2016 Blizzard did break the s**wfall record in New York City’s Central Park, says Weather Service
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Three months after a Blizzard paralyzed the Mid-Atlantic region with more than two feet of s**w, the National Weather Service (NWS) an**unced it is adjusting the s**wfall total upward for New York City and Newark, New Jersey, due to measuring errors made during the storm.*
The new total s**wfall in New York of 27.5 inches at Central Park breaks the all-time record of 26.9 inches, set in 2010. Until Thursday's 34-page s**wfall post-mortem analysis, the New York s**wfall total stood just 0.1 inch shy of the record.
In making the adjustment, the NWS cited a*"communication error" between the its local ****** on Long Island and the Central Park Conservancy, which takes the official s**wfall measurements in the park. The "s**w team" from the NWS said they found the mistake when reviewing the weather logbook from the Conservancy.* Read more...