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Temps firgid into the N Plains and GL

Cold period 2/17 NYC: 36 / 26 (-5) LGA: 38 / 27 (-4) EWR: 38 / 27 (-3) JFK: 39 / 29 (-1)

Records: Highs: EWR: 71 (2011) NYC: 68 (1981) LGA: 67 (2011) JFK: 67 (2011) Lows: EWR: -1 (1979) NYC: 0 (1979) LGA: 0 (1979) JFK: 2 (1979) Historical: 1899 - While much of the central and eastern U.S. was recovering from the most severe cold wave of modern history, the temperature at San Francisco soared to 80 degrees to establish a record for month of February. (David Ludlum) 1959 - Some of the higher elevations of California were in the midst of a five day storm which produced 189 inches of snow, a single storm record for North America. (13th-19th) (David Ludlum) 1987 - A small but intense low pressure system combined with northerly upslope winds to produce eight inches of snow in five hours at Meeteetsie WY, located southeast of Cody. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms soaked the Central Gulf Coast Region with heavy rain. Totals in southern Louisiana ranged up to 8.50 inches near the town of Ridge, with 6.55 inches at Plaguemine. Thunderstorms in northern Florida drenched Apalachicola with 5.41 inches of rain in 24 hours, and produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Mayo. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Low pressure off the coast of North Carolina brought freezing rain and heavy snow to Virginia and the Carolinas. Snowfall totals in Virginia ranged up to 18 inches at Franklin. Freezing rain reached a thickness of two inches around Charlotte NC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - An intense but slow moving Pacific storm worked its way across Utah over a two day period. The storm blanketed the valleys with 4 to 12 inches of snow, and produced up to 42 inches of snow in the mountains. Heavy snow also fell across northern Arizona. Williams received 22 inches of snow, and 12 inches was reported along the south rim of the Grand Canyon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1992: A thunderstorm spawned a powerful F4 tornado for so far north for the time of the year in southern Van Wert County in Ohio. The tornado touched down just west of US Route 127 and traveled northeastward for about 3 miles. One house was completely leveled, and nine others experienced severe damage. Six people were injured.

21 / 1 off a low of 17. Coldest day since Jan 23rd and looks to be coldest of the week and perhaps till next winter? Below freezing and lows back into the teens and near single digits. Overall cold and drier this week (swing and a miss on the potential bigger storm but that was becoming more apparent by Sat night). Moderation by the coming weekend and to close the month or 21 - 25th. Does looks to be a bit of a back and forth and more cold to close the month and perhaps open next month. next shot at meaningful precip looks to be in the 27 - Mar 3 period.

JFK

One wonky option would be if individual states decided which is the current law (AZ, HI, PR dont use Daylight savings time) Can you imagine scenario example - where PA blocks DST and NY stays all year on DST, and while NJ keeps the current two?

NYC Warmest : Dec: 60 (12/11) Jan: 52 (1/29) Feb: 49 (2/3)

Stanard time ends March 9th. I havent seen any additional movement on the two varying opinions/bills that are being talked for reamaining on Standard time or Daylight savings time and it would be hard pressed to have any approvals by the 9th. Leaving three options: 1. We change ahead and perhaps a bill is passed to stay on Standard time and clocks change in November and stay 2. A daylight savings time initiative is passed before November and we change clocks ahead in March and this is the last time, they stay there. 3. And the most likely no bills are passes through the house or senate and we remain on the 2 time (Standard Nov-Mar and Daylight savings Mar-Oct) policy.

I can access Newark 1929-1930, 1931-1932, 1931-1932 bus im sure it'll be close to the MYC 10.1 3 year avg. if you expand the subset to 5 consecutive seasons 27-32 will be the lowest avg i can find.

I think BW was doing an aggregate of all stations you requested.

Did you run this stretch - i can get EWR 1929-1930: 13.6 inches1930- 1931: 11.6 inches1931-1932: 5.3 inches

Added some more stretches above.

In NYC A few times came close most notably this stretch 1927-1928: 14.5 inches 1928-1929: 13.8 inches 1929-1930: 13.6 inches 1930- 1931: 11.6 inches 1931-1932: 5.3 inches then this one 1949-1950: 13.8 inches 1950-1951: 11.6 inches 1951-1952: 19.7 inches 1952- 1953: 15.1 inches 1953- 1954: 15.8 inches 1954-1955: 11.5 inches And this one 1996-1997: 10 Inches 1997-1998: 5.5 Inches 1998-1999: 12.7 Inches 1999-2000: 16.3 Inches

JFK: 36.6 LGA: 34.8 EWR: 34.6 NYC: 34.1

1958

Feb dep and precip through Feb 16 NYC: -0.8 (2.58 in) Snow: 6.7inches LGA: -0.5 (2.62 in) Snow 7.3 inches EWR: +0.7 (2.8 in) Snow 6.3 inches JFK: +3.0 (3.17 in) Snow 6.4 inches

With the southweast progression forecasted for the Wed-THu system - its looks like a generally dry week

Feb 15 - 17 , 1958 NYC: 6.9 inches of snowfall LGA: 10.1 inches of snowfall EWR: 13.3 inches of snowfall

Records: Highs: EWR: 69 (2022) NYC: 68 (2022) LGA: 66 (1976) JFK: 65 (1976) Lows: EWR: 0 (1979) NYC: -5 (1896) LGA: 2 (1979) JFK: 5 (1979) Historical: 1894: According to Grazulis, an estimated F2 tornado hits 5 miles south of Warren, Arkansas. An older woman was killed in one of the small homes that were destroyed. In addition, fruit trees were ripped out and carried a half-mile. Another tornado, estimated F3, killed two people in Claiborne County, Louisiana. 1926: A deadly avalanche, Utah's worst, demolishes 14 miner's cottages and a three-story boarding house in Bingham Canyon. Thirty-six were killed and 13 injured. 1930 - Eureka, CA, reported an all-time record high of 85 degrees, a record which lasted until September of 1983. (The Weather Channel) 1936 - The temperature at McIntosh SD plunged to 58 degrees below zero to establish a state record. (David Ludlum) 1958 - The greatest snowstorm of the mid 20th century struck the northeastern U.S. The storm produced 30 inches of snow in interior New England, including more than 19 inches in 24 hours at the Boston Airport. The same storm produced up to three feet of snow in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, with 14 inches at Washington D.C., and 15.5 inches at Baltimore MD. The storm resulted in 43 deaths and 500 million dollars damage over the Middle Atlantic Coast States. (David Ludlum) 1958: From the 14th through the 17th, one of the most significant snowstorms of the mid 20th century struck the northeastern U.S. The storm produced 30 inches of snow in the interior of New England, including more than 19 inches in 24 hours at the Boston Airport. The same storm produced up to three feet of snow in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, with 14 inches in Washington D.C. and 15.5 inches in Baltimore, Maryland. The storm resulted in 43 deaths and 500 million dollars damage over the Middle Atlantic Coast States. 1973: Snow showers moved across southeast Texas, with most locations only reporting snow flurries. However, the Houston Intercontinental Airport measured 1.4 inches of snow. 1987 - A couple of winter storms, one off the Atlantic coast and another over the south central U.S., produced snow and ice from the Mississippi Valley to the Mid Atlantic Coast Region. Freezing rain produced a coat of ice three inches thick in northern South Carolina, and 30,000 homes around Pee Dee were left without electricity. Parts of south central Kentucky were without electricity for three days following the storm, which was their worst in 35 years. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Santa Ana winds in southern California gusted to 63 mph at Ontario. Heavy snow blanketed parts of Colorado, with 11 inches reported at Strontia. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Low pressure off the Washington coast produced more than a foot of snow in the Cascade Mountains, and more than three inches of rain along the Northern Pacific Coast. Spokane WA was blanketed with 13 inches of snow. Cold arctic air in the Upper Midwest produced all-time record high barometric pressure readings of 31.10 inches at Duluth MN, 31.09 inches at Minneapolis MN, and 31.21 inches at Bismarck ND. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - The biggest winter storm of the season hit the Pacific Coast Region. In northern California, snow fell along the coast, and two day totals in the mountains ranged up to 67 inches at Echo Summit. Snowfall totals in the mountains of southern California ranged up to 48 inches at Green Valley, with 46 inches reported at Big Bear. Up to two feet of snow blanketed the southern Cascade Mountains of Oregon, and 20 to 35 inches were reported in the northern Cascades of Oregon. Up to ten inches of snow blanketed Seattle WA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

32 / 9 windy and for some 72 hours below the freezing mark and lows in the lower teens inland near single digits. Storm has been following a 3-4 season tendency to correct south and east, we'll see if the overcorrection and a light snow is the final verdict. Beyonf there moderation to normal and above later next week and to close the month. Gusting 35 - 405here now.

Daylight: 10H:44M Sunrise: 6:48 AM Sunset : 5:32 PM Roughly equivalent to October 24 Gained : 1H29M from the Dec 21 lull Adding an additional 2m31 -35 seconds of daylight each day the next week.

NYC Feb 16 - 17, 1996 10.7 inhes of snowfall. EWR Feb 16-17 9.1 inches of snowfall

38 / 37. More wind swept rain to add to the already 0.89 in the bucket. Colder week and the waning chance of snowfall Wed- Thu. https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/SECTOR/eus/02/GOES16-EUS-02-1000x1000.gif

Records: Highs: EWR: 74 (1954) NYC: 71 (1954) LGA: 69 (2023) JFK: 64 (2023) Lows: EWR: 0 (1943) NYC: 1 (1888) LGA: 2 (1943) JFK: 5 (2015) Historical: 1898: A series of wildfires swept through South Carolina on February 16-17, 1898. Unconfirmed reports indicate that 14 people were killed, numerous homes and sawmills burned, and up to 3,000,000 acres of forest land were charred from Aiken County, S.C. to Chatham County, N.C., and east to Marlboro County, S.C. There were probably a dozen wildfires raging at the same time driven by a 40 mph wind. 1899 - Washington D.C. received 1.26 inches of rain in six hours atop a snow cover more than 30 inches deep making it the soggiest day of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1903 - The temperature at Pokegama Dam MN plunged to 59 degrees below zero to establish a state record. (David Ludlum) 1903: Pokegama Dam, Minnesota saw three straight days with low temperatures 50° below zero or colder, including 59° below zero on the 15th. The minus 59° established a state record for the lowest measured temperature in Minnesota. Pokegama Dam held the record until February 2nd, 1996 when the temperature fell to 60° below zero at Tower. 1943 - Record cold prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The mercury plunged to 43 degrees below zero at Concord NH, and to -39 degrees at Portland ME. The morning low of -32 degrees at Falls Village CT established a state record, yet the afternoon high that day was 20 degrees above zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1943: Record cold prevailed in the northeastern United States. The mercury plunged to 37°F below zero at Concord, New Hampshire, and to -39 degrees at Portland, Maine. The morning low of -32°F at Falls Village, Connecticut, established a state record. The Connecticut record low was tied on January 22nd, 1961, when Coventry fell to -32°F. 1987 - A winter storm produced snow and ice in the Ohio Valley and the Appalachian Region. Snowfall totals in Virginia ranged up to 14 inches around Farmville, while Granville NC reported eight inches of sleet and ice. Freezing rain in eastern North Carolina caused extensive damage to power lines. Gales lashed the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Santa Ana winds in southern California gusted to 50 mph in the Rancho Cucamonga area. Quiet weather prevailed across the rest of the nation. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - A surge of arctic air produced all-time record high barometric pressure readings of 31.08 inches at Duluth MN, 30.97 inches at Chicago IL and 30.94 inches at South Bend IN. Readings of 31.00 inches at Milwaukee WI and 30.98 inches at Rockford IL tied their all-time records. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the southeastern U.S. Highs of 81 degrees at Athens GA, 87 degrees at Charleston SC, 85 degrees at Macon GA, and 86 degrees at Savannah GA were records for February. (The National Weather Summary) 1990 - Strong thunderstorms developing ahead of an arctic cold front produced severe weather across the southeastern U.S. between mid morning on the 15th and early evening on the 16th. Thunderstorms spawned thirteen tornadoes, including one which, prior to dawn on the 16th, injured eleven persons near Carrollton GA. There were also 121 reports of large hail or damaging winds. A late afternoon thunderstorm on the 15th produced baseball size hail at Jackson MS, and prior to dawn on the 16th, a thunderstorm produced high winds which injured four persons at Goodwater AL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989: A surge of arctic air on February 16-17th produced all-time record high barometric pressure readings of 31.08 inches at Duluth, Minnesota, 30.97 inches at Chicago, Illinois, and 30.94 inches at South Bend, Indiana. Readings of 31.00 inches at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 30.98 inches at Rockford, Illinois, tied their all-time records. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the southeastern U.S. Highs of 81 degrees at Athens, Georgia, 87 degrees at Charleston, South Carolina, 85 degrees at Macon, Georgia, and 86 degrees at Savannah, Georgia, were records for February.

Presidents storm Feb 15-17, 2003 NYC 19.8 inches of snowfall LGA: 21.6 inches of snowfall EWR 23.1 inches of snowfall JFK: 25.5 inches of snowfall Quote