Winter '09 / '10 - Snow Storm #1 - Preliminary Verification

Preliminary storm-total snowfalls for Saturday and Sunday from CDUS41...PNS...and CF6 bulletins.

Nine new daily records.

SAT...19-DEC-09
ISP - 9.6" (5.6"; 1995)
PHL - 22.5" (9.2"; 1945)
ACY - 11.4" (4.5"; 1979)
DCA - 15" (7"; 1945)

SUN...20-DEC-09
BOS - 10" (7.7"; 1995)
PVD - 14.3" (6.3; 1995)
ISP - 14.3" (4.2"; 1995)
JFK - 4.7" (3.8"; 1995)
EWR - 4.3" (3.2"; 1964)

Please report errors in Comments.

Final results and storm summary Tuesday evening.

Surface analysis:  19-DEC-1945.
Daily snowfall records last set in 1945...fell at PHL and DCA during Storm Day 1.  The 1945 Miller 'A' nor'easter originated in Galveston Bay...TX...then tracked NE to a position near HSE.

Surface analysis:  20-DEC-1995
Daily snowfall records set in 1995 at ISP...JFK...BOS...and PVD during Storm Day 2.  The 1995 MIller 'B' nor'easter formed near HSE...passing just south of the 'benchmark' at 40/70.