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 a foot of snow to the five boroughs.
With the potential for Sunday’s nor’easter to reach blizzard status, it’s easy to wonder how much more could come down this winter.
Legendary Olympic snowboarder Shaun White was seen snowboarding in Central Park on Sunday.
Central Park saw nearly a foot of snow from the storm that began on Jan. 25. It’s a number we could see repeated by the time Sunday’s storm wraps up.
The biggest snowfall total in recent years was 17.4″ about five years ago.
And while snow is no stranger to the five boroughs in February — or March — you have to go back nearly a decade to find the last April snow in the five boroughs. 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, with the largest one dumping 27.5″ just 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 (and Suffolk County, Long Island) was in 2022.
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TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images 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 City usually sees its first measurable snowfall on Dec. 7. The earliest measurable snow in Central Park on record fell on Oct. 15, 1876 — two weeks before Halloween.
