May 9, 1977: Late-Season Snowstorm Blankets Northeast

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May 9, 1977 was a historic day for winter weather in the Northeastern U.S.

Excerpts from the May 10, 1977 edition of The New York Times follow:

<i><b>The Last Hurrah of a Feisty Winter Brings the Latest Spring Snow Ever</b>

The latest spring snowstorm ever recorded in the New York metropolitan region blustered over much of the Northeast...closing schools, snarling traffic and cloaking newly plowed fields and the delicate blossoms of May in a harsh reprise of winter.

The heaviest snow fell in upstate New York--13 inches at Tannersville in the Catskills and 10 inches in Columbia County. Up to 12 inches came down in parts of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts and more than eight inches fell over northern Connecticut.

In New York City, snow fell briefly in midmorning and in the early afternoon as a day of intermittent rain, sleet and hail passed drearily. The snow on May 9 was the latest record in any spring since record-keeping begain in 1869. The previous record for the latest spring snow was May 4 set in 1946.</i>

Snowfall Amounts included:

Boston: 0.5" (Trace on 5/9; 0.5" on 5/10)
Hartford: 1.3" (all on 5/9)
New York City: Trace (all on 5/9)
Newark: Trace (all on 5/9)
Providence: 7.0" (6.7" on 5/9; 0.3" on 5/10)
Worcester: 12.7" (11.4" on 5/9; 1.3" on 5/10)