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12 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Hit 55 and there are rivers of snow melt on the roads. However we still have a healthy pack. 

Same here, but getting bare spots in the usual locations... where there wasn't much snow in the first place with good sun exposure.  Otherwise, still deep snow cover.  We hit 56⁰ today.  49⁰ now 

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February 2026 is finishing with a mean temperature of 31.5°, which is 4.4° below normal (1991-2020 baseline). It would also be 3.8° below the 1981-2010 baseline. 

Winter 2025-2026 is finishing with a seasonal mean temperature of 31.9°. That is the coldest winter mean temperature since Winter 2014-2015 when the mean temperature was 31.7°. Winter 2025-2026 is only the fourth winter of the 21st century with a mean temperature of 32.0° or below.

Winter 2025-2026 is just the third winter with two or more 10" snowstorms, a seasonal mean temperature of 32° or below and seasonal snowfall of 40.0" or above. The others are 1960-1961 and 1977-1978. 

Colder air will return for tomorrow through Tuesday. A light snowfall with coatings in places, especialy north and west of New York City, is possible tomorrow. Monday could see the temperature top out near or even below freezing in New York City after starting in the upper teens. 

After mid-week, a warming trend will commence. The second week of March could feature springlike readings. Long Island and coastal sections could be noticeably cooler than interior sections on a number of days on account of a chilly onshore flow.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +1.2°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.1°C for the week centered around February 11. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +0.37°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.32°C. Neutral ENSO conditions have now developed. Neutral ENSO conditions will continue through at least mid-spring.

The SOI was +17.10 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -0.236 today. 

 

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1 hour ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

Terrific winter. A+
 

cold. Ice waterways with ice skating

extended snow cover

we won. Ready for spring. 
 

note - to have a good winter the west has to torch 

A south shore winter as well. North shore didn’t do as well. Center island by me held our own. 

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On 2/27/2026 at 4:23 PM, SACRUS said:

Before there was a National Weather Service to keep careful records, the function of recording local weather statistics was left in the hands of interested individuals. William Whitehead furnished meteorological information to the old Newark Daily Advertiser, which printed it in a column from 1843 to 1884. Later, William Wiener, principal of Central High School, assumed this function. Eventually the task was taken over by the Department of Agriculture. In 1924, the Weather Bureau began recording local data. By 1931, the federal government established a full-time agency for this purpose. But for a brief time, weather observations were made on the roof of Kresge's department store. Today, climatological data sheets provide detailed weather information for Newark and weather stations through the state. Copies can be found in the Newark Public Library's New Jersey Information Center as well as in federal document depository collections. In addition, clipping files are available in the New Jersey Information Center.

The first half of the 20th century saw several extremely dangerous storms in 1914, 1917, 1937 and 1947. The year 1914 was characterized by a general paralysis of business, with the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars and untold suffering. 

https://knowingnewark.npl.org/from-mere-dustings-to-blizzards-snow-has-affected-newark-history/#:~:text=Before there was a National,of dollars and untold suffering.

 

23 hours ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

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

 

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