what to know
- We’re a week away from the start of February and we still can’t say the words: There’s measurable snow in the forecast for New York City.
- The current record for the first measurable snowfall in NYC is January 29, 1973, but it looks like we’ll beat that quickly and reach February without significant snowfall.
- In fact, the forecast for Monday, a record day, is partly sunny with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. It feels a lot more like an early spring day than late January.
NEW YORK — We’re a week away from the start of February and we still can’t say the words: There’s measurable snow in the forecast for New York City.
In a winter that has seen parts of the country hit by historic snow storms, New York City has been remarkably snow-free, including other areas of the state. Striped may be too mild a word, considering we haven’t seen any measurable snow so far, and we’re already over a month into winter weather.
When will all five of our cities get measurable snow?
With Wednesday’s storm bringing heavy rain but no accumulated flakes, the five boroughs will almost certainly set a record for the most recent date to see the season’s first measurable snowfall. The current record is January 29, but it looks like we’ll beat that quickly and reach February without any significant snow.
In fact, the forecast for Monday, a record day, is partly sunny with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. It feels a lot more like an early spring day than late January.
It will be part of a generally calm weather pattern starting Thursday and continuing through the middle of next week. Expect temperatures in the mid to upper 40s, with partly sunny or cloudy skies.
A few showers are possible on Wednesday before a dust storm is expected on Thursday. But the system doesn’t pose much risk for major impacts, meaning we could be talking about the first weekend of February without much snow.
The latest date to see snow accumulation in the Big Apple is January 29, a record set in 1973. So if we can get a few more days without measurable snow, we’ll tie or even break a record.
Yes, we’ve technically seen snowflakes this season, but according to the National Weather Service, small amounts of snow mixed with rain don’t count for weather data recording purposes.
Last winter, Central Park recorded its first measurable snowfall on December 23, though it was only 0.2 inches. The first really measurable snowfall in the city is on December 7th, and well, it goes without saying that we’ve gone over a month from that date without seeing any snow.
