January 23, 2016 Roidzilla Observations

NjWeatherGuy wrote:Closest town to me reporting 35.5", Somerset, NJ, cant believe it.

Amazing. I had 35 inches from the Feb 25-26, 2010 storm and 33 inches from the blizzard of 96. It is amazing to see 3 feet of snow fall in a day. Enjoy it my friend you deserve it, it makes up for some past scroo jobs.

right now central park has 25.1 inches of snow putting us in 3 rd place nyc history i think we are going to shatter that record

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:

NjWeatherGuy wrote:Closest town to me reporting 35.5", Somerset, NJ, cant believe it.

Amazing. I had 35 inches from the Feb 25-26, 2010 storm and 33 inches from the blizzard of 96. It is amazing to see 3 feet of snow fall in a day. Enjoy it my friend you deserve it, it makes up for some past scroo jobs.

Yep, think Tom was in the bullseye for this one.That 35 inches in the Feb 25-26 2010 storm in Monroe fell on top of a foot already on the ground at Rita's place and I have never seen before or after that amount of snow, four feet on the level.

CP, we dodged a sharp cutoff bullet on this one by a mere 20 miles.Cripes!

Congrats to all members who scored big on this one.

21.9, 29.48 R 84%. Very windy with blowing snow.

Look who's number 3 all time and shooting for the top. This is as of 7pm.
Who would have ever thought? The NAM that's who. The little model that could.

Biggest Snowstorms All Time
Central Park in NYC
(through Jan 22, 2016)
Ranking Amount Year & Date(s)
1      26.9 February 11-12, 2006
2      26.4 December 26-27, 1947
3     25.1 January 23, 2016
4      21.0 March 12-14, 1888
5      20.9 February 25-26, 2010
6      20.2 January 7-8, 1996
7      20.0 December 26-27, 2010
8      19.8 February 16-17, 2003
9      19.0 January 26-27, 2011
10   18.1 March 7-8, 1941
11   18.0 December 26, 1872
12   17.7 February 5-7, 1978
13   17.6 February 11-12, 1983
14   17.5 January 22-24, 1935
15   17.5 February 4-7, 1920
16   17.4 February 3-4, 1961
17   16.0 December 19-20, 1948
18   16.0 February 12-13, 1899
19   15.3 February 9-10, 1969
20   15.2 December 11-12, 1960

2004blackwrx wrote:Just made the trek through the no snow wall. Left work in Morthern Westchester which had about 8 inches of snow. Got home 25 miles later in Wappingers to storm ended and a quarter an inch of snow. Two thirds of way through Putnam had up to a few inches and then just a few miles south of I 84 totals dropped to around an inch and clean roads. Only plus is i got to see a mild version of the storm at work and cone home to no real shoveling. I guess us notherners have to wait for our winter to start.

Just terrible.Brings back memories for me here in Monroe for Juno when we got maybe two inches and there was 30 plus 50 miles away.

Only thing to do is roll up your sleeves and start looking for the next one.We've GOT to jackpot up here sooner or later.Need a windswept rainstorm on the Jersey Shore and LI, mix in the City and heavy snow in the HV.

Frank_Wx wrote:My favorite part of a snowstorm - besides tracking / forecasting - is walking the streets at night. 

Yep, we talked about that on a post a while ago.It is surreal the peace and quiet and tranquility.Getting a little to old with my bum knees now but there was a time....!!!

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:Look who's number 3 all time and shooting for the top. This is as of 7pm.
Who would have ever thought? The NAM that's who. The little model that could.

Biggest Snowstorms All Time
Central Park in NYC
(through Jan 22, 2016)
Ranking Amount Year & Date(s)
1      26.9 February 11-12, 2006
2      26.4 December 26-27, 1947
3       25.1 January 23, 2016
4      21.0 March 12-14, 1888
5      20.9 February 25-26, 2010
6      20.2 January 7-8, 1996
7      20.0 December 26-27, 2010
8      19.8 February 16-17, 2003
9      19.0 January 26-27, 2011
10   18.1 March 7-8, 1941
11   18.0 December 26, 1872
12   17.7 February 5-7, 1978
13   17.6 February 11-12, 1983
14   17.5 January 22-24, 1935
15   17.5 February 4-7, 1920
16   17.4 February 3-4, 1961
17   16.0 December 19-20, 1948
18   16.0 February 12-13, 1899
19   15.3 February 9-10, 1969
20   15.2 December 11-12, 1960

The only asterisk on this chart CP is that ridiculously low total for the Blizzard of 1888.Impossible there was only 21.0 inches when nearby areas were over three feet.Not saying this to disparage your fine work but out of respect for the classic old storm.

hyde345 wrote:

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:Look who's number 3 all time and shooting for the top. This is as of 7pm.
Who would have ever thought? The NAM that's who. The little model that could.

Biggest Snowstorms All Time
Central Park in NYC
(through Jan 22, 2016)
Ranking Amount Year & Date(s)
1      26.9 February 11-12, 2006
2      26.4 December 26-27, 1947
3       25.1 January 23, 2016
4      21.0 March 12-14, 1888
5      20.9 February 25-26, 2010
6      20.2 January 7-8, 1996
7      20.0 December 26-27, 2010
8      19.8 February 16-17, 2003
9      19.0 January 26-27, 2011
10   18.1 March 7-8, 1941
11   18.0 December 26, 1872
12   17.7 February 5-7, 1978
13   17.6 February 11-12, 1983
14   17.5 January 22-24, 1935
15   17.5 February 4-7, 1920
16   17.4 February 3-4, 1961
17   16.0 December 19-20, 1948
18   16.0 February 12-13, 1899
19   15.3 February 9-10, 1969
20   15.2 December 11-12, 1960

I'm not going to crown the nam, that's for sure. That POS model had me getting 18 inches just yesterday and I didn't get 18 flakes. And, yes, I'm bitter.

I felt that way that snowmageddon year when it was sunny and cold and South Jersey got 25 inches on a couple of storms.

weatherwatchermom wrote:Top-10 Historical Snowstorms1 Impacting New York City2

26.9” on February 11-12, 2006
25.8” on December 26-27, 1947
25.1" on January 22-23, 2016 (thru 7pm Jan 23)
21.0" on March 12-14th, 1888
20.9” on February 25-26, 2010
20.2” on January 7-8, 1996
20.0” on December 26-27, 2010
19.8” on February 16-17, 2003
19.0” on January 26-27, 2011
18.1” on March 7-8, 1941 & January 22-24, 1935

Hey you're stealing my thunder!! JK