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2.7 inches as of 630. Didn't really start going here till after 4:30 although the rate has lessened quite a bit now 18° moderate snow.

It's because they don't know who's measuring tonight. Or better yet not measuring.

This forum includes places 50 miles and more north of NYC. People seem to forget that.

Most of the usual suspects and the usual newcomers when it snows have their typical meltdowns. I had someone call me stupid for even suggesting the possibility of sleet at some point 50 miles north of the city where I am. I'm not sure I'll ever recover.

Clearing it away sucks but give me six inches of snow with two inches of sleet on top and it's all good. Will have a snowpack through January.

I'm concerned I can mix or change to sleet and cut down my totals from 8-10 to six. To say you know where the sleet line ends up or far it travels is plain stupidity. Merry Christmas

That's probably denial speaking. I'm concerned and I'm 50 miles north of the city.

I've been debating this one. I'm calling it a white Christmas as of 7am observation, and I believe official time to declare a white Christmas or not. If I did it as of right now it's 50-50. Anyway it was much better last year with a 4 1/2 inch snowpack Christmas morning that had been freshened up on Christmas Eve with the inch and a half that fell that morning, but I digress. Merry Christmas North and West and northeast people, where our best winters start around Thanksgiving and begrudgingly leave us in late March.

Just off the top The Boxing day storm 2010 was over 20 inches in Eastern Orange County so I'm sure the month was over that. I'm not sure how the western parts of the county did then.

We had 4-5 inches on the ground last Christmas. Not in Sussex?

Don, I'm guessing if you added in 4 inch snowfalls from a single event which would span a two day period, that would even go up by another hundred at least.

Maybe in the last four years, you can call that a big hit in Central Park, because it actually hasn't happened officially. Even though most of the city had a 4 to 5 inch snowfall a week ago. Historically there have been several 100 4 inch snowfalls in Central Park since 1870. I know it's semantics, but I wouldn't classify that as a big hit.

There is no way to declare that with any certainty as of right now. It also depends what you define as a big hit.

They don't get much snow, that area averages about 7 inches per year, buit when they do get a surprise 2-4 inches the panick beforehand, you would think the chickxulub asteroid were about to hit. Good luck and enjoy your new home. It's a beautiful area.

I'm not sure what it would take, but I think New York City has to move Christmas to the 26th, the historical difference is stark. Sorry Kwanza.

I remeber hearing the quote "historic torch coming" regarding Christmas Week about ten days ago. Things do change in ten days.

Very. I don't think I've seen that extreme.

Beacons low elevation and proximity to the river make it a known snow hole in marginal events like this. Usually the Newburgh riverfront doesn't do too well either.

An interesting storm. I ended up with 3.2 inches here about half that fell in the hour and a quarter I got into the heavy band. I measured 3.2 inches at 10 o'clock. At noon it had settled and compressed and probably melted a bit down to 2.6. One last good band came through and at 1 o'clock I was back to 3.2. Under old methods that would be recorded as 3.8 inches but now it's a 3.2, maximum depth at any point during the day. At least until they change the rules again. Personally I preferred the clearing of the snowboard every six hours, or when precip has stopped on changed. To me that gave the most accurate measurement.

Final total 3.2 inches, 11.6 now for the season

Just reached the 3 inch mark as of 930. 11.4 inches for the season not a bad December.

I have wavered back and forth on the northern edge of that band. I have 2.5 inches as of 9am, 0.7 inches fell between 8:30-9:00 when i wavered back into the thick of it. I'm guessing 10 miles north of me in New Windsor they probably have 1-1.5 inches. We would like to hear from someone there.

Same here in Highland Mills, at least one inch per hour rates right now. Hope it lasts, over 2 inches now.

30.9° with a heavy band coming through now. Officially 1.8 inches on the snow board at 8:30. 10.2 inches for the season. Today will now mark 18 days with snow cover for the month. It's been a very good December so far.

31.1 with light/moderate snow. Eyeballing 1.5-2 inches.