January 1, 2026 Light Snow and Snow Squalls

Observed Snowfall

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Overview

An approaching arctic cold front brought a period of light snow across eastern Long Island and southeast Connecticut as 2025 ended and 2026 began. Most of the snow accumulation occurred during the early morning hours on January 1. A fast moving line of snow squalls accompanied the arctic cold front early Thursday morning. Snow squall warnings were issued as the line moved across the area with most locations receiving an additional 0.5" of new snow in a short time. The snow squalls also brought brief, near white-out conditions, a quick temperature drop, and strong gusty winds. Many locations observed winds gusting 40 to 50 mph with a few isolated areas reaching 55 mph. Total snowfall amounts were generally under an inch for much of the area except for eastern Long Island and southeast Connecticut where 1-3 inches of snow was observed.

Observed Snowfall Analysis

Snow Reports Public Information Statement

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Snowfall Reports By State

Connecticut

  
  Location                    Amount    Time/Date      Provider

...Fairfield County...
Sherman 1.2 E                2.6 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Bethel                       2.0 in    0924 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Brookfield                   1.7 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Shelton                      1.4 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
3 WSW Shelton                1.4 in    0900 AM 01/01   Trained Spotter      
Ridgefield 2.4 NNE           1.0 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Bethel                       1.0 in    0715 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Trumbull 2.6 SSE             1.0 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
3 SSE Weston                 0.6 in    1215 AM 01/01   Trained Spotter      
Stratford                    0.5 in    0600 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Stratford                    0.5 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Norwalk                      0.4 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
New Canaan                   0.4 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Bridgeport S Fairfield, CT   0.2 in    0700 AM 01/01   HADS                 
Bridgeport Airport           0.2 in    0800 AM 01/01   Official NWS Obs     
Norwalk                      0.1 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...Middlesex County...
Killingworth                 3.0 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Old Saybrook 2.9 NNE         3.0 in    0820 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
2 S Killingworth             2.5 in    0851 AM 01/01   Broadcast Media      
Higganum                     2.0 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Middlefield 1.4 W            1.5 in    0600 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Durham                       1.5 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
1 SW Westbrook               1.0 in    0238 AM 01/01   Trained Spotter      

...New Haven County...
1 NE North Madison           3.1 in    1221 PM 01/01   Public               
Madison                      2.8 in    0910 AM 01/01   Public               
Guilford                     2.3 in    0700 AM 01/01   COOP                 
Madison Center 1.3 N         2.2 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Waterbury                    1.5 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
2 NE Southbury               1.5 in    0930 AM 01/01   NWS Employee         
Hamden                       1.1 in    0702 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
1 NW Ansonia                 0.6 in    0530 AM 01/01   Public                     
Yalesville                   0.6 in    0830 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Wallingford                  0.5 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Northford                    0.5 in    0825 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...New London County...
Salem 3.6 SE                 4.0 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Uncasville 2.4 NNW           3.7 in    0859 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Oakdale                      3.6 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
East Lyme                    3.5 in    0600 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Jewett City                  3.5 in    1100 AM 01/01   Amateur Radio        
New London                   3.2 in    0855 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
1 SSW New London             3.0 in    0246 AM 01/01   Trained Spotter      
Preston                      3.0 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Norwich                      3.0 in    0700 AM 01/01   COOP                 
2 SSE Ledyard Center         3.0 in    0900 AM 01/01   Public               
Mystic                       3.0 in    1000 AM 01/01   Public               
1 N Mystic                   3.0 in    1222 PM 01/01   Public               
Mystic                       2.8 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Norwich 5.2 SE               2.8 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Norwich                      2.6 in    0600 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Ledyard 0.5 NE               2.5 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Pawcatuck                    2.1 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Mystic                       2.0 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Old Lyme                     1.5 in    0645 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Niantic                      1.0 in    0430 AM 01/01   COCORAHS

New Jersey


  Location                    Amount    Time/Date      Provider

...Bergen County...
Montvale 1.8 ESE             0.5 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Oakland                      0.5 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
River Edge 0.7 SSW           0.3 in    0720 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
1 SSW River Edge             0.3 in    0720 AM 01/01   Cocorahs             
Tenafly                      0.3 in    0730 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
North Arlington              0.2 in    0930 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
1 WSW Wallington             0.2 in    1000 AM 01/01   Trained Spotter      

...Essex County...
West Orange Twp 0.6 WNW      1.1 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
1 WSW Glen Ridge             1.0 in    0700 AM 01/01   Public                     
Maplewood Twp 1.0 ESE        0.9 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Maplewood                    0.8 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Montclair                    0.4 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...Hudson County...
Harrison                     0.4 in    0700 AM 01/01   COOP                 
1 WSW Hoboken                0.4 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...Passaic County...
Little Falls                 0.6 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Wayne                        0.5 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...Union County...
1 NNW Westfield              0.8 in    0707 AM 01/01   Trained Spotter      
Newark Airport               0.7 in    0700 AM 01/01   Official NWS Obs                 
New Providence               0.4 in    0730 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Clark                        0.4 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Clark                        0.3 in    0917 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
1 NW Fanwood                 0.2 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS

New York


  Location                    Amount    Time/Date      Provider

...Nassau County...
Albertson 0.2 SSE            0.5 in    0730 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
2 S Farmingdale              0.4 in    0800 AM 01/01   Public               
Manhasset Hills              0.4 in    0800 AM 01/01   Trained Spotter      
Massapequa Park               T in     0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Seaford 0.4 SE                T in     0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...New York (Manhattan) County...
Central Park                 0.5 in    0700 AM 01/01   Official NWS Obs                 

...Orange County...
0.8 N Port Jervis            2.0 in    0700 AM 01/01   COOP                 
Port Jervis                  1.0 in    0630 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
2 E Highland Mills           0.6 in    0800 AM 01/01   Public               
Cornwall On Hudson           0.5 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Greenwood Lake               0.5 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Warwick                      0.3 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...Putnam County...
Cold Spring                  1.0 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...Queens County...
Howard Beach                 0.5 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
NYC/JFK                      0.4 in    0700 AM 01/01   Official NWS Obs                 
2 S Elmhurst                 0.3 in    0820 AM 01/01   Public                      
Little Neck 0.3 SE            T in     0530 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
NYC/La Guardia                T in     0700 AM 01/01   Official NWS Obs                 

...Rockland County...
Stony Point                  1.0 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Spring Valley 1.7 SSW        0.5 in    0830 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
New Hempstead 0.6 SE         0.3 in    0915 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...Suffolk County...
Mattituck                    2.3 in    1000 AM 01/01   Trained Spotter      
Baiting Hollow               2.1 in    0700 AM 01/01   COOP                 
1 SSW Ridge                  2.0 in    0800 AM 01/01   Broadcast Media      
2 SE Ridge                   1.9 in    1010 AM 01/01   NWS Employee         
Orient Point                 1.8 in    0800 AM 01/01   COOP                 
Orient                       1.8 in    0800 AM 01/01   CO-OP Observer       
1 ESE Springs                1.5 in    0120 AM 01/01   Public               
Ridge 1.5 SE                 1.5 in    0500 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Upton (NWS Office)           1.4 in    0800 AM 01/01   Official NWS Obs     
Center Moriches              1.3 in    0600 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
North Patchogue              1.2 in    1024 AM 01/01   Public               
Mount Sinai                  1.0 in    0800 AM 01/01   COOP                 
1 NNW Bohemia                0.9 in    0159 AM 01/01   Public                      
Islip Airport                0.5 in    0700 AM 01/01   Official NWS Obs                 
Babylon                      0.5 in    1050 AM 01/01   Broadcast Media      
Brightwaters                 0.3 in    0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Islip Terrace 0.5 W          0.3 in    0900 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Nesconset                    0.3 in    0902 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Amityville                   0.2 in    0915 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Bay Shore                     T in     0700 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Amityville                    T in     0900 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             

...Westchester County...
Peekskill 2.8 NNE            1.0 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
South Salem                  0.6 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
Shrub Oak                    0.5 in    0630 AM 01/01   COOP                 
Armonk                       0.5 in    0800 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
South Salem                  0.4 in    0747 AM 01/01   COCORAHS             
1 NNW Scarsdale              0.4 in    1045 AM 01/01   Public               
1 E Pelham Manor             0.1 in    0755 AM 01/01   Public

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