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Archive Links & Credits
IEM NexRad Radar Archive
Radar Archive 2003-present used for Winter Storm Archive
DOC Daily Weather Maps
Surface and upper level map archive used for Winter Storm Archive
NCEP Archive
NCEP surface map archive used for Winter Storm Archive
Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS)
NESIS maps used for Historical Storms
National Weather Service
NWS main page used for radar, watches/warnings and other various maps
NCEI Interactive Radar
NCEI radar archive used for storms prior to 2003 in Historical Storms
Cornell Climod 2 COOP
Cornell COOP archive used for snowfall totals for all storms and seasonal snowfall
xmACIS2
xmACIS2 is a better version of Cornells Climod 2 with more features/options
CoCoRaHS Precipitation Reports
CoCoRaHS used for all individual snowstorms and maps
IEM NWS Text Products
IEM NWS text archive used for all past snowstorms and maps
OKX Significant Weather Events Archive
OKX archive used for past snowstorms and maps
BOX Significant Weather Events Archive
BOX archive used for past snowstorms and maps
ALY Significant Weather Events Archive
ALY archive used for past snowstorms and maps
NWS Products Page
NWS products page used for PNS in creating snowfall maps
NWS 72-Hour Interactive Snowfall Map
NWS snowfall map is used for recent past snowstorm maps
NWS Interactive Snowfall Analysis Map
NWS snowfall analysis map is used for recent past snowstorm maps
NWS NOHRSC Gridded Snowfall Analysis
NOHRSC is used for seasonal snowfall maps
American Weather Forums
AMWX Forums is used for snowfall data and maps from local observers
Ray's Winter Storm Archive
Ray's Archive is a very useful source for past winter storms and is the inspiration for our archival project
Rutgers University Snowstorm Archive
Rutgers Snowstorm Archive is NJ focused and goes back to the 02-03 season and is up to date
Steve LaPointe's Weathernet6 Archive
Steve's Archive is for major snowstorms and weather events focused on the Albany (ALY) region
PolarWx | Tomer Burg
Polar Weather by Tomer Burg has model reanalysis from the ECMWF for past major snow events
SPC Archive
Storm Prediction Center Maps Archive from surface to 250mb for past dates through 1998
ERA5 ECMWF Reanalysis (Pressure Levels)
ERA5 ECMWF Reanalysis pressure level fields used for all animated surface maps in the Winter Storm Archive
ERA5 ECMWF Reanalysis (Single Levels)
ERA5 ECMWF Reanalysis single level fields used for all animates surface maps in the Winter Storm Archive
CDS ERA5 ECMWF Reanalysis Data Credit
ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service Climate Data Store, implemented by ECMWF. These maps contain modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data contained herein.
Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present. Copernicus Climate Change Service Climate Data Store, DOI: 10.24381/cds.adbb2d47. Accessed June 23, 2026.
Copernicus Climate Change Service. ERA5 hourly data on pressure levels from 1940 to present. Copernicus Climate Change Service Climate Data Store, DOI: 10.24381/cds.bd0915c6. Accessed June 23, 2026.
Special Thanks To:
Suchit0623, MegaMike, vortex95, ORH_wxman & Dendrite
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