Did Wednesday's Snowfall Break Any Local Records?
There was lots of snow across the tri-state area. But did we break any records with Wednesday's massive winter storm?
CBS 2 HD Meteorologist Elise Finch reported from Central Park Thursday morning with the latest snowfall totals.
"We were literally this close to matching a snowfall record, but we fell short by 4 tenths of an inch," said Finch.
The snowfall record for February 10 is 10.4 inches, dating back to 1926. Wednesday's storm brought 10 inches to Central Park.
A record was broken in Newark however, where 13.2 inches of snow fell, shattering the previous record of 2.6.
New records were also set at JFK, LaGuardia and Central Islip Airports. And with only 4.8 inches in Bridgeport, Connecticut, it was enough to break the old record that's been in the books since 1967.
Other impressive amounts fell in Westfield, New Jersey and in Staten Island. Both locations picked up more than 17 inches. On Long Island, Mount Sinai got 15.7 inches. The Brooklyn Marine Park got 13.2.
In Westchester County, Bronxville got 13 inches and Greenwich, Connecticut got 12.5.
The snow is ideal for making snowballs and snowmen. That's because the water content of the snow was slightly higher than normal. So instead of really light fluffy snow, the tri-state got larger and wetter snowflakes that tend to stick together.
CBS 2 HD Meteorologist Elise Finch reported from Central Park Thursday morning with the latest snowfall totals.
"We were literally this close to matching a snowfall record, but we fell short by 4 tenths of an inch," said Finch.
The snowfall record for February 10 is 10.4 inches, dating back to 1926. Wednesday's storm brought 10 inches to Central Park.
A record was broken in Newark however, where 13.2 inches of snow fell, shattering the previous record of 2.6.
New records were also set at JFK, LaGuardia and Central Islip Airports. And with only 4.8 inches in Bridgeport, Connecticut, it was enough to break the old record that's been in the books since 1967.
Other impressive amounts fell in Westfield, New Jersey and in Staten Island. Both locations picked up more than 17 inches. On Long Island, Mount Sinai got 15.7 inches. The Brooklyn Marine Park got 13.2.
In Westchester County, Bronxville got 13 inches and Greenwich, Connecticut got 12.5.
The snow is ideal for making snowballs and snowmen. That's because the water content of the snow was slightly higher than normal. So instead of really light fluffy snow, the tri-state got larger and wetter snowflakes that tend to stick together.
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