LibertyBell

Thats what I compare it too, both were over 20 inches here and a paper written a few years ago indicated the 30 inches plus here in January 2016 was influenced by climate change.

the weekend rainfall is more troublesome, Ed.

south shore is south shore, they have a different forecast for Coney Island vs Long Beach vs Jones Beach vs Fire Island?

People talk about types of storms that have become rare, the following type of storm seems to have become extinct https://thestarryeye.typepad.com/weather/2014/11/each-winters-snowstorms-1970-2014.html Jan. 10-12, 1954 - Light snow fell for 39 hours, beginning mid-afternoon on 1/10 and ending in the pre-dawn hours of 1/12. A total of 8.4" piled up, with 2.2" falling on the 10th, 5.4" accumulating on the 11th, and 0.8" falling on the 12th. This was the biggest snowfall in five years. The only two cases of similar storms to a long duration storms like that in my lifetime were these two: Jan. 13, 1982 - A late afternoon/nighttime snowstorm that dumped 5.8" on NYC was the same winter system that affected Washington, DC earlier in the afternoon when an Air Florida jet crashed into the Potomac River minutes after takeoff, killing 78. The following day an additional 3.5" of snow fell from an "Alberta clipper" that moved through in the evening hours. Feb. 26, 1991 - A surprise snowstorm dumped 8.9" of wet snow, the biggest accumulation in eight years (since 17.6" buried the City on Feb. 11-12, 1983 ). Because the temperature was just above freezing for much of the day the snow didn't accumulate much on the streets or sidewalks. This was the winter's third snowfall of five inches or more. These snowstorms all lasted 36 hours or more.

How do we do with an extremely negative AO but positive NAO Don?

whats with all these lows every day? it used to take a week for the atmosphere to recharge between storms.

In Pennsylvania, the storm produced 21 inches at Philadelphia, 24 inches at Harrisburg, and 25 inches at Allentown, establishing record 24 hour totals and single storm totals for those locations. New York City received 22 inches of snow, and 35 inches was reported at Glen Gary, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Windsor Locks CT received a record 19 inches of snow in 12 hours. the 22 inch total must be from JFK

The Saskatchewan Screamers were even better.

1899 - Perhaps the greatest of all arctic outbreaks commenced on this date. The temperature plunged to 61 degrees below zero in Montana. At the same time a "Great Eastern Blizzard" left a blanket of snow from Georgia to New Hampshire. The state of Virginia took the brunt of the storm, with snowfall totals averaging 30 to 40 inches. (David Ludlum) 1983 - The Middle Atlantic Coast States and southern New England were in the midst of a major snowstorm. In Pennsylvania, the storm produced 21 inches at Philadelphia, 24 inches at Harrisburg, and 25 inches at Allentown, establishing record 24 hour totals and single storm totals for those locations. New York City received 22 inches of snow, and 35 inches was reported at Glen Gary, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Windsor Locks CT received a record 19 inches of snow in 12 hours. The storm resulted in forty-six deaths, thirty-three of which occurred when a freighter capsized and sank off the Maryland/Virginia coast. Heavy snow was reported from northeastern Georgia to eastern Maine. (10th-12th) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel) 1983: Called the "Megalopolitan blockbuster snowstorm," this major snowstorm impacted the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England. Snowfall up to 25 inches fell at Allentown, Pennsylvania. Snowfall amount of 35 inches occurred in parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia at Glen Cary. Windsor Locks, Connecticut, recorded a record 19 inches in 12 hours. A ship sunk off the Virginia/Maryland coast, killing 33. There were 46 total storm-related fatalities. New 24-hour snowfall records were set in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Hartford, Connecticut. Five inches of snow in one hour was recorded at Allentown and Hartford. wow 5 inches of snow per hour and it happened on the anniversary of the great 1899 historic blizzard!!

over 20-24 inches here, this was THE SNOWSTORM of my childhood!!

What was the JFK total from February 1983 (over 20 inches?) and February 1994 Tony?

so the saturday to sunday slopfest will have more snow than the wednesday to thursday slopfest? I don't see either giving us more than 1 inch before melting in a rainy onslaught

This site has an interesting chronicle of all our 5 inch and greater snow storms going all the way back to 1900 https://thestarryeye.typepad.com/weather/2013/01/new-york-city-snowstorms-1979-2011-.html organized by calendar date https://thestarryeye.typepad.com/weather/2014/11/each-winters-snowstorms-1970-2014.html organized by winter https://www.thestarryeye.typepad.com/weather/page/15/ largest snowfalls in above freezing temperatures (some recent ones) https://www.thestarryeye.typepad.com/weather/page/24/ highlights of 2015

they did some strange things in the 70s!

it's a mauler!

Was the Millenium storm another one of those?

I remember-- that was our first snow squall warning! It was like following a line of severe thunderstorms! We had another one (not sure if this was the same one) where we had several lines of snow squalls starting around 5 PM and continuing through 11 PM. Each time a line came through the roads got snow covered again! I wonder if that was the same event? We must have had 4 or 5 lines of snow squalls that evening, very rare around here.

True, I remember the ones from the 80s, especially when they occurred during the day time, Twelve hours of snow, 3-5 inches of snow with temperatures in the 20s and with high winds, they were really fun to watch.

There was also one in February 2021 if I remember correctly, the Groundhog Day storm (it lasted 3 days)..... Binghamton got 40 inches of snow but we still got 18 inches even with mixing.

You can get a lot of snow and even jackpot with mixing. See February 1961, JFK changed over to a mix during the middle of the storm and still managed to get 24.1 inches of snow on 2.7 inches of liquid.

Chris, does this mean that the differences for those south of us vs us will flatten out so for example the average snowfall differences between DC, Baltimore, Ocean City, Atlantic City and New York City won't be that much? So I could see DCA average snowfall go down to 10 inches, ACY to 12 inches and NYC to 15 inches.... PHL and NYC could have very similar snowfall averages.

Sometimes it becomes hard to tell if snow fell (especially if its an overnight storm) if there is already snow on the ground. Sure, you can look at the trees, but looking at the ground, you probably won't be able to tell much of a difference since we still have 2 inches on the ground here from the last storm.

It's probably best to focus on February. By March 1 snowfall becomes much less likely. Even yesterday, with the sun out all afternoon it really felt like spring. I've even noticed budding on some of my trees. What we get March 1 and beyond is usually a wet snow that melts the same day or the next day. Which I'm utterly fine with, since that is the nature of spring snow here.

Did you ever watch the documentary about the true life story of that crazy scientist/professor who adopted a chimpanzee and farmed him out to his female students to raise? I can't remember the name of the documentary right now, but this guy had very questionable ethics. He had two of his female students breastfeed the chimpanzee and he also ended up having affairs with both students (one was married and the other one was an 18 year old prodigy.) When he dumped the 18 year old she went into a tailspin and quit his program. But went to a different school and decades later became one of the world's most pre-eminent behavior biologists!

Hey I always wanted to bring back the quagga and the wooly mammoth! I've been absolutely fascinated with the quagga since I was 12 years old.