Snow & the City: How Sunday's nor'easter could stack up with historic NYC weather moments

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Snow & the City: How Sunday's nor'easter could stack up with historic NYC weather moments
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Remnants of the last major snow storm nearly a month ago still stick to NYC sidewalks. Small piles of white now look more like coal mounds from the mud, soot…

Remnants of the last major snow storm nearly a month ago still stick to New York City sidewalks. Small piles of white now look more like coal mounds from the mud, soot and other buildup. Now, New Yorkers and the rest of the tri-state area are once again bracing for another major snow storm that could bring aWith the potential for Sunday's nor'easter to reach blizzard status, it's easy to wonder how much more could come down this winter.

And while snow is no stranger to the five boroughs in February — or March — you have to go back nearly a decade to find. More than five inches fell in Central Park during that storm — the most for any April snow in the city. That 2018 storm was part of the biggest NYC snowstorm to hit in the month of April since 1982, when more than 9.5 inches fell on Central Park. But even if a fresh foot drops on the city, it still won't compare with the biggest recorded snow storms in Central Park history, withjust over a decade ago in the blizzard of 2016. The 10th largest storms in 1935 and 1941, each brought over 18 inches to the park. The last blizzard warning issued for New York City was in 2022.A person holds an umbrella as snow falls in Central Park in New York City on January 25, 2026. But for whatever headaches this latest storm of 2026 brings, the final months of 2025 were kind. New York Citynyc weather

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