Weather map Feb. 12, 1899 – from NOAA. A gigantic Arctic high pressure center formed in Northern Canada. ... Snow in Feb. 1899 in New York City – from the Library of Congress.

Photo: Snow Totals Map from February 12 - 14, 1899. App Users CLICK HERE "The Knickerbocker Storm" - January 27 - 29, 1922. Photo Gallery: DC after 1922 Knickerbocker Storm.

The Dec. 23, 1989 snowstorm, which lives on in many people's memories, was the last time the city saw any significant snow, even though that statement would cause snickers from anyone who lives up ...