NYC is experiencing its fourth longest snow drought on record but first flurry ... trends now
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New York will finally be hit by a flurry of snow next week after undergoing its fourth longest drought on record.
The Big Apple has been without measurable snowfall - which is categorized as 0.1 inches or more - for 313 days as of this week.
The longest period without snow in the city's history lasted 332 days, ending on December 15, 2020.
Meanwhile the second-longest snowless streak was 322 days ending in 1973 and the third was 319, ending in 2002.
New York finally set to see around two inches of snow next week after fourth-longest drought on record
New York has been unusually dry this winter, compared to other years where it typically sees up to nine inches of snow - pictured January 5
This year is on track to become the second latest-recorded snowfall in a New York winter, overtaking a record in 1871 when the white stuff did not arrive
