1877 (Monday)
Yesterday's and today's frigid high and low of 26°/12° and 22°/10° were comparable to the Arctic cold experienced on the same two dates the previous year (30°/9° and 27°/9°).
1890 (Wednesday)
A late season snowfall of six inches was the largest accumulation of the winter, besting the snowfall of Dec. 14 by half an inch.
1918 (Tuesday)
After a record high of 76° was reached at 3 PM (a record that still stands), the temperature dropped like a rock and was half that reading by midnight.
1923 (Monday)
A paltry 0.1" of snow that fell in the early evening brought the winter's snowfall total to 60.4", making this the snowiest winter on record, breaking a tie with the winter of 1873. This would stay the snowiest winter for 25 years (it's now ranked fourth).
This dusting of snow came about as Arctic air moved through the region; the temperature plummeted from 48° in mid-afternoon to 15° by midnight. Strong winds after dark that gusted to 44 mph produced sub-zero wind chills.
1927 (Saturday)
Today was the seventh day in a row with highs in the 60s. The average high during this week was 65°, at a time of the year when daily highs are typically close to 50°.
1949 (Saturday)
With a high/low of 28°/18°, the high and mean temperature would be the coldest of 1949. This unseasonably cold air settled in the day after a snowfall of 3.8".
1956 (Monday)
After 3.8" of snow fell yesterday afternoon and evening, an additional 7.8" fell today (thru late afternoon). Temperatures stayed in the mid-20s all day. In the past four days, 18.3" of snow fell from two storms (6.7" fell on 3/16-17) and temperatures were 15 degrees below average. Until four days ago just eight inches of snow had fallen all winter.
1967 (Sunday)
The morning low was an extraordinarily cold 8° above zero, 27 degrees below average - the latest date on record for a single-digit reading in New York. This came eight days after a high of 72°.
1992 (Thursday)
The biggest snowfall of the winter fell today, a sloppy 6.2". This tripled the winter's relatively snow-free total to 9.4". Just two degrees separated the day's high and low (33°/31°).
1996 (Tuesday)
0.46" of rain fell in an hour and 0.75" in two hours (9-11 PM).
2024 (Tuesday)
With a high/low of 48°/36°, today had the first below average mean temperature of the month (two degrees below average). Ironically, it happened on the first day of spring (which didn't start until 11:06 PM). This 18-day streak of above average temperatures followed a 22-day streak earlier in the winter (Jan. 23-Feb. 13.)
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