Maximum snow totals were in the Union County area of New Jersey, to the west of New York, where amounts in excess of 2 feet were common:
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************Original post:
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
...UNION COUNTY...
RAHWAY 32.0 1000 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
ELIZABETH 31.8 700 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
ROSELLE 28.7 710 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
UNION 27.0 745 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
CLARK 27.0 745 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
FANWOOD 26.0 100 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
GARWOOD 25.0 845 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
The National Climatic Data Center reports that the December 25-27 snowstorm set dozens of daily snowfall records from Alabama to Maine:
Previous Length of
Snowfall Amount Year Record Location
12/25/2010
4.5 0.3 1989 52 AL HUNTSVILLE INTL AP (KHSV)
2.4 Trace 1993 70 AL MUSCLE SHOALS AP (KMSL)
1 Trace 1993 107 AL ANNISTON METRO AP (KANB)
2 0.2 1993 66 GA ATHENS BEN EPPS AP (KAHN)
1.3 Trace 1993 80 GA ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AP (KATL)
0.1 0 2009 69 GA MACON MIDDLE GA AP (KMCN)
1.4 Trace 1989 48 MS TUPELO RGNL AP (KTUP)
6.5 5.4 1969 62 NC ASHEVILLE AP (KAVL)
4.2 2.8 1947 107 NC GREENSBORO WSO AP (KGSO)
0.4 Trace 1999 65 NC RALEIGH DURHAM WSFO AP (KRDU)
0.4 Trace 1998 69 NC CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP (KCLT)
1.6 1 1962 48 SC GRNVL SPART INTL AP (KGSP)
4.3 Trace 1948 65 VA DANVILLE RGNL AP (KDAN)
12/26/2010
1 0 2009 70 AL MUSCLE SHOALS AP (KMSL)
0.3 Trace 1992 52 AL HUNTSVILLE INTL AP (KHSV)
8 7.5 1969 68 CT BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY AP (KBDR)
3.2 1.8 1976 68 DE WILMINGTON NEW CASTLE (KILG)
1.3 Trace 1953 66 GA ATHENS BEN EPPS AP (KAHN)
1.3 0.3 1972 62 KY LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP (KLEX)
9.9 9.4 1933 90 MA BOSTON WSFO AP (KBOS)
6.7 Trace 2004 65 NC RALEIGH DURHAM WSFO AP (KRDU)
1.6 1 1917 107 NC GREENSBORO WSO AP (KGSO)
1.6 0 2009 69 NC CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP (KCLT)
0.5 0.4 1977 62 NC ASHEVILLE AP (KAVL)
0.1 0 2009 77 NC WILMINGTON INTL AP (KILM)
18.4 0.2 1970 63 NJ ATLANTIC CITY INTL AP (KACY)
11.3 1 2004 37 NY ISLIP LI MACARTHUR AP (KISP)
10.5 4.4 1969 62 NY NEW YORK JFK INTL AP (KJFK)
10.2 4.1 1969 63 NY NEW YORK LA GUARDIA AP (KLGA)
11.6 1.5 1976 69 PA PHILADELPHIA INTL AP (KPHL)
7.9 6.1 1969 68 RI PROVIDENCE WSO AP (KPVD)
1.8 Trace 2004 68 SC COLUMBIA WSFO AP (KCAE)
0.7 Trace 1969 48 SC GRNVL SPART INTL AP (KGSP)
0.2 Trace 2004 80 SC CHARLESTON INTL AP (KCHS)
3.9 1.9 1969 100 TN KNOXVILLE AP (KTYS)
0.6 Trace 1983 62 TN JACKSON MCKELLAR AP (KMKL)
13.4 5 2004 64 VA NORFOLK INTL AP (KORF)
0.8 0 2009 65 VA DANVILLE RGNL AP (KDAN)
7 3.4 1989 47 WV BECKLEY RALEIGH CY AP (KBKW)
5.1 2.4 1976 51 WV BLUEFIELD MERCER AP (KBLF)
4 1.9 1976 62 WV CHARLESTON YEAGER AP (KCRW)
12/27/2010
4 1.1 1963 68 CT BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY AP (KBDR)
10.3 2 1988 69 ME BANGOR AP (KBGR)
6.2 5.4 2005 71 ME CARIBOU WFO (KCAR)
6.5 4.7 1984 75 NJ NEWARK INTL AP (KEWR)
7.8 4.8 1984 134 NY NY CITY CNTRL PARK (KNYC)
5.1 3.2 1984 62 NY NEW YORK JFK INTL AP (KJFK)