Here Are The Most Intense Snow Storms To Ever Hit New York City

Jan. 22-24, 2016 — 27.5 inches of snow

A woman pose for a picture while snow falls in Times Square on Jan. 23, 2016 in New York.

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Feb. 11-12, 2006 — 26.9 inches of snow

Children and others go sledding on a hill in New York's Riverside Park on Feb. 12, 2006.

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Dec. 26-27, 1947 — 25.8 inches of snow

View looking down from 121st Street on 8th Avenue on the day after the big snow of 1947.

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March 12-14, 1888 — 21 inches of snow

Downtown on Park Row as people and horse-drawn vehicles struggle to make their way through the blizzard of 1888, as seen from the foot path of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Feb. 25-26, 2010 — 20.9 inches of snow

A man walks across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan on Feb. 26, 2010, as the the region is hit with major snow.

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Jan. 7-8, 1996 — 20.2 inches of snow

A Staten Island Ferry leaves Manhattan on Jan. 9, 1996, with the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop following the blizzard which gripped much of the Northeast.

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Dec. 26-27, 2010 — 20 inches of snow

People brave the snow to take photos in Central Park as a major snowstorm hits on Feb. 10, 2010.

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Feb. 16-17, 2003 — 19.8 inches of snow

People help push a car stuck on 7th Avenue during a snow storm on Feb. 17, 2003.

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Jan. 26-27, 2011 — 19 inches of snow

Madison Square Park is seen coated in snow on Jan. 17, 2011.

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Jan. 22-24, 1935 — 18.1 inches of snow

Times Square as seen from the roof of the Hotel Astor on Jan. 23, 1935.

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March 7-8, 1941 — 18.1 inches of snow

People make their way up and down 5th Avenue in the snow on March 8, 1941.

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Feb. 5-7, 1978 — 17.7 inches of snow

Times Square continues to bustle despite the snow in February 1978.

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Feb. 11-12, 1983 — 17.6 inches of snow

A woman crosses a congested Manhattan intersection as near blizzard conditions paralyzed the metropolitan area on Feb. 11, 1983.

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Feb. 4-7, 1920 — 17.5 inches of snow

A New York City market is left frozen to a standstill during a snow storm in 1920.

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Feb. 3-4, 1961 — 17.4 inches of snow

Lights glow in New York buildings as snow blankets the city and Central Park in 1961.

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Dec. 19-20, 1948 — 16 inches of snow

People attempt to make their way around Lexington Ave at 42nd. Street during a snow storm in 1948.

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Feb. 12-13, 1899 — 16 inches of snow

Madison Square is seen covered in snow during the blizzard of 1899.

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All figures from the National Weather Service based on snow falling in Central Park (1869-Present).

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