February 2026 OBS & Discussion

[wthrmn654]

It's coming down really good now

[NorthShoreWx]

2 hours ago, Tatamy said:

I experienced the storm in East Northport.  The things that I remember about it are the consistently low visibility that lasted through out that day.  It averaged between 1/8 to 1/4 mile sometimes less all day.  The flakes were quite small probably because of the strong winds whipping in off LI Sound.  I measured 30” in that storm.  I didn’t see a storm like that again until 2016 when I also measured 30” where I am in Bethlehem, PA.  

Thanks for sharing that memory.  Do you have any photos from that?  The ones I have are here:

https://www.northshorewx.com/19780207.html

The storm did a loop south of LI, but talk about a benchmark track:

 

[NorthShoreWx]

26/23 at midnight S- pcpn very light.

0.3" new snow, Snow depth 8"

Question: do any of the short term models input any Nexrad data?

[Prue11]

17 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

26/23 at midnight S- pcpn very light.

0.3" new snow, Snow depth 8"

Question: do any of the short term models input any Nexrad data?

CAM models rely heavily on nexrad data to initialize their forecasts…whoops misread your question 

[Volcanic Winter]

 

Steady very light snow, diamond dust style. Coating appearing on our cul-de-sac. Cool and pretty out at the moment, beautiful sparkle on the pack from the small flakes. 26F 23DP. 

No complaints! Winter vibes always welcome. 

[NorthShoreWx]

23 minutes ago, Prue11 said:

CAM models rely heavily on nexrad data to initialize their forecasts…whoops misread your question 

Was wondering if DIX being down is affecting the solutions.  Sounds like it could be.

[psv88]

1/2” down and radar looks good. I think we clear an inch here 

[Nibor]

[nycsnow]

Models all over the place next week. Hopefully it settles down by Monday. 

[nycsnow]

Euro ai and gfs ai like Presidents’ Day…. Little warm for nyc south big totals north and New England 

[sussexcountyobs]

Picked up a little less than an inch I would say. Impossible to measure with the strong winds. Down to 10.0F

[bluewave]

On 2/5/2026 at 6:21 PM, NorthShoreWx said:

Its a huge trade-off when it is showing the 64th longest streak as the top 18.

To illustrate with an extreme example, imagine a series where all of the values were 100 except the latest, which was 10.  To say it is the second highest ever is not useful information.

NYC had gone 15 days so far not reaching 40°. That is the 14th longest streak for NYC no matter how many years tied since we are ranking the number of days and not the individual years. With the coming cold next several days this will result in the longest streak in 20 years. 
 

Number of Consecutive Days Max Temperature < 40 
for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	35	1945-02-08
2	34	1886-02-08
3	33	1948-02-11
4	26	1879-01-17
5	25	1881-02-08
6	23	1940-01-13
-	23	1936-02-14
-	23	1885-02-09
7	22	1968-01-17
-	22	1924-02-25
-	22	1918-02-06
-	22	1912-02-15
-	22	1893-01-24
-	22	1883-01-17
-	22	1881-01-06
8	21	2004-02-03
-	21	2000-02-06
-	21	1978-02-16
-	21	1940-02-05
-	21	1901-02-15
-	21	1895-02-16
-	21	1877-01-06
9	20	1905-02-11
-	20	1902-02-22
-	20	1888-02-03
10	19	2003-02-01
-	19	1981-01-18
-	19	1977-01-09
11	18	1970-01-16
-	18	1914-02-25
-	18	1904-01-12
-	18	1887-01-12
12	17	2005-01-31
-	17	2001-01-05
-	17	1977-01-27
-	17	1966-02-07
-	17	1961-02-04
-	17	1948-01-08
-	17	1934-02-14
-	17	1918-01-11
-	17	1910-01-01
-	17	1875-01-21
13	16	2011-02-04
-	16	1963-12-25
-	16	1884-01-30
-	16	1870-03-09
14	15	2026-02-06
-	15	2018-01-08

[Roger Smith]

Binghamton NY is -3 F with NW winds gusting to 48 mph. Sustained wind is only 18 mph suggesting very squally conditions. Even at the lower wind speed wind chill there is -25 F, probably closer to -40 during stronger gusts, 

Expect a rapid increase in wind speeds in lower Hudson as gradient tightens, once the frontal boundary moves beyond the Berkshires.

 

[psv88]

1” new snow, down to 22. Nice enhancement with these snow showers out here all event. Wind picking up and lots of blowing snow. 

[nycsnow]

Overnight models and now 6z models lost 14th storm but now focusing on Presidents’ Day. Verbatim would be warm for NYC south. But It seems like 14-16 something is becoming likely wether wet or white tbd

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

37 minutes ago, bluewave said:

NYC had gone 15 days so far not reaching 40°. That is the 14th longest streak for NYC no matter how many years tied since we are ranking the number of days and not the individual years. With the coming cold next several days this will result in the longest streak in 20 years. 
 

 

Number of Consecutive Days Max Temperature < 40 
for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	35	1945-02-08
2	34	1886-02-08
3	33	1948-02-11
4	26	1879-01-17
5	25	1881-02-08
6	23	1940-01-13
-	23	1936-02-14
-	23	1885-02-09
7	22	1968-01-17
-	22	1924-02-25
-	22	1918-02-06
-	22	1912-02-15
-	22	1893-01-24
-	22	1883-01-17
-	22	1881-01-06
8	21	2004-02-03
-	21	2000-02-06
-	21	1978-02-16
-	21	1940-02-05
-	21	1901-02-15
-	21	1895-02-16
-	21	1877-01-06
9	20	1905-02-11
-	20	1902-02-22
-	20	1888-02-03
10	19	2003-02-01
-	19	1981-01-18
-	19	1977-01-09
11	18	1970-01-16
-	18	1914-02-25
-	18	1904-01-12
-	18	1887-01-12
12	17	2005-01-31
-	17	2001-01-05
-	17	1977-01-27
-	17	1966-02-07
-	17	1961-02-04
-	17	1948-01-08
-	17	1934-02-14
-	17	1918-01-11
-	17	1910-01-01
-	17	1875-01-21
13	16	2011-02-04
-	16	1963-12-25
-	16	1884-01-30
-	16	1870-03-09
14	15	2026-02-06
-	15	2018-01-08

But there have been 46 individual instances of longer periods. That would be a much better way to put it into historical context. 

[bluewave]

Just now, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

But there have been 46 individual instances of longer periods. That would be a much better way to put it into historical context. 

But I like to rank the actual temperatures and not the instances. This is why there are multiple ways of sorting. But if you like to rank the instances then you are free to. My focus is more in the weather element than how many ties there have been. Both ways are technically correct. 

[donsutherland1]

Some blowing snow from last night's powder:

[psv88]

Still have these snow shower/bands developing over eastern Nassau and western Suffolk just hanging around. Maybe part IVT or sound effect? Either way interesting to see 

[Snowlover11]

Got a dusting overnight, enough to make the roads icy.

[bluewave]

This is our most impressive coverage of ice on the local waterways for the 2020s. 
 

 

[EasternLI]

~1" new snow OTG, maybe slightly more. That was a pretty heavy band that swung through here. Hoping the wind takes care of this later so I don't have to lol.

[weathermedic]

CP down to 17. Wind gusts in the 40+mph range at many of the city reporting locations as of 8am.

[EastonSN+]

1.0 on the nose Easton CT

[NEG NAO]

43 minutes ago, nycsnow said:

Overnight models and now 6z models lost 14th storm but now focusing on Presidents’ Day. Verbatim would be warm for NYC south. But It seems like 14-16 something is becoming likely wether wet or white tbd

Always 10 days away..........with absurd precp totals in very dry pattern - good luck ! Today is the 13th day in a row without any significant precip

[Freezing Drizzle]

12 minutes ago, bluewave said:

This is our most impressive coverage of ice on the local waterways for the 2020s. 
 

 

Last Sunday, there was 100 to 200 yards of ice from the shoreline on the western end of the Raritan Bay near me.
I'll bundle up and check to see if it has expanded.

[EasternLI]

Still coming down pretty good in this..

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Any chance that this ends up being one of the three coldest winters in our area, since 1976-77?

[NEG NAO]

1 minute ago, [email protected] said:

Any chance that this ends up being one of the three coldest winters in our area, since 1976-77?

will depend on how you define winter - DEC - JAN- FEB or December 21st till around March 21st

[Stormlover74]

43 and sunny Wednesday woo hoo