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    February 2026 OBS & Discussion

    in New York City Metro

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    Records:

    Highs:

    EWR: 70 (2022)
    NYC: 72 (1874)
    LGA: 68 (2022)
    JFK: 69 (2022)


    Lows:

    EWR: 7 (2015)
    NYC: 5 (1889)
    LGA: 8 (2015)
    JFK: 9 (2015)

     

    Historical:

     

    1802 - A great snowstorm raged along the New England coast producing 48 inches of snow north of Boston. Three large ships from Salem were wrecked along Cape Cod. (David Ludlum)

    1936 - A severe blizzard in the Sierra Nevada Range closed Donner Pass. It stranded 750 motorists and claimed seven lives. (David Ludlum)

     

    1977: A rare February tornado touched down briefly in Mason City, Iowa, inflicting F1 damage on a home and injuring one person inside. This is the only known February tornado on record in Iowa.

    1987 - A winter storm buried the Middle Atlantic Coast Region under heavy snow. Totals ranged up to 24 inches at Lancaster PA, with 23 inches at Coatesville PA. During the height of the storm Philadelphia PA received five inches of snow in just one hour. The Washington D.C. area was blanketed with up to 15 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

    1988 - Strong northwesterly winds ushered arctic air into the central U.S., and temperatures in Missouri were thirty degrees colder than the previous day. The strong winds produced squalls along the shore of Lake Superior, with up to 15 inches of snow reported over the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

    1989 - Nineteen cities in the central U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date, including Lincoln NE with a reading of 19 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary)

    1990 - A fast moving storm produced near blizzard conditions in Michigan. Snowfall totals ranged up to 9.5 inches in Allegan County, wind gusts reached 74 mph at Ann Arbor, and five foot snow drifts were reported around Saginaw. The Michigan AAA records showed more than 5000 traffic accidents reported, a near record for one day. There were several chain reaction collisions. One near Pontiac involved a hundred cars. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

    The Allsnow Blizzard of 2026

    in New York City Metro

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    Newark's records 2026 in between 2nd and 3rd and still adding

     

    1. 27.8" — 1996-01-07 through 1996-01-09

    2. 26.7" — 1947-12-26 through 1947-12-28

    3. 24.5" — 2016-01-22 through 2016-01-24

    4. 24.2" — 2010-12-26 through 2010-12-28

    5. 23.1" — 2003-02-16 through 2003-02-18

    6. 22.6" — 1961-02-03 through 1961-02-05

    7. 22.0" — 1920-02-04 through 1920-02-06

    8. 21.3" — 2006-02-11 through 2006-02-13

    9. 20.8" — 1921-02-19 through 1921-02-21

    10. 20.5" — 1874-12-20 through 1874-12-22

    11. 20.4" — 1960-12-11 through 1960-12-13

    12. 20.2" — 1994-02-09 through 1994-02-11

    13. 20.0" — 1907-02-04 through 1907-02-06

    14. 20.0" — 1856-01-05 through 1856-01-07

    15. 20.0" — 1845-02-04 through 1845-02-06

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