Raphael Miranda

My Friday got off to a great start. Waking up to the sound of muffled traffic could only mean one thing….lots of snow! Looking out my window at 7am I was pleasantly surprised to see about 4 inches of snow already covering all the cars and sidewalks. I wasn’t expecting to see so much so soon, and I couldn’t have been happier. It ended up being a record snowfall day across the New York City Metropolitan area.

Here are some new records for Feb. 22:

Central Park- 6.0”
LaGuardia Airport- 6.4”
JFK- 6.9”
Newark- 6.8”

In my hometown of Jersey City we picked up 6.5 inches by the time the snow started to mix with and change to some sleet. This is what it looked like in Hamilton Park:

It was a great scene with plenty of children sledding and even the parents seemed to be joining the fun. Plenty of smiles were exchanged and everyone seemed to be enjoying Mother Nature’s winter gift. Maybe it’s just me, but everyone seems a bit happier when it snows.

I know the totals weren’t very impressive, but I certainly got my snow fix. Now I turn my attention to early next week, but this next storm looks like a warmer event with mostly rain for the big cities of the Northeast. I’ll keep my fingers crossed.