February 2026 OBS & Discussion

[psv88]

47 today. 24 now. Melt it all please 

[MJO812]

7 minutes ago, psv88 said:

47 today. 24 now. Melt it all please 

Next week it will be gone

[WeatherGeek2025]

anyone know today's high at central park?

[rclab]

4 minutes ago, WeatherGeek2025 said:

anyone know today's high at central park?

44.1 …… as always

 

[WeatherGeek2025]

2 minutes ago, rclab said:

44.1 …… as always

 

thank you sir...

 

why does weather app say 46 it's weird

[NorthShoreWx]

44 minutes ago, psv88 said:

47 today. 24 now. Melt it all please 

13 hours below freezing and 11 hours above isn't the fastest melt.

[MJO812]

On 1/31/2026 at 4:40 PM, psv88 said:

I’ll be in Florida 2/15 to 2/25. I’m sure we’ll get crushed then 

Great call 

[bluewave]

 

It was great to see Newark finally have a top 25 snowfall season following 4 higher ranking low seasons during the 2020s.

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ Snowiest  Seasons
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1996-04-30	78.4	0
2	1868-04-30	75.3	0
3	1961-04-30	73.5	0
4	1873-04-30	71.7	1
5	1907-04-30	70.2	2
6	1854-04-30	69.3	30
7	2011-04-30	68.2	0
8	1978-04-30	64.9	0
9	1994-04-30	64.5	0
10	1899-04-30	63.5	4
-	1867-04-30	63.5	0
11	1852-04-30	63.3	0
12	1948-04-30	61.6	0
13	2014-04-30	61.1	0
14	1920-04-30	60.6	0
15	1958-04-30	58.3	0
16	1856-04-30	57.8	0
17	1923-04-30	57.4	0
18	1967-04-30	57.3	0
19	1875-04-30	56.5	31
20	1916-04-30	56.2	0
21	1905-04-30	55.1	0
22	2026-04-30	54.5	63
23	2003-04-30	53.1	0
24	1893-04-30	52.8	34
25	1857-04-30	52.0	0

 

1	1973-04-30	1.9	0
2	2023-04-30	2.7	0
3	2002-04-30	3.6	0
4	1879-04-30	4.3	90
5	1919-04-30	4.5	0
6	2020-04-30	6.9	0
-	1998-04-30	6.9	0
-	1931-04-30	6.9	123
7	1932-04-30	7.3	0
8	1989-04-30	7.5	0
9	2012-04-30	8.8	0
10	1901-04-30	9.8	2
11	1995-04-30	10.3	0
12	1950-04-30	10.7	0
13	1951-04-30	10.9	0
14	1937-04-30	11.0	0
15	1938-04-30	11.1	0
16	2024-04-30	12.2	0
17	1878-04-30	12.4	0
18	1876-04-30	12.6	30
19	1999-04-30	12.8	0
20	2025-04-30	13.6	0
21	1955-04-30	13.7	0
22	1992-04-30	13.9	0
-	1968-04-30	13.9	0
-	1942-04-30	13.9	0
23	1954-04-30	14.0	0
24	1980-04-30	14.3	0
-	1953-04-30	14.3	0
25	1990-04-30	14.5	0

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

13 minutes ago, bluewave said:

 

It was great to see Newark finally have a top 25 snowfall season following 4 higher ranking low seasons during the 2020s.

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ Snowiest  Seasons
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1996-04-30	78.4	0
2	1868-04-30	75.3	0
3	1961-04-30	73.5	0
4	1873-04-30	71.7	1
5	1907-04-30	70.2	2
6	1854-04-30	69.3	30
7	2011-04-30	68.2	0
8	1978-04-30	64.9	0
9	1994-04-30	64.5	0
10	1899-04-30	63.5	4
-	1867-04-30	63.5	0
11	1852-04-30	63.3	0
12	1948-04-30	61.6	0
13	2014-04-30	61.1	0
14	1920-04-30	60.6	0
15	1958-04-30	58.3	0
16	1856-04-30	57.8	0
17	1923-04-30	57.4	0
18	1967-04-30	57.3	0
19	1875-04-30	56.5	31
20	1916-04-30	56.2	0
21	1905-04-30	55.1	0
22	2026-04-30	54.5	63
23	2003-04-30	53.1	0
24	1893-04-30	52.8	34
25	1857-04-30	52.0	0

 

1	1973-04-30	1.9	0
2	2023-04-30	2.7	0
3	2002-04-30	3.6	0
4	1879-04-30	4.3	90
5	1919-04-30	4.5	0
6	2020-04-30	6.9	0
-	1998-04-30	6.9	0
-	1931-04-30	6.9	123
7	1932-04-30	7.3	0
8	1989-04-30	7.5	0
9	2012-04-30	8.8	0
10	1901-04-30	9.8	2
11	1995-04-30	10.3	0
12	1950-04-30	10.7	0
13	1951-04-30	10.9	0
14	1937-04-30	11.0	0
15	1938-04-30	11.1	0
16	2024-04-30	12.2	0
17	1878-04-30	12.4	0
18	1876-04-30	12.6	30
19	1999-04-30	12.8	0
20	2025-04-30	13.6	0
21	1955-04-30	13.7	0
22	1992-04-30	13.9	0
-	1968-04-30	13.9	0
-	1942-04-30	13.9	0
23	1954-04-30	14.0	0
24	1980-04-30	14.3	0
-	1953-04-30	14.3	0
25	1990-04-30	14.5	0

Some great stats for Newark, going back to the 1850's? Where do they come from before the airport was established?

[ForestHillWx]

Freezing fog here. Pretty awesome to see settle in on top of the snow pack to just about the top of the tree line. 

[Freezing Drizzle]

Rare freezing fog at my location. Glaze on all surfaces.  31 F with 99% RH.
I get fogs here by the bay, but rarely at or below freezing.
Anyone else getting this?

[Freezing Drizzle]

[Freezing Drizzle]

Recipe for freezing fog with these current temperatures (above) and RHs.

[TheClimateChanger]

 

[donsutherland1]

An elite winter season is concluding today. Among other things, Winter 2025-26 will be the coldest winter since Winter 2014-15. A snapshot for New York City is below.

 

[gravitylover]

I looked out and thought 'oh bummer, I hate dense snow-eating fog'. Then I went out with the dog and realized it was freezing. That changed my mood pretty quickly It popped above a few minutes ago and now the sun is trying to come out. 

[[email protected]]

5 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

An elite winter season is concluding today. Among other things, Winter 2025-26 will be the coldest winter since Winter 2014-15. A snapshot for New York City is below.

Is this one of the top five winters over the past half century, Don?

[donsutherland1]

4 minutes ago, [email protected] said:

Is this one of the top five winters over the past half century, Don?

It would depend on what variables one uses to rank the winters. Without doubt, it is one of the great winters of the past 50 years.

[Wannabehippie]

Very foggy and 35 degrees here. I can practically see the snow being eaten away. Supposed to pop up to 52 today.

[Wannabehippie]

Fog beginning to lift now as the sun is burning thru.

 

[donsutherland1]

1 hour ago, TheClimateChanger said:

 

It was a fantastic winter in New York City. I'm not sure why some find the need to make exaggerated claims like the one you cited. Perhaps they know that most in the general public don't have access to the data, are not familiar with the historic record, and/or are not inclined to verify the claims.

If one is using only the December 1-February 28 timeframe both winters 1977-78 and 1993-94 were somewhat colder and snowier than winter 2025-26.

Here's how Winter 2025-2026 actually stacked up against all past winters (December-February periods):