First Snow the Season in the New York City Metropolitan Area..Six Inches in Central Park, A Record for the Greatest Earliest Amount on Record...

An unusual early snowfall struck the city today with six inches of snow recorded in Central Park. The snow began in the early afternoon and mixed with sleet by around 7 p.m.  The snow and sleet gradually changed to rain by 9 p.m. The weather will be unseasonably cold in the Northeast for the next week but it will be dry.  Temperatures in the city will only rise into the 40s with lows in the 20s and 30s.  Snowfall totals today included: Central Park 6.0 in., Mount Hope, NY 17.0 in., Walden 11.0 in., Whitestone, Queens, JFK Airport 4.8 in., Islip Airport 4.3 in. and White Plains, NY 7.5 in.

 

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