yhbrooklyn Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 What's amazing is that it was essentially two months, Feb and Dec. Jan only had 2.1" and there was no snow in any other month. The top 5: 1896: 64.0" 1996: 61.3" 2010: 59.0" 1947: 58.9" 1948: 58.9" It's also the first calendar year to have two 20"+ storms. The central park 20.0 ASOS number is a little suspect, but that's what we have right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpsonsbuff Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 What's amazing is that it was essentially two months, Feb and Dec. Jan only had 2.1" and there was no snow in any other month. The top 5: 1896: 64.0" 1996: 61.3" 2010: 59.0" 1947: 58.9" 1948: 58.9" It's also the first calendar year to have two 20"+ storms. The central park 20.0 ASOS number is a little suspect, but that's what we have right now. Suspect low or high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yhbrooklyn Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 Suspect low or high? I think low, but it's better than the 1am measurement of 13+. I think they ended up using ASOS because the regular measurement wasn't cutting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpsonsbuff Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I think low, but it's better than the 1am measurement of 13+. I think they ended up using ASOS because the regular measurement wasn't cutting it. I'm averaging the local measurements around here due to what I view as some pretty good variation between reports... My "guess" is the park was probably around 21 or 22... but it's really just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherweather Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 yea cpk had to get at least 20. Down here in monmouth I got 25, and some other parts got near 30. I was watching the radar like a hawk during the storm and NYC got hit by basically every deform band I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 The midnight report was 12.0, 1am was 13.0....the record statements says 7.8 fell today, so to me that should be 19.8....so it seems to me they're 0.2 too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpsonsbuff Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 The midnight report was 12.0, 1am was 13.0....the record statements says 7.8 fell today, so to me that should be 19.8....so it seems to me they're 0.2 too high. Perhaps, I'm confused here (very possible), but I was under the assumption based on comments that the measurement reports were from different sources. The 1 am was from the zoo keeper, while the now estimate is from the ASOS. That's what I thought Yehuda was saying. I may be wrong here. Either way, measuring was very difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 The midnight report was 12.0, 1am was 13.0....the record statements says 7.8 fell today, so to me that should be 19.8....so it seems to me they're 0.2 too high. it was fixed...12.2 12/26 and 7.8 12/27...I wonder if this is an estimate?... the third 10" snowfall in NYC this year...We are getting them at a record pace...here is a list of 10" snowfalls in NYC...15 since 1993... snowfalls 10" or greater... Year....date....amount"... 1872...12/26.......18.0" 1875...4/13.........10.0" 1876...2/3-4........11.0" 1877...1/1-2........13.0" 1879...1/15-16....13.0" 1888...3/12-14....21.0" 1896...3/2...........10.0" 1896...3/15-16....12.0" 1897...1/27-28....10.0" 1898...11/26-27..10.0" 1899...2/12-14....16.0" 1902...2/17..........10.0" 1905...1/24-25.....11.0" 1907...2/4-5.........11.0" 1908...1/23-24.....10.0" 1910...1/14-15.....10.0" 1912...12/24........11.4" 1914...3/1-2.........14.5" 1915...4/3-4.........10.2" 1916...12/15........12.7" 1920...2/4-7.........17.5" 1921...2/20..........12.5" 1925...1/2............11.5" 1926...2/3-4.........10.4" 1926...2/9-10.......12.0" 1933...2/11..........10.0" 1933...12/26........11.2" 1935...1/23-24.....13.0" 1941...3/7-8.........18.1" 1947...2/20-21.....10.7" 1947...12/26-27...26.4" 1948...12/19-20...16.0" 1956...3/18-19.....11.6" 1958...3/19-20.....11.8" 1959...12/21-22...13.7" 1960...3/3-4.........14.5" 1960...12/11-12...15.2" 1961...2/3-4.........17.4" 1964...1/12-13.....12.5" 1967...2/7............12.5" 1969...2/9-10.......15.3" 1978...1/19-20.....13.6" 1978...2/6-7.........17.7" 1979...2/19..........12.7" 1983...2/11-12.....17.6" 1993...3/13-14.....10.6" 1994...2/11..........12.8" 1995...2/4............10.8" 1996...1/7-8.........20.2" 1996...2/16-17.....10.7" 2000...12/30........12.0" 2003...2/16-17.....19.8" 2003...12/5-6.......14.0" 2004...1/28..........10.4" 2005...1/22-23.....13.8" 2006...2/11-12.....26.9" 2009...12/19-20...10.9" 2010...2/9-10.......10.0" 2010...2/25-26.....20.9" 2010...12/26-27...20.0" 1870's...5 1880's...1 1890's...5 1900's...4 1910's...5 1920's...5 1930's...3 1940's...4 1950's...3 1960's...6 1970's...3 1980's...1 1990's...5 2000's...7 2010's...3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazman Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I know Manhattan is a weird area to decipher snow depths, but does anyone have a guess on the eastward cutoff on the 20" snows? Where I am in Queens is probably 15+, but saw the band setup and was wondering how far east it went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I know Manhattan is a weird area to decipher snow depths, but does anyone have a guess on the eastward cutoff on the 20" snows? Where I am in Queens is probably 15+, but saw the band setup and was wondering how far east it went. Judging from reports, probably near the East River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I think low, but it's better than the 1am measurement of 13+. I think they ended up using ASOS because the regular measurement wasn't cutting it. theyre always low-- as are the airports-- in windy storms like this. Someone at NYC also has a rep of rounding numbers to x.0, it happened quite often last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Judging from reports, probably near the East River. Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn got 25" and a trained weather spotter in East Rockaway reported 23.5" SW Nassau had between 19-24 inches as noted from multiple reports. Basically the further south you were, the better you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 The midnight report was 12.0, 1am was 13.0....the record statements says 7.8 fell today, so to me that should be 19.8....so it seems to me they're 0.2 too high. Hey SG I wanted to ask you something. The other day you mentioned the area which generally gets the best snow bands and thundersnow being from about the Jersey Coast to EWR to NYC. Is there a reason why that happens? I always thought it was pretty random, as I can remember many storms when JFK beat NYC in snowfall (due to megabanding). Here is a short list Feb 1961 JFK 24.1 NYC 16.0 Feb 1969 JFK 24.0 JFK 15.5 Feb 1983 JFK 22.0 NYC 17.7 Feb 2003 JFK 25.6 NYC 19.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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