WOW...RECORD OCTOBER SNOWFALL AMOUNT SET FOR CENTRAL PARK NY...

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
500 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE STORM
THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND
MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME
PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC

...RECORD OCTOBER SNOWFALL AMOUNT SET FOR CENTRAL PARK NY...

AS OF 2 PM TODAY...CENTRAL PARK RECORDED 1.3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
SINCE SNOWFALL RECORDS BEGAN IN 1869...AN INCH OF SNOWFALL HAS NEVER
BEEN RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THE LAST TWO TIMES THAT
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WAS...OCTOBER 21 1952
WITH 0.5 INCHES AND OCTOBER 30 1925 WITH 0.8 INCHES.
THEREFORE...THIS BREAKS THE DAILY RECORD FOR SNOWFALL IN OCTOBER AND
THE MOST SNOWFALL EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.


********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
MONROE 7.0 249 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
SHELTON 6.3 358 PM 10/29
DANBURY 5.0 304 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
GREENWICH 5.0 351 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NEWTOWN 5.0 323 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NORWALK 3.5 330 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
BRIDGEPORT 2.5 326 PM 10/29 COOP OBSERVER
STAMFORD 2.0 145 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
DARIEN 2.0 1255 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
STRATFORD 1.3 119 PM 10/29 PUBLIC

...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...
NORTH HAVEN 5.1 407 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
MERIDEN 4.0 412 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
NEW HAVEN 1.1 233 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
EAST DERBY 1.0 234 PM 10/29 PUBLIC

NEW JERSEY

...BERGEN COUNTY...
RIDGEFIELD 4.0 130 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
MIDLAND PARK 4.0 336 PM 10/29
DUMONT 3.0 319 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE
RIVERVALE 2.5 245 PM 10/29 COOP OBSERVER
RAMSEY 2.3 210 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
GARFIELD 1.2 138 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER

...ESSEX COUNTY...
WEST ORANGE 5.0 351 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
NEWARK AIRPORT 2.3 200 PM 10/29 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER

...HUDSON COUNTY...
HARRISON 2.7 350 PM 10/29 COOP OBSERVER
HOBOKEN 1.0 333 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER

...PASSAIC COUNTY...
WEST MILFORD 9.0 332 PM 10/29
WAYNE 5.0 435 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
HAWTHORNE 3.5 424 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
RINGWOOD 3.0 130 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER

...UNION COUNTY...
ELIZABETH 3.4 411 PM 10/29 PUBLIC

NEW YORK

...BRONX COUNTY...
BRONX 2.2 421 PM 10/29 COOP OBSERVER

...KINGS COUNTY...
SHEEPSHEAD BAY 1.0 130 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER

...KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY...
SHEEPSHEAD BAY 2.0 442 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER

...NASSAU COUNTY...
NORTH MASSAPEQUA 1.0 330 PM 10/29 PUBLIC

...NEW YORK COUNTY...
NEW YORK 1.8 254 PM 10/29 PUBLIC AT W 85TH ST

...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY...
CENTRAL PARK 1.3 200 PM 10/29 CENTRAL PARK ZOO

...ORANGE COUNTY...
GOSHEN 5.0 345 PM 10/29 EMERGENCY MANAGER
NEW WINDSOR 4.5 300 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
HARRIMAN 3.5 213 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
SOUTH BLOOMING GROVE 3.0 226 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
CORNWALL LANDING 3.0 323 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NEWBURGH 3.0 225 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
GREENWOOD LAKE 3.0 248 PM 10/29 PUBLIC

...PUTNAM COUNTY...
MAHOPAC 6.5 432 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
BREWSTER 1.5 316 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
PUTNAM VALLEY 1.5 247 PM 10/29 COOP OBSERVER

...QUEENS COUNTY...
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT 1.0 200 PM 10/29 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
NYC/JFK AIRPORT 0.3 200 PM 10/29 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER

...RICHMOND COUNTY...
ELTINGVILLE 0.5 100 PM 10/29 PUBLIC

...ROCKLAND COUNTY...
NEW CITY 5.0 420 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
STONY POINT 3.0 323 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER

...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
OAKDALE 0.3 208 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
ISLIP T 200 PM 10/29 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER

...WESTCHESTER COUNTY...
ARMONK 7.5 357 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
VALHALLA 5.0 300 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
SOMERS 4.5 422 PM 10/29 COOP OBSERVER
VERNON PARK 4.0 255 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
YONKERS 4.0 256 PM 10/29 COOP OBSERVER
RYE 2.5 113 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
SCARSDALE 1.5 100 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER

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DH