A Winter In Review: New York City

I've watched for the past few months as New York City has literally been BURIED in snow. Now, I would like to take you through a brief analysis of New York City's own extended version of "Snowmageddon". (The data shown here is from the period of November 2010 to March 2011, and was recorded at the NWS ASOS in Central Park.)

In November, New Yorkers experienced a quiet month of wintry precip, recording 0.4 inches of snow. By December however, things had taken a turn, and winter was in full swing with a nice 20.1 inches falling in the city (20 inches of that amount came during the 24 hour time frame of the 26th to the 27th).

January saw another whopping 36 inches accumulate, courtesy of several nasty winter storms. At times, NYC experienced conditions that you would expect in North Dakota. January 2011 is ranked #2 on the Top 10 Snowiest Months list for NYC, with 36 inches of snowfall, just 0.9 inches away from the number one spot.

The month of February came and went leaving in it's wake 4.8 inches, an amount that caused a sigh of relief among snow-weary New Yorkers, but only because it wasn't as bad as January and December. In March, the icy grip of winter released it's hold on New York City, only dropping an inch of snow.

In all, from November 2010 to March 2011, a staggering 61.9 inches fell in the Big Apple, which is a long way from the 20 inches of snow that normally fall during a New York City winter. Pictures that were sent to me in January by a friend in Manhattan are below.