Winter '22 / '23 - Snow Storm #1: Preliminary STP Verifications

NYC
East 88th St. (1952)

Preliminary verification of storm-total snowfalls for WED and THU based on reporting found in CDUS41 (CLI) ... CXUS51 (CF6) ... METARs ... and PNS bulletins issued by NWS.

Excellent coverage and reporting.

HYA
Trace amounts derived from METARs.

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Snow-to-liquid ratio (SLR) not reported for some stations with measurable snowfall b/c liquid and / or freezing precipitation also occurred during the verification period.

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Stations observing >= Trace:  19 (70%)
Given stations had measurable snowfall ... stations observing at least:
4" - 2 (7%)

MAX snow melt-water (minimum SLR 8:1)
CAR - 1.05"
BTV - 0.54"
BGM - 0.30"

MAX precipitation (frozen + freezing + liquid)
PWM - 2.60"
PVD - 1.84"
ACY - 1.58"

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New daily snowfall record(s)
none

Orange cells indicate new daily record.
Trace amounts (displayed 0.05") are not included in STP.

Distribution of storm-total snowfall
Image courtesy NOHRSC

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SFC analysis:  09z ... 26-JAN-23
Image courtesy DOC / NOAA / NWS / NCEP / WPC

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Please report any errors in Comments along with a link to the correct data.
FINAL results expected NLT SAT evening.