New York, 1996

Heavy Snow in New York, May 31, 1996

May 31, 1996 · NWS BGM · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

0 inches of snow fell at Binghamton Regional Airport during the 1995-96 winter season. 3 inches set in 1993-94.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.

A total of 134.0 inches of snow fell at Binghamton Regional Airport during the 1995-96 winter season. That amount broke the record for the greatest amount of snowfall in a winter season, which was 131.3 inches set in 1993-94.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Steuben

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Steuben forecast zone
Coordinates
42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Schuyler

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Schuyler forecast zone
Coordinates
42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Chemung

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Chemung forecast zone
Coordinates
42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Tompkins

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Tompkins forecast zone
Coordinates
42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cortland

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Cortland forecast zone
Coordinates
42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Chenango

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Chenango forecast zone
Coordinates
42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Otsego

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Otsego forecast zone
Coordinates
42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Tioga

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Tioga forecast zone
Coordinates
42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Broome

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Broome forecast zone
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Delaware

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Coordinates
42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sullivan

When
May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Coordinates
41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5559561, 5559562, 5559563, 5559564, 5559565, 5559566, 5559567, 5559568, 5559569, 5559570, 5559571.