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8 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

it really was a once in a lifetime event (until Jan 2016 lol)-- none of these other events in between those two or before or after measured up to me (except maybe February 1983).

The unchallenged greatest snowstorms (only 20"+ snowstorms here) in chronological order are:

February 1983

January 1996

PD  2 2003

January 2016

 

Mine was 

1996 27 inches

2013 22 inches

2006 20.5

2011 18

 

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Records:

Highs:

 

EWR: 74 (1954)
NYC: 71 (1954)
LGA: 69 (1954)

Lows:

NYC; 1 (1888)
EWR: 0 (1943)
LGA: 2 (1943)

 

Historical:

 

1899 - Washington D.C. received 1.26 inches of rain in six hours atop a snow cover more than 30 inches deep making it the soggiest day of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1903 - The temperature at Pokegama Dam MN plunged to 59 degrees below zero to establish a state record. (David Ludlum)

1903: Pokegama Dam, Minnesota saw three straight days with low temperatures 50° below zero or colder, including 59° below zero on the 15th. The minus 59° established a state record for the lowest measured temperature in Minnesota. Pokegama Dam held the record until February 2nd, 1996 when the temperature fell to 60° below zero at Tower. 

1943 - Record cold prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The mercury plunged to 43 degrees below zero at Concord NH, and to -39 degrees at Portland ME. The morning low of -32 degrees at Falls Village CT established a state record, yet the afternoon high that day was 20 degrees above zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1987 - A winter storm produced snow and ice in the Ohio Valley and the Appalachian Region. Snowfall totals in Virginia ranged up to 14 inches around Farmville, while Granville NC reported eight inches of sleet and ice. Freezing rain in eastern North Carolina caused extensive damage to power lines. Gales lashed the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Santa Ana winds in southern California gusted to 50 mph in the Rancho Cucamonga area. Quiet weather prevailed across the rest of the nation. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - A surge of arctic air produced all-time record high barometric pressure readings of 31.08 inches at Duluth MN, 30.97 inches at Chicago IL and 30.94 inches at South Bend IN. Readings of 31.00 inches at Milwaukee WI and 30.98 inches at Rockford IL tied their all-time records. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the southeastern U.S. Highs of 81 degrees at Athens GA, 87 degrees at Charleston SC, 85 degrees at Macon GA, and 86 degrees at Savannah GA were records for February. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Strong thunderstorms developing ahead of an arctic cold front produced severe weather across the southeastern U.S. between mid morning on the 15th and early evening on the 16th. Thunderstorms spawned thirteen tornadoes, including one which, prior to dawn on the 16th, injured eleven persons near Carrollton GA. There were also 121 reports of large hail or damaging winds. A late afternoon thunderstorm on the 15th produced baseball size hail at Jackson MS, and prior to dawn on the 16th, a thunderstorm produced high winds which injured four persons at Goodwater AL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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Boxing Day is still my favorite of all time. Dropped mid 20’s in North Brunswick where I lived at the time and about the same where I live now. 

The perfect coastal snowstorm IMHO. But that one skunked far more people than any of the other major historic storms so I understand why it’s not as universally beloved. 

And honestly Dec 09 was epic for me too, lived in Long Branch and got absolutely clobbered there. Vivid memories of it. 

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6 minutes ago, Rjay said:

70

First one for Islip in February.

 

Time Series Summary for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY - Month of Feb
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Year
Highest Max Temperature 
Missing Count
1 2022 68 0
- 1976 68 0
2 1991 67 0
3 2017 65 0
4 2018 64 0
- 2016 64 0
5 2012 63 0
- 2002 63 0
- 1997 63 0
- 1985 63 0
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2 hours ago, EastonSN+ said:

Seems like the super Nino flipped the switch.

Do you think the 97/98 super Nino did the same in ushering in the snowy 2000/2010s? Or perhaps another event?

The 97-98 super El Niño began the mild stretch of winters and the snow drought which lasted until 01-02. 

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42 minutes ago, bluewave said:

First one for Islip in February.

 

Time Series Summary for ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP, NY - Month of Feb
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Year
Highest Max Temperature 
Missing Count
1 2022 68 0
- 1976 68 0
2 1991 67 0
3 2017 65 0
4 2018 64 0
- 2016 64 0
5 2012 63 0
- 2002 63 0
- 1997 63 0
- 1985 63 0

This is just as fun as hitting 100 in July

 

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6 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Maybe a nino in 23/24 will do the same. It certainly can't get much worse. 

Tough to say since the baseline on the warming is so much higher now than it was back in 02-03. Plus the last El Niño in 18-19 wasn’t able to couple. It was just like getting a La Niña since the WPAC warm pool was so strong.

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3 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Tough to say since the baseline on the warming is so much higher now than it was back in 02-03. Plus the last El Niño in 18-19 wasn’t able to couple. So it was just like getting a La Niña since the WPAC warm pool was so strong.

Yeah but we can still get a snowy season with a higher baseline. 

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Just now, SnoSki14 said:

Yeah but we can still get a snowy season with a higher baseline. 

Snowy is always possible provided the Pacific cooperates and lines up with a -NAO -AO. But we are yet to have a colder winter after 8 seasons. Not even sure what it would take to get a colder winter. The snowy 20-21 had a favorable Atlantic and Pacific but above average temperatures. 

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9 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Snowy is always possible provided the Pacific cooperates and lines up with a -NAO -AO. But we are yet to have a colder winter after 8 seasons. Not even sure what it would take to get a colder winter. The snowy 20-21 had a favorable Atlantic and Pacific but above average temperatures. 

not sure if we're going to get a full wall-to-wall cold winter for a while, but Feb 2021 had KNYC receive almost 30" of snow, and there was highly anomalous cold over much of the country

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