Could New York City See Its Second-Longest Snow Drought End This Week?

It’s been 11 long months since New York City saw its last flakes of snow, making it the second-longest snowless streak in the city considering that weather records have actually been kept.

The record-breaking streak of 332 days without snow went down in 2020 and in a close third was 320 days without snow in 1973.

The last time the Big Apple received measurable snow was on March 9, 2022, when 0.4 inches of the white stuff settled in Central Park. Since then, the city has seen a snow dry spell that might finally be coming to an end.

A day after a severe thunderstorm and tornado threat pummeled the southern states, the storm looks to be revamping itself and developing into a winter storm that is set to hit the Northeast on Wednesday, bringing as much as 18 inches of snow to parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

New York City might receive an inch of snow, according to the FOX Forecast Center, from anywhere from 0.1 inches to a full inch.

However, if the season’s very first snowflakes do not build up to the 0.1-inch mark or above, the streak will continue.

While late-season snowfalls aren’t unheard of in New York, they have actually been known to leave the city crippled in the past.

New York City might hope to keep its streets clear of any major snowfall that might shut the city down if the city does handle to beat out its current streak.

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