uncle W Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 49 minutes ago, stemwinder said: Thanks, Uncle. This is great. One thing about the Christmas eve storm, at least in Jersey City - a lot of sleet, and Thunder. Would have been deeper, if it had been all snow. Tracked a bit too close, I reckon. What I did like, is that the temps were well enough below freezing, at the surface. I have more memories of that winter - I was working as a deckhand on the harbor - a total misfit - the old Pennsylvania Railroad tugboats. I want to save that post of yours. It helps jog my own memories. I nearly drowned on a frozen railroad car float during the March cold spell. Someone grabbed me just in time. Lol. its funny that 1966 had similar storms in January and then December...both were KU storms and both times the low was very close to us and we got dry slotted...the December storm did have hours of sleet which was a downer...it did changed back to snow once the low got north of us... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: I think 2010-11 was somewhat like 1960-61, while 1995-96 was more like 1966-67. Curiously, both 1995-96 and 2010-11 were la ninas that came after el ninos. 2009-10 was great in its own right and would have been much greater and truly historic had we not missed out on a couple of big storms. 1963-64 is similar to 1995-96...both had a good December and a white Christmas...a Jan blizzard...a snowy February...more snows in March...2010-11 and 1960-61 shut off early...1947-48 can be put in the same category with them but had a comeback after a big Feb. Thaw...1994 had a comeback after a big Feb. thaw...1958 and 1996 had snows after a big Feb. thaw... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 20 hours ago, uncle W said: its funny that 1966 had similar storms in January and then December...both were KU storms and both times the low was very close to us and we got dry slotted...the December storm did have hours of sleet which was a downer...it did changed back to snow once the low got north of us... I always draw a blank for a few minutes, when mentioning the January 1966 storm where NYC got dry slotted. I was in the DC area for a family baptism that time, where we got 14 inches, and no baptism. Was amazed to get back to relatively snowless NJ/NYC then. I can't find a good snowfall map for this storm online, even though it was a KU/NESIS event. Early Jan 1966 had some mild weather following a mild holiday season, - I remember a big subway/transit strike in NYC in December 1965, so the weather was merciful to subway/transit users who had to walk to work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 21 hours ago, uncle W said: 1963-64 is similar to 1995-96...both had a good December and a white Christmas...a Jan blizzard...a snowy February...more snows in March...2010-11 and 1960-61 shut off early...1947-48 can be put in the same category with them but had a comeback after a big Feb. Thaw...1994 had a comeback after a big Feb. thaw...1958 and 1996 had snows after a big Feb. thaw... 1966-67 had an exceptionally snowy Christmas too! The one winter that doesn't seem to fit anywhere is 2014-15. It really was a great winter (and historic for Boston), even though we didn't get the big hit in January. But we had a historically cold February and lots of snow and that lasted into March. I would compare that to 1933-34 except we didn't go below zero. Maybe 2004-05 is a better comparison for it? Looking at some of our other historic winters.... 2002-03 was similar to 1977-78....although one was a moderate nino and the other was a weak one, 1977-78 was a second year weak nino which made it more like a moderate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 1 hour ago, stemwinder said: I always draw a blank for a few minutes, when mentioning the January 1966 storm where NYC got dry slotted. I was in the DC area for a family baptism that time, where we got 14 inches, and no baptism. Was amazed to get back to relatively snowless NJ/NYC then. I can't find a good snowfall map for this storm online, even though it was a KU/NESIS event. Early Jan 1966 had some mild weather following a mild holiday season, - I remember a big subway/transit strike in NYC in December 1965, so the weather was merciful to subway/transit users who had to walk to work. 1965-66 snowfall total for Norfolk, VA was crazy high (over 40"!) compared to NYC! The 80s were similar in that areas south of us got more snow than we did. Our Januarys were dry and cold back then. We've been catching up a lot the last couple of decades lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 on this date in 1958 NYC got 8-10" of wind swept snow around the area...temperature dropped to 3 degrees a day later...I was in the third grade at the time and remember what I was doing before and after the storm... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 hour ago, uncle W said: on this date in 1958 NYC got 8-10" of wind swept snow around the area...temperature dropped to 3 degrees a day later...I was in the third grade at the time and remember what I was doing before and after the storm... I was in the 7th grade in Saint Ephrems . I lived on 75th just off 11th. School was open but my parents kept me home. Spent the entire day outside., wonderful memory. As always. .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 On 2/12/2020 at 2:46 PM, LibertyBell said: 1966-67 had an exceptionally snowy Christmas too! The one winter that doesn't seem to fit anywhere is 2014-15. It really was a great winter (and historic for Boston), even though we didn't get the big hit in January. But we had a historically cold February and lots of snow and that lasted into March. I would compare that to 1933-34 except we didn't go below zero. Maybe 2004-05 is a better comparison for it? Looking at some of our other historic winters.... 2002-03 was similar to 1977-78....although one was a moderate nino and the other was a weak one, 1977-78 was a second year weak nino which made it more like a moderate. The storms in 14-15 were uniformly lame, as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemwinder Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 2 hours ago, uncle W said: on this date in 1958 NYC got 8-10" of wind swept snow around the area...temperature dropped to 3 degrees a day later...I was in the third grade at the time and remember what I was doing before and after the storm... I was in South Orange when this storm hit. I remember the peculiar crunching sound the snow made underfoot during the low temperatures that followed. The February storm was a nice one to remember. I think less of the royal slop fest that came in late March of that year. Apparently things were better further inland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenCtyWx Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 hour ago, stemwinder said: I was in South Orange when this storm hit. I remember the peculiar crunching sound the snow made underfoot during the low temperatures that followed. The February storm was a nice one to remember. I think less of the royal slop fest that came in late March of that year. Apparently things were better further inland. I remember reading about that storm in February 1958. It was a very cold storm with significant snow to Eastern Long Island, yet the highest accumulations were actually in the Poconos, where many areas had 30-40" in a strip of very heavy snowfall. Interesting that the best dynamics were so far inland. Those same areas were hit just a month later during the KU on March 20 that year as well. The winter was beyond historic for the Poconos, just absurd. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 2/16/2020 at 10:43 PM, WarrenCtyWx said: I remember reading about that storm in February 1958. It was a very cold storm with significant snow to Eastern Long Island, yet the highest accumulations were actually in the Poconos, where many areas had 30-40" in a strip of very heavy snowfall. Interesting that the best dynamics were so far inland. Those same areas were hit just a month later during the KU on March 20 that year as well. The winter was beyond historic for the Poconos, just absurd. PA weather book lists that winter as dropping 120 inches in Stroudsburg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Coming up on the 10th anniversary of my favorite March storm of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 march 1-2 2018 is another recent storm that could have been historic with cooler low levels 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, forkyfork said: march 1-2 2018 is another recent storm that could have been historic with cooler low levels we had some unprecedented cold that month and right through April (basically nationwide)....we even had a 6 inch snowstorm in April to snow out the Yankees home opener! I lost power in the early March event you referenced....didn't the late March event also underperform for the city and western LI? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 2/16/2020 at 9:30 PM, weatherpruf said: The storms in 14-15 were uniformly lame, as well.... The big jan 2015 bust by the Euro and Nam On 3/6/2020 at 2:45 PM, NJwx85 said: Coming up on the 10th anniversary of my favorite March storm of all time. A lot of flooding here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 3/8/2020 at 8:27 AM, MJO812 said: The big jan 2015 bust by the Euro and Nam A lot of flooding here more than made up for in Jan 2016! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 26 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: more than made up for in Jan 2016! 30 inches here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian5671 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, MJO812 said: really the only winter event we have not experienced here over the last 20 yrs....would love to see a redux of this one someday 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 38 minutes ago, MJO812 said: Must have been an outer borough measurement. As always .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Brian5671 said: really the only winter event we have not experienced here over the last 20 yrs....would love to see a redux of this one someday imagine if it was ALL SNOW. The other one I want to see is a redux of Feb 1921 ALL SNOW. check out the liquid equivalent of that storm lol. 5" = 50" of snow! what was going on back then that we had storms like those two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 some of NYC greatest snowstorms came in March...1993, 1960, 1958, 1941, 1914, 1888... 1888... http://bklyn.newspap.../image/50437841 http://chroniclingam...-13/ed-1/seq-1/ http://fultonhistory...cale - 0455.pdf http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1888-03-15/ed-1/seq-1/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 talk about extremes.... it hit a low of 6 in 1888 and a high of 85 in 1990 on this date.... I remember that mid March heatwave very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1923 in Yankee Stadium as The Bronx was beginning to be developed... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?141127 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRRTA22 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 10:39 AM, uncle W said: 1923 in Yankee Stadium as The Bronx was beginning to be developed... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?141127 Wow...My nonno was 11 years old in 1923. Crazy! Thanks sir unc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 extremes 1991 and 2010 vs 1982....... 90s on the same date vs a true cold blizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 before 1982 April snowstorms were of the wet variety...it was snowing hard mid day with temperatures in the mid 20's...the next day with bright sunshine the max temp in NY was only 30 degrees...21 years later there was the 4-7" of snow in 2003...15 years later 4-7" fell in 2018...since 2011 NYC has seen three early season snowfalls...October 2011...3-6" in the city...early November 2012...4-7"...Nov 2018 with 4-7" also...I think 2018 holds the record for the least amount of days between 5" snowfalls in a year...early April to mid Nov...1938 is a close second but has the record for the least amount of days between 6" snowfalls in a year... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 8:45 PM, uncle W said: before 1982 April snowstorms were of the wet variety...it was snowing hard mid day with temperatures in the mid 20's...the next day with bright sunshine the max temp in NY was only 30 degrees...21 years later there was the 4-7" of snow in 2003...15 years later 4-7" fell in 2018...since 2011 NYC has seen three early season snowfalls...October 2011...3-6" in the city...early November 2012...4-7"...Nov 2018 with 4-7" also...I think 2018 holds the record for the least amount of days between 5" snowfalls in a year...early April to mid Nov...1938 is a close second but has the record for the least amount of days between 6" snowfalls in a year... we had 5" here in April 1996 on this day, but that one just missed the urban areas over a foot of snow and blizzard conditions in Suffolk County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 on this date in 1875 NYC had its latest heavy snowfall on record...10" was measured in Central Park...temps got as low as 30 during the storm...it wasn't the last of the snow or cold that month... 1875... https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/50419405 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1875-04-14/ed-1/seq-6/ https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1875-04-14/ed-1/seq-7/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 4/10/2020 at 4:12 PM, LibertyBell said: we had 5" here in April 1996 on this day, but that one just missed the urban areas over a foot of snow and blizzard conditions in Suffolk County. I recorded 1.30" of le and no more than a half inch at one time on the ground for the April 9-10th liquid snow... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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