You know it, we know it, everyone knows it — this winter has been especially snowy. This week’s blizzard was the second major snow event to hit the region this winter and drop more than a foot. It’s not just recency bias, this winter has seen more snow than we usually get. Almost double. Storm Team 4 took a look at the data and so far this season we’ve measured 42 inches of snow at Central Park. Well, it turns out that’s almost double a “normal” winter (22.9 inches). And it’s more than triple what we saw in 2025 (12.9 inches). Forty-two inches, that’s got to be a record, right? Somehow it’s not even close. The city would still need to see nearly 20 more inches this season to crack the top 5 all-time snowiest winters. The last winter to crack the top of the charts was in 2011. Our snowiest winter on record came 30 years ago. You may have already guessed it: the winter of the Blizzard of ’96. Anyone around during that winter had to shovel through more than 75 inches of snow. Now, the winter of 2026 isn’t over quite yet, and neither are our snow chances. The next snow is only hours away. We’re looking at another 1 to 3 inches of snow Tuesday night. And that’s not all. There’s a strong low front headed our way Thursday into Thursday night that could bring more wintry precipitation, mainly light snow or a wintry mix. Once we get past this stretch, it’s sunny and mild into the weekend, with considerable melting through Sunday. ...read more read less