Heavy Snow in New York, December 27, 2004

Name: Heavy Snow in New York, December 27, 2004
Start: 2004-12-27T04:00
End: 2004-12-27T08:00
Location: New York

December 27, 2004 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Albany

When: December 27, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Albany forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An upper level disturbance interacted with Atlantic moisture and cold air to produce snow across much of interior New York and adjacent Western New England on the early morning of December 27. Most areas received 3 to 6 inches of snow. However, an enhanced area in the southern Catskills received around 7 inches of snowfall, with East Jewitt officially reporting the highest amount of 8 inches.

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, December 2004

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: 5427928.