There are some storms that I can remember well. Besides the great storm of 1996 when over 2 feet of snow fell in Plainfield's area the one that stands out most vivid in my memory was the great snow storm of December 1947. I thought it was on Christmas day but the chart says the 26 & 27.
Although this storm did not have a record snowfall it did paralyze the area. What made it most memorable was the New Years Day Ice Storm that followed a week later. I can remember watching the telephone lines falling and being glad when my phone went out. No one could call and I would not have to respond for an emergency. However the Police transported doctors to the hospital if needed.
Another well remember snow storm was in the 60s. Although it was not a record setter it was I believe either on Palm Sunday or Easter. My wife and I had been in NYC playing in a major Bridge Tournament. At the end of the evenings play it was about 11PM and we had to drive home. It had been snowing for several hours but we made good progress along 22, although there were many cars already stuck and abandoned on the highway. We made it OK until we reached our home on Kenyon Ave. There was a long driveway with a sharp left turn at the back of the house. I got stuck on the turn!
Of course the coldest winter I ever experienced was in the Ardenes December 44-Jan 45 where the snow was hip high.
I hope the chart is readable, it is of interest
www.weather2000.com/NY_Snowstorms.
Historical Snowstorms1 Impacting New York City2
YEAR | DATE | "NAME" | TOTAL | NESIS3 | COMMENTS |
2006 | February 11th-12th | Blizzard of 2006 | 26.9" | 3 | Largest snowstorm in NYC history, surpassing Dec. 26-27, 1947 (26.4"); rare thundersnow reported |
2003 | February 16th-17th | Presidents' Day Snowstorm II | 19.8" | 4 | 25.6" of snow recorded at JFK Airport; "Presidents' Day Snowstorm I" brought 12.7" on Feb. 19, 1979 |
1996 | January 7th-8th | Blizzard of '96 | 20.2" | 5 | Areas of more than 30" across portions of New Jersey; NYC schools closed, first time since Blizzard of '78 |
1983 | February 11th-12th | Megalopolitan Snowstorm | 17.6" | 4 | Occurred during one of the strongest El Niño's of the 20th Century |
1978 | February 5th-7th | Blizzard of '78 | 17.7" | 3 | Long Island & New England hardest hit, near hurricane strength winds, thundersnow, 36-hour storm duration |
1969 | February 9th-10th | Lindsay Storm | 15.3" | 2 | Mayor John Lindsay took the heat after sections of NYC remained unplowed for a week |
1967 | February 6th-7th | N/A | 15.2" | 2 | Blizzard conditions produced totals of over 20" in parts of New Jersey |
1961 | February 3rd-4th | N/A | 17.4" | 4 | Storm followed prolonged cold period (16 days of teens and 20's); JFK Airport recorded 24.0" |
1960 | December 11th-12th | N/A | 15.2" | 3 | 20.4" recorded at Newark and 17.0" at The Battery |
1948 | December 19th-20th | N/A | 16.0" | - | 20-hour duration; Widespread totals of 12-18" across the Metropolitan Area |
1947 | December 26th-27th | Big Snow | 26.4" | 2 | The worst blizzard since 1888, and record holder until 2006 |
1941 | March 7th-8th | N/A | 18.1" | - | Quick drop-off towards the coast as parts of New Jersey and Eastern Suffolk reported less than 10" of snow |
1935 | January 22th-24th | N/A | 17.5" | - | Snows from Gulf Coast to Maine |
1920 | February 4th-7th | N/A | 17.5" | - | Parts of Westchester received over 20" of snow |
1899 | February 12th-13th | The Blizzard of 1899 | 16.0" | 4 | Temperatures in the single digits for most of the storm |
1894 | February 25th-27th | N/A | 15.2" | - | Before the storm, temperatures started out around 0°F, before rising to just above freezing. |
1893 | February 17th-18th | N/A | 17.8" | - | Followed a warm spell when temperatures reached as high as 54°F |
1892 | March 16th-18th | St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm | 15.4" | - | Largest snowstorm on record for many areas in the South |
1888 | March 12th-14th | The Blizzard of '88 | 21.0" | 4 | Extreme blizzard conditions left behind over 50" of snow in some areas of Connecticut and the Hudson Valley |
1872 | December 26th | The Great Snow-Storm | ~18" | - | Snow fell from Virginia to Maine and West to Mississippi River |
1836 | January 8th-10th | The Big Snow | ~15" | - | Interior sections saw widepread 30-40" tallies |
1831 | January 14th-16th | The Great Snowstorm | ~15" | - | Rivals Superstorm of 1993 for expansiveness of coverage |
1805 | January 26th-28th | N/A | ~24" | - | 48 hours of continous snow |
1798 | November 19th-21th | The Long Storm | ~18" | - | Snow from Maryland to Maine |
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