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Snowless NYC breaks 50-year record of longest winter without flurries

Old Man Winter is giving New York City the cold shoulder.

Dreams for a White Christmas were dashed after flurries turned to rain before hitting the pavement. And along with a drought of snowball fights, sledding in Central Park and snow days, the no-show snow will set a new record for the longest snowless season the city has seen in 50 years.

“The record for the latest measurable snow is today — and obviously we’re going to be way too warm to see anything resembling snow,” Fox Weather Meteorologist Christopher Tate told The Post on Sunday.

“The latest first snow on record is January 29, 1973, and we will break that today because we will not see snow today,” he said.

Both precipitation and cold air are needed for snow that sticks, and the city hasn’t had the optimal conditions yet this winter — even after several winter storms rolled through the region this past week.

“It’s been a very, very, very mild winter for New York City this season. It’s been just so unseasonably warm this winter thus far,” Tate said.

New York City has not experienced the optimal conditions for snow yet this winter even after several winter storms. Paul Martinka
NYC typically sees its first measurable snow by mid-December. G.N. Miller

“The times that we’ve had moisture in place, it’s just been too warm to support anything besides the three times we’ve seen flurries this season.”

The last time there was measurable snow in New York City was 326 days ago on March 9, 2022, when it snowed an anemic four-tenths of an inch. Typically, the city sees its first measurable snow by mid-December. Last year it came on Christmas Eve, the Weather Channel noted.

Meteorologists consider measurable snow to be anything greater than a trace, even if it’s just a tenth of an inch. Central Park has only recorded a trace of snow since the fall of 2022 — over a foot below the average season snowfall to date.

Philadelphia and Boston have also been experiencing a snow deficit. J.C. Rice
The last time there was measurable snow in New York City was on March 9, 2022. Paul Martinka

The lack of snow isn’t unique to New York City.

Cities along the I-95 corridor — like Philadelphia and Boston — have also been experiencing a snow deficit. Recent storm tracks have brought snow to some parts of the interior Northeast, but have also pulled warm air into the I-95 corridor, resulting in rain.

But Old Man Winter isn’t down for the count.

Despite this seemingly snowless season, New York City’s snowiest month is February, according to the Weather Channel, meaning the Big Apple may see a snowstorm in the coming weeks.

“There are some very, very early indications that there might possibly be something at the end of this week or early next week,” Tate said, noting opportunities for snow are now somewhat limited. “I’m not putting any money on it yet.”