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NYC: Jan 26 - 27, 2011 : 19 inches of snowfall Jan 26 , 2015 : 9.8 inches of snowfall

Records: Highs: EWR: 74 (1950) *monthly Jan high NYC: 72(1950) * tied monthly Jan high Jan 6 (07) LGA: 72 (1950) JFK: 69 (1950) Lows: EWR: 4 (1994) NYC: 2 (1871) LGA: 5 (1994) JFK: 9 (2007) Historical: 1700 - A powerful earthquake struck the Pacific Northwest along the Cascadia Subduction zone. The estimated moment magnitude of 8.7-9.2 caused about a 1,000-kilometer rupture from mid-Vancouver Island to northern California. The ocean floor heaved upward approximately 20 feet, and with 10-20 minutes, a giant wave, 30-40 feet high, reached the shore. The earthquake caused a tsunami, which struck the coast of Japan. 1772 - Possibly the greatest snowfall ever recorded in the Washington DC area started on this day. When the storm began, Thomas Jefferson was returning home from his honeymoon with his new bride, Martha Wayles Skelton. The newlyweds made it to within eight miles of Monticello before having to abandon their carriage in the deep snow. Both finished the ride on horseback in the blinding snow. The newlyweds arrived home late on the night of January 26th. In Jefferson's "Garden Book," he wrote, "the deepest snow we have ever seen. In Albermarle, it was about 3. F. deep." 1937: The wettest month ever in Cincinnati, Ohio, is January 1937, when 13.68 inches fell. Their average January amount is 3.00 inches of precipitation. The overabundance of precipitation over the Ohio River basin caused near-record to record flooding in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. On this day, the river gauge reached 80 feet in Cincinnati, the highest level in the city's history. The Ohio River reached 57 feet in Louisville, Kentucky, on the 27th, setting a new record by ten feet. Seventy percent of the city was underwater at that time. 1978 - A paralyzing blizzard struck the Midwest. One to three feet of snow fell in Michigan, and 20 to 40 inches was reported across Indiana. Winds reached 70 mph in Michigan, and gusted above 100 mph in Ohio. The high winds produced snow drifts twenty feet high in Michigan and Indiana stranding thousands on the interstate highways. Temperatures in Ohio dropped from the 40s to near zero during the storm. (David Ludlum) 1983 - The California coast was battered by a storm which produced record high tides, thirty-two foot waves, and mudslides, causing millions of dollars damage. The storm then moved east and dumped four feet of snow on Lake Tahoe. (22nd-29th) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - A winter storm spread heavy snow across the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast States, with 18 inches reported at Vineland NJ, and wind gusts to 65 mph at Chatham MA. Snow cover in Virginia ranged up to thirty inches following this second major storm in just one week. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A snowstorm in the northeastern U.S. produced 19 inches at Austerlitz NY and Stillwater NY. A storm in the Great Lakes Region left 16.5 inches at Marquette MI, for a total of 43 inches in six days. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Snow and high winds created blizzard-like conditions in northwestern Vermont. Winds at Saint Albins gusted to 88 mph. In Alaska, the town of Cold Foot (located north of Fairbanks) reported a morning low of 75 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - A winter storm spread high winds from the northwestern U.S. to Wyoming and Colorado, with heavy snow in some of the high elevations. Stevens Pass WA received 17 inches of snow, half of which fell in four hours. In extreme northwest Wyoming, Togwotee Mountain Lodge received 24 inches of snow. Winds in Colorado gusted to 90 mph at Rollinsville. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

30 / 19 clouds over a portion of the region. Warmer today (40s) and lasting through Wednesday, perhaps some 50 or better readings on Wed (first since New years eve/day). A brief colder return 30th - 31. Overall looking near to warmer than normal through the first week of Feb, turning wetter by the open of next month - currently looking like the cold is nearby by focussed north and west and along with the frozen precip chances - as of now.

Strong cold moderating

SE ridge - warmest staying into Florida / Southeast - warmer bu wetter up here

Current cold period departures 1/20 EWR: 28 / 16 (-10) NYC: 26 / 17 (-11) LGA: 28 / 18 (-11) JFK: 29 / 19 (-8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/21: EWR: 20 / 7 (-18) NYC: 19 / 11 (-18) LGA: 20 / 13 (-17) JFK: 20 / 14 (-15) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/22 EWR: 22/ 8 (-17) NYC: 20 / 10 (-18) LGA: 21 / 13 (-17) JFK: 23 / 13 (-14) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/23: EWR: 29 / 13 (-11) NYC: 28 / 17 (-10) LGA: 30 / 18 (-10) JFK: 30/ 16 (-9) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/24: EWR: 34 / 15 (-7) NYC: 33 / 23 (-5) LGA: 34 / 25 (-4) JFK: 25 / 20 (-4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Looks like one more below normal day today before getting to normal and above starting tomorrrow through Wed

NYC: Jan 25, 2000: 5.6 inches of snowfall (combo of mix / dry slotted kept totals down) Other areas 6 - 12 inches, more north and the mid atlantic https://www.weather.gov/media/rah/20000125.index.print.pdf https://www.weather.gov/ilm/2000-Jan-25snow

Records: Highs: EWR: 59 (2024) NYC: 60 (1967) LGA: 57 (2024) JFK: 55 (2024) Lows: EWR: -1 (1935) NYC: 2 (1945) LGA: 2 (1945) JFK: 5 (1961) Historical: 1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum) 1837 - At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel) 1937: Las Vegas, Nevada dropped to 8 degrees above zero, setting a record low for the city. 1949: Las Vegas, Nevada, recorded 4.7 inches of snow. This brought the monthly snowfall total to 16.7 inches which still ranks as their snowiest month on record 1965 - Alta, UT, was in the midst of a storm that left the town buried under 105 inches of snow establishing a record for the state. (David Ludlum) 1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - High winds created blizzard conditions in the mountains of Colorado. Winds gusted to 109 mph at Echo Lake, and a wind gust to 193 mph was reported atop Mount Evans. A "nor'easter" moving up the Atlantic Coast spread heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with as much as 16 inches reported in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Bitter cold air, coming down from Alaska, settled over the Northern Rockies. Wilson WY reported a morning low of 48 degrees below zero. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. One thunderstorm in north central Texas spawned a tornado which injured three persons at Troy. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Low pressure developed explosively over east central Missouri and moved into Lower Michigan producing high winds and heavy snow across parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 60 mph and up to a foot of snow created near blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Wind gusts in Indiana reached 76 mph at Wabash. Thunderstorms associated with the storm produced wind gusts to 54 mph at Fort Madison IA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2000 - Heavy snow fell from the Carolinas to New England, with up to 20 inches of snow and five deaths reported. (NCDC)

21 /6 off a low of 9. Near or slightly above freezing today, then moderation Sunday - Wed with 40s and maybe even the first 50 degree temp since New Years eve/day. Cold nearby and pushes through the close of the month 30/31. Looking like a warmer and wetter open to next month with core of the cold north and west of the area - overall above normal once to Groundhogs day and through the first week.

Great forecast and news for So California

33 here - broke freezing JFK: 33 EWR: 32 LGA: 31 NYC: 31

Not s cold as OH/-WPA PNS: -7.6 IAH: - 6.5 MSY: -6.2

25 Years ago "During the 6 p.m. news reports on Jan. 24, local meteorologists in the Washington, D.C., region forecasted "snow flurries" to begin around noon the next day with "up to an inch of accumulation on the ground." That was the last forecast many D.C. residents heard before going to bed that evening. But on Tuesday morning, Jan. 25, they awoke to find near blizzard conditions outside with 4 to 7 inches of accumulation already on the ground; and the winter storm wouldn’t subside until about 11 p.m. that night. In all, some areas east of Washington, D.C., received as much as 18 inches!" https://www.weather.gov/media/rah/20000125.index.print.pdf we would ultimately get a mix / dry slotted on the 25th.

CVG" -9.2 CLE: - 7.9 PIT: - 7.8

Departures thru 1/23 TTN: -5.6 PHL: -5.0 NYC: -3.9 LGA: -3.6 EWR: -2.6 ISP: -2.4 JFK: -1.1

Current cold period departures 1/20 EWR: 28 / 16 (-10) NYC: 26 / 17 (-11) LGA: 28 / 18 (-11) JFK: 29 / 19 (-8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/21: EWR: 20 / 7 (-18) NYC: 19 / 11 (-18) LGA: 20 / 13 (-17) JFK: 20 / 14 (-15) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/22 EWR: 22/ 8 (-17) NYC: 20 / 10 (-18) LGA: 21 / 13 (-17) JFK: 23 / 13 (-14) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/23: EWR: 29 / 13 (-11) NYC: 28 / 17 (-10) LGA: 30 / 18 (-10) JFK: 30/ 16 (-9) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some may. I think for many it was Jan 26 - Feb 1 , 2022

Records: Highs: EWR: 68 (1967) NYC: 68 (1967) LGA: 68 (1967) JFK: 65 (1967) Lows: EWR: 2 (1936) NYC: -6 (1886) LGA: 3 (1963) JFK: 6 (2011) Historical: 1916 - The temperature at Browning MT plunged 100 degrees in just 24 hours, from 44 degrees above zero to 56 degrees below zero. It was a record 24 hour temperature drop for the U.S. (Weather Channel) (National Severe Storms Forecast Center) 1935 - Snowstorms hit the northeastern U.S. and the Pacific Northwest producing record 24 hour snowfall totals of 23 inches at Portland ME and 52 inches at Winthrop MA. (David Ludlum) 1940: A record-breaking 19.9 inches of snow fell in Richmond, Virginia, on this day. The storm, which began on the 23rd, produced 21.6 inches of snow for the Richmond area. The headline in the Richmond Times-Dispatch was "Blizzard Sweeps State, Bringing Deep Snow; Public Schools Closed." 1956 - Thirty-eight inches of rain deluged the Kilauea Sugar Plantation of Hawaii in 24 hours, including twelve inches in just one hour. (David Ludlum) 1963 - A great arctic outbreak reached the southern U.S. The cold wave broke many records for duration of cold weather along the Gulf Coast. A reading of 15 degrees below zero at Nashville TN was an all-time record low for that location. (David Ludlum) 1967: A tornado outbreak across the Central U.S. was the furthest north ever recorded in the winter up to that time. Severe weather occurred across a good portion of the southeast and east-central Iowa. Two-inch hail fell at Armstrong, and over two dozen tornadoes were reported. Five miles north of Fort Madison, one fatality occurred from a tornado, along with six injuries. A tornado causing F4 damage killed 3 people and injured 216 in St. Louis County, Missouri. Storms also affected parts of northern and central Illinois. One strong tornado in Mason County killed one person and injured three others. Another tornado moved across the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area, injuring five people. Other strong tornadoes were reported across Carroll County in Mt. Carroll, where 12 people were injured, and near Gladstone in Henderson County. Funnel clouds were reported across the southwest section of Chicago, IL. Iowa had never recorded a tornado in January before this outbreak. 32 total tornadoes occurred, 14 of them in Iowa. Nine twisters occurred in Missouri, 8 in Illinois, and 1 in Wisconsin. 1982 - Chinook winds plagued the foothills of southeastern Wyoming and northern and central Colorado for the second straight Sunday. The winds gusted to 140 mph at Wondervu CO, located northeast of Denver. Chinook winds a week earlier produced wind gusts to 137 mph. (Storm Data) 1987 - Temperatures in Minnesota plunged far below the zero mark. International Falls MN reported a morning low of 35 degrees below zero, and Warroad MN was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 45 below zero. A storm developing in northeastern Texas produced severe thunderstorms with large hail in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Camden AR reported golf ball size hail. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A blizzard rapidly developed in the north central U.S. In just one hour weather conditions in eastern North Dakota switched from sunny skies, light winds and temperature readings in the 20s, to rapidly falling temperatures and near zero visibility in snow and blowing snow. High winds in Wyoming, gusting to 72 mph at Gillette, produced snow drifts sixteen feet high. Northwestern Iowa experienced its second blizzard in just 24 hours. High winds in Iowa produced wind chill readings as cold as 65 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Heavy snow blanketed the Rockies and the Northern High Plains Region. Hettinger ND received 12 inches of snow. Wolf Creek Pass CO was blanketed with 16 inches of snow in just 24 hours. Severe cold prevailed across Alaska. Between the 24th and the 29th of January, a total of thirty stations in the state report all-time record low temperatures. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - A deep low pressure system brought high winds and heavy snow to the western Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Winds gusting to 82 mph at Shemya reduced the visibility to near zero in blowing snow. Rain and gale force winds lashed the northern Pacific coast. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains over the central Gulf coast states. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

20 / 10 off a low of 8. Should break freezin today (low 30s). A bit colder Sat then a moderate period of near / slightly above normal Sun - Tues. Mainly dry look the next 5 - 7 days. Cold nearby but the strongest stays north/west outside brief intursions and perhaps more active by the start of next month. Overall colder look but closer to normal.

yea the nesis maps are too smoothed these NWS are a bit better for this event

Current cold period departures 1/20 EWR: 28 / 16 (-10) NYC: 26 / 17 (-11) LGA: 28 / 18 (-11) JFK: 29 / 19 (-8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/21: EWR: 20 / 7 (-18) NYC: 19 / 11 (-18) LGA: 20 / 13 (-17) JFK: 20 / 14 (-15) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/22 EWR: 22/ 8 (-17) NYC: 20 / 10 (-18) LGA: 21 / 13 (-17) JFK: 23 / 13 (-14) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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NYC Jan 23. 2016 : 27.5 inches of snow