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I remember those years 1989 I think after December the cold went away if I remember right. 1976 the cold continued until February. I remember walking halfway across the Susquehanna River on the ice.

Records: Highs: EWR: 68 (1966) NYC: 66 (1966) LGA: 66 (1966) JFK: 64 (1991) Lows: EWR: 12 (1934) NYC: 7 (1876) LGA: 13 (1968) JFK: 14 (1968) Historical: 1786 - A second great snowstorm in just five days brought another 15 inches of snow to Morristown NJ, on top of the eight inches which fell on the 7th and 8th, and the 18 inches which fell on the 4th and 5th. The total snowfall for the week was thus 41 inches. New Haven CT received 17 inches of new snow in the storm. Up to four four feet of snow covered the ground in eastern Massachusetts following the storms. (9th-10th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1879" December 9th through the 10th, Chicago, Illinois: Chicago sets record highs for both 9 and 10 December, and they occur but minutes apart. During the late evening of the 9th, southerly winds bring warm air into the city. The thermometer peaks at 62 °F just before midnight and remains there into the wee hours of the 10th before a cold front brings colder temperatures that morning. (Ref. WxDoctor) 1917 - A severe winter storm struck the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes Region. It produced 25 inches of snow and wind gusts to 78 mph at Buffalo NY. The storm produced 26 inches of snow at Vevay IND, with drifts fourteen feet high. By the 16th of the month people could walk across the frozen Ohio River from Vavey into Kentucky. (8th-9th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1961: Snowstorm hits central Minnesota. Mora, MN gets about a foot of snow. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1987 - The fifth storm in nine days kept the northwestern U.S. wet and windy. Winds along the coast of Washington gusted to 75 mph at Oceans Shores and at Hoquiam, and the northern and central coastal mountains of Oregon were drenched with three inches of rain in ten hours, flooding some rivers. Snowfall totals in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State ranged up to 36 inches in the Methow Valley. High winds in Oregon blew a tree onto a moving automobile killing three persons and injuring two others at Mill City. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A winter storm blanketed the Southern and Central Appalachians with up to ten inches of snow. Arctic air invaded the north central U.S. bringing subzero cold to Minnesota and North Dakota. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - A strong storm produced wind gusts of 40 to 65 mph from the Alaska Peninsula to the North Gulf Coast of Alaska. Southeasterly winds gusted to 75 mph in the Anchorage hillside. Gusty winds associated with a strong cold front caused a power outage across much of the island of Hawaii. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989: A strong storm produced wind gusts of 40 to 65 mph from the Alaska Peninsula to the North Gulf Coast of Alaska. Southeasterly winds gusted to 75 mph in the Anchorage hillside. Gusty winds associated with a strong cold front caused a power outage across much of the island of Hawaii. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1995: Record 24-hour snowfalls of 38 inches in Buffalo, NY and of 28 inches in Sault Ste. Marie, MI on December 9-10 which were due to lake-effect snowstorms. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 2005 : NYC received 5.8 inches snow (7.5 for the week). 2018: The Richmond International Airport had 11.5 inches of snow on December 9, 2018 which was the second heaviest single-day December snowfall on the Richmond records. The record was December 22nd 1908 when 15 inches occurred. Yesterday’s snowfall total also already makes December the 6th snowiest December on record.

We received 5.5 inches here just 2.5 miles northeast of Rocky Mount Virginia. Currently sitting at 10 inches total for the two storms. Ive got a gut feeling that forecast will be revised for the winter season. Congratulations to all who cashed in on this system.

Not sure why cold matters on xmas-it's an indoor holiday. Whether it's 12 or 56 you're sitting inside

It is absolutely a typical Niña. They all usually peak in December and then start weakening. It’s cooling right now and is at -0.7C. It probably peaks within the next couple of weeks then starts weakening. That would fit climo perfectly for a normal La Niña event

14F when I checked the temperature at 7:30 a.m. May have reached my goal of 13F a little earlier...

It is. But, like the past several years of a shyty December ( when it comes to Snow ) hoping that we still manage to have a good Winter overall ( and I feel there is enough positive things going on that when we get into January and February, we will see things kick into gear, Snow wise ). December is far from over

I hope so. I’m going toFlorida (yes, on purpose) for Xmas holidays with bfs family from the 24th -2. I just know I’m going to miss a storm, rolling the dice like this. So, early congrats.

The beat goes on.

Way too early to say since long range has been awful. Typical la Nina's do have a warm February and March but this isnt a typical one. Its dying.

It was cold! You should do the right thing and put a blanket on it to help keep it warm.

Sort of similar to GEPS, but better over the pole. That’s a gradient look, but obviously a lot of cold air available to tap. Not shut the blinds.

the 6z GEFS looks like EPS now with SE ridge. Big change from 00z

22/7 off a low of 10. Near or at freezing for highs today, sunny. Clouds later and a mix of snow /rain into the morning. Warmest day of the next 7 Wed with highs back into the 40s. Arctic front brings snow/squall late Sat into Sunday. Cold stretch Dec 11 - Dec 17 with the coldest next Mon - Wed Dec 15- 17. Moderation to / above normal in the Dec 18 - 24 period. Longer range showing some wetter/stormer Christmas/eve -Day but its way out there.

2F off of the record set in 1989, impressive.

AIFS ENS actually looks pretty nice. I feel like this is more likely given the tropical forcing but who knows

Morning sat:

IAD got down to 13F.

Yeah, just like 1976 and 1989.

Honestly I've found below -15 it doesn't make much difference, we've snowmobiled at -25 to -35 and been comfortable with high windshields with low cross breeze, versus -10 and high cross wind was the worst I've ever rode. That -40 morning my old 95 Jeep sprung right to life versus at -10 it had an issue you had to hold your foot on the gas for 5 mins to prevent it from stalling, never figured that out before she rotted out a few years later.

17.4F here in upper NW. cold.

Are you nuts!? Shhhhh!! Why are you trying to wake the sleeping giant?

Heavy cloud cover persisted most of last night. This allowed a low of 12 at 2 am instead of a possible 5. Total of 3.5 inches. 5.4 inches was reported about 10 miles south.