Was last weekend's snow storm really a record-setting storm? Didn't it used to snow more in and around NYC?

Question

Was last weekend's snow storm really a record-setting storm? Didn't it used to snow more in and around NYC?

Answer 1

Maybe over longer periods of time. But for one snow system and one 24-hour period, that was a massive amount of snow. Something like 27 inches in Central Park?

Answer 2

This was the greatest amount of snow that fell in a 24 hour period, since records began, back into the 1800's. So there was most likely a storm which produced more than this at some point in history, but was not recorded by modern weather instruments. Obviously other storms also produced greater amounts over a period of days as well, but this is still a significant amount of snow to fall so close to the moderating waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and also the influence of the heat that is created by the city itself.

Answer 3

No

Answer 4

HARD ONE