Below are the unofficial observations for the snow storm that effected the greater New York City region. The
snowfall total recorded in Central Park was 19.0" as of 6:30AM this morning. The Nor'easter also broke an all
time record for snowiest January in New York City! So far Central Park in New York City has received 36" of
snow! The old record was 27.4" set back in 1925. Information for this data is courtesy of the National Weather
Service in New York.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
754 AM EST THU JAN 27 2011
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS
BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA
FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME
PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
NEW CANAAN 18.0 530 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST NORWALK 17.0 110 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
GREENWICH 14.5 530 AM 1/27 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NORWALK 14.0 543 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
BRIDGEPORT 13.0 600 AM 1/27 COOP OBSERVER
DANBURY 13.0 215 AM 1/27 SKYWARN SPOTTER
SHELTON 13.0 215 AM 1/27 SKYWARN SPOTTER
DARIEN 12.5 400 AM 1/27 CT DOT
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
MIDDLETOWN 15.0 535 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
OLD SAYBROOK 13.0 400 AM 1/27 CT DOT
HADDAM 12.0 400 AM 1/27 CT DOT
...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...
NORTH HAVEN 18.5 605 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
MILFORD 15.0 300 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
BRANFORD 15.0 554 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
NEW HAVEN 13.5 400 AM 1/27 CT DOT
SOUTHBURY 12.5 440 AM 1/27 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WATERBURY 10.5 400 AM 1/27 CT DOT
BEACON FALLS 9.5 400 AM 1/27 CT DOT
MERIDEN 9.0 400 AM 1/27 CT DOT
...NEW LONDON COUNTY...
LISBON 17.5 702 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
COLCHESTER 15.0 200 AM 1/27 CT DOT
NORTH FRANKLIN 13.5 625 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
GROTON 12.0 400 AM 1/27 CT DOT
UNCASVILLE 9.0 320 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
NORWICH 8.5 400 AM 1/27 CT DOT
NEW JERSEY
...BERGEN COUNTY...
EAST RUTHERFORD 15.5 400 AM 1/27 NJ DOT
PARAMUS 12.5 400 AM 1/27 NJ DOT
RIVERVALE 11.5 600 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
...ESSEX COUNTY...
NEWARK AIRPORT 18.9 615 AM 1/27 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
BLOOMFIELD 16.5 340 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
BELLEVILLE 15.6 200 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST ORANGE 14.2 330 AM 1/27 PUUBLIC
VERONA 14.0 200 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
CEDAR GROVE 13.2 410 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
...HUDSON COUNTY...
JERSEY CITY 16.0 400 AM 1/27 NJ DOT
HARRISON 15.0 400 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
...PASSAIC COUNTY...
CLIFTON 19.0 400 AM 1/27 NJ DOT
WAYNE 10.5 600 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
...UNION COUNTY...
ROSELLE 17.9 430 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
UNION 17.0 400 AM 1/27 NJ DOT
ELIZABETH 14.6 1200 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
CLARK 12.0 400 AM 1/27 NJ DOT
NEW YORK
...BRONX COUNTY...
PELHAM PARKWAY HOUSE 18.0 400 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
PARKCHESTER 16.3 630 AM 1/27 COOP OBSERVER
BRONX 14.7 620 AM 1/27 PUBLIC - BRONX ZOO
BEDFORD PARK 13.1 1230 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
...KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY...
SHEEPSHEAD BAY 13.0 600 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
...NASSAU COUNTY...
LONG BEACH 15.9 600 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
BETHPAGE 15.5 600 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
PLAINVIEW 15.0 500 AM 1/27 SKYWARN SPOTTER
GARDEN CITY 14.8 600 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
FLORAL PARK 14.0 345 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
LEVITTOWN 14.0 545 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
SYOSSET 14.0 400 AM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE
OCEANSIDE 12.0 600 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
MASSAPEQUA 11.0 630 AM 1/27 SKYWARN SPOTTER
BALDWIN HARBOR 9.2 600 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
...NEW YORK COUNTY...
CENTRAL PARK 19.0 630 AM 1/27 CENTRAL PARK ZOO
...ORANGE COUNTY...
HARRIMAN 8.2 1200 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
NEW WINDSOR 7.2 630 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
...QUEENS COUNTY...
NYC/LA GUARDIA 17.3 615 AM 1/27 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
FRESH MEADOWS 16.2 230 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
WOODSIDE 16.0 600 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
NYC/JFK AIRPORT 10.3 615 AM 1/27 ASOS
...RICHMOND COUNTY...
ELTINGVILLE 16.0 200 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
STATEN ISLAND 15.0 500 AM 1/27 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...ROCKLAND COUNTY...
STONY POINT 7.6 624 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
NORTHPORT 16.5 600 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
CENTERPORT 16.5 600 AM 1/27 COOP OBSERVER
COMMACK 15.7 430 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
EAST SETAUKET 15.5 510 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
PORT JEFFERSON 14.0 630 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
ISLIP AIRPORT 13.7 700 AM 1/27 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
SHOREHAM 13.7 625 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTH BABYLON 13.5 615 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
UPTON 13.3 700 AM 1/27 NWS OFFICE
SMITHTOWN 13.0 300 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
MOUNT SINAI 12.4 600 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
SOUND BEACH 12.1 630 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
PATCHOGUE 12.0 620 AM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE
HOLBROOK 11.3 600 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
LINDENHURST 10.9 540 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
...WESTCHESTER COUNTY...
HARRISON 16.0 610 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
ARMONK 14.5 615 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
MOUNT KISCO 12.0 350 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
SCARSDALE 10.8 100 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
***********************STORM TOTAL ICE***********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
ICE OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
GREENWICH 0.25 1040 PM 1/26 TRAINED SPOTTER
NEW YORK
...NASSAU COUNTY...
NORTH MASSAPEQUA 0.25 940 PM 1/26 PUBLIC
...QUEENS COUNTY...
SOUTH OZONE PARK 0.25 800 PM 1/26 PUBLIC
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
MOUNT SINAI 0.25 1050 PM 1/26 PUBLIC
HOLBROOK 0.20 500 AM 1/27 PUBLIC
NORTH BABYLON 0.20 1045 PM 1/26 PUBLIC
STONY BROOK 0.12 110 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************
LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
GUST OF
MPH MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 40 1138 PM 1/26 ASOS
...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...
NEW HAVEN 48 1216 AM 1/27 ASOS
MERIDEN 37 1231 AM 1/27 ASOS
...NEW LONDON COUNTY...
GROTON 44 1207 AM 1/27 ASOS
NEW JERSEY
...ESSEX COUNTY...
NEWARK AIRPORT 40 1037 PM 1/26 ASOS
NEW YORK
...NASSAU COUNTY...
FARMINGDALE 40 912 PM 1/26 ASOS
NORTH MASSAPEQUA 35 725 PM 1/26 TRAINED SPOTTER - TSTM
...NEW YORK COUNTY...
CENTRAL PARK 37 735 PM 1/26 ASOS
...QUEENS COUNTY...
NYC/JFK AIRPORT 49 720 PM 1/26 ASOS - TSTM
NYC/LA GUARDIA 40 733 PM 1/26 ASOS - TSTM
...RICHMOND COUNTY...
STATEN ISLAND 55 720 PM 1/26 TRAINED SPOTTER - TSTM
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
WESTHAMPTON BEACH 52 1117 PM 1/26 ASOS
SHIRLEY 41 1117 PM 1/26 ASOS
...WESTCHESTER COUNTY...
WHITE PLAINS 43 817 PM 1/26 ASOS
*****************MONTHLY SNOWFALL RECORDS******************
...SNOWIEST JANUARY ON RECORD...
...CLIMATE SITE... ...OLD RECORD... ...JANUARY 2011 TOTAL*...
CENTRAL PARK 27.4 INCHES (1925) 36.0 INCHES
NEWARK 31.6 INCHES (1996) 37.3 INCHES
LAGUARDIA 27.6 INCHES (1996) 32.4 INCHES
BRIDGEPORT 26.2 INCHES (1965) 41.8 INCHES
ISLIP 21.5 INCHES (2005) 34.2 INCHES
*MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 7 AM JANUARY 27 2011
Snowfall Totals for NY, NJ, and CT January 26-27, 2011
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