Snow in New York City: Why NYC just broke a snowfall record
NEW YORK - Major cities in the Northeast, like New York City and Philadelphia, have broken records regarding snowfall – but not because there’s too much of the white stuff. Instead, it’s because it has been nearly 22 months since those cities have seen an inch of snow in a single calendar day from a winter weather event.
That’s not the case everywhere in the Northeast, however.
Parts of the region, like western and central New York state, are experiencing the first significant lake-effect snowstorm of the season that could dump more than a foot of fresh powder by the middle of the week.
A view of the Christmas tree in the Rockefeller Center on December 17, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
So, it's cities up and down the Interstate 95 corridor that have dodged major snowstorms recently.
When will it snow in New York City?
"The cold air is also the big question mark of when could the I-95 corridor see snow," FOX Weather Meteorologist Amy Freeze said. "We get it in Watertown (New York). That’s a given. But when do we get it in places like Boston, Baltimore, (Philadelphia)? It’s been such a long time."
A worker clears snow in Times Square as Winter Storm Kenan makes it way through New York City on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
The answer? Not anytime soon. There aren't any significant winter weather events forecast for the Interstate 95 corridor except for cold temperatures this week.
Thus, the record-breaking snowless streaks will continue – for now.
New York City's snowless streak shattered
New York City has broken its snowless streak – and by a large margin.
As of Tuesday, it's been 653 days since the Big Apple picked up at least an inch of snow in a single calendar day. Central Park picked up 1.6 inches of snow on Feb. 13, 2022.
This breaks the previous streak of 383 days that ended in March 1998.
The average date for the first snow of the season in the Northeast. (FOX Weather)
Many cities in the Northeast usually see their first measurable snowfall in November. Boston's average first measurable snowfall is on Nov. 27, but it hasn't happened yet.
Maybe they'll get in on the snow action in December when cities like New York City, Philadelphia and Washington usually see their first measurable snowfall.