Today in New York City Weather History: January 30

1933 (Monday)

A trace of snow was reported for the fifth day in a row - the "snowiest" period in a month that had no measurable snowfall.  Only January 1890 had less snow - 0.0".  January 1933 was later joined by January 2008 and 2023 as the only Januarys with just a trace of snow.  

1939 (Monday)

A nor'easter that moved in last night produced 1.19" of rain today, with a little more than half falling from late morning until early afternoon; it was a cold rain as the high/low was 37°/29°.  Thru 2025, this is the only time an inch or more of precipitation has fallen on this date in Central Park.  This was also the most rain to fall since last September, when four inches poured down on 9/21 when the Great New England Hurricane struck Long Island.    

1966 (Sunday)

The biggest snowfall of the winter began late last night and continued through early afternoon as a nor'easter moved up the coast.  In total, 6.8" fell and winds gusted to 40 mph when snow was falling heaviest this morning.  The temperature rose sharply from 25° around daybreak to 38° late in the morning and dropped sharply a few hours later and was down to 20° by midnight.  (New York got off relatively easy as upstate New York, eastern PA, and the Delmarva region had more than a foot of snow.)  

 

1986 (Thursday)

This was the fourth day in a row in which measurable snow fell.  In the 1970-2018 period, this would happen just one other time (Jan. 28-31, 2007).  However, the snow during these days was more of the "nuisance" variety, with just 0.2" falling today, 0.4" yesterday, 1.4" on 1/28, and 0.2" on 1/27.  (In the winter of 2019, measurable snow would fall on five consecutive days, from Feb. 28 thru March 4.) 

1999 (Saturday)

This was the 15th consecutive day with above average temperatures.  During this stretch temperatures were 10 degrees above normal (high/low of 47°/35°).   

2002 (Wednesday)

For the fourth day in a row the high temperature soared into the 60s (62°, 60°, 69°, and 61° today).  This stretch of days was 25 degrees milder than average, making it feel more like January in Dallas or Atlanta.  It was also the ninth consecutive day in which the mean temperature was 10+ degrees above average. 

 

2010 (Saturday)

With a high/low of 20°/13°, today would be the coldest day of the winter. 

2019 (Wednesday)

Ferocious cold that descended upon the Midwest, Great Lakes and Ohio Valley over the past few days made its way east, ushered in by a snow squall mid-afternoon.  Once the front passed, the temperature dropped from the low 30s to the single digits by 9 PM (and down to 2° by daybreak on the 31st).  Howling winds produced sub-zero wind chills.  The 0.4" of snow that fell during the 15-minute squall brought January's total snowfall to 1.1", keeping it from joining thirteen other Januarys that have had less than an inch of snow (the number is now up to fourteen after Jan. 2023 reported only a trace).    

 

 

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