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NYC Reaches 40" Seasonal Snowfall


donsutherland1

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What is NYC snowfall avg in the last 15 yrs?

 

I would think its above 30"...

 

 

Here it is from the year 2000:

 

13-14: 40.3" (and counting)

12-13: 26.1"

11-12: 7.4"

10-11: 61.9"

09-10: 51.4"

08-09: 27.6"

07-08: 11.9"

06-07: 12.4"

05-06: 40.0"

04-05: 41.0"

03-04: 42.6"

02-03: 49.3"

01-02: 3.5"

00-01: 35.0"

 

Total = 450.3"

Average: 32.16"/yr.

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Here it is from the year 2000:

 

13-14: 40.3" (and counting)

12-13: 26.1"

11-12: 7.4"

10-11: 61.9"

09-10: 51.4"

08-09: 27.6"

07-08: 11.9"

06-07: 12.4"

05-06: 40.0"

04-05: 41.0"

03-04: 42.6"

02-03: 49.3"

01-02: 3.5"

00-01: 35.0"

 

Total = 450.3"

Average: 32.16"/yr.

Impressive-that resembles the long term average of cities like Harrisburg and Allentown, PA.

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And I bet if you looked at Allentown's and Harrisburg's average between 2000-2014 we'd see an average less than NYC's and less than their long term average.

Absolutely-the last decade has not been good for far inland spots in PA (it has been better for Allentown since they are further east). There have been many more Miller B-type storms, late developers, SWFEs, and storm types that do not favor that area. They've almost become a colder version of DC.

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A cool record to break would be calendar year. That one was set way back in 1896 with 64.0"

1996 was #2 with 61.3 and that's only because Oct-Dec had 0.1" total.

It really means nothing and it's difficult because patterns change over the year, but it's an old record.

well if the next 7-14 days actually deliver somewhat we could make a run at some of the top records I think

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the long term snowfall average for NYC is 28.4...1980-81 to 2009-10 averaged 25.4...from 1950-51 to 1999-00 NYC averaged about 24.0" ...the 1890's have the highest average while the 1980's have the lowest...since 2010-11 NYC has the highest Oct. average...The highest January average so far...2000-01 to 2009-10 had the highest February average...November in the 1890's averaged almost as much snow as the 1950's February did...

NYC snowfall average by decades...


decade.......................Oct.....Nov.....Dec.....Jan.....Feb.....Mar.....Apr.....total

1870-71 to 1879-80......0.1.....0.9.....6.7......9.7......8.8.....4.1......1.6.....31.9
1880-81 to 1889-90........0......1.8.....7.1......8.8......7.6.....6.8......0.7.....32.8
1890-91 to 1899-00........0......3.3.....4.3......8.7....10.6.....7.1......0.8.....34.8
1900-01 to 1909-10........0......0.3.....6.2......9.1......9.2.....4.8......0.6.....30.2
1910-11 to 1919-20........0......0.2.....7.5......4.8......9.5.....8.3......2.3.....32.6
1920-21 to 1929-30......0.1.....0.1.....4.2......8.5....10.1.....2.2......0.9.....26.1
1930-31 to 1939-40........T......2.2.....4.3......6.4......8.5.....3.5......0.8.....25.7
1940-41 to 1949-50........T......0.6.....9.1......7.4......8.6.....4.8......1.1.....31.6
1950-51 to 1959-60......0.1.....0.5.....4.7......5.2......3.4.....8.0......0.8.....22.7
1960-61 to 1969-70........T......0.3.....7.4......7.7....10.6.....4.6......0.1.....30.7
1970-71 to 1979-80........T......0.3.....1.7......7.3......9.5.....2.4......0.1.....21.3
1980-81 to 1989-90........0......0.6.....2.1......7.8......5.3.....2.9......1.1.....19.8
1990-91 to 1999-00........0......0.3.....2.9......6.9......9.1.....5.4......0.2.....24.8
2000-01 to 2009-10........T........T.....7.8......6.5.....13.3.....3.5......0.4.....31.5
2010-11 to 2013-14......0.7.....1.2.....7.3....15.4.....11.1.....2.8.......T.......38.5 as of 2/16

1870-71 to 2009-10........T......0.8.....5.4......7.5......8.9.....4.9......0.8.....28.3
1980-81 to 2009-10........T......0.3.....4.3......7.1......9.2.....4.0......0.6.....25.4

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With NYC now at 55.6" snow to date, a quick look at past seasons when NYC reached 50" or more snow by the end of February reveals that March will likely see some additional snows. Odds favor NYC surpassing 60" seasonal snowfall.

 

The following winters saw NYC reach 50" or more snow by the end of February. March snowfall figures are shown for those winters:

 

1872-73: 0.4"

1898-99: 4.8"

1922-23: 8.1"

1947-48: 4.7"

1960-61: 1.2"

1995-96: 13.2"

 

Mean: 5.4"

Median: 4.8"

 

Needed for 60": 4.4"

% with at least 4.4" in March: 67%

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DC has 15.2. Are you looking at IAD?

 

Dulles Airport is probably a good deal more representative of the climate of northern VA than National Airport...DC's version of Idlewild...to quote something I once read...

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