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First time I saw a snow blower was after the great winter of 1995-96. Until then it seemed laughable to invest in one (in/near the city) unless you owned some massive plot of land. It wasn't something that really entered in most peoples mind. After 95-96 I notice a few people buy them, only to largely sit idle for the rest of the decade. The then unprecedented 4 straight 40"+ winters in NYC arrived in the 2000s and brought them back out...if you still had it. Winters like this one I learn to take in stride. I got to experience snow amounts and frequency beyond what I ever thought possible in the city and coast during the 2000s to now. The duds are a reminder that consistently getting a parade of significant snow is not a given, and hasn't always been the case. Even last winter, for all the complaints, ended up nearly 80% of normal ( at NYC). That seems well within the expected range from year to year.

Anybody notice the air look disgusting today? At least a layer above the surface but below the tops of the tallest bldgs, i.e. 1 WTC.

After a 30 min train ride from bx to midtown its mainly sleet on 34 St. Dont know if it made it further uptown.

Ill take it even though I not 100% sure how. Estimate just over 2" here.

Mod to heavy snow, temp down to 26. Closing in on an inch. First actual acclumating snow on pavement.

Moderate snow, blowing snow 29. Coating sidewalks

Winds gone southerly here too now..SSE. temp up to 28 and little peaks of sun actually.

Dec 2015 is safely the most absurd month imo. It never went below freezing in the city. Its insane to get though Dec without getting down to 32 for even a few mins. If it was Nov it still would be considered a warm month. Despite lacking the drama or destructiveness of a major storm, taken as a whole, Dec 2015 to me is one the most remarkable weather events in our history.

Windswept rain and snow in lower Manhattan

97-98 had 0.5" until a surprise 5" snowfall in late March, preventing that winter from having the record lowest snowfall.

lol at cherry blossoms? I know there are a few varieties that can have a 2nd bloom in fall if the conditions are right, but Jan? I'd think the sun isnt strong enough yet regardless of temp. hit 69, went on a bike ride, felt great albeit it windy at times. Sat under a southern magnolia tree and for a sec felt like I was in South Carolina lol

lol I was wondering where the hell did it go. Vanished at the Hudson river. Does look like just north of the city may of got a little something. At the GWB though it just fell apart. Temp is 66 but dewpoint falling into the 50s, with a few breaks in the clouds.

7am...67 dew 63, rain/tstorms incoming

High 68 here. Now cloudy, down to 62.

Partly sunny 65, dew 55. wind is picking up

Brilliant sunshine! Up to 60. If the sun stays out we'll past forecast temps very soon.

Sun coming out now...Partly cloudy 58, dew 50

Didnt expect so much sunshine today. Perhaps a sign of an overperforming warm up this wkend?

DCA: +4.3 NYC: +4.5 BOS: +2.2 ORD: +1.2 ATL: +1.7 IAH: +0.3 DEN: -1.4 PHX: -2.9 SEA: -3.0

That was pretty new too in co op city, just outside Bay Plaza. Did the massive digital billboard next to it fall too? I'm outta town now but obs show a windy day there. Had to go to New Orleans. Got away from the (not so) cold. Had one and a half days of near record temps approaching a humid 80, its back to some 50s now.

Hazy sun, 58. Warm up exceeding forecasts today, as it frequently does.

54.. Its quite hazy out, looking west the air looks espically horrible toward NJ. A brown haze over Hudson Yards and into Jersey, Im actually high enough above it to see it below.

Yeah snow shower here now too and sticking to pavement, unlike the more dramatic snow squall

In my college days in the midwest it wasnt uncommon. Its like a winter version of a severe t storm. Driving 70mph under sunshine into a blizzard with no warning can cause some insane pileups. Lower manhattan is under it now.

I was a little suprised too at how down by JFK reporting more icy conditions, until the ENE winds hit me in the face, I thought wind must be lining up with the Sound up here. Also, there is a little ice when you go high enough up lower manhattan high rises.