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Days with 25 cm (9.8 in) or more of snowfall in New York

New York has had days with 25 cm (9.8 in) or more of snowfall in 41 years, most in 2010 with 3. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.

Key Facts for New York

  • New York has had days with 25 cm (9.8 in) or more of snowfall in 41 years, 48 days in all.
  • The most in one year was 3 days in 2010.
  • In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 2 such days.
  • The earliest first date in a year was 2 January 1925.
  • The latest last date in a year was 30 December 2000.
  • 1 year with under 90 percent of days observed is left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

41 years, 48 days
Days with 25 cm (9.8 in) or more of snowfall per year in New York Days per year in New York with 25 cm (9.8 in) or more of snowfall. The line is the decade average. The most was 3 in 2010. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings. 01231872: 11874: 11876: 11879: 11888: 11896: 11902: 11905: 11914: 11915: 11916: 11921: 11925: 11926: 11933: 21935: 11941: 11947: 11948: 11959: 11960: 21961: 11964: 11967: 11969: 11978: 21979: 11983: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 22000: 12003: 12006: 12010: 32011: 12014: 12016: 12021: 12026: 218721916196019952026
Days per year in New York with 25 cm (9.8 in) or more of snowfall. The line is the decade average. The most was 3 in 2010. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.
Days with 25 cm (9.8 in) or more of snowfall per year in New York
YearDaysDecade average
187211
187411
187611
187911
188811
189611
190211
190511
191411
191511
191611
192111
192511
192611
193321.5
193511.5
194111
194711
194811
195911
196021.2
196111.2
196411.2
196711.2
196911.2
197821.5
197911.5
198311
199311.3
199411.3
199511.3
199621.3
200011
200311
200611
201031.5
201111.5
201411.5
201611.5
202111.5
202621.5

Season Span

earliest 2 January, latest 30 December
First to last qualifying date each year in New York For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in New York meeting 25 cm (9.8 in). Long bars mean a long season. 1872: 26 December 1872 to 26 December 18721874: 20 December 1874 to 20 December 18741876: 4 February 1876 to 4 February 18761879: 16 January 1879 to 16 January 18791888: 12 March 1888 to 12 March 18881896: 2 March 1896 to 2 March 18961902: 17 February 1902 to 17 February 19021905: 25 January 1905 to 25 January 19051914: 1 March 1914 to 1 March 19141915: 3 April 1915 to 3 April 19151916: 15 December 1916 to 15 December 19161921: 20 February 1921 to 20 February 19211925: 2 January 1925 to 2 January 19251926: 10 February 1926 to 10 February 19261933: 11 February 1933 to 26 December 19331935: 23 January 1935 to 23 January 19351941: 8 March 1941 to 8 March 19411947: 26 December 1947 to 26 December 19471948: 19 December 1948 to 19 December 19481959: 22 December 1959 to 22 December 19591960: 3 March 1960 to 12 December 19601961: 4 February 1961 to 4 February 19611964: 13 January 1964 to 13 January 19641967: 7 February 1967 to 7 February 19671969: 9 February 1969 to 9 February 19691978: 20 January 1978 to 6 February 19781979: 19 February 1979 to 19 February 19791983: 11 February 1983 to 11 February 19831993: 13 March 1993 to 13 March 19931994: 11 February 1994 to 11 February 19941995: 4 February 1995 to 4 February 19951996: 7 January 1996 to 16 February 19962000: 30 December 2000 to 30 December 20002003: 17 February 2003 to 17 February 20032006: 12 February 2006 to 12 February 20062010: 10 February 2010 to 26 December 20102011: 26 January 2011 to 26 January 20112014: 21 January 2014 to 21 January 20142016: 23 January 2016 to 23 January 20162021: 1 February 2021 to 1 February 20212026: 25 January 2026 to 23 February 20261872190219251948196919952011JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in New York meeting 25 cm (9.8 in). Long bars mean a long season.
First to last qualifying date each year in New York
YearFirst dateLast date
18721872-12-261872-12-26
18741874-12-201874-12-20
18761876-02-041876-02-04
18791879-01-161879-01-16
18881888-03-121888-03-12
18961896-03-021896-03-02
19021902-02-171902-02-17
19051905-01-251905-01-25
19141914-03-011914-03-01
19151915-04-031915-04-03
19161916-12-151916-12-15
19211921-02-201921-02-20
19251925-01-021925-01-02
19261926-02-101926-02-10
19331933-02-111933-12-26
19351935-01-231935-01-23
19411941-03-081941-03-08
19471947-12-261947-12-26
19481948-12-191948-12-19
19591959-12-221959-12-22
19601960-03-031960-12-12
19611961-02-041961-02-04
19641964-01-131964-01-13
19671967-02-071967-02-07
19691969-02-091969-02-09
19781978-01-201978-02-06
19791979-02-191979-02-19
19831983-02-111983-02-11
19931993-03-131993-03-13
19941994-02-111994-02-11
19951995-02-041995-02-04
19961996-01-071996-02-16
20002000-12-302000-12-30
20032003-02-172003-02-17
20062006-02-122006-02-12
20102010-02-102010-12-26
20112011-01-262011-01-26
20142014-01-212014-01-21
20162016-01-232016-01-23
20212021-02-012021-02-01
20262026-01-252026-02-23

Every Year

Days with 25 cm (9.8 in) or more of snowfall per year in New York
YearDaysFirst dateLast dateLongest streak in yearCoverage
2026225 January 202623 February 20261 daysIncomplete, not ranked
202111 February 20211 February 20211 daysComplete
2016123 January 201623 January 20161 daysComplete
2014121 January 201421 January 20141 daysComplete
2011126 January 201126 January 20111 daysComplete
2010310 February 201026 December 20101 daysComplete
2006112 February 200612 February 20061 daysComplete
2003117 February 200317 February 20031 daysComplete
2000130 December 200030 December 20001 daysComplete
199627 January 199616 February 19961 daysComplete
199514 February 19954 February 19951 daysComplete
1994111 February 199411 February 19941 daysComplete
1993113 March 199313 March 19931 daysComplete
1983111 February 198311 February 19831 daysComplete
1979119 February 197919 February 19791 daysComplete
1978220 January 19786 February 19781 daysComplete
196919 February 19699 February 19691 daysComplete
196717 February 19677 February 19671 daysComplete
1964113 January 196413 January 19641 daysComplete
196114 February 19614 February 19611 daysComplete
196023 March 196012 December 19601 daysComplete
1959122 December 195922 December 19591 daysComplete
1948119 December 194819 December 19481 daysComplete
1947126 December 194726 December 19471 daysComplete
194118 March 19418 March 19411 daysComplete
1935123 January 193523 January 19351 daysComplete
1933211 February 193326 December 19331 daysComplete
1926110 February 192610 February 19261 daysComplete
192512 January 19252 January 19251 daysComplete
1921120 February 192120 February 19211 daysComplete
1916115 December 191615 December 19161 daysComplete
191513 April 19153 April 19151 daysComplete
191411 March 19141 March 19141 daysComplete
1905125 January 190525 January 19051 daysComplete
1902117 February 190217 February 19021 daysComplete
189612 March 18962 March 18961 daysComplete
1888112 March 188812 March 18881 daysComplete
1879116 January 187916 January 18791 daysComplete
187614 February 18764 February 18761 daysComplete
1874120 December 187420 December 18741 daysComplete
1872126 December 187226 December 18721 daysComplete
Decade averages for Days with 25 cm (9.8 in) or more of snowfall in New York
DecadeAverage days per yearYears counted
1870s1.04
1880s1.01
1890s1.01
1900s1.02
1910s1.03
1920s1.03
1930s1.52
1940s1.03
1950s1.01
1960s1.25
1970s1.52
1980s1.01
1990s1.34
2000s1.03
2010s1.54
2020s1.01

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site from the threaded city record.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).