Records for Central Park go back to 1869.
The greatest amount of snow to fall in a single day in Central Park was 27.3 inches on January 23, 2016.
Biggest Snowstorms at Central Park
| Rank | Amount” | Start Date* |
| 1 | 27.9″ | 01/22/2016 |
| 2 | 26.9″ | 02/11/2006 |
| 3 | 26.4″ | 12/26/1947 |
| 4 | 21.0″ | 03/12/1888 |
| 5 | 20.9″ | 02/25/2010 |
| 6 | 20.2″ | 01/07/1996 |
| 7 | 20.0″ | 12/26/2010 |
| 8 | 19.8″ | 02/16/2003 |
| 9 | 19.0″ | 01/26/2011 |
| 10† | 18.1″ | 01/22/1935 |
| 10† | 18.1″ | 03/07/1941 |
| 11 | 18.0″ | 12/26/1872 |
| 12 | 17.7″ | 02/05/1978 |
| 13 | 17.6″ | 02/11/1983 |
| 14 | 17.5″ | 02/04/1920 |
| 15† | 17.4″ | 01/21/2021 |
| 15† | 17.4″ | 02/03/1961 |
| 16† | 16.0″ | 12/19/1948 |
| 16† | 16.0″ | 02/12/1899 |
| 17 | 15.3″ | 02/09/1969 |
| 18 | 15.2″ | 12/11/1960 |
| 19† | 14.5″ | 03/03/1960 |
| 19† | 14.5″ | 03/01/1914 |
| 20 | 14.0″ | 12/03/2003 |
| 21 | 13.8″ | 01/22/2005 |
| 22 | 13.7″ | 12/21/1959 |
| 23 | 13.6″ | 01/19/1978 |
| 24† | 13.0″ | 01/15/1879 |
| 24† | 13.0″ | 01/01/1877 |
| 25 | 12.8″ | 02/11/1994 |
| 26† | 12.7″ | 02/19/1979 |
| 26† | 12.7″ | 02/15/1916 |
| 27† | 12.5″ | 02/13/2014 |
| 27† | 12.5″ | 02/07/1967 |
| 27† | 12.5″ | 01/12/1964 |
| 28† | 12.0″ | 12/30/2000 |
| 28† | 12.0″ | 02/09/1926 |
Record dates: 1872 – 2021
* Storm Durations
• 24 Storms spanned 2 days
• 6 storms were 1 day storms
• 5 storms spanned 3 days
• 2 storms spanned 4 days
Updated: May 9, 2021
Source: weather.gov/okx/