eclipsing that. the record is 11/24-25/1938...8.8"...11/26-27/1898...10.0"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I didn't know that. That's even more impressive cold than October 1888. I should post the monthly means but it will take some time... Some extreme months... July 1825...81.3 Jan. 1827...24.0 Feb. 1828...41.3 Feb. 1829...25.4 Dec. 1829...41.3 Jan. 1831...25.7 Dec. 1831...22.2 Feb. 1836...21.5* coldest year...47.6... July 1837...69.5 Aug. 1837...68.6 Feb. 1838...23.3 Jan. 1840...23.8 Jan. 1852...24.3 Dec. 1854...27.5 Feb. 1855...23.9 Jan. 1856...21.9 Feb. 1856...23.9 Jan. 1857...19.6 Feb. 1858...24.5 Jan. 1865...24.7 Jan. 1867...24.2 Dec. 1867...28.5 Jan. 1868...25.4 Feb. 1868...22.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I should post the monthly means but it will take some time... Some extreme months... July 1825...81.3 Jan. 1827...24.0 Feb. 1828...41.3 Feb. 1829...25.4 Dec. 1829...41.3 Jan. 1831...25.7 Dec. 1831...22.2 Feb. 1836...21.5* coldest year...47.6... July 1837...69.5 Aug. 1837...68.6 Feb. 1838...23.3 Jan. 1840...23.8 Jan. 1852...24.3 Dec. 1854...27.5 Feb. 1855...23.9 Jan. 1856...21.9 Feb. 1856...23.9 Jan. 1857...19.6 Feb. 1858...24.5 Jan. 1865...24.7 Jan. 1867...24.2 Dec. 1867...28.5 Jan. 1868...25.4 Feb. 1868...22.5 Thanks. January 1977 holds up well against those months though I know that there were colder days in there than the -2 in 77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBG Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 2003 or 2004 I know I saw flurries on 10/30 or 10/31 in Manhattan Ditto Octobers of 1969 and 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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