February 2025

[bluewave]

10 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

wow we had two out of three years of near 0 or below 0 temperatures..... will that ever happen again?

January 1982, January 1984 and January 1985

 

NYC and JFK went below zero in two out of those three? (January 1982 and January 1985)?

 

Actually when you think about it, it was three out of four winter seasons when we went below zero because it also happened on Christmas morning in 1980!  So we were at or below zero in 1980-81, 1981-82, 1983-84 and 1984-85.  The only winter in that stretch it didn't happen was in 1982-83 and that's because it was a very strong el nino (and the snowiest one in that stretch)..... ironic because the last time we went below zero, 2015-16 was also a very strong el nino.

 

We had a big run of 0° and below readings from 1976 to 1985 around NYC and Long Island.

Monthly Data for January 1976 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-4
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-2
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN	COOP	-2
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-2
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-2
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	-1
MINEOLA	COOP	-1
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	-1
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-1
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	0
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	0
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	0
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	0
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	1
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	1
SCARSDALE	COOP	1
MONTAUK	COOP	2
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	2
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	3

 

Monthly Data for January 1977 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-5
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	-3
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-2
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	-2
SCARSDALE	COOP	-2
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-2
MONTAUK	COOP	-2
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	-1
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	0
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	0
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	1
MINEOLA	COOP	1
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	1
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	2
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	3
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	5

 

Monthly Data for February 1979 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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SCARSDALE	COOP	-14
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-10
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-6
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-6
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	-5
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	-3
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-3
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	-1
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-1
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-1
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-1
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	0
MINEOLA	COOP	0
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	0
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	0
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	1
MONTAUK	COOP	1
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	2
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	2

 

Monthly Data for December 1980 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	-7
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-7
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	-5
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-5
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-4
SCARSDALE	COOP	-3
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-2
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	-1
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	-1
WESTBURY	COOP	-1
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	-1
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	-1
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	0
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	0
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	3
MINEOLA	COOP	3
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	3
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	4

 

Monthly Data for January 1981 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-11
SCARSDALE	COOP	-8
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-5
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-4
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-2
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-2
WESTBURY	COOP	-1
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-1
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	0
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	0
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	0
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	0
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	1
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	1
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	2
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	2
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	3
MINEOLA	COOP	5
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	5

 

Monthly Data for January 1982 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	-10
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-10
SCARSDALE	COOP	-8
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-8
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-8
WESTBURY	COOP	-7
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-5
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	-4
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	-4
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-4
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	-2
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-2
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	0
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	0
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	1
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	1
MINEOLA	COOP	4

 

Monthly Data for December 1983 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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MINEOLA	COOP	-1
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	1
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	1
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	2
WESTBURY	COOP	2
SCARSDALE	COOP	2
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	2
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	2
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	3
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	3
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	3
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	3
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	4
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	4
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	5
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	5
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	6
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	6
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	6

 

Monthly Data for January 1984 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-13
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	-11
SCARSDALE	COOP	-10
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-7
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-6
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-6
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-6
WESTBURY	COOP	-5
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-4
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-1
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	0
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	1
MINEOLA	COOP	1
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	5
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	6
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	7
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	7
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	8

 

Monthly Data for January 1985 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	-5
SCARSDALE	COOP	-5
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-5
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	-4
WESTBURY	COOP	-4
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-4
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	-3
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-3
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	-3
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	-2
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	-2
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	-2
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-1
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	0
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	0
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	0

[LibertyBell]

12 minutes ago, bluewave said:

We had a big run of 0° and below readings from 1976 to 1985 around NYC and Long Island.

Monthly Data for January 1976 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-4
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-2
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN	COOP	-2
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-2
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-2
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	-1
MINEOLA	COOP	-1
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	-1
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-1
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	0
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	0
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	0
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	0
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	1
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	1
SCARSDALE	COOP	1
MONTAUK	COOP	2
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	2
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	3

 

Monthly Data for January 1977 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-5
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	-3
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-2
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	-2
SCARSDALE	COOP	-2
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-2
MONTAUK	COOP	-2
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	-1
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	0
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	0
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	1
MINEOLA	COOP	1
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	1
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	2
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	3
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	5

 

Monthly Data for February 1979 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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SCARSDALE	COOP	-14
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-10
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-6
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-6
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	-5
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	-3
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-3
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	-1
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-1
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-1
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-1
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	0
MINEOLA	COOP	0
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	0
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	0
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	1
MONTAUK	COOP	1
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	2
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	2

 

Monthly Data for December 1980 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	-7
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-7
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	-5
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-5
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-4
SCARSDALE	COOP	-3
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-2
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	-1
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	-1
WESTBURY	COOP	-1
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	-1
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	-1
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	0
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	0
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	3
MINEOLA	COOP	3
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	3
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	4

 

Monthly Data for January 1981 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-11
SCARSDALE	COOP	-8
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-5
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-4
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-2
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-2
WESTBURY	COOP	-1
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-1
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	0
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	0
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	0
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	0
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	1
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	1
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	2
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	2
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	3
MINEOLA	COOP	5
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	5

 

Monthly Data for January 1982 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	-10
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-10
SCARSDALE	COOP	-8
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-8
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-8
WESTBURY	COOP	-7
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-5
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	-4
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	-4
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-4
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	-2
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-2
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	-1
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	0
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	0
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	1
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	1
MINEOLA	COOP	4

 

Monthly Data for December 1983 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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MINEOLA	COOP	-1
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	1
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	1
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	2
WESTBURY	COOP	2
SCARSDALE	COOP	2
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	2
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	2
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	3
NEW YORK LAUREL HILL	COOP	3
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	3
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	3
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	4
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	4
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	5
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	5
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	6
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	6
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	6

 

Monthly Data for January 1984 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-13
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	-11
SCARSDALE	COOP	-10
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-7
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-6
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-6
GREENPORT POWER HOUSE	COOP	-6
WESTBURY	COOP	-5
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	-4
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-1
NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	0
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	1
MINEOLA	COOP	1
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	5
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	6
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	7
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	7
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	8

 

Monthly Data for January 1985 for NY COASTAL Climate Division
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NY WESTERLEIGH STAT IS	COOP	-5
SCARSDALE	COOP	-5
DOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY	COOP	-5
NEW YORK AVE V BROOKLYN	COOP	-4
WESTBURY	COOP	-4
WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	-4
WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK	COOP	-3
PATCHOGUE 2 N	COOP	-3
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT	WBAN	-3
NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	-2
VANDERBILT MUSEUM	COOP	-2
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	-2
ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	-1
BRIDGEHAMPTON	COOP	0
SETAUKET STRONG	COOP	0
RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	0

January 1976 too?? Wow that wasn't even a cold winter.

[bluewave]

6 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

January 1976 too?? Wow that wasn't even a cold winter.

January 1976 was pretty cold ranking 24 coldest in NYC. Our last top 11 coldest January was back in 2004. I can still remember all the ice on Reynolds Channel near the Long Beach bridge. 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY - Month of Jan
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1	1918	21.7	0
2	1977	22.0	0
3	1888	23.2	0
4	1920	23.4	0
5	1875	23.6	1
6	1912	23.7	0
7	1893	23.8	0
8	1883	24.4	0
9	1884	24.5	0
10	1881	24.6	0
11	2004	24.7	0
12	1940	25.0	0
13	1970	25.1	0
14	1945	25.2	0
15	1904	25.3	0
16	1948	25.4	0
17	1994	25.5	0
18	1879	25.9	2
19	1886	26.0	0
20	1982	26.1	0
21	1981	26.2	0
22	1968	26.7	0
23	1971	26.9	0
24	1976	27.3	0
25	1873	27.4	0
26	2003	27.5	0
27	1961	27.7	0
-	1877	27.7	0
28	2009	27.9	0
29	1978	28.0	0
30	1871	28.1	2

[LibertyBell]

5 minutes ago, bluewave said:

January 1976 was pretty cold ranking 24 coldest in NYC. Our last top 11 coldest January was back in 2004. I can still remember all the ice on Reynolds Channel near the Long Beach bridge. 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY - Month of Jan
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1	1918	21.7	0
2	1977	22.0	0
3	1888	23.2	0
4	1920	23.4	0
5	1875	23.6	1
6	1912	23.7	0
7	1893	23.8	0
8	1883	24.4	0
9	1884	24.5	0
10	1881	24.6	0
11	2004	24.7	0
12	1940	25.0	0
13	1970	25.1	0
14	1945	25.2	0
15	1904	25.3	0
16	1948	25.4	0
17	1994	25.5	0
18	1879	25.9	2
19	1886	26.0	0
20	1982	26.1	0
21	1981	26.2	0
22	1968	26.7	0
23	1971	26.9	0
24	1976	27.3	0
25	1873	27.4	0
26	2003	27.5	0
27	1961	27.7	0
-	1877	27.7	0
28	2009	27.9	0
29	1978	28.0	0
30	1871	28.1	2

It's interesting that we had some historically cold months in the 00s (January 2004) and the 10s (February 2015) and yet we never got to below zero in those months like it was seemingly so easy to do in the mid 70s through the mid 80s. And it took a very strong el nino to do it in February 2016-- the one enso state that could not do it in the early 80s lol. Nature has a sense of humor!

 

[bluewave]

17 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

It's interesting that we had some historically cold months in the 00s (January 2004) and the 10s (February 2015) and yet we never got to below zero in those months like it was seemingly so easy to do in the mid 70s through the mid 80s. And it took a very strong el nino to do it in February 2016-- the one enso state that could not do it in the early 80s lol. Nature has a sense of humor!

 

Yeah, our most impressive Arctic outbreak east the Hudson this decade was also during one of our warmest winters back in February 2023. 
 

Monthly Data for February 2023 for Upton NY NWS CWA
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NY	CARMEL 4N	COOP	-10
CT	OXFORD WATERBURY	WBAN	-9
CT	DANBURY	COOP	-7
CT	MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNICIPAL AP	WBAN	-6
CT	DANBURY MUNICIPAL AP	WBAN	-5
CT	GUILFORD	COOP	-5
CT	NORWICH PUBLIC UTILITY PLANT	COOP	-5
NY	PORT JERVIS	COOP	-4
NY	SHRUB OAK	COOP	-4
CT	IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT	WBAN	-4
CT	GROTON NEW LONDON AP	WBAN	-4
NJ	CHARLOTTEBURG RESERVOIR	COOP	-3
NY	MONTGOMERY ORANGE COUNTY AP	WBAN	-3
CT	NEW HAVEN TWEED AP	WBAN	-3
NY	WEST POINT	COOP	-2
NY	ORIENT POINT STATE PARK	COOP	-2
NY	RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-1
NY	WESTHAMPTON GABRESKI AP	WBAN	0
NY	BAITING HOLLOW	COOP	0
NY	UPTON COOP - NWSFO NEW YORK	COOP	0
NY	MONTAUK AIRPORT	WBAN	0
NY	WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	1
NY	SHIRLEY BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT	WBAN	1
NJ	TETERBORO AIRPORT	WBAN	2
NY	SYOSSET	COOP	2
NY	NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	3
NJ	HARRISON	COOP	3
NJ	CALDWELL ESSEX COUNTY AP	WBAN	3
NY	CENTERPORT	COOP	3
NY	ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	3
NY	FARMINGDALE REPUBLIC AP	WBAN	4
NY	JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	4

 

 

[LibertyBell]

1 minute ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, our most impressive Arctic outbreak east the Hudson this decade was also during one of our warmest winters back in February 2023. 
 

Monthly Data for February 2023 for Upton NY NWS CWA
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NY	CARMEL 4N	COOP	-10
CT	OXFORD WATERBURY	WBAN	-9
CT	DANBURY	COOP	-7
CT	MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNICIPAL AP	WBAN	-6
CT	DANBURY MUNICIPAL AP	WBAN	-5
CT	GUILFORD	COOP	-5
CT	NORWICH PUBLIC UTILITY PLANT	COOP	-5
NY	PORT JERVIS	COOP	-4
NY	SHRUB OAK	COOP	-4
CT	IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT	WBAN	-4
CT	GROTON NEW LONDON AP	WBAN	-4
NJ	CHARLOTTEBURG RESERVOIR	COOP	-3
NY	MONTGOMERY ORANGE COUNTY AP	WBAN	-3
CT	NEW HAVEN TWEED AP	WBAN	-3
NY	WEST POINT	COOP	-2
NY	ORIENT POINT STATE PARK	COOP	-2
NY	RIVERHEAD RESEARCH FARM	COOP	-1
NY	WESTHAMPTON GABRESKI AP	WBAN	0
NY	BAITING HOLLOW	COOP	0
NY	UPTON COOP - NWSFO NEW YORK	COOP	0
NY	MONTAUK AIRPORT	WBAN	0
NY	WESTCHESTER CO AP	WBAN	1
NY	SHIRLEY BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT	WBAN	1
NJ	TETERBORO AIRPORT	WBAN	2
NY	SYOSSET	COOP	2
NY	NY CITY CENTRAL PARK	WBAN	3
NJ	HARRISON	COOP	3
NJ	CALDWELL ESSEX COUNTY AP	WBAN	3
NY	CENTERPORT	COOP	3
NY	ISLIP-LI MACARTHUR AP	WBAN	3
NY	FARMINGDALE REPUBLIC AP	WBAN	4
NY	JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	4

 

 

It's absolutely amazing that Montauk surrounded by water on 3 sides made it to 0 and none of the city stations did-- how often does Montauk make it to zero or below, Chris? From what I remember it's very rare for Montauk to get to either 0 or 100.

 

 

[bluewave]

14 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

It's absolutely amazing that Montauk surrounded by water on 3 sides made it to 0 and none of the city stations did-- how often does Montauk make it to zero or below, Chris? From what I remember it's very rare for Montauk to get to either 0 or 100.

 

 

The only 0° or lower readings at Montauk since 1998 were in January 2016 and February 2023. 

 

Time Series Summary for MONTAUK AIRPORT, NY - Dec through Feb
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	2015-2016	-2	10
2	2022-2023	0	0
3	2014-2015	2	0
4	2018-2019	5	2
-	2013-2014	5	1
-	2003-2004	5	6

 

[LibertyBell]

3 minutes ago, bluewave said:

The only 0° or lower readings at Montauk since 1998 were in January 2016 and February 2023.

 

Time Series Summary for MONTAUK AIRPORT, NY - Dec through Feb
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	2015-2016	-2	10
2	2022-2023	0	0
3	2014-2015	2	0
4	2018-2019	5	2
-	2013-2014	5	1
-	2003-2004	5	6

 

wow -2 in February 2016 is exceptional, none of the city reporting stations were below 0 besides Central Park.

Wait, was it in January 2016 or February 2016 when NYC went down to -1?

[bluewave]

8 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

wow -2 in February 2016 is exceptional, none of the city reporting stations were below 0 besides Central Park.

Wait, was it in January 2016 or February 2016 when NYC went down to -1?

People like to make jokes about the Great Lakes. But the record warmth there has been greatly moderating our Arctic outbreaks in recent years. As was the case this winter combined with the record Canadian and Hudson Bay warmth. February 2016 and 2023 were the two Arctic outbreaks which reached 0° or colder east of the Hudson and required Northerly flow down from Canada going east of the Great Lakes instead of crossing the warmer waters. In the old days we could get to near 0° with westerly flow across the more frozen Great Lakes when Canada was much colder. 

[Allsnow]

It’s been a cold winter 

 

 

[ForestHillWx]

Ice fishing in full force out this way. Musconetcong, Cranbury, Culver’s Lake all in deep winter, with numerous people out; great to see. 

This winter has made me realize how vastly different my local is from points east.  

[donsutherland1]

The week ahead outlook:

[SACRUS]

 

37 / 15 clear and what should be the warmest day since the 16th, mid 40s.  Should see the warmest 3-4 days (3-4 days of >50) since December 8th- 11th.   SOme light rain Thu-Fri AM.  Next weekend looking like a split warmer Saturday and colder Sunday .  The period 3/2 - 3/5 moderated on the more recent guidance.  

 

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 70 (2022)
NYC: 72 (1874)
LGA: 68 (2022)
JFK: 69 (2022)


Lows:

EWR: 7 (2015)
NYC: 5 (1889)
LGA: 8 (2015)
JFK: 9 (2015)

 

Historical:

 

1802 - A great snowstorm raged along the New England coast producing 48 inches of snow north of Boston. Three large ships from Salem were wrecked along Cape Cod. (David Ludlum)

1936 - A severe blizzard in the Sierra Nevada Range closed Donner Pass. It stranded 750 motorists and claimed seven lives. (David Ludlum)

 

1977: A rare February tornado touched down briefly in Mason City, Iowa, inflicting F1 damage on a home and injuring one person inside. This is the only known February tornado on record in Iowa.

1987 - A winter storm buried the Middle Atlantic Coast Region under heavy snow. Totals ranged up to 24 inches at Lancaster PA, with 23 inches at Coatesville PA. During the height of the storm Philadelphia PA received five inches of snow in just one hour. The Washington D.C. area was blanketed with up to 15 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Strong northwesterly winds ushered arctic air into the central U.S., and temperatures in Missouri were thirty degrees colder than the previous day. The strong winds produced squalls along the shore of Lake Superior, with up to 15 inches of snow reported over the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Nineteen cities in the central U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date, including Lincoln NE with a reading of 19 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - A fast moving storm produced near blizzard conditions in Michigan. Snowfall totals ranged up to 9.5 inches in Allegan County, wind gusts reached 74 mph at Ann Arbor, and five foot snow drifts were reported around Saginaw. The Michigan AAA records showed more than 5000 traffic accidents reported, a near record for one day. There were several chain reaction collisions. One near Pontiac involved a hundred cars. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

[SACRUS]

The Feb 22-23 , 1987 snowstorm

 

only saw 3 - 5 inches of snowfall north of TTN.

 

[bluewave]

20 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

The week ahead outlook:

Close to a record temperature rise for areas that were really cold this month.

 

[SACRUS]

 

Daylight:

11H:02M

Sunrise: 6:39 AM
Sunset : 5:41 PM

Roughly equivalent to October 17

 

Gained : 1H47M from the Dec 21 lull

Adding an additional 2m36 -41 seconds of daylight each day the next week

[donsutherland1]

1 minute ago, bluewave said:

Close to a record temperature rise for areas that were really cold this month.

 

It's really impressive.

[Brian5671]

14 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

The Feb 22-23 , 1987 snowstorm

 

only saw 3 - 5 inches of snowfall north of TTN.

 

If I'm thinking of the right storm that dropped 20-30 inches west of Philly-where I lived near Philly we got 18 inches of pure cement.  Was a bust too-no forecast had that.

[LibertyBell]

16 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

The Feb 22-23 , 1987 snowstorm

 

only saw 3 - 5 inches of snowfall north of TTN.

 

wow and Philly had 5 inches of snow in just one hour!

 

1987 - A winter storm buried the Middle Atlantic Coast Region under heavy snow. Totals ranged up to 24 inches at Lancaster PA, with 23 inches at Coatesville PA. During the height of the storm Philadelphia PA received five inches of snow in just one hour. The Washington D.C. area was blanketed with up to 15 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

[SACRUS]

Just now, Brian5671 said:

If I'm thinking of the right storm that dropped 20-30 inches west of Philly-where I lived near Philly we got 18 inches of pure cement.  Was a bust too-no forecast had that.

February 23, 1987 Snowfall

JFK: 6.1
NYC: 4.2
Newark: 4.1
LGA: 3.5

[LibertyBell]

18 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

The Feb 22-23 , 1987 snowstorm

 

only saw 3 - 5 inches of snowfall north of TTN.

 

Tony, we didn't get anything from this?

 

1802 - A great snowstorm raged along the New England coast producing 48 inches of snow north of Boston. Three large ships from Salem were wrecked along Cape Cod. (David Ludlum)

[LibertyBell]

Just now, SACRUS said:

February 23, 1987 Snowfall

JFK: 6.1
NYC: 4.2
Newark: 4.1
LGA: 3.5

well 6.1 is okay lol

what was total seasonal snowfall for JFK in 1986-87 if you can find it Tony?

[SACRUS]

Just now, LibertyBell said:

Tony, we didn't get anything from this?

 

1802 - A great snowstorm raged along the New England coast producing 48 inches of snow north of Boston. Three large ships from Salem were wrecked along Cape Cod. (David Ludlum)

Im not quite sure i was just a baby :-).  It predates official daily record keeping in NYC.  

[LibertyBell]

16 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Close to a record temperature rise for areas that were really cold this month.

 

Didn't we have a record temperature rise a few years ago in January when we went from 8 degrees to 58 degrees. Chris??

 

[Brian5671]

4 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Didn't we have a record temperature rise a few years ago in January when we went from 8 degrees to 58 degrees. Chris??

 

I think you might be thinking of Feb 2016

[SACRUS]

On 2/22/2025 at 8:59 AM, SACRUS said:

 

Cold period
 

 

Cold period, should be back to or above normal today (2/23)

2/17

NYC: 36 / 26 (-5)
LGA: 38 / 27 (-4)
EWR: 38 / 27 (-3)
JFK: 39 / 29 (-1)

 

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2/18

JFK: 32 / 22 (-8)
EWR: 30 / 20 (-11)
NYC: 27/19  (-13)
LGA: 28 / 20 (-13)

 

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2/19

EWR: 34 / 17 (-10)
NYC: 30 / 17 (-13)
LGA: 31 / 18 (-12)
JFK: 36 / 20 (-6)

 

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2/20

EWR: 31 / 19 (-11)
NYC: 29 / 18 (-13)
LGA: 30 / 19 (-12)
JFK: 34 / 20 (-8)

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2/21

 

EWR: 37 / 22 (-6)
NYC: 36 / 22 (-8)
LGA: 35 / 22 (-8)
JFK: 40 / 24 (-4)

 

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2/22

 

JFK: 41 / 23 (-4)
EWR: 43 / 21 (-5)
LGA:  41 / 22 (-6)
NYC: 39 / 21 (-7)

 

 

[SACRUS]

1 minute ago, Brian5671 said:

I think you might be thinking of Feb 2016

Feb 15 - 16 , 2016

EWR:
Feb 15: 33 / 10
Feb 16: 55 / 33

[donsutherland1]

24 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Tony, we didn't get anything from this?

 

1802 - A great snowstorm raged along the New England coast producing 48 inches of snow north of Boston. Three large ships from Salem were wrecked along Cape Cod. (David Ludlum)

There was at least some heavy snow in the New York City area, but the biggest snows were in New England. Heavy snow reached New York City and Boston by the early morning of February 22. The blizzard intensified in southern New England, dropping 18 inches on Hamden, Connecticut.

[bluewave]

26 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Didn't we have a record temperature rise a few years ago in January when we went from 8 degrees to 58 degrees. Chris??

 

They have become very frequent in recent years. There was just one in NJ back in late December. It’s very tough to sustain any real cold these days.
 

 SMQ

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