My grandmother was born on the date of the white hurricane AKA The Great Blizzard of 88. March 14, 1888. Fortunately for her and her family she was born in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. But there’s a book on this storm. 20-60 inches of snow. drifts up to 50’ over 400 people died.
Yes, I read about the blizzard of ‘88 a few years ago and was shocked to find out what a lethal storm it was.
One point that was made in the piece I read was that there was no radio or any weather forecasting, really. So the storm just took people by complete surprise.
The weather in NYC is very variable. I always remember 2 Chirstmases that I know must have been within 3 years of each other because I was dating the same guy. One year it was about 65 degrees and the other it was about 5 degrees. Very unpredictable, esp. in the winter I think.