National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Overview

An intensifying coastal low pressure brought widespread snow to the region as arctic high pressure settled to our west across the central U.S. Heavy, wet snow occurred across much of Long Island with amounts ranging from 4-7 inches, locally up to 8 inches. Elsewhere, 2 to 5 inches of snow was observed with locally up to 6 inches in portions of northeast New Jersey and Orange County.

Observed Snowfall Analysis

 

Snow Reports Public Information Statement

(The link above is courtesy of the Iowa State University State Mesonet (IEM) National Weather Service Text Product Archive)

 

Snowfall Reports By State

Connecticut
  
  Location                    Amount    Time/Date      Provider

...Fairfield County...
2 NNE Norwalk                5.5 in    1134 AM 12/14   Public               
4 S Greenwich                5.1 in    1021 AM 12/14   Public               
1 SE Norwalk                 5.0 in    1130 AM 12/14   Public               
1 SE Wilton                  5.0 in    1207 PM 12/14   Public               
4 N Stamford                 5.0 in    0211 PM 12/14   Cocorahs             
2 ENE New Canaan             5.0 in    0313 PM 12/14   Public                     
2 NNE Norwalk                4.5 in    1100 AM 12/14   Amateur Radio        
1 WNW Norwalk                4.5 in    1131 AM 12/14   Public               
Bridgeport Airport           4.5 in    0108 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
2 NNE Southport              4.0 in    1049 AM 12/14   Public               
4 SSE Easton                 4.0 in    1144 AM 12/14   Public               
2 NNE Ridgefield             3.8 in    1200 PM 12/14   Cocorahs             
4 NNW Ridgefield             3.5 in    0920 AM 12/14   Public               
3 SSE Weston                 3.4 in    1051 AM 12/14   Public               
2 SW Newtown                 3.3 in    1256 PM 12/14   Public               
4 NNE Bethel                 2.6 in    1251 PM 12/14   Public               
Brookfield                   1.9 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             

...Middlesex County...
Old Saybrook 2.9 NNE         4.5 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
1 NNE Killingworth           4.0 in    1110 AM 12/14   Amateur Radio        
Clinton                      3.6 in    1245 PM 12/14   Broadcast Media      
1 SW Westbrook               3.2 in    0137 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
Middlefield 1.4 W            2.7 in    0600 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Durham                       2.7 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Higganum                     2.5 in    0800 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Higganum                     2.3 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             

...New Haven County... 
Guilford                     4.7 in    0700 AM 12/15   COOP                 
Madison                      4.4 in    1220 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
2 NW Madison                 4.4 in    1243 PM 12/14   Public               
3 ENE Branford               4.0 in    1203 PM 12/14   Public               
3 WSW Seymour                3.9 in    0220 PM 12/14   Public               
2 ESE Stratford              3.5 in    1015 AM 12/14   Amateur Radio        
3 NE North Branford          3.5 in    0109 PM 12/14   Public               
Hamden                       3.2 in    0116 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
1 NW Ansonia                 3.1 in    0131 PM 12/14   Public               
2 WNW Oxford                 3.0 in    1126 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
3 SSE North Haven            2.5 in    1007 AM 12/14   Public               

...New London County...
Old Lyme 1.7 NNE             4.0 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Old Lyme                     3.5 in    0640 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
New London                   3.1 in    0855 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Uncasville 2.4 NNW           3.0 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Mystic                       2.9 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Ledyard 0.5 NE               2.7 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Pawcatuck                    2.7 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Waterford                    2.7 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Norwich 5.2 SE               2.6 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Niantic                      2.5 in    0430 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Norwich                      2.4 in    0600 AM 12/15   COCORAHS                          
      
New Jersey

  Location                    Amount    Time/Date      Provider

...Bergen County...
Fair Lawn                    5.6 in    1204 PM 12/14   Public               
Tenafly                      5.4 in    0730 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Montvale 1.8 ESE             5.1 in    0800 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
1 ESE Oakland                5.0 in    0918 AM 12/14   Public               
1 N River Vale               5.0 in    1027 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
2 NNE Franklin Lakes         4.8 in    1043 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
Waldwick                     4.8 in    1135 AM 12/14   Public               
1 S River Edge               4.7 in    1133 AM 12/14   Cocorahs             
1 SW Bogota                  4.4 in    1000 AM 12/14   Public               
1 NNE Bergenfield            4.2 in    1044 AM 12/14   Public               
1 WSW Wallington             4.1 in    1110 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
Oakland                      4.0 in    0800 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
1 NE Ridgefield              3.0 in    1040 AM 12/14   Public               

...Essex County...
Essex Fells                  7.0 in    1016 AM 12/14   Public               
1 WNW Essex Fells            7.0 in    1247 PM 12/14   Public               
Millburn                     7.0 in    0300 PM 12/14   Public               
West Orange Twp 0.6 WNW      6.9 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
West Caldwell                6.0 in    1015 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
1 WSW Glen Ridge             6.0 in    1045 AM 12/14   Public               
1 W North Caldwell           5.7 in    1215 PM 12/14   Cocorahs             
1 NW Newark                  5.3 in    1113 AM 12/14   Public               
1 SW North Caldwell          5.2 in    1231 PM 12/14   Public               
Montclair                    5.2 in    0800 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Glen Ridge                   4.0 in    1200 PM 12/14   Public               

...Hudson County...
Kearny                       4.0 in    1200 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
Harrison                     3.9 in    0700 AM 12/15   COOP                 
Hoboken                      3.6 in    1130 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
1 ENE Jersey City            3.5 in    1040 AM 12/14   Public               

...Passaic County...
Little Falls                 5.9 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
1 NE Wayne                   5.0 in    1136 AM 12/14   Public               
Hawthorne                    5.0 in    0130 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
West Milford                 4.8 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
1 N Wayne                    4.5 in    1021 AM 12/14   Public               

...Union County...
1 NE Union                   6.2 in    1125 AM 12/14   Public               
1 NNE Westfield              6.0 in    1248 PM 12/14   Public               
Plainfield                   6.0 in    0140 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
New Providence               6.0 in    0730 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Cranford                     5.8 in    1020 AM 12/14   Broadcast Media      
1 NW Fanwood                 5.7 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS                 
1 ESE Mountainside           5.2 in    1030 AM 12/14   Fire Dept/Rescue     
1 NE Berkeley Heights        5.0 in    1045 AM 12/14   Public               
Newark Airport               4.1 in    0100 PM 12/14   Official NWS Obs        
   
New York

  Location                    Amount    Time/Date      Provider

...Bronx County...
1 ENE Co-Op City             3.2 in    0235 PM 12/14   Public               

...Kings County...
1 SSE Williamsburg           4.3 in    1155 AM 12/14   Public               
2 NNE Bay Ridge              4.0 in    0145 PM 12/14   Public               
Midwood                      2.9 in    0202 PM 12/14   Broadcast Media      

...Nassau County...
Syosset                      9.0 in    0900 AM 12/15   COOP                 
Farmingdale                  8.0 in    1200 PM 12/14   Public               
2 SSE Plainedge              8.0 in    1206 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
1 WSW Upper Brookville       7.9 in    1100 AM 12/14   Public               
1 SW Levittown               7.2 in    1123 AM 12/14   Public               
1 WSW Elmont                 7.2 in    1245 PM 12/14   Public               
2 ENE Bethpage               7.0 in    1000 AM 12/14   Public               
1 ENE Glen Cove              7.0 in    1201 PM 12/14   Public               
1 WNW Levittown              7.0 in    1205 PM 12/14   Public               
1 NNW East Massapequa        7.0 in    1237 PM 12/14   Public               
Jericho                      7.0 in    0728 PM 12/14   Official NWS Obs     
Sea Cliff                    6.5 in    1126 AM 12/14   Public               
1 WSW Levittown              6.5 in    1135 AM 12/14   Public               
Glen Cove                    6.4 in    1118 AM 12/14   Public               
West Hempstead               6.2 in    1223 PM 12/14   Public               
1 SSE Bellmore               6.2 in    0106 PM 12/14   Public               
1 SSE Merrick                6.2 in    0128 PM 12/14   Public               
Bellmore                     6.2 in    0805 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
East Williston               6.1 in    1238 PM 12/14   Public               
Merrick                      6.1 in    1244 PM 12/14   Broadcast Media      
1 S South Massapequa         5.8 in    1134 AM 12/14   Public               
Manhasset Hills              5.8 in    0113 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
Hicksville                   5.5 in    0105 PM 12/14   Public               
1 WSW Plainview              5.3 in    0928 AM 12/14   Public               
1 SE Malverne                5.2 in    0254 PM 12/14   Public                      

...New York (Manhattan) County...
1 NNE New York               3.1 in    0203 PM 12/14   Public               
Central Park                 2.9 in    0700 PM 12/14   Official NWS Obs     

...Orange County...
3 WNW Warwick                6.6 in    1210 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
Monroe                       6.5 in    1015 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
Port Jervis                  6.0 in    0630 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
2 SW Greenwood Lake          5.9 in    1027 AM 12/14   Public               
2 E Highland Mills           5.1 in    0112 PM 12/14   Public               
2 SSW Stewart Airport        4.3 in    1057 AM 12/14   Public               
Middletown                   3.7 in    0752 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      

...Putnam County...
Cold Spring                  3.5 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Nelsonville 0.3 S            3.2 in    0700 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Carmel                       3.1 in    0600 AM 12/15   CO-OP Observer       
3 N Putnam Valley            3.0 in    1115 AM 12/14   Broadcast Media      

...Queens County...
Bayside                      5.5 in    0130 PM 12/14   Public               
1 WSW Howard Beach           5.3 in    1232 PM 12/14   Public               
Bellerose                    5.0 in    1220 PM 12/14   Public               
NYC/JFK                      4.6 in    0100 PM 12/14   Official NWS Obs     
Howard Beach                 4.5 in    1130 AM 12/14   Cocorahs             
2 ENE Bedford-Stuyvesant     3.8 in    1102 AM 12/14   Public               
1 S Jackson Heights          3.8 in    0100 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
2 S Elmhurst                 3.3 in    1130 AM 12/14   Public               
Little Neck 0.3 SE           3.1 in    0530 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
NYC/La Guardia               2.6 in    0100 PM 12/14   Official NWS Obs     
2 SE Midtown Manhattan       2.4 in    1149 AM 12/14   Broadcast Media      

...Richmond County...
Grasmere                     6.1 in    0101 PM 12/14   Public               
Dongan Hills                 5.2 in    1040 AM 12/14   Public               
2 WNW Tompkinsville          5.1 in    0945 AM 12/14   Public               

...Rockland County...
Spring Valley 1.7 SSW        4.4 in    0830 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Monsey                       3.9 in    0951 AM 12/14   Public               
1 NW Stony Point             3.8 in    1100 AM 12/14   Cocorahs             
New City                     3.7 in    0956 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
1 E Congers                  3.5 in    1004 AM 12/14   Public               
Nyack                        3.5 in    0218 PM 12/14   Public                     
1 S Stony Point              3.4 in    1114 AM 12/14   Public               
1 E Stony Point              3.4 in    1116 AM 12/14   Public               

...Suffolk County...
2 S Commack                  8.5 in    1253 PM 12/14   Public               
1 WNW Dix Hills              8.3 in    1200 PM 12/14   Broadcast Media      
Center Moriches              8.3 in    0600 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
1 NNE Center Moriches        8.2 in    1215 PM 12/14   Public               
1 SE East Northport          8.2 in    0300 PM 12/14   Public               
1 WNW East Patchogue         8.1 in    1205 PM 12/14   Public               
1 W Shirley Airport          8.1 in    1221 PM 12/14   Public               
1 E Huntington Station       8.0 in    1138 AM 12/14   Public               
1 NNW Remsenburg-Speonk      8.0 in    0118 PM 12/14   Public               
1 SW East Northport          8.0 in    0140 PM 12/14   Public               
Saint James                  7.8 in    0154 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
North Patchogue              7.5 in    0101 PM 12/14   Public               
1 NW Bohemia                 7.5 in    0111 PM 12/14   Public               
Bellport                     7.5 in    0128 PM 12/14   Public               
2 NNW Islip                  7.3 in    1217 PM 12/14   Public               
Bohemia                      7.3 in    1238 PM 12/14   Public               
Upton (NWS Office)           7.3 in    0100 PM 12/14   NWS Employee         
1 NNE Sayville               7.1 in    1200 PM 12/14   NWS Employee         
1 NNW Center Moriches        7.0 in    1045 AM 12/14   NWS Employee         
Centerport                   7.0 in    0700 AM 12/15   COOP               
Islandia                     7.0 in    0101 PM 12/14   Public               
Smithtown                    7.0 in    0101 PM 12/14   Public               
Hauppauge                    7.0 in    0101 PM 12/14   Public               
Blue Point                   7.0 in    0130 PM 12/14   Public               
Baiting Hollow               7.0 in    0700 AM 12/15   COOP                 
Stony Brook                  6.7 in    1238 PM 12/14   Public               
East Islip                   6.5 in    1151 AM 12/14   Public               
1 NE Medford                 6.5 in    1200 PM 12/14   Public               
1 S Nesconset                6.5 in    1208 PM 12/14   Public               
Deer Park                    6.5 in    1215 PM 12/14   Public                     
Lindenhurst                  6.5 in    1245 PM 12/14   Public               
2 SE Ridge                   6.4 in    0100 PM 12/14   NWS Employee         
1 SW Northport               6.3 in    1258 PM 12/14   Public               
1 SSW North Babylon          6.3 in    0101 PM 12/14   Public               
Babylon                      6.2 in    1219 PM 12/14   Broadcast Media      
Centereach                   6.2 in    0430 PM 12/14   NWS Employee         
Sayville                     6.1 in    1249 PM 12/14   NWS Employee         
Mount Sinai                  6.0 in    1030 AM 12/14   Public               
Copiague                     6.0 in    1237 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
1 NE Calverton               6.0 in    0119 PM 12/14   Public               
Islip Airport                5.8 in    0100 PM 12/14   Official NWS Obs     
3 ENE Sag Harbor             5.8 in    0118 PM 12/14   Public               
1 SSW Miller Place           5.5 in    1100 AM 12/14   Public               
1 SW Poquott                 5.3 in    1219 PM 12/14   Public               
1 SE East Quogue             5.1 in    0553 PM 12/14   NWS Employee         
Islip Terrace                5.0 in    1105 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
3 WNW Riverhead              4.8 in    1230 PM 12/14   NWS Employee         
Jamesport                    4.8 in    0247 PM 12/14   Public               
Orient                       4.0 in    0309 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
Mattituck                    3.3 in    0150 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter                    

...Westchester County...
1 ESE Hartsdale              5.3 in    1026 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
2 NE Ossining                5.0 in    1042 AM 12/14   Public               
2 E Ossining                 5.0 in    1147 AM 12/14   Public               
1 SSE Greenville             5.0 in    1230 PM 12/14   Public               
1 WSW Armonk                 4.8 in    0210 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
White Plains                 4.6 in    0900 AM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
1 SSE Armonk                 4.6 in    1232 PM 12/14   Public               
Armonk                       4.1 in    0920 AM 12/14   Public               
2 NW Woodlawn                4.1 in    1237 PM 12/14   Trained Spotter      
1 N Larchmont                4.0 in    1012 AM 12/14   Public               
2 ENE Peekskill              4.0 in    0130 PM 12/14   Public               
South Salem                  3.9 in    0715 AM 12/15   COCORAHS             
Shrub Oak                    3.5 in    0630 AM 12/15   COCORAHS                    
   

 

Click here for an interactive version of this loop. Radar loop courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet and is from 6:00 PM EST Saturday, December 13 through 3:00 PM EST Sunday, December 14.

 

Surface Analysis

 

 

500 mb Analysis