New York City will FINALLY break almost a year-long snow-free streak
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New York City is preparing to FINALLY break a nearly year-long snow-free streak, with the Big Apple poised for a flurry of the white stuff on Wednesday.
- New York City could soon finally see snow after a staggering 321-day drought
- It has been the second longest snowless streak in the city’s history.
- But the drought is expected to end tomorrow, as the city will see “dust” of snow while Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire are battered by storms.
New York City will finally get snow on Wednesday after experiencing the second longest drought on record.
The Big Apple has been without measurable snowfall since March 9, 2022, which makes it 321 days as of Tuesday.
The record for the longest snowless streak in history is 332 days and occurred in the year to December 2020.
New York City has been unusually dry this winter, compared to other years that typically see up to nine inches of snow, pictured Jan. 5, 2023.
It hasn’t snowed in New York City since March 9 of last year. Shown here is the snow-covered Big Apple on January 29, 2022
However the Fox Forecast Center he doesn’t expect this year to break the all-time record as parts of the city will receive a light dusting of snow.
And parts of New York state in general could see up to 18 inches, with Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine hardest hit.
It comes a day after threats of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes struck the South.
Fox is forecasting the snowfall to be ‘modest’ but enough to reset the clock on the number of days without snow in the city. Measurable snow is defined as at least 0.1 inches.
Data Shows New York City’s Longest Snowless Streaks Since Records Began
A photo of Times Square, New York, on January 29 shows the city covered in snow VS on January 13 of this year
However, if it doesn’t snow and it continues to dry for another ten days, this year will officially be the longest snowless streak in New York history.
The current drought yesterday surpassed the now third 320-day streak, which ended in 1973.
A Ventusky image suggests parts of New York could see a couple inches of snow starting tomorrow
The fourth longest drought was 391 days and occurred between 2001 and 2002.
Forecasters were already speculating last week that a flurry of snow in Central Park was imminent.
New York state climatologist Mark Wysocki told local news site NYUP.com: “We should have a chance of two storms that should produce nothing but snow for us.”
“Each storm is capable of bringing 2 to 4 inches of snow, but that could change to 4 to 8 inches pretty quickly.”
It’s been an unusually warm start to the year, with this January ranking as the third warmest in New York since records began.
The average temperature from January 1 to January 16 was 43.9 degrees Fahrenheit, almost 10 degrees above average for this time of year.
New York typically begins to see its first snowdrops on December 11, and in January it exceeds nine inches.