New York's Ten Worst Blizzards

So how bad was the Blizzard of 2010 that crippled New York City? Believe it or not we had one worse in February of this year and business went on as usual. Go figure.

This week's blizzard is the 6th worst New York snowstorm since the National Weather Service began keeping records in 1869. The top ten highest snow accumulations in Central Park are listed below.

Ten Worst Blizzards
  1. February 11-12, 2006: 26.9 inches
  2. December 26-27, 1947: 26.4 inches
  3. March 12-14, 1888: 21.0 inches
  4. February 25-26, 2010: 20.9 inches
  5. January 7-8, 1996: 20.2 inches
  6. December 26-27, 2010: 20.0 inches
  7. February 16-17, 2003: 19.8 inches
  8. March 7-8, 1941: 18.1 inches
  9. December 26, 1872: 18.0 inches
  10. February 5-7, 1978: 17.7 inches

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Posted by LunchtimeTraffic at 29 Dec 2010
Categories: Trivia
 

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