Kingston Snow Storms
The Kingston Snow Project
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Table of Contents
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Season Ranks
| Rank | Total | ▼Season | 1" + | 3" + | 6" + | First Snow+ Second Snow |
Last snow Second to Last |
Delays | Early Dismissal | Closings |
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| 2022-2023 | ||||||||||
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| 2020-2021 | ||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | ||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | ||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | ||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | ||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | ||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 64.26 | 2013-2014 | 13 | 5 | 4 | November 23 November 26 |
April 15 February 19 |
6 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | 37.50 | 2012-2013 | 8 | 4 | 2 | November 7 | March 20 | 1 | 3 | 5A |
| 10 | 22.00 | 2011-2012 | 6 | 3 | 0 | October 29 | March 31 | 4# | 2# | 3# |
| 4 | 50.65 | 2010-2011 | 15 | 6 | 3 | December 10 | March 24 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 38.45 | 2009-2010 | 14 | 3 | 1 | December 4 | March 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 40.00 | 2008-2009 | 10 | 5 | 2 | November 26 | March 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 60.35 | 2007-2008 | 12 | 9 | 3 | December 2 | March 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 38.05 | 2006-2007 | 8 | 2 | 2 | November 20 | April 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | 33.05 | 2005-2006 | 6 | 4 | 2 | December 9 | March 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 72.25 | 2004-2005 | 16 | 8 | 4 | November 13 | March 23 | 5* | 0 | 6* |
| Average | ||||||||||
| 44.14 | 10.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | December 2 | March 16 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 5.6 | ||
+note: First Measurable Snow
*note: Data is incomplete, and is therefore a best estimate
#note: 2 delays, 1 early dismissal, and 1 cancellation were non-winter related
Anote: 2 cancellations were non-winter related
Winter: 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013
Kingston Snows Archive | Cancellation Calendars
National Wx-forecasts | Groundhog's Day Evaluation
Are earlier-starting winters more significant?
NWS Lubbock, Tx December 24, 2013 Forecast Discussion | River Ice 2014
Poughkeepsie, NY- Preliminary Climatological Data
Ethans Projects
WxComm
Storm Ranks
| November 2004- December 31, 2020 | ||
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| 18.0 | March 14 | 2017 |
| 16.9 | February 13 | 2014 |
| 16.0 | March 16 | 2007 |
| 15.0 | December 16-17 | 2020 |
| 12.2 | January 22 | 2005 |
| 12.0 | December 3 | 2019 |
| 11.5 | December9 | 2005 |
| 11.0 | February 14 | 2007 |
| 10.5 | February 28 | 2005 |
| 10.5 | March 23 | 2005 |
| 10.5 | February 2 | 2015 |
| 10.5 | March 7 | 2018 |
| 10.0 | December 26-27 | 2010 |
| 10.0 | February 8 | 2013 |
| 9.80 | February 9 | 2017 |
| 9.50 | December 13 | 2007 |
| 9.50 | November 16 | 2018 |
| 9.20 | February 5 | 2014 |
| 9.10 | January 29 | 2019 |
| 8.50 | Feburary 22 | 2008 |
| 8.50 | December 19 | 2008 |
| 8.50 | December 9 | 2009 |
| 8.50 | December 14-15 | 2013 |
| 8.30 | January 3 | 2006 |
| 8.00 | January 12 | 2011 |
| 8.00 | January 17 | 2018 |
| 7.40 | January 20 | 2019 |
| 7.20 | February 10 | 2015 |
| 7.00 | December 31 | 2007 |
| 6.25 | January 28 | 2009 |
| 6.25 | December 26-27 | 2012 |
| 6.20 | January 6 | 2005 |
| 6.00 | January 7 | 2011 |
| 6.00 | January 2-3 | 2014 |
| 5.70 | October 29 | 2011 |
| 5.50 | February 22 | 2005 |
| 5.50 | December 17 | 2016 |
| 5.50 | February 12 | 2017 |
| 5.20 | February 26 | 2007 |
| 5.20 | January 10 | 2009 |
| 5.20 | March 19 | 2013 |
| 5.00 | January 1 | 2008 |
| 5.00 | December 21 | 2008 |
| 5.00 | February 24 | 2010 |
| 4.90 | April 4 | 2016 |
| 4.80 | March 4 | 2019 |
| 4.75 | February 13 | 2008 |
| 4.40 | February 12 | 2019 |
| 4.30 | February 29 | 2012 |
| 4.30 | December 29 | 2012 |
| 4.25 | March 8 | 2005 |
| 4.25 | January 21 | 2011 |
| 4.20 | December 25 | 2017 |
| 4.00 | February 12 | 2006 |
| 4.00 | March 2 | 2006 |
| 4.00 | March 1 | 2008 |
| 4.00 | February 1 | 2011 |
| 4.00 | December 17 | 2013 |
| 4.00 | December 9 | 2017 |
| 3.90 | December 12 | 2016 |
| 3.80 | December 29 | 2016 |
| 3.75 | March 18 | 2005 |
| 3.75 | February 9 | 2008 |
| 3.60 | January 18 | 2020 |
| 3.50 | January 14 | 2008 |
| 3.50 | February 21 | 2015 |
| 3.25 | December 31 | 2008 |
| 3.25 | February 24 | 2012 |
| 3.20 | January 18 | 2009 |
| 3.20 | January 16 | 2013 |
| 3.20 | January 4 | 2018 |
| 3.10 | January 11 | 2005 |
| 3.00 | February 16 | 2010 |
| 3.00 | February 2 | 2011 |
| 3.00 | January 24 | 2015 |
| 3.00 | January 30 | 2015 |
| 3.00 | February 18 | 2018 |
| Significant 2000-2004 Storms | ||
| 17.0" | February 17-18 | 2003 |
| ~16+" | January 3 | 2003 |
| 11" | December 26 | 2002 |
| ~10" | December 6-7 | 2003 |
| 6.5" | December 14 | 2003 |
| 4.5" | January 6-7 | 2002 |
| 2.5" | December 11-12 | 2002 |
| 2.4" Rain |
November 16-17 | 2002 |
| Significant Pre-2000 Storms | ||
| March 31-April 1 | 1997 | |
| October 4 | 1987 | |
NO DELAY
| Day | Date | Year | Closings | Amount | Type | Note |
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| wednesday | noveber20 | 2006 | no delay | .05"&.15" | freezingR&snow | |
| wednesday | January 10 | 2007 | no delay | flurries | snow | |
| thur-fri | jan 18-19 | 2007 | no delay | .1" dusting | snow | the night of: |
| mon-tue | march 19-20 | 2007 | no delay | 2" | snow | |
| monday | feb. 4 | 2008 | no delay | .25" | snow | started~8am changed to drizzle~11-12noon |
| tuesday | feb.19 | 2008 | no delay | .1" | snow | start btw 7/8:30pm sky clear by 9pm |
| tuesday | Oct. 28 | 2008 | no delay | none | sleet | brief period of light sleet around 2 pm. Storm brought heavy rain earlier. 27" snow in catskills |
| wednesday | Oct. 29 | 2008 | no delay | none | flurries | flurries on and off through out the day- mainly the afternoon |
| mon-tue | Dec. 08-09 | 2008 | no delay | .1" | snow | over nite: started after~11pmMon stopped by 6am tue. stuck to roads thru tue AM. similar to Dec. 06-07 2008 |
| thursday | December 11 | 2008 | no delay | none | ice | .1" ice dec 10-11;overnight. ice on non roads/some slippery sidewalks. most districts canceled |
| Tuesday | February 3 | 2009 | no delay | .8" | Snow | drizzle turned2 Light Sn ~5p Feb 2- ~5p Feb 3. Wet snow.Turned dry on Feb 3. didnt stick to roads- dusting on driveways/sidewalks. Continuous,light,gentle wind blown-blown off elevated areas |
| Thursday | Feb 26 | 2009 | no delay | .1" | FR | Began 6am-7:30am. too late to issue delay. Roads coated in ice pellets. not to slick. stuck to roads enough to see car tracks |
| Thur-Fri | Dec 10-11 | 2009 | no delay | .2" | Sn | ss overnight. light coating on base snow and cars |
| Mon-Tue | Jan 11-12 | 2010 | no delay | T | Sn | Very light dusting overnight |
| Sun-Mon | Jan 24-25 | 2010 | no delay | 1"& 1.2" | Sn&R | Sn Sun PM. change to rain before 12a. R Mon. Near total melt of all snow pack. High 56 on Mon. |
| Wednesday | February 3 | 2010 | no delay | T | Sn | Afternoon sun snow shower. thin trace of snow on cars thursday AM |
| Friday | February 26 | 2010 | no delay | 1" | Sn | Sn thru day. Wet. .25" by AM. no road accumulation. All Ulster/Putnum Cty schools closed except Kingston&Saugerties. Rhinebeck 2hr delay. See Cancellations Feburary 23-25, 2010 image |
| Wednesday | March 3 | 2010 | no delay | .25" | Sn | Light snow over night through early am. Change to rain/taper off@8am. Wet snow. no road accumul.totals |
| Thursday | November 25 | 2010 | no delay | none | FR | several minutes of ice pelets @~7p before change to L.drizzle. Reports of periodic light flurries/sleet during afternoon in Rosendale/Woodstock/Esopus. No flurries in Kingston. |
| Thursday | March 10 | 2011 | no delay | .25" | Sn | Snow 11:30p- ~3/4am(?).. changed over to rain. barely a trace of snow left. Slick roads in Woodstock. |
| Monday | March 21 | 2011 | no delay | 1.25" | Sn | wet Snow @6am. stick to grass/cars by 7am. Stick to parking lots by 8am. Steady at 8am. sidewalks melt to slush @10ish. Wet, never stick much to roads. Taper off around noon. Forecast to start at 4am- would have been a delay. Snow still on grass/some sidewalk piles by night fall. |
| Thursday | October 27 | 2011 | no delay | flurries | Sn | Frontal system brought rain to the region on Thursday. Rain mixed with snow/sleet at 5pm. Periods of snow/sleet/rain through out evening. No accumulation in Kingston. Light grassy accumulations in other parts of the county. Rain/snow taper off around 10pm. Totals |
| Thursday | January 12 | 2012 | No Delay | 0.50" | Snow | Rain S@12am, transition to sn@~2a, back to rain@4a. Wet snow. WWA 12am-12p but allowed to expire@4a. Event difficult to forecast- NWS called for littl/no accumulation with mainly rain/mix. Fcst low of 32 btw 6/7a. SfcLow moved from KY to Delmarva(995mb) to L.I., Mainlow over Ohio. Temperatures initially started out a few degrees warmer than fcst Wed pm. accumulations on Rds. melting after 4am change to rain. Rain persisted throughout morning. Snow only left on grass. Onteora: Closed. Hunter&Rondout: Delay. |
| Monday | January 23 | 2012 | No Delay | 00.00" | Ice | Light FR forecast 2A-9A. FRAdvisory 12AM-12PM. 0.01-0.02" Forecast/Lows 24. Reality Lows only 28. Roads never froze over. FR didn't materialize until 7AM. light patchy black ice on driveways at 7:30. Decent chance of delay/closing had it materialized at 2AM. Drizzle throughout morning. |
| Wednesday | February 8 | 2012 | No Delay | T | Sn | Light snow developed around 10:30p and lasted until about 11:30p. Trace coating on cars and grass. No road accumulation. Widely scattered. Probably just flurries in most locations. |
| Monday | February 13 | 2012 | No Delay | 00.00" | Sn | Flurries overnight. Less than a trace of snow on car windshield. |
| Wednesday | February 15 | 2012 | No Delay | 00.00" | Sn | Flurries/drizzle overnight. Less than a trace of snow on some dirt surfaces. |
| Thursday | February 16 | 2012 | No Delay | 00.75" | Sn | L.Sn@~1130a. Temps 33-34. Wet. began sticking around noon. initially forecast to change over to rain. no change over. steady sn thru afternoon. began to stick to roads @~3p. quarter inch of slush/wet snow by early evening. snow taper off around 530p. began mix with rain. light drizzle after 8p. all done by 10p. temps hovering just above freezing— rapid snow compression/melt. most roads just wet by 10p. made 5 foot snow man :) |
| Thursday | November 8 | 2012 | No Delay | N/A | Sn | See November 7, 2012 Early dismissal |
EARLY DISMISSAL
An Early Dismissal is issued when roads become or are becoming hazardous after schools have already started| 07-08 | ED | Snow | An early dismissal occoured during the 2007-2008 winter season. | |||
| Thursday | January 28 | 2010 | ED | 1.75" | Snow | Start~6am covered roads by 730a. steady am snow. rapidly intermitten pm snow. |
| Thursday | September 30 | 2010 | ED | 1.25" | Rain | Start~7am. end~11am. Continuous forecast for Heavy Rain total 3-5" Despite plume axis clearly to the west. Breezy. Wind advisory. 9th, post school activities, parent's night all cancelled. |
| Wednesday | March 23 | 2011 | ED | .5" by 3PM 1.25" Total |
Snow | Total sn 1.25" ThurAM. Sn@8AM continue through day. Never stick to roads- didn't really expect it- high 37. sitck to grass/cars. by 5PM .2" on grass. 0.5" on some cars. -melt some in PM- always at least a coating. Forecast: WWA 10A-12P Thursday. Sn to develop by 9AM w/ an inch by 3PM. High 37. Totals 3-6" by Thur. Should have stayed in school because high was too much above freezing for roads2stick and only light accum(1") through school day. See delay March 24. |
| Wednesday | February 29 | 2012 | Early Dismissal | 04.30" | Sn | Sn@949a. ED called@630a. stick to grass by 1030a. stick roads@ 1130a. wet roads. Coated and slick roads by 12p- -car accidents. Steady Sn through afternoon 2.7" by 2p. 4.3" by 3p. Lull@3:30p-~2a Thur. Light Driz during lull. Sn compress/liquefy- - some pooling water at blocked drains. Roads slushy- - mostly wet. plowed roads fine- - just wet |
| Friday | March 16 | 2012 | ED | xxx | xxx | NON-WEATHER RELATED: "A boil water advisory was issued Friday in the city of Kingston because of a significant drop in water pressure. The advisory, in effect until further notice but likely to be lifted Saturday afternoon, is only for drinking water, not for water that’s used to bathe, shower or do laundry, according to city Water Superintendent Judith Hansen." Schools dismissed early, after school events/sport cancelled, high school musical rescheduled. High School dismissed at 1:30PM |
| Wednesday | November 7 | 2012 | Early Dismissal | 0.7" | Sn | S@~5p E@~9p. Temps 32-30. wet sn never fell hard or stuck to roads— ran into dry air W of river. Most schools ED, but prob wasn't necessary given forecast. WWA thru 7a Thur. Sn melted rapidly after stopped.. almost all gone by 12a. Virtually all gone by AM. 0.7" measured on car roofs, ~lesser amts on grass(?). Off shore nor'easter spread bands of snow west over region. WWA Main to Deleware. WS! NYMetro/NJ. Forecast: Chance sn by 10a. 50% chance sn by ~12-1p. Sn steady in PM, winding down by 2AM. SS thru ~7a. Total: 2-4". Had for'cst verified w/ road accu'ation= ~60% Delay for 11/8 |
2HOUR DELAY
A 2 hour delay is issued when most snowy roads are expected to be clear by 11am. Typically delays are issued at 6am that morning when there is one half to three inches of snow on the ground and if weather conditions are expected to improve.| Wed.-thurs. | January 04-05 | 2006 | 2hour | .5" | snow | night of: |
| tue-wed | jan 30-31 | 2007 | 2hour | .5' | snow | the night of: |
| thursday | febuary 22 | 2007 | 2hour | .2" | slush | |
| tuesday | febuary 27 | 2007 | 2hour | 1" | snow | |
| sun-mon | dec 2-3 | 2007 | 2hour | .75"&.15" | snow&ice | snow sun AM then R/F.rain 11:30PM |
| sun-mon | dec 9-10 | 2007 | 2hour | .5"&.15" | rain&ice | night of: blk on driveways |
| friday | December 14 | 2007 | 2hour | xxx | snow | 9.5" inches thursday… see Cancellation Thursday December 13, 2007 |
| sunday | December 16 | 2007 | 2hour | 1"&1.5 | sleet%ice pellets | 12am-7pm F.rain mix@times image |
| thursday | feb.14 | 2008 | 2hour | black ice | ice | runnoff from snow/rain day b4 froz. Slick roads |
| tues-wed | feb.26-27 | 2008 | 2hour | 5.2" | snow | 10:15a-R@6p tue.tue-1/2 day.ss wed |
| monday | March 10 | 2008 | 2hour | ice/flooding | water | |
| wednesday | December 17 | 2008 | 2hour | 1.25" | Snow | SN10:30p-5a. LFrDr-6. Roads not totally clear. other districts 2hrD |
| Monday | January 5 | 2009 | 2hour | .05=coating | ice | freezing rain btw 12am&2am left solid coating Everywhere. Black ice on roads. Driveways all ice. hard to walk. Very underestimated |
| Thursday | January 8 | 2009 | 2hour | .01 | ice | Slush from Jan7 froze on roads. Black ice/slippery driveways prom period of light freezing drizzle |
| Thursday | January 15 | 2009 | 2hour | .3" | Snow | 2 hour delay. 0.3" SN. Vpowdery. 12a-6a |
| Thursday | January 29 | 2009 | 2hour | Messy | Slick | Mess left over from Jan 28. SN@12a (29) Ice@11:30a. R@2p-7p. Rds compacted snow/ice. Blk ice on drive ways. |
| Thursday | February 19 | 2009 | 2hour | 1" | Snow | Overnight: start@~1pm. HSN-2pm. SS- 5pm. SN-12a. Stuck at roads after sunset. 1-1.5" on grass>roads. Roads not too bad in AM. Most clear. >Slushy Side rds. |
| Monday | December 14 | 2009 | 2hour | 1" | Slush | Sunday: 2hour delay. 1.5" sn (10a-2p). R -8p. Bad roads. Slick. pooling water. very slushy. Black ice overnight. Messy am roads. |
| Friday | January 8 | 2010 | 2hour | 1.6" | Snow | Sn overnight. ~.4" by am. coating on roads. light snow after 6am. Snow after noon. |
| Wednesday | February 3 | 2010 | 2hour | .75" | Snow | Light sn overnight. Fairly dry. 3pm- ~6am |
| Thursday | February 11 | 2010 | 2hour | XXX | SnoW | 2" Snow the day before. See Cancellation Wednesday February 10, 2010 image |
| Wednesday | February 17 | 2010 | 2hour | XXX | SnoW | 3" Snow the day before. See Cancellation Tuesday February 16, 2010 |
| Tuesday | December 14 | 2010 | 2hour | .25" | Snow | Snow showers@6-8p. @10-4a. 0.25" total. powdery&wind whipped by cars. 0.1" on roads from wind. Comparable to Jan 15, 2009 Delay. typical early season difficult forecast.. borderline. |
| Tuesday | January 25 | 2011 | 2hour | 1.75" | Snow | Light snow@~11p. End@~6a. light/flffy. Clipper moved thru C.NY. Splotty radar presentation. Comparable structure to SnDay Jan. 19, 2011. 3-6" in adirondacks. Covered roads. |
| Thursday | January 27 | 2011 | 2hour | .75" | Snow | Start@~7p. Began sticking@~830p. End@~3a.Noreaster move through mid atlantic[nrn.deleware]&ENEwrd. L.sn. Initially too warm to stick. <.75" on most Rds. <slushy. Up to 16" in NYC. |
| Tuesday | February 8 | 2011 | 2hour | 1.0" | Snow | Rshowers@ 6:30p. Sn@9:45p. Sn thru 6a. SSthru 9a. Wet/slushy snow. Temps 29-33. Slushy roads in am. Wet roads by 9am. Textbook delay. |
| Monday | March 07 | 2011 | 2hour | .1" | Snow | Heavy Rain [plume GoM to Canada] Sunday 2"+ changed over to light fr/sn by 5am. Light coating of snow/ice by 6am. steady snow shower at 6am. All tapered off by 645. driveway coated. roads slick- not too bad. Black ice? WWA til 7A.. extended til 10a@6a loop |
| Thursday | March 24 | 2011 | 2hour | Blk Ice | Snow | Total Sn 1.25"- see ED March 23. Began 8A wednesday. Sn through 9PM. L.SNshowers over night- dusting. Never really accumulated <.5" on roads- melted as it fell/never accumulated much. Blk ice biggest problem. Flurries Thur AM. Roads pretty clear. |
| Tuesday | September 6 | 2011 | 2hour | Flooding | Rain | Downed telephone across the road that the buses take to leave the station. Result of morning rain storm. |
| Friday | September 9 | 2011 | 2hour | Flooding | Runoff/ pooling | Delay issued at 7:30am. Rain associated w/ tropical storm Lee stopped Thursday afternoon, but water/runoff levels still high. Large creeks peaked overnight/that morning. Kingston: 5.37" rain Sep 5-8. Up to 8 inches across Ulster county. On top of Irene's 8" in kingston w/ up to 12" in the Catskills. Anna Devine Elementary Closed. Bus Route Changes (a first)- KHS & JWB Students affected by Rt. 32 and Rt. 213. told to meet at the Postage Inn(tillson) for a 9:00am pick-up OR at K and G Pizzeria at the corner of Abeel & Wilbur Streets for a 9:30am pick-up. |
| Tuesday | January 17 | 2012 | 2hour delay | 01.25" | Snow | very L.FR/sn@7p. 0.25". Batch of moderate sn@8p-9:30p. dropped 1.0". lull 10p-~1a. Second batch@~1-3. FR/SL made sn crustier/reduced depth to 0.75". Zonal shortwave system from GLakes into NY. Forecast: Sn 8p-3a. <1". FR/SL 2a-6a. Rain 6a-eve. Temps rising from low of 25. 32@6a. high 40. | Reality: Mon eve temps 29-30 6p-8p. fell to 26 with first batch of snow. Temps never made it above 30 Mon. Very spotty radar presentation, other than 2 batches. 30* at 6a. 0.75" on untouched roads@6a. compacted but not too slick on car tracks. 0.75" total at 6am. Main roads fine by 8am. might have been cancelled if SL/FR continued from 3a-6a as forecast. All region districts on 2-3 hour delay. |
| Friday | January 20 | 2012 | 2hour delay | 01.90" | Snow | Sn@830p-~12a. powdery snow, but packable. temps in mid20s. stuck to roads instantly. Clipper system moved from G.Lakes. Initially only <1" forecast. Roads very slick Thurs eve. still covered 6a Fri. No winter weather advisory was issued. |
NO SCHOOL
School is usually cancelled when roads are expected to still be/ become unsafe by 11am. Generally cancellations are issued between 5:30 and 6am when there is at least 3 inches of snow on the ground or when weather conditions are expected to become worse.| friday | December 09 | 2005 | no schooll | 11.5" | snow | |
| friday | December 16 | 2005 | no school | .75" | ice/snow | street flooding |
| tuesday | January 03 | 2006 | noschool | 8.3" | snow | |
| monday | January 23 | 2006 | no school | 1.5" | snow | |
| thursday | March 02 | 2006 | no school | 4" | snow | |
| Wednesday | febuary 14 | 2007 | no school | 11" | snow | no school on the 14 or 15 |
| thursday | february 15 | 2007 | no school | xxx | xxx | Effects from day before. See No school February 14, 2007 |
| monday | febuary 26 | 2007 | no school | 2.5" | snow | |
| thur-fri | march 1-2 | 2007 | no school fri | 2.0"&.2" | rain&freezing rain | the night of: |
| friday | March 16 | 2007 | no school | 16.5" | snow | |
| sunday | April 15 | 2007 | no school mon | 1.25"&7" | snow&rain | flooding |
| thursday | December 13 | 2007 | noS | 9.5" | snow | start 10am ended 7pm. delay fri. |
| monday | January 14 | 2008 | no school | 3.5" | snow | began~11:45pm sun 2.75'' by 6am mon. roads not to bad very close call. End 1pm |
| thur-fri | jan 17-18 | 2008 | no school | 1.75" | snow | began6pm. R@2am~4am >slush |
| friday | feb. 1 | 2008 | no school | .75" | ice | started 8:45am changed to drizzle@2pm |
| wednesday | feb.13 | 2008 | no school | 4.25"&.5" | snow/ice | start5p tue-rain 5a.sugary. >slush |
| friday | feb.22 | 2008 | no school | 8.5" | snow | started~4am.taper off‘~11pm. Ss thu sat |
| friday | December 12 | 2008 | no school | .3" | ice | .1" ice dec 10-11;overnight. continued R freezing on non road surfaces thru dec 11. .3" by 6pm. some slick spots/downed tree/power lines. |
| friday | December 19 | 2008 | no school | 8.5" | Snow | expected to begin@9. Closed based on bad predictions. Start@12p rates 1-1.5"/hr 1p-6p. SS aft 8p. ss -6p sat. sat would B no school-horrible roads. SN:R,10/15:1 Picture |
| wednesday | January 7 | 2009 | no school | .75"&1.0" | SN&Ice | snow began@~8pJan6-FR/ice pellets@~11p through 10:30a-light rain showers. Roads icy&slushy |
| wednesday | January 28 | 2009 | no school | 5.75"&0.5" | SN&Ice | Start@12a. changed to fr@11:30. R@2p-7:30p. roads horrible in PM. were sheet of ice@ 4/5p. a bit clearer after heavire R@6- still unplowable packed slush/ice |
| Monday | March 02 | 2009 | no school | 1.5" | SN | Start@3a 1"by 6am. continue through 9/10am. lull in snow. snow showers during afternoon. Very windy. snow drifts 0-3 inches. roads not too bad. could have been a delay. WWA 10p 3/1- 10p 3/2. 4-8" continuously forcast. Powdery/granular. Distinguished snowflakes and sleet, esp. during pm image |
| Wednesday | December 09 | 2009 | no school | 8.5" | SN | No School. 8.5" Sn. ~2"by 3a. ~6" by 7a. FR@9a. R@10a. R compressed Sn. Sn covered roads. Snowball sn. |
| Wednesday | February 10 | 2010 | No school | 2" | SN | Start after 12a. 1.5" by 7a. 1.7"by 11a. Snowy roads. Lull 9a-4p. Partial melt. Roads melted. 0.25" through 9p. Messy Roads overnight through thursday AM. 2hour delay thursday |
| Tuesday | February 16 | 2010 | No School | 3.0" | SN | Forcast 3-7inches. Start@~3a. light snow through am.0.4" on ground by 6a. limited road coverage. 2hour delay issued at 630a. moderate butst of snow 7-8a. Schools closed at 809a. Roads "wet" by ~9a. light/mod snow through 5pm w/ roads recovering. very close call. Slick roads overnight. 2hour delay Wednesday totals image |
| Tuesday | February 23 | 2010 | No School | 2.75" | Sn | Forcast:1-2". Start@~845asR. Sn@9p. ~0.5" by 6a. very wet/heavy snow Barely stuck to roads. Temps 30-31*. only 0.25-.75 on snowpack through 12p-melted as it fell. Didnt stick to roads till after 12p. Should have been ED. Only Wakill, Rondout, Onteora Closed. Mod. Sn during aftrenoon. Lull 6p-9p. 2.75" through 6p. Additional Sn after 9p. See Closing Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 Headlines image |
| Wednesday | February 24 | 2010 | No School | 5.0" | Sn | 5" 9p 2/23-3a 2/24 on top of 2.75 inches from day before. VERY sticky snow. Never seen snow that sticky before. 1-2 inches on close lines, twigs, and powerlines. Downed brances, and outtages. Horrible roads until plowed at 7am. Stickiness allowed for easy plowing. 7.5" snowpack Wed morning, after 0.25" compression in Tuesday lull. Up to 18" reported in Woodstock" drastic elevational differnces. up to 30 in Catskills. Headlines image |
| Thursday | February 25 | 2010 | No School | 2.75" | Sn | Sn. Never got below freezing WedPM. Rain WedPM-8a. Sn@8a 1.75 by 1030. L.R@2p. Sn comprssed as it fell. total would’ve been higher. Messy roads by 830. big heavy flakes. WS! WUlster(woodstock) WWA Eulster. 20,000 outtages in UC. 5-7,000 in KCSD. 6th and last snow day. First time KCSD 3+ consecutive weather cancellations since possibly Floyd in sep'99. First 3SnDays since atleast blizz'96(2SnDays+2hr upped to SnD). Poss compare to blizz'93. Feb23-25 totals up to 21" in Rifton-SDutchass-NYC. Up to 4ft in Catskills. Headlines Kinston relatively uneffected. image |
| Friday | January 07 | 2011 | No School | 6.0" | Sn | L.Sn start ~430A. Roads coated by 530. Analogous to Jan. 28, 2010 E.D. Produced by frontal system from G. Lakes. Much variation across region. Steady light to mod. snow through out PM. No problem sticking to roads. temps in mid-upper 20's. LEQ ratio ~15:1. Very light and fluffy. Sticks to tree/branches. A pretty snow. Began tapering off ~6PM. Done by 11PM. |
| Wednesday | January 12 | 2011 | No School | 8.0" | Sn | Start ~9PM 1/11. Stick@ 930P. Fell rapidly.. 1" by 11p. Light fluffy.. LEQ 15:1. Most accumulation by 7a. Lsn through PM. Phasing of Large Gr. Lakes low and intense coastal low. C. Low took over around 11p. Quick moving. Tracked over SE Mass. Heaviest E.of H.River and NY. Intense part of low just skim E. NY. Heaviest Up to 2+ feet central mass&conn. Review |
| Tuesday | January 18 | 2011 | No School | 2.6" | Sn/FR | Start~3a. MLK Day Monday= 4day weekend. 1.7" by 6a. mix with sleet by 8am. mix with FR by 9a. .5" ice pellets. .2" coating FR. Rain 11a- 4p. taper off around 5p. .5" ice on top of 2 inches snow. very crusty. Rain made it all heavy and vey hard to shovel. coating of ice on everything. Bent trees. Roads very slushy/mess. Shoveled pavement more dangerous than snow covered due to ice coating. Temps 30-33 peaked in evening. Freezing rain later blamed for gas outtage [see Daily Freeman article from Thursday Jan. 20.] Central Hudson spokesman John Maserjian said this week’s freezing rain and icy conditions “impacted some mechanical operations” at the Spring Street regulator station, causing low pressure in the gas delivery system |
| Wednesday | January 19 | 2011 | No School | .4" | Sn | Strong effects from day before. See SN Day Jan 18. Initially 2 hour delay. Roads slushy from dayb4. Black ice from fr dayb4. Sn moved in @6a. Coating on top of ice=very slick. Slushy roads instantly became worse. .4" by 8a. brief mix w/ FR@ 8a. LSnow thru 3p. Bent trees still. .2" coating on everything still. |
| Friday | January 21 | 2011 | No School | 4.25" | Sn | Frontal system developed weak srf. low over ohio valley. tracked E.wrd S.of NY, to just off CapeCod. WWA 12a-12p. Snow Begin~10PM. Coating by 1030. Rates of .25"/hr. 3.0inches by 5a. Snow tapered off by~ 730a. Could have been delay if snow ended 2hr earlier. "Epic 1 day week." MLK Day +3 snow days. See previous snow days. As of Jan 20 PM Lower/mid kingston "gas outtage." Numerous homes w/o gas/heat. Possibly inc. KHS. Several road digs near lower broadway & @Andrew St. See Jan. 18 Snow day 5th snow day in 2 weeks. |
| Tuesday | February 1 | 2011 | No School | 4.0" | Sn | Start@~3AM. 1.5" by 7a. AccFinish@~2PM. L.Sn thru 5p. Low pressure develop over missouri move thru Ohio Valley along&N of I70. Very W-E zonal flow: Ohio-N.Y. Begin Sticking by 330a. Roads bad thru evening- never get better b4 Feb2 storm. Light&Fluffy. |
| Wednesday | February 2 | 2011 | No School | 3.00" | FR | Start@~11p. Weak band@~9p. Taper off@~10a. Very Impressive system develop over mississisppi valley. track texas to ny bring intense storms to E.US. Blizzard of 2011/"century." Large/Impressive front. Constant Frozen rain/ice pellets. heavy at times. roads messy/covered through evening because of ice pellet nature- hard to clean/plow completely…… Main low&wrap around system=Snow/sleet/ice squall@6:30PM— 0.2inches wonS.setunim01|ni#wonS.setunim01|ni showers through other areas overnight. Total overnight=.25" (including squall). No Delay Thursday. Messy side roads. Could have easily been a delay.. possibly in a less winter winter. See 2011 Groundhog's Day Blizzard |
| Friday | February 25 | 2011 | No School | 1.5" | Snow | Rain/Snow@~1AM. .75" through 6am. Periodic change over to rain. Round of steady snow 6:30-7:30. Delay. Upped to Closing at 7:30. Steady rain at 8A. plowed roads a slushy mess after 6:30 snow. Slick through 8A. 9A: kingston roads not bad for a snow day. could have gotten away with a delay. Advertised threat of flooding from heavy rains.. 0.5"R. 8th snow day(record). |
| Friday | March 11 | 2011 | No School | Flooding | Rain | Rain Thursday into Friday: 3.14 inches of rain. PLUS Ground still saturated from 2.5 inches of rain from Sunday. significant snow melt ~6inches Sunday-Friday. 9th "Snow Day"- lose last day of spring break |
| Thursday | September 8 | 2011 | No School | Flooding | Rain | Remnants of tropical storm Lee caused rain for the past 3-4 days. Heavy band of rain set up from Chesapeake, western PA & Central NY on wednesday, shifted east. Rivers already still swollen from Hurricane Irene Major floods the week before (closed SUNY Ulster for the whole previous week). Up to 6-8 inches of rain across southern& central new york from Lee on top of 8-10 inches from Irene. Thruway threatened to shut down from Syracuse-Albany & MHV. Flash Flooding. Roads impassible across southern ny. Many schools closed/delayed. Many Greene county schools closed for up to 2 weeks. |
| Friday | February 24 | 2012 | No School | 03.25" | Sn | Sn@~3a. Band of wet heavy snow through ~5am. began to taper off and compress around 6a. All residual done by 7a. Snowy roads turned to slush by 7a. Plowed roads totally clear. main roads just wet. side roads snowy/slushy. high h2o concentration helped road snow liquify fairly quickly. temps @ 32 @ 6a. temps @33 @ 8a. overnight lows ~30. Radar |
| Thursday | March 1 | 2012 | No School | 00.25" | Sleet | See affects of ED February 29. 4.3" Sn day before. lull at 4p. Light Driz during lull. Sn compress/liquefy- - some pooling water at blocked drains. Roads slushy- - mostly wet. plowed roads fine- - just wet. Main low trek great lakes-northeast overnight. proceeded by area of heavy precip. Precip@~2a- - likely initial burst of sleet followed by light sleet/drizzle. sleet to drizzle by 6a. drizzle through 8a. 0.25" coating slush on roads thru 730a. wet. delay issued @545a. upgraded to closing@730a. could have gotten away with a delay. |
| Monday | October 29 | 2012 | No School | N/A | N/A | **Hurricane Sandy: State of emergency declared for Ulster County in association with Hurricane Sandy. Forecast: Flooding along Hudson River due to surge, winds gusting 60 to 70 mph, Rain 1 to 2 inches, localized flooding, widespread power outages… through Tuesday morning. |
| Tuesday | October 30 | 2012 | No School | N/A | N/A | Hurricane Sandy: State of emergency declared for Ulster County in association with Hurricane Sandy. Power outages across the region, and extreme storm surge flooding along the Hudson River/tributaries. |
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| saturday | November 13 | 2004 | xxx | 2.2" | snow | |
| monday | December 06 | 2004 | ??? | 2.3" | snow | |
| monday | December 20 | 2004 | ??? | 2.3" | snow | |
| sunday | December 26 | 2004 | xxx | .5" | snow | |
| Wednesday | January 05 | 2005 | ??? | 2.4" | snow | |
| thursday | January 06 | 2005 | ??? | 6.2" | snow | |
| saturday | January 08 | 2005 | xxx | .4" | snow | |
| Tuesday | January 11 | 2005 | ??? | 3.1" | snow | |
| sunday | January 16 | 2005 | xxx | .6" | snow | |
| wednesday | January 19 | 2005 | ??? | 1.2" | snow | |
| saturday | January 22 | 2005 | xxx | 12.2" | snow | |
| wednesday | January 26 | 2005 | ??? | 1.6" | snow | |
| wednesday | February 16 | 2005 | ??? | 1.75" | snow | |
| sunday | February 20 | 2005 | xxx | 5.5" | snow | |
| thursday | February 24 | 2005 | ??? | 1.5" | snow | |
| monday | February 28 | 2005 | ??? | 10.5" | snow | |
| tuesday | March 08 | 2005 | ??? | 4.25" | snow | |
| friday | March 18 | 2005 | ??? | 3.75" | snow | |
| Wednesday | March 23 | 2005 | ??? | 10.0" | snow | |
| saturday | January 07 | 2006 | xxx | 0.5" | snow | |
| sunday | January 15 | 2006 | xxx | 2.0" | snow | school next day |
| sunday | febuary 12 | 2006 | xxx | 4.0" | snow | school next day |
| tuesday | January 09 | 2007 | ??? | dusting | snow | between 7pm-8pm |
| sat-sun | jan 13-14 | 2007 | xxx | .1" | freezing rain | the night of: |
| sun-mon | jan 14-15 | 2007 | xxx | .2" | freezing rain | the night of | MLK Jr. Day monday |
| Thur-fri | febuary 2-3 | 2007 | ??? | 2.5" | snow | the night of |
| Wednesday | March 14 | 2007 | xxx | xxx | xxx | |
| friday | December 07 | 2007 | xxx | .5" | snow | started at ~2:30 ended at ~3:30 |
| sun-mon | Dec 30-31 | 2007 | xxx | 7" | snow | 8pm-7am. Wet&sticky snow. Winter break |
| tuesday | January 01 | 2008 | xxx | 5" | snow | 7:30/8 am- 12/12:30pm. Winter break |
| saturday | feb 9 | 2008 | XXX | 3.75" | snow | "started ~9am ended ~6pm |
| sunday | feb.10 | 2008 | XXX | 1.75" | snow | 1.5" between 7:30am- 9:30. stopped..5"melted. squall squall 4-4:15pm .25" |
| fri-sat | feb.29-mar.01 | 2008 | xxx | 4" | snow | start 8P fri R@10 Snow@12a-7a |
| wednesday | November 26 | 2008 | xxx | <Trace | snow | light flurries early morning hours. some "sticky" flakes. ened/melted@ 9:30am |
| sat-sun | Dec. 06-07 | 2008 | xxx | .1" | snow | started@9p sat. light ss thru nite. flurries&v.light ss sun AM. end@~9/10am. stuck to roads thru morning. slick spots. melted by 12pmSun |
| Sunday | December 21 | 2008 | xxx | 5" | Snow | began ~1-2am Sun. Continue thru ~2pm. Lite/ffy. Rds SN covered@8a. Would be N.S. SS /nite- coating. Slushy Rds Mon AM. 2hr poss.not likely. |
| Wednesday | December 31 | 2008 | xxx | 3.25" | Snow | began ~3/4am. Continue through ~1:30 pm.Light fluffy. Winter Break.numerous car accidents. ~1 inch by 6am. Would be no school. Windy with some blowing. not a problem. bad roads through evening. |
| Friday | January 2 | 2009 | xxx | dusting | Snow | brief shower ~1:30/2pm. winter break |
| Sat-Sun | Jan 10-11 | 2009 | xxx | 5.2 | Snow | WS!Forecast 5-10in.S@~2p. Mix w/sleet@ times. R12-2a(unexpected). SnE@~6a. WouldB NS Sun. Roads bad thru PM |
| Sunday | January 18 | 2009 | xxx | 3.2 | Snow | Start aft 12a. 3" by 10a. would be NS taper2SS. Roads cleared. SS throughout day. (.5)" by 10p. (.5)"= not enought to plow=messy roads through mon AM. would be 2hr mon→MLK=NS |
| Friday | January 30 | 2009 | xxx | .5" | Snow | between 6pm and 9pm. stuck to roads. might have been a delay saturday, probally not |
| Sunday | February 22 | 2009 | xxx | .75" | Snow | light snow ~9a-6p. changed over to drizzle for a time. amt is approximate(was out of town@the time. returned Sunday night) Amt is conservative. likely 0.75"-1.25" |
| Saturday | December 4 | 2009 | xxx | 1.4" | Snow | Sn~12-9p. Wet. peak@~6p. Accu mainly on grass. Roads fairly clean. Never got to delay status. Pictures |
| Sat-Sun | Dec 19-20 | 2009 | xxx | .2" | Snow | Forcast: 5-10inches. FAIL. snow overnight. See2009 Blizzard |
| Sunday | December 26 | 2009 | xxx | 1.75" | Snow | Sn~12a. Initially FR/SL. Wet Sn. Large flakes. quickly accumullated. done by~2am. drizzle. messy am roads. Rain showers. likely delay at least. possible cancelation. Pictures |
| Tuesday | December 28 | 2009 | xxx | .2" | Snow | period of snow ~4-8a. wet snow. stuck to roads. stoped and melted after 8. |
| Thursday | December 31 | 2009 | xxx | 1.9" | Snow | 8am-12am. Stick to roads. compacted on side streets. would be no school if better timing. Flurries to end the year :) |
| Friday | January 1 | 2010 | xxx | .25" | Snow | Periodic light snow during the PM and evening |
| Saturday | January 2 | 2010 | xxx | .3" | Snow | Clearing overnight gave way to Am snow. taper off by 8. Snow cover roads. Slick. Compacted where it didnt melt. |
| Sunday | January 3 | 2010 | xxx | .9" | Snow | PM snow. slushy/messy roads through monday am. no delay monday |
| Sunday | March 14 | 2010 | xxx | T | Hail | light rain overnight. Trace coating of pea size hail in rifton from mid/late sun AM. Possible rifton tstorm seen on radar sun AM. Kingston Reports pea size hail ~12:30/1 PM. Before start of shamrock run/ St Patricks day parade. Chilly rain for parade. PK reports High 51 Low 40 |
| Saturday | November 27 | 2010 | xxx | none | flurries | first flurries of the year. cold (29/30) and overcast. decent flurries between 10a&2p. Lake effect. |
| Friday | December 10 | 2010 | xxx | .2" | Snow | FIRST SNOW. Light snow developed around 1PM. Dusting by 3PM. Light snow thoughout afternoon. 0.2" by 9p. All roads and grass coated. Fluffy dry snow. AM temps were very cold…13*F @7a. Wouldn't be a delay. Taper off by 10pm |
| Sunday | December 12 | 2010 | xxx | glaze | ice | pre-dawn rain froze on surfaces. Driveway coated. slick. Ice slush on side roads. prob not enough for delay. began melting ~730. slippery parts melted by 8. rain throughout day. PK high 58. fog. ground frozen. |
| Sun-Mon | December 26-27 | 2010 | xxx | 10" | Snow | Stom not recognized til Fri eve. Forecast 7-14inches. WS! Georgia-Canada. Blizzard! NJ-Canada (inc. DutchessC. south, All Conn&RI) 30" ME. Track/bomb just off LI/Mass. 975mb? Light snow begin ~1PM. Very Gusty. Snow end ~5AM. Drifts to 15". Many 8-13" measures. Hard to get accurate measure total likely 10-11. Summay | Review 12"+ reports from Esopus area. |
| Saturday | January 29 | 2011 | xxx | .5" | Snow | Morning to early afternoon. No direct observation- HMUN in boston. Residual evident sunday afternoon. |
| Saturdy | February 5 | 2011 | xxx | 1.5" | Snow | Sn develop around 7am. Stick to roads @~9am. Change to rain@~11am. Slushy/slick side roads. main roads fine. Cold light/steady rain. |
| Sunday | February 13 | 2011 | xxx | 0.1" | Snow | Mid day squall/snow shower. 12:30-1:00PM. Large flakes, uneven accumulation distribution. |
| Sunday | February 27 | 2011 | xxx | 2.0" | Snow | Start@~11P. End@~5A. GrLakes Clipper. 2-6" through NY. LSn. Fairly wet. Roads pretty clear by 8A- fine once plowed. Would be delay. |
| Saturday | October 29 | 2011 | xxx | 5.7" | Snow | Start@1P. End at 1AM. NorEaster developed FridayN/Sat. Brought Record snow to northeast. WS! Virginia-Maine. Wet heavy snow+trees in leaf=downed branches/powerlines from PA-NEngland. Over 24" in Peru,MA. Kingston accumulations ended@~9p. Began to compress on self despite continued Lsnow. Messy/Slushy roads @night. Snow covered roads btw 3&7pm— plowed 2x. Due to timing, would prob be delay sunday. Maybe normal. If occurred in AM on weekday would be Cancelled. Totals |
| Monday | January 2 | 2012 | xxx | 00.10" | Snow | widespread lake effect resulted in periods of snow showers during the afternoon and evening(before 7p). Coating on grass/cars/curb by 6pm. Parts of Rt32 coated in tillson/rosendale. Schools on break til the 3rd. |
| Saturday | January 21 | 2012 | xxx | 02.75" | Snow | Sn@~2/3am. 0.75" by 7am. Tapered off by 1pm. WWA 1am-3pm. let expire at 2pm. Widespread snowfall. 6-10 inches from cape cod to NYC. light and fluffy. Would definitely have been a cancellation. Roads snowy through evening. first widespread snowfall of the year |
| Saturday | February 11 | 2012 | xxx | 00.15" | Sn | Light snow developed at 3a. coating on cars/grass by 6am. Patchy coating on driveways/curbs. Light snow/flurries through 10a. melted immediately. Combination of arctic cold front/offshore low- - 1-2 inches forecasted. Strong, wind whipped flurries between about 8pm and 9pm- - front related |
| Saturday | March 31 | 2012 | xxx | **00.50" | Sn | BEST ESTIMATE: (out of town) Weak system brought light precip to region late friday night. Radar indicates that precip moved in by 11PM Friday and ended by 7AM Saturday. Temperature charts show temperatures falling below 35 degrees between 4AM and 5AM through 8AM or 9AM. Coating of snow on grassy surfaces. Official totals: Catskills up to 3", Woodstock 2", Ulster Park 1.6", Saugerties .5", Rhinebeck/Red Hook .5", Poughkeepsie 0". "Less than an inch" characterized by multiple observers in kingston. Estimate of .5" for Kingston, with higer amounts across higher areas and lower amounts closer to ther river, is a blend of local reports and analyzed temperature grids, and believed to be a best estimate, with actual figures believed to be between 0.3" and 0.75". Worth noting that grass had already begun to grow, so visual observations of snow accumulated on grass would appear greater than reality. Typical light late season snow. |
| Saturday | November 24 | 2012 | xxx | 0.00" | Flurries | Widespread lake effect snow event.. Vermont to Hudson Valley, West Virginia through Ohio. Frequent flurries throughout the day, some brief snow showers during the evening. Some larger lingering snowflakes on car roof, but otherwise no accumulations. Image Radar |
*note: xxx indicates that something is "inapplicable" such as if it snowed on Saturday there would be no delay, even though if the same storm occurred on a Monday school may have been canceled. ??? indicates that information is missing.
Visual correlation between snow amount, time, and effectas of january 20, 2012
squares= no cancellation, diamonds= delay, circles= cancellations
pink= ice accumulation, green= changed over to rain, lines= snowfall after measurementForementioned 2004- 2011 winter seasons info
This graph shows the events listed above. The bars are the cumulative amount for any given date. The Yellow dots below each day indicate that it was a 2 hour delay; the red dots indicate that school was cancelled.
squares= no cancellation, diamonds= delay, circles= cancellations
pink= ice accumulation, green= changed over to rain, lines= snowfall after measurementForementioned 2004- 2011 winter seasons info
This graph shows the events listed above. The bars are the cumulative amount for any given date. The Yellow dots below each day indicate that it was a 2 hour delay; the red dots indicate that school was cancelled.
Please note:This graph may contain error
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