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The 30 days beginning with the blizzard were among the top 30 days for snowfall in any winter from NYC

east across Long Island. 30-40 inches of snow for a 30 day period is not too shabby in my book.

You realize that NYC and sections of Long Island didn't see a single 30-40 inch snowfall season

from 78-79 to 92-93. So unless you were up to the NW and missed the snows, I don't see how anyone

can really complain about this winter.

Seasonal forecasts are largely experimental. They can make good on some general themes

But there is no way they can do justice to the types of extremes that we have experienced

in the 2000's. Didn't see too many calls for a +13 December followed by the heaviest daily

NYC snowfall of all-time in January and the first below zero degree temperature in February

since 1994. If you put that forecast out in October or November you would have been laughed at. ;)

Well I'm nw of NYC and had 3 snow events (only one significant ) hardly any snow cover . Seems like this winter was basically two - three weeks of actual winter combined . I guess u can say it was a decent winter east but certainly not nw . Add the fact that certain people kept harping that great pattern flip that really never happened I'd say alot of us can say the winter has sucked . By the way I never thought those outrageous winter calls would verify.

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Well I'm nw of NYC and had 3 snow events (only one significant ) hardly any snow cover . Seems like this winter was basically two - three weeks of actual winter combined . I guess u can say it was a decent winter east but certainly not nw . Add the fact that certain people kept harping that great pattern flip that really never happened I'd say alot of us can say the winter has sucked . By the way I never thought those outrageous winter calls would verify.

I always expected this to be 82/83 or a snowier version of 97/98. Its been close to 82-83 for sure except the interiors been screwed so far

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Too bad NYC has never seen back to back to back 50+ inch snowfall winters, at least not on record. Need 20+ inches in March for this to occur..

And if it weren't for the January blizzard this winter would be a bigger downer than it currently is to most people. Back to back to back 50+ is more likely than another 20+ inches this March.

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The 30 days of winter beginning January 23rd will go down among the greatest in NYC history.

 

Greatest daily snowfall on record

Below zero low temperature

More than 30" for 30 days

 

Maybe uncle has the stats for 30 day periods in NYC with over 30" and a below zero temperature.

 

Two singular events, a blizzard and a below zero reading with nothing else remarkable in between, will go down among the greatest 30 days in NYC history? I really think that's a stretch. I would define a "greatest in history" period as something like what Boston experienced from late January to late February last year. What'd they have, like 90" of snow?

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Well I'm nw of NYC and had 3 snow events (only one significant ) hardly any snow cover . Seems like this winter was basically two - three weeks of actual winter combined . I guess u can say it was a decent winter east but certainly not nw . Add the fact that certain people kept harping that great pattern flip that really never happened I'd say alot of us can say the winter has sucked . By the way I never thought those outrageous winter calls would verify.

 

Yeah, closer to the coast has been the place to be especially since the 09-10 winter when the coast really cashed in

on the late December storm. My guess is that the historic blocking we have been experiencing resulted in a storm

track more favorable for the coast and left the NW sections on the fringe for a number of snowstorms.

Storms were blocked  just a little too far SE for interior sections to jackpot that much.

 

But during the 80's into the early 90's it was a different story. The blocking was weaker to nonexistent 

at times. So many storms tracked further NW.  The coast was frequently going to rain and the interior

was staying frozen longer. Essentially a series of front end thumps where the NW sections hold the

cold longer than the coast with better seasonal snowfall totals.

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Two singular events, a blizzard and a below zero reading with nothing else remarkable in between, will go down among the greatest 30 days in NYC history? I really think that's a stretch. I would define a "greatest in history" period as something like what Boston experienced from late January to late February last year. What'd they have, like 90" of snow?

But nyc hasnt had a stretch like that...

Thats like saying the Mets 86 world series win wasnt its greatest moment because the Yankees won 4 out of 5 a decade later.

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But nyc hasnt had a stretch like that...

Thats like saying the Mets 86 world series win wasnt its greatest moment because the Yankees won 4 out of 5 a decade later.

I think part of it is subjective too. The fact that NYC managed that much snow, albeit mostly one big storm, and that cold shot in a toaster bath of a winter is notable. Just like it's notable that 50 miles away from there this is the worst winter ever. There no lack of extremes this winter. #STFU16
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I think part of it is subjective too. The fact that NYC managed that much snow, albeit mostly one big storm, and that cold shot in a toaster bath of a winter is notable. Just like it's notable that 50 miles away from there this is the worst winter ever. There no lack of extremes this winter. #STFU16

Oh yeah its definitely subjective. But you cant compare nyc history to boston history when discussing nyc's historic time periods.

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