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    11 Biggest Blizzards In New York (Pictures)

    Snow: It's happened throughout history. How does this snow season compare to other snow seasons that have happened in the past? Using New York as our point of comparison, let's find out! Kind of!

    • 1. Blizzard Of '10 (aka, the Holiday Disruptor)

      You may remember this jerk from just a few weeks ago.

    • 2. The Snwinter of our Disnowtent (Spring 2010)

      Who ever knows??? (via)

    • 3. The Blizzard of 2006

      February 11th-12th, 26.9 inches (via)

    • 4. Presidents' Day Snowstorm II

      February 16th-17th, 19.8 inches (via)

    • 5. Blizzard of '96

      January 7th-8th, 20.2 inches (via)

    • 6. Megalopolitan Snowstorm (1983)

      February 11th-12th

    • 7. Blizzard of '78

      February 5th-7th, 17.7 inches (via)

    • 8. Big Snow (1947)

      December 26th-27th, 26.4 inches (via)

    • 9. The Blizzard of 1899

      February 12th-13th, 16.0 inches (via)

    • 10. St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm (1892)

      March 16th-18th, 15.4 inches (artist's rendering)

    • 11. The Blizzard of '88

      March 12th-14th, 21.0 inches (via)

    • 12. ...and beyond?