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Biggest Snowstorms Of The 2010's List


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This is the complete heavy snowfall climatology for the NWS New York forecast zones. It's a list that takes into account heavy snowfall

from the NW interior through NYC and out across Long Island and the CT coastal zones. This is a more comprehensive approach

that doesn't leave out posters in different parts of the area. I made an effort to be very inclusive since the forum isn't just one single

point on a map. Snowfall maxes for all the 6" and greater 2010's events were taken from official major reporting sites along

with trained spotters and NWS employees.

 

The biggest snowstorms were the events which produced a max of 18" or greater around NWS New York zones. This was followed

by 12" or more events along with 6" or higher.

 

There were a total of 10 snowstorms producing a max of 18" or more across the area. 7 out of the 8 events were AO and NAO driven storms.

But there was one which was -EPO/+PNA produced without much help from the Atlantic side. So strongly -AO/ and or -NAO storms dominated

this top level category.

 

Dec 19-20,2009.....Upton,NY...............26.3"...monthly indices...EPO...-2.15....PNA....+0.34...AO...-3.41...NAO....-1.93....peak -AO....12/21...-5.821

Feb 25-26,2010.....Mount Hope, NY......27.5"...........................EPO....-0.42...PNA....+0.58...AO...-4.26...NAO.....-1.98...peak..-AO...2/6....-5.205

Dec 26-27,2010.....Elizabeth,NJ...........31.8"............................EPO...-0.01....PNA...-1.78.....AO...-2.63...NAO.....-1.85...storm occurred right as PNA rebounded ..peak -AO..12/18.-.5.265

Jan 11-12,2011......Meriden,CT............29.0"...........................EPO....-0.66...PNA...+1.29...AO...-1.68....NAO....-0.88

Jan 26-27,2011.....NYC.......................19.0"........................................................................................................

Feb 8-9,2013........Upton.....................30.9............................EPO...+0.83...PNA....+0.45...AO...-1.00...NAO....-0.45...peak...-AO...1/22...-2.744...Clintonville, CT 37.0".

Jan 26-27,2015....Orient, NY................28.5"..........................EPO....-1.32....PNA....+0.59...AO...+1.09..NAO...+1.79...storm was the best -EPO/+PNA event of the 2010's

Jan 23, 2016........JFK.........................30.5"..........................EPO....-0.30....PNA....+2.02...AO.....-1.44...NAO...+0.12.....peak -AO...1/16...-4.898...34.0" Jackson Heights, NY

Mar 14, 2017.......Montgomery, NY......23.5...........................EPO....+1.60....PNA.....+0.50.. AO.....+3.70..NAO...+0.7

Mar 8,2018..........New Fairfield,CT.......26.8".........................EPO......-177.....PNA.....-0.5......AO......-4.4.....NAO...-1.4

Mar 13, 2018.......Southhampton, NY...18.3"

Mar 21-22, 2018..Patchogue,NY..........20.1"


 

This next group consists of 12" or more storms. While the AO and NAO were still significant players, the -EPO and +PNA were also important drivers of the events.

 

Feb 10,2010........Sound Beach, NY....16.2"...........................EPO...-0.42....PNA...+0.58........AO.....-4.26......NAO....-1.98

Oct 29, 2011.......Harriman, NY..........16.0"..........................EPO...+0.84...PNA...+.0.63.......AO.....+0.80......NAO.....+1.36

Jan 21,2012........North Haven, CT......12.0...........................EPO...+2.01...PNA...+0.75........AO.......-0.22.....NAO.....+1.17

Nov 7-8, 2012....Monroe,CT................13.5..........................EPO....-0.83...PNA....-1.10........AO........-0.11.....NAO.....-0.58

Mar 8, 2013........Harriman, NY...........15.0".........................EPO....+0.66...PNA...+0.04........AO.......-3.18....NAO....-1.61

Jan 2-3,2014.......Lindenhurst, NY........12.5".........................EPO...-1.50....PNA.....+0.97.......AO.......-0.96.....NAO.....+0.29

Jan 21-22,2014....Centrereach, NY.......14.0"...................................................................................................................

Feb 13-14,2014...Rosellle,NJ...............16.7"........................EPO.....-1.50...PNA.....-0.95.......AO.......+0.04....NAO.....+1.34...strong Polar Block

Feb 2,2015.........New Fairfield, CT......12.0"........................EPO.....-1.34...PNA....+0.59.......AO.......+1.04....NAO...+1.32

Feb 5, 2016.......Setauket, NY..............12.0"........................EPO....+0.52..PNA....+1.48.......AO.......-0.24.....NAO....+1.58

Jan7,2017.........Orient, NY..................12.5"........................EPO.....-2.44..PNA....-0.63.......AO........+1.21...NAO....+0.68

Feb 9,2017.......Selden,NY...................16.0"............EPO peak 2/2...-311...PNA....+0.72......AO.........-1.49...NAO....+1.43

Jan 4, 2018......Islip, NY......................15.8.............EPO..peak..-183.83....PNA....+1.00.....AO............-0.60..NAO....-0.03

Mar 2 ,2018......Monroe,NY.................14.0

 

This last group are the 6" and greater events. Often times -EPO or +PNA blocking was enough to get the job done without a strong -AO or -NAO necessary.

 

Feb 16,2010......Meriden, CT..............11.0"........................EPO...-042......PNA.....+0.58.....AO...-4.26......NAO.....-1.98

Dec 14,2013.....North Haven, CT..........7.2"........................EPO...-133......PNA.....-0.86......AO...+1.47....NAO.....+0.95

Feb 2-3, 2014...Clifton, NJ...................8.5"........................EPO....+019....PNA.....-0.95.....AO....+0.04.....NAO.....+1.34....strong Polar Block

Feb 5, 2014......Hamptonborough,NY...11.0".......................

Jan 24,2015.....Westwood, NJ.............8.0".......................EPO....-132.....PNA.....0.61.......AO.....+1.09....NAO.....+1.79

Mar 5, 2015.....Bayside, NY.................7.3"......................EPO....-134......PNA....-0.23......AO....+1.83.....NAO....+1.45

Dec 17, 2016...New Fairfield, CT.........7.0"..............EPO peak.....-271.....PNA....-0.35.....AO.....+1.78.....NAO....+0.48..EPO peak a few days before storm

Mar 10,2017....Montgomery, NY..........7.0"......................EPO....-100......PNA...-0.70......AO.....-0.50......NAO....+0.50

Dec 9,2017.....Shelton, CT..................7.0"...............EPO peak....-255.....PNA....+1.70....AO.....-1.5........NAO....Neutral

Jan 30, 2018...Upton,NY....................8.7"...............EPO peak....-82.......PNA....-0.29.....AO......-1.4.......NAO....+0.38

Feb 17, 2018...Westwood, NJ............9.2"...............EPO peak....-189.....PNA.....-0.10....AO......-0.5.......NAO....+1.20

Apr 2, 2018....White Plains, NY..........7.8"

 

 

 

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16 minutes ago, Paragon said:

Great work, BW, but if you're going to include max snowfall amounts outside of official reporting stations (like the nearly 32" at Elizabeth, NJ in December 2010) you should also include the 34" reported at Jackson Heights, Queens, in Jan 2016.

Thanks. I will add it to the main list.

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8 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

Great list.

When you consider that ice boxes in the midwest like Minneapolis MN, have only seen 17 or more inches of snow 5 times in over 130 years of record keeping and NYC now has 16 storms over 17 inches in approx. the same time period, our area is on a  nice roll.

Yeah, it has been an historic run for us.

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NP, I was looking through your list- is the 29" reported from Meriden, CT from the airport location?  Also, the Feb 2013 event had reports of nearly 40" (38" I think) from the Farmingville/Medford area on Long Island and 40" from somewhere in CT.  Hopefully you can find the PNS's for that one and confirm that. The LIE was shut down for hours in that one.

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7 hours ago, Paragon said:

NP, I was looking through your list- is the 29" reported from Meriden, CT from the airport location?  Also, the Feb 2013 event had reports of nearly 40" (38" I think) from the Farmingville/Medford area on Long Island and 40" from somewhere in CT.  Hopefully you can find the PNS's for that one and confirm that. The LIE was shut down for hours in that one.

The Meriden report was from a spotter.

MERIDEN               29.0   120 PM  1/12  SKYWARN SPOTTER  

Here is the PNS for Suffolk. 30.9" was the highest in Suffolk from NWS, spotter, or airport.

I tried to take the highest total from either a spotter, NWS employee, CO-OP, or airport observer.

..SUFFOLK COUNTY...
   MEDFORD               33.5  1015 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   UPTON                 30.9   900 AM  2/09  NWS OFFICE              
   CENTRAL ISLIP         30.7   815 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   COMMACK               29.1   530 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   HUNTINGTON            29.0   630 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   EAST SETAUKET         28.5   641 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   YAPHANK               28.1  1140 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   STONY BROOK           28.0   730 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   ISLIP AIRPORT         27.8   700 AM  2/09  FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER   
   ST. JAMES             27.5   135 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   MASTIC                27.5  1125 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   SMITHTOWN             27.0   800 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   HOLBROOK              26.5   900 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   BAITING HOLLOW        26.0   945 AM  2/09  NWS COOP                
   SHOREHAM              26.0   600 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   MOUNT SINAI           26.0   600 AM  2/09  COOP OBSERVER           
   PORT JEFFERSON        25.5   645 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   SOUND BEACH           24.2   715 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE            
   SETAUKET              24.0  1200 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   NORTH BABYLON         24.0   530 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   LAKE RONKONKOMA       23.0  1010 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   CENTERPORT            21.5   700 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   ROCKY POINT           21.0  1045 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   LINDENHURST           20.5   930 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER             
   DEER PARK             20.0   845 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   NORTH PATCHOGUE       20.0   800 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   RONKONKOMA            19.5   115 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   RIVERHEAD             19.4   945 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE            
   EAST NORTHPORT        19.0   700 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER                     
   BAY SHORE             18.0  1000 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE            
   MELVILLE              17.5  1155 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   EASTPORT              16.0   900 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE            
   SAYVILLE              16.0   700 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE                     
   JAMESPORT             14.0  1000 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   MATTITUCK             12.9  1120 AM  2/09  COOP OBSERVER           
   SOUTHAMPTON           12.5  1208 PM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   BRIDGEHAMPTON         12.0   845 AM  2/09  NWS COOP                
   SHIRLEY               10.3   835 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
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5 hours ago, Paragon said:

Thanks!  I see the Medford report was a little lower than I thought!  Can you look at the PNS from CT for that storm, BW, maybe there was a 40" report from there?

The highest that I could find for the OKX zones in CT from a spotter was 37.0 in Clintonville.

...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...
   HAMDEN                40.0   100 PM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   MILFORD               38.0   615 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   CLINTONVILLE          37.0  1040 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   OXFORD                36.2   600 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER 
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I guess the Hamden and Milford numbers are the ones I remembered.  Wow, I didn't realize so many locations had over three feet!  Pity that Meriden (KMMK) and Oxford (KOXC) don't keep official numbers at the airports- it seems like those locales are "hotspots" for coastals.

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1 hour ago, Paragon said:

I guess the Hamden and Milford numbers are the ones I remembered.  Wow, I didn't realize so many locations had over three feet!  Pity that Meriden (KMMK) and Oxford (KOXC) don't keep official numbers at the airports- it seems like those locales are "hotspots" for coastals.

That storm set the new official 24 hour snowfall record for CT.

http://www.ryanhanrahan.com/2013/05/14/its-official-ansonia-smashes-state-24-hour-snowfall-record/https://ryanhanrahan.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/20130429-connecticut-maximum-24-hour-snowfall.pdf

On 24 April, 2013, the State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) convened via teleconference to evaluate the validity of an apparent 24-hour snowfall record for the State of Connecticut. The SCEC examined the 8- 9 February 2013 24-hour snowfall total of 36 inches at the Cooperative Observer station in Ansonia, CT (COOP identifier 060128). The SCEC examined several factors surrounding the value (intrinsic and extrinsic validity, methods and practices of observation, and comparison to the accepted record for Connecticut). The SCEC voted unanimously (4-0) to accept the value. I request that the NCDC Director approve the SCEC’s decision and recognize the 36 inch 24-hour snowfall total which occurred between 7:00am EST on 8 February 2013 and 7:00am EST on 9 February 2013 as the new Connecticut state record for 24-hour snowfall.

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On 1/16/2017 at 3:17 PM, bluewave said:

This is the complete heavy snowfall climatology for the NWS New York forecast zones. It's a list that takes into account heavy snowfall

from the NW interior through NYC and out across Long Island and the CT coastal zones. This is a more comprehensive approach

that doesn't leave out posters in different parts of the area. I made an effort to be very inclusive since the forum isn't just one single

point on a map. Snowfall maxes for all the 6" and greater 2010's events were taken from official major reporting sites along

with trained spotters and NWS employees.

 

The biggest snowstorms were the events which produced a max of 18" or greater around NWS New York zones. This was followed

by 12" or more events along with 6" or higher.

 

There were a total of 8 snowstorms producing a max of 18" or more across the area. 7 out of the 8 events were AO and NAO driven storms.

But there was one which was -EPO/+PNA produced without much help from the Atlantic side. So strongly -AO/ and or -NAO storms dominated

this top level category.

 

Dec 19-20,2009.....Upton,NY...............26.3"...monthly indices...EPO...-2.15....PNA....+0.34...AO...-3.41...NAO....-1.93....peak -AO....12/21...-5.821

Feb 25-26,2010.....Mount Hope, NY......27.5"...........................EPO....-0.42...PNA....+0.58...AO...-4.26...NAO.....-1.98...peak..-AO...2/6....-5.205

Dec 26-27,2010.....Elizabeth,NJ...........31.8"............................EPO...-0.01....PNA...-1.78.....AO...-2.63...NAO.....-1.85...storm occurred right as PNA rebounded ..peak -AO..12/18.-.5.265

Jan 11-12,2011......Meriden,CT............29.0"...........................EPO....-0.66...PNA...+1.29...AO...-1.68....NAO....-0.88

Jan 26-27,2011.....NYC.......................19.0"........................................................................................................

Feb 8-9,2013........Upton.....................30.9............................EPO...+0.83...PNA....+0.45...AO...-1.00...NAO....-0.45...peak...-AO...1/22...-2.744...Clintonville, CT 37.0".

Jan 26-27,2015....Orient, NY................28.5"..........................EPO....-1.32....PNA....+0.59...AO...+1.09..NAO...+1.79...storm was the best -EPO/+PNA event of the 2010's

Jan 23, 2016........JFK.........................30.5"..........................EPO....-0.30....PNA....+2.02...AO.....-1.44...NAO...+0.12.....peak -AO...1/16...-4.898...34.0" Jackson Heights, NY



 

This next group consists of 12" or more storms. While the AO and NAO were still significant players, the -EPO and +PNA were also important drivers of the events.

 

Feb 10,2010........Sound Beach, NY....16.2"...........................EPO...-0.42....PNA...+0.58........AO.....-4.26......NAO....-1.98

Oct 29, 2011.......Harriman, NY..........16.0"..........................EPO...+0.84...PNA...+.0.63.......AO.....+0.80......NAO.....+1.36

Jan 21,2012........North Haven, CT......12.0...........................EPO...+2.01...PNA...+0.75........AO.......-0.22.....NAO.....+1.17

Nov 7-8, 2012....Monroe,CT................13.5..........................EPO....-0.83...PNA....-1.10........AO........-0.11.....NAO.....-0.58

Mar 8, 2013........Harriman, NY...........15.0".........................EPO....+0.66...PNA...+0.04........AO.......-3.18....NAO....-1.61

Jan 2-3,2014.......Lindenhurst, NY........12.5".........................EPO...-1.50....PNA.....+0.97.......AO.......-0.96.....NAO.....+0.29

Jan 21-22,2014....Centrereach, NY.......14.0"...................................................................................................................

Feb 13-14,2014...Rosellle,NJ...............16.7"........................EPO.....-1.50...PNA.....-0.95.......AO.......+0.04....NAO.....+1.34...strong Polar Block

Feb 2,2015.........New Fairfield, CT......12.0"........................EPO.....-1.34...PNA....+0.59.......AO.......+1.04....NAO...+1.32

Feb 5, 2016.......Setauket, NY..............12.0"........................EPO....+0.52..PNA....+1.48.......AO.......-0.24.....NAO....+1.58

Jan7,2017.........Orient, NY..................12.5"........................EPO.....-2.44..PNA....-0.63.......AO........+1.21...NAO....+0.68

Feb 9,2017.......Selden,NY...................16.0"............EPO peak 2/2...-311...PNA....+0.72......AO.........-1.49...NAO....+1.43

 

This last group are the 6" and greater events. Often times -EPO or +PNA blocking was enough to get the job done without a strong -AO or -NAO necessary.

 

Feb 16,2010......Meriden, CT..............11.0"........................EPO...-0.42......PNA.....+0.58.....AO...-4.26......NAO.....-1.98

Dec 14,2013.....North Haven, CT..........7.2"........................EPO...-1.33......PNA.....-0.86......AO...+1.47....NAO.....+0.95

Feb 2-3, 2014...Clifton, NJ...................8.5"........................EPO....+0.19....PNA.....-0.95.....AO....+0.04.....NAO.....+1.34....strong Polar Block

Feb 5, 2014......Hamptonborough,NY...11.0".......................

Jan 24,2015.....Westwood, NJ.............8.0".......................EPO....-1.32.....PNA.....0.61.......AO.....+1.09....NAO.....+1.79

Mar 5, 2015.....Bayside, NY.................7.3"......................EPO....-1.34......PNA....-0.23......AO....+1.83.....NAO....+1.45

Dec 17, 2016...New Fairfield, CT.........7.0"......................EPO.....-2.71.....PNA....-0.35.....AO.....+1.78.....NAO....+0.48..EPO peak a few days before storm

 

 

 

as far as I am concerned your streak is every bit as impressive as eastern sne streak and that one is epic too

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10 minutes ago, codfishsnowman said:

as far as I am concerned your streak is every bit as impressive as eastern sne streak and that one is epic too

The snowiest winter record for NYC set in 95-96 was one of the few snowfall records we couldn't beat yet during this run.

But Boston was able to do it during the 2014-2015 winter.

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1 hour ago, bluewave said:

The snowiest winter record for NYC set in 95-96 was one of the few snowfall records we couldn't beat yet during this run.

But Boston was able to do it during the 2014-2015 winter.

neither did anyone else in western areas of sne, that is one lofty goal and remember in 10-11 and 14-15 winter really only lasted six weeks for most of us

95-96 despite it's thaws had wintry events nov/dec thru april

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6 hours ago, bluewave said:

The snowiest winter record for NYC set in 95-96 was one of the few snowfall records we couldn't beat yet during this run.

But Boston was able to do it during the 2014-2015 winter.

The funny thing is even Philly beat our 95-96 record.  Baltimore did too, until it was "edited" out.

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Updated for the 9th storm since 09-10 to produce 18" or more in a part of the OKX forecast zones. The highest so far is an amateur radio report of 23.5 in Montgomery, NY. The steep rise in AO leading up to the storm coupled with mostly +PNA ridging favored the interior for the heaviest totals rather than the coastal areas. This is the new heaviest March snowstorm for a part of the region surpassing the 15.0" in Harriman,NY on Mar 8, 2013.

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Updated the list to include the maximum OKX forecast zone accumulation of 7.0" at Shelton, CT. As with the other storms reaching the lower 6.0" or greater category, this one occurred in a dominant -EPO/+PNA pattern with just some blocking extending into the AO region. Indices below show peak recent values.

Dec 9, 2017...7.0"....EPO....-255....PNA....+1.7....AO....-1.5....NAO....neutral

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This event got added to the second 12.0 inch or higher level of storms for accumulation going back to the 09-10 winter. While there was some help form the NAO and AO, the blocking was primarily Pacific -EPO and +PNA driven. Islip was used as the highest official amount due to the total and difficulty of accurate snowfall measurement in blizzard conditions.

Jan 4, 2018...Islip...15.8...Peak index values in pattern leading up to storm.....EPO....-183.83....PNA...-1.00....AO...-0.60....NAO...-0.03

 

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On 2/11/2017 at 11:48 PM, Paragon said:

The funny thing is even Philly beat our 95-96 record.  Baltimore did too, until it was "edited" out.

Whoever measured in Baltimore that winter was the anti zookeeper, everything was high. Wish we could get someone like that in Central Park. 1995-96 was more realistically 80-85 inches if you just factor in the absurdly low 20.2 the zookeeper measured during the January blizzard. No surrounding stations were less than 24.

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On 2/11/2017 at 10:00 AM, bluewave said:

The Meriden report was from a spotter.


MERIDEN               29.0   120 PM  1/12  SKYWARN SPOTTER  

Here is the PNS for Suffolk. 30.9" was the highest in Suffolk from NWS, spotter, or airport.

I tried to take the highest total from either a spotter, NWS employee, CO-OP, or airport observer.


..SUFFOLK COUNTY...
   MEDFORD               33.5  1015 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   UPTON                 30.9   900 AM  2/09  NWS OFFICE              
   CENTRAL ISLIP         30.7   815 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   COMMACK               29.1   530 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   HUNTINGTON            29.0   630 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   EAST SETAUKET         28.5   641 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   YAPHANK               28.1  1140 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   STONY BROOK           28.0   730 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   ISLIP AIRPORT         27.8   700 AM  2/09  FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER   
   ST. JAMES             27.5   135 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   MASTIC                27.5  1125 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   SMITHTOWN             27.0   800 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   HOLBROOK              26.5   900 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   BAITING HOLLOW        26.0   945 AM  2/09  NWS COOP                
   SHOREHAM              26.0   600 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   MOUNT SINAI           26.0   600 AM  2/09  COOP OBSERVER           
   PORT JEFFERSON        25.5   645 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   SOUND BEACH           24.2   715 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE            
   SETAUKET              24.0  1200 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   NORTH BABYLON         24.0   530 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   LAKE RONKONKOMA       23.0  1010 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   CENTERPORT            21.5   700 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   ROCKY POINT           21.0  1045 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   LINDENHURST           20.5   930 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER             
   DEER PARK             20.0   845 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   NORTH PATCHOGUE       20.0   800 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   RONKONKOMA            19.5   115 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   RIVERHEAD             19.4   945 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE            
   EAST NORTHPORT        19.0   700 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER                     
   BAY SHORE             18.0  1000 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE            
   MELVILLE              17.5  1155 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   EASTPORT              16.0   900 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE            
   SAYVILLE              16.0   700 AM  2/09  NWS EMPLOYEE                     
   JAMESPORT             14.0  1000 AM  2/09  PUBLIC                  
   MATTITUCK             12.9  1120 AM  2/09  COOP OBSERVER           
   SOUTHAMPTON           12.5  1208 PM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         
   BRIDGEHAMPTON         12.0   845 AM  2/09  NWS COOP                
   SHIRLEY               10.3   835 AM  2/09  SKYWARN SPOTTER         

The storm was so intense in CT. I was WEST of the major band in Norwalk CT at the time and STILL ended up with 22 inches. 

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On 1/6/2018 at 10:24 AM, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

Whoever measured in Baltimore that winter was the anti zookeeper, everything was high. Wish we could get someone like that in Central Park. 1995-96 was more realistically 80-85 inches if you just factor in the absurdly low 20.2 the zookeeper measured during the January blizzard. No surrounding stations were less than 24.

I think JFK cant measure snowfall lately either :P  I should make that name.  They measured 8 inches in the last storm and there was more like 15 all the surrounding stations had 12+  It's almost like they remade the same error that that they made in the feb 1978 storm where they measured 14" when it was more like 22".  I was snowed in and had to climb out my window and dig myself out and almost the entire day was one big white out.  I didn't even get to take any pics during the white out because there was nothing to take pics of but white lol.  I took them the next day.

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On 1/5/2018 at 7:34 AM, bluewave said:

This event got added to the second 12.0 inch or higher level of storms for accumulation going back to the 09-10 winter. While there was some help form the NAO and AO, the blocking was primarily Pacific -EPO and +PNA driven. Islip was used as the highest official amount due to the total and difficulty of accurate snowfall measurement in blizzard conditions.

Jan 4, 2018...Islip...15.8...Peak index values in pattern leading up to storm.....EPO....-183.83....PNA...-1.00....AO...-0.60....NAO...-0.03

 

15" here- did you get about the same BW?

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  • 1 month later...

Updated for our 2 events to reach 6" or greater since the blizzard.

Jan 30, 2018...Upton,NY....................8.7"...............EPO peak....-82.......PNA....-0.29.....AO......-1.4.......NAO....+0.38

Feb 17, 2018...Westwood, NJ............9.2"...............EPO peak....-189.....PNA.....-0.10....AO......-0.5.......NAO....+1.20

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  • 3 weeks later...

The 10th event of the 2010's to produced a max of 18" or greater across the OKX forecast zones.

Mar 8,2018..........New Fairfield,CT.......26.8".........................EPO......-177.....PNA.....-0.5......AO......-4.4.....NAO...-1.4

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6 hours ago, bluewave said:

The 10th event of the 2010's to produced a max of 18" or greater across the OKX forecast zones.

Mar 8,2018..........New Fairfield,CT.......26.8".........................EPO......-177.....PNA.....-0.5......AO......-4.4.....NAO...-1.4

We also had 26.8 inches in Morris Plains, NJ just south of I-80.  That area also received just over 30" in the Jan 2016 Blizzard (30"+ amounts extended in a line from Allentown, through Morris Plains to JFK.)

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