1881 (Friday)
Today's high of 52° was the first temperature in the 50s in three months (since Nov. 12).
1883 (Sunday)
Eight inches of snow piled up (starting late last night when one inch accumulated), the second biggest snowfall of the winter (nine inches fell Nov. 29). However, today's snow changed to rain as the mercury rose to 36°; by contrast, November's snowstorm had much colder air in place (the high was just 27°).
1885 (Wednesday)
Although it was bitterly cold, with a high/low of only 11°/-2°, there was an even more frigid day earlier in the winter - on 12/20, which had a high/low of just 7°/-3°.
1933 (Saturday)
In just eight hours (between 1:00 and 9:00 AM) ten inches of snow fell. Sleet mixed in with the snow in the last few hours even though the temperature was in the low 20s.
1981 (Wednesday)
0.59" of rain fell between 2-3 PM. This was the first measurable precipitation to fall on this date in fifteen years. Today's one-hour amount happened to be similar to the 0.58" that fell not only for the entirety of December, but January as well.
1983 (Friday)
A monster snowstorm moved in during the afternoon and continued until the wee hours of the morning on Saturday. The storm really cranked up between 8-11 PM, when six inches fell. When the last flakes had fallen, 17.6" had piled up, making this New York's biggest snowfall since 1978 (when 17.7" fell on Feb. 5-7), and the sixth biggest snowstorm in Central Park history (now ranked 13th).
1985 (Monday)
Today was the 35th day in a row with a low temperature of 32° or colder. This was the longest streak of its kind since the winter of 1976-77, when one of 51 days occurred between Dec. 21, 1976 and Feb. 9, 1977 (the second longest streak on record).
1986 (Tuesday)
Today saw the second 4.5" snowfall in the past four days. These two small snowstorms accounted for much of the winter's 13 inches of snow.
1994 (Friday)
12.8" of snow fell during a snowstorm that began shortly before daybreak and continued into the evening. This was just two days after a 9-inch snowstorm and was New York's biggest snowfall since 1983, which also occurred on this date - like today, a Friday. (Photo was taken across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue.)
1997 (Tuesday)
Today was the fourth day in a row in which the mean temperature (the average of the day's high and low) was near the seasonal average (33°). Temperatures during these four days: 36°/27°, 39°/24°, 35°/28° and today's 39°/27°.
2008 (Monday)
This morning's low of 10° was the coldest reading of the winter. (Five days later a record high of 68° would be reached.)
2012 (Saturday)
Today was the 20th day in a row with above-average temperatures. During these days, temperatures were nine degrees milder than average. Only four days had morning lows at freezing or below, and the coldest reading was just 30°. This was the longest streak of above-average temperatures since the winter of 2006-07, when there was one of thirty-two days (Dec. 10, 2006 to Jan. 10, 2007).
2018 (Sunday)
The steady rain that began early yesterday afternoon continued through early evening today, dropping 1.79" in total (0.58" yesterday, 1.21" today). This was nearly the same amount that fell from two storms last week, on 2/4 (0.96") and 2/7 (0.85"). The storm's heaviest period of rain fell this afternoon when 0.35" poured down between 1:00 and 2:00. Temperatures, which had hovered in the upper 40s since yesterday, jumped from 47° at 1 PM to 62° shortly before 5 PM - the mildest reading since the end of November.
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