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7 Years Ago: November Snow Blitz
Seven years ago today on November 15th, 2018 , an early season snowstorm struck the Northeast and paralyzed traffic. Most of the Tri-State Area and Southern New England saw a general 6-10" of snow. A well forecast storm of this magnitude in the heart of winter is nothing new to folks here and wouldn't cause too many issues. However, a combination of factors including under forecast snowfall amounts, timing and the first snowstorm of the season caused a severe impact on roads
JDJweather
Nov 152 min read
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13 Years Ago: Son of Sandy
Only a little over a year after the October snow bomb of 2011 , the Northeast was bracing for yet another early season snowstorm . Heavy snow, rain and wind impacted the region that was still recovering from Hurricane Sandy a week earlier. The storm, dubbed "Son of Sandy", dumped widespread significant snowfall down to the coast with some areas in Connecticut receiving over a foot. HPC Northeast Surface Animation November 7-8th, 2012 Precipitation began in the form of snow an
JDJweather
Nov 71 min read
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14 Years Ago: October Snow Bomb
On this date, fourteen years ago, the Northeast was bracing for an unprecedented early season snowstorm . For our area, snow before Halloween was very rare and a major snowstorm was basically unheard of. Winter Storm Warnings were up for most of Southern New England and the Tri-State Area with snowfall amounts expected to be at least 6"+ for most. IEM Radar Animation October 29-30th, 2011 Snow began just after daybreak on the 29th and continued throughout the day with winds i
JDJweather
Oct 292 min read
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JDJ Website Updates & Storm Archive
11/1/25 Update: Since this post went up nearly two months ago we have finished ten more winter seasons going back to 1998. There are now over 250 storms published in the Winter Storm Archive . This is way ahead of schedule as it was estimated this wouldn't be completed until early 2026. Because of this we've decided to extend the Winter Storm Archive back to 1995, with 1998 currently in progress. The Historic Snowstorm Archive has been updated with 58 unique events that accu
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Sep 33 min read
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July Heat Wave
The second heat wave of the summer is coming on Monday, July 28th. Temperatures won't be quite as hot as the heat wave last month but...
JDJweather
Jul 271 min read
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Winter Storm Spotlight: The Blizzard of 2016 "Snowzilla"
Looking back at the historic Blizzard of 2016 aka "Snowzilla" & "Juno". A brief overview with surface maps, radar and snowfall maps.
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Jul 152 min read
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Record Breaking Heat Comes To An End
Recap of the record breaking heat on Monday through Wednesday and a look ahead to upcoming weather for the rest of the week.
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Jun 251 min read
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Tuesday Record Highs
List of record high temperatures for Southern New England and the Tri-State Area for Monday 6/23 and Tuesday 6/24
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Jun 241 min read
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Monday Record Highs
High temperature records for Monday 6/23/25 across Southern New England and the Tri-State Area.
JDJweather
Jun 231 min read
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Record Highs In Jeopardy
Today and Tuesday will likely be the hottest days in this stretch of extreme heat. Temperatures are expected to top off in the upper 90s...
JDJweather
Jun 231 min read
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100F Weather History
Some of the hottest weather we've seen in years, possibly over a decade is coming early next week. Starting today, June 22nd, we'll see...
JDJweather
Jun 221 min read
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Winter Storm Spotlight: March 2018 Snow Blitz
March can be a very volatile and unpredictable month, with winter fighting to hold on and spring coming in to take over. You may be...
JDJweather
Jun 182 min read
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Heat Wave Incoming
Hot summer weather is finally arriving in Connecticut and most of the Northeast. So far this year we've seen temperatures that are...
JDJweather
Jun 172 min read
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Winter Storm Spotlight: Blizzard of '96
Remembering the "Blizzard of '96" with a full radar animation and snowfall map.
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Jun 42 min read
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Winter Storm Spotlight: President's Day 2003 Historic Snowstorm
A look back at the President's Day 2003 Snowstorm and new updates to our site.
JDJweather
May 222 min read
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New Winter Storm Archival Project Underway
We are currently working on a new extensive Winter Storm Archive that will cover all of Southern New England and the Tri-State area....
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May 71 min read
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How Much Snow Did We Get This Season?
The answer, well, not that much. Compared to normal, much of Southern New England and the tri-state area came in well below what is...
JDJweather
Apr 211 min read
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Major Winter Storm to rain Saturday 3pm until Sunday 6pm then Damaging Winds Sunday 6pm to Monday 6pm. Blizzard Thursday?
We have a Multi-Hazard Major Winter storm moving into CT this afternoon through Sunday. Let's time it all out for you here... As a...
JDJweather
Feb 152 min read
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Snowstorm # 2 Saturday night into early Sunday.
Snowstorm " # 2 " is set to arrive Saturday late evening after 7pm, snow will quickly become heavy at times between 10pm and 2am. Sleet...
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Feb 71 min read
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Snow and Ice Thursday will start what may be an EPIC Snow Blitz across the state.
The first in a series of potentially several winter storms will affect the state between 6am and noon on Thursday. Although it won't be...
JDJweather
Feb 51 min read
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