19-20, 1961 - This became known as the Kennedy Inaugural Snowstorm because it occurred the night before JFK was sworn in as president. The snow was also accompanied by wind and Arctic cold as the temperature fell steadily through the day on 12/12, dropping from 21° to 9° by midnight. A number of other snowstorms in December have had greater accumulations but this storm produced the largest so early in the season. Blizzard conditions prevailed during much of the storm, with snow falling most furiously between the hours of 2:00 and 7:00 AM, when nearly seven inches piled up. 11-12, 1960 - Snow that began late in the afternoon on 12/11 (accumulating 3.6") continued until shortly after 12:00 noon on the 12th, totaling 15.2". This was the second snowstorm of one foot or more this winter - a first (and it would happen again the following winter).ĭec. Near blizzard conditions were experienced as winds gusted between 30 and 35 mph. March 3-4, 1960 - A crippling snowstorm that dumped 14.5" of snow moved into the region at daybreak and continued for 24 hours (12.5" fell on March 3). The 22nd had temperatures that were well below average, with a high/low of 28°/17°. (By contrast, La Guardia Airport picked up just 5.6".) Snow fell heaviest between 1-6:00 AM on 12/22 when six inches accumulated. 21-22, 1959 - Snow that began late in the afternoon on the 21st continued thru 9 AM on the 22nd, adding 10.3" to yesterday's 3.4" for a total accumulation of 13.7". Philadelphia also picked up nearly a foot of snow from this storm, which buried parts of eastern and central Pennsylvania and upstate New York with 30 to 40 inches of snow.ĭec.
However, today's temperature never got colder than 33°. March 20-21, 1958 - An intense nor'easter brought winds of 35-45 mph along with heavy, wet snow that began shortly before daybreak and continued thru midday on the 21st. This storm’s accumulation just missed tying the snowfall on 12/4 as the winter’s biggest accumulation, (but both would be topped by the snowstorm of March 20-21.) South of the City, DC had more than a foot of snow, while to the north, Boston was buried by two feet. (By midnight, the temperature had fallen to 10°.) While gusty winds of 25-35 mph buffeted Central Park, LaGuardia Airport (which reported 10.1” of snow) had winds that gusted between 50-65 mph. It was a wind-blown snow produced by an intense winter storm that was fueled by Arctic air overtaking the northeast as it moved up the coast. 15-16, 1958 - Snow that began falling yesterday evening continued through this evening, totaling 7.9” (2.1” yesterday, 5.8” yesterday). And it was the first of six snowfalls of four inches or more this winter.įeb. This was the most snow to fall so early in the season since 1938, when 8.8" piled up on Nov. The flakes came down heaviest between 11 AM and 2 PM, when they fell at a rate of an inch per hour. 4, 1957- Snow that started falling late last night continued overnight, and after a five-hour break resumed later in the morning, accumulating 8.0". This was the biggest snowfall of the winter.ĭec. 1, 1957 - A quick-moving system dumped 6.3" of snow between 1:00 and 10:00 PM.
Not surprisingly, this snowy period was also cold, with temperatures 6.4 degrees below average.įeb. Up until mid-March the winter had seen just eight inches. This was the third significant snowfall in the past four weeks, a period in which 25" of snow fell, an unprecedented amount for so late in the season. And today's high/low was just 30°/21°, seventeen degrees below average.ĪpRain from yesterday's nor'easter turned to snow after 3 AM and by late afternoon 4.2" of snow was on the ground - yet the temperature never got lower than 33°. By the time snow stopped falling 24 hours later, 11.6" of new snow was on the ground (3.8" of it fell today). March 18-19, 1956 - Less than 48 hours after a snowfall of 6.7", an even bigger storm moved in during the afternoon. This was the biggest snowfall in five years. A total of 8.4" piled up, with 2.2" falling on the 10th, 5.4" accumulating on the 11th, and 0.8" falling on the 12th. 10-12, 1954 - Light snow fell for 39 hours, beginning mid-afternoon on 1/10 and ending in the pre-dawn hours of 1/12.
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