You just lived through one of the snowiest periods in NYC’s history
Sounds dramatic. The response to the title of this article, from some, will likely be: “Well, obviously.” But when you take a second to consider that we actually did live through one of the snowiest periods in the history of observed weather at New York City, it becomes fairly remarkable. The past 30 days or so have been nothing short of anomalous, with colder than normal temperatures (including a visit from an unusually impressive Polar Vortex) and well above normal snowfall throughout a vast majority of the forecast area.
The statistics don’t only confirm what we’ve known all along, they bring to the surface the reality of just how impressive the past month or so has actually been. The entire winter, in a certain sense, has been a giant anomaly — and it has been relentless. Things came to a bit of a head over the last 30 days, however, and our stats will focus on just how impressive the past month or so has actually been.