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Well it is the Post..far from high level journalism. That said, the NWS forecasts right now are showing 18" - 25"+ totals in and around NYC so thats getting into historic range.

Central Park: 0.5" LGA: T JFK: 0.4" EWR: 0.7" Upton NWS: 1.4" Bridgeport: 0.2"

Yeah I think this is what it is. It can officially be over 4", but be hard pressed to find an actual snow depth to match that this morning.

Last storm was more for me too.

Measured about 3" in Bronx Park E 4" in CPK isn't bad. I couldn't find any 4" spot around here. Anywhere I measured was fairly consistent 2.5" to 3". Maybe areas to the south got into that ocean effect band?

Switched to mainly sleet now in the Bx. Coming down good though. Eyeballing close to 2" of snow/sleet.

In New Rochelle, rain switch to heavy snow. For now, no accumulation grassy surfaces or pavement.

I can see that. All it takes is a couple degrees colder to buy a few more hours of acclumating snow vs white rain. Especially once you get to the Cross County Pkwy and north.

Measured 3.25" in Pelham Bay Park. I believe is the most significant snowfall in years. Did some real snow shoveling for the first time in a while. Heavy wet stuff doesn't help.

If they measure again it should be more. The best accumulation was really just the last hour or so. Micronets show freezing temps only recently getting into the 5 boros and more so uptown. This is shaping up to be more a Sunday storm than a overnight one since the temps were relatively mild

Yeah its not a huge amount of snow but its so wet and pasty it looks like winter wonderland if you are in a park or lightly traveled residential street. Turn the corner onto a busier street and it suddenly just pockets of slush. Still snowing now though.

Not surprised at all. It struggles to stick there even when its cold. At these temps no way, unless you get under some extreme rates. Manhattan micronets are 33 - 36 degrees currently.

Looks around 2" of very heavy wet snow coating everything. Never went below freezing overnight. Currently 33 with moderate snowfall falling.

Snow and 34 in Pelham Bay Bx. Slushy coating on grass/cars, mainly wet on pavement, but some slushy spots on the most quiet streets.

I think that was when they had the back to back blizzards. I don't know if that was storm 1 or 2, but they produced the biggest snowpacks I've have ever seen, outside of what I've seen in lake effect snow areas, and it held its own against that as well. I think the NY area got hit with one of the 2 storms.

Record low at LGA. 20 (or 19 btwn hourly obs?), breaking the record of 21.

Looked like heavy snow for a brief period, 35 stories up in Lower Manhattan. Now its flurries/drizzle. Rain closer to ground level.

Wind is crazy in lower Manhattan. I knew it'd be windy, but this is more than I anticipated especially with no wind advisory. Dunno if it's just a localized thing here with the buildings and the water, but it's really overperforming.

Thats true. And central AC is much more common down there. Northeast cities were developed before they was AC or even cars. Down there people go from central ac home, to ac in the car, drive to store with ac and ample parking nearby. Meanwhile people in NY tend to experience the weather more directly every day. Subway platforms, while always super hot, felt like a new level today. If records were kept on that, it would of broke it. Somewhere in the 110s wouldn't be surprising at stations like Union Sq or BK Bridge.

Up to 101 (!) dew 66. Micronet nearby says 103

100 dewpt down to 67

Off to the races, after low of 77, now 95 dew 73, before 11am

Some hot rain right now here Rain and 95 dew 74 Tremont Micronet showing rain and 98

Overnight lows matter too. Consistently staying 75+, I assume with high humidity, takes a toll. Remember AC was less widespread then as well. The lack of any time for the human body to recover overnight from the heat increases the risk. Over an extended period, days with a high low split like 98/68 can be easer to handle then 93/79 for example. Especially in urban areas, as the official temp may not fully capture real world experience inside baking apartment buildings etc. I think a lot of the precautions put in place now to deal with heat became more widespread after the deadly Chicago heat wave. Local govts issuing heat emergencies outside of the NWS warning system, cooling centers etc.

Yeah today is less uncomfortable than yday. Its windy today which helps and humidity is a little less. Not dry but dewpoint more like low 70s instead of upper 70s