Yes I remember having no snow on long Island during some of those winters in December but as soon as I crossed over one of the bridges it was like another world with some snow and plenty of piles of snow from earlier storms.
Good start to winter in many inland areas, numerous snow events and below normal temperatures. Below normal temps here on Long Island also but less than an inch of snow so far. Not unusual for us to miss out this time of year.
There still seems to be a squall line and heavy rain to our south and west that should come thru in a few hours if it holds together. So far windy and showery but nothing as predicted. Lots of heavy rain to the south and east over the ocean.
Some models seem to be indicating the last part of the month may not be so mild, possibly below normal. To me when you get past 240 hours things can change often on the models. Just a few days ago there was a more mild end of the month.