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Winter in Putnam County, New York

113 winter storms and snow events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.

113 events · 1 deaths recorded · peak month January · county share of state 0.8%

Winter event locations in and around Putnam County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

NCEI records 113 winter events in Putnam County, New York, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 31 years.

January is the busiest month, with 34 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 71 events against 42 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 0.8% of the 13,456 winter events recorded in New York; its 49.1 per 100 square miles compares with 28.6 statewide.

NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to winter storms and snow.

Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.

Compared with New York

Measure	Putnam County	New York	US
Winter events since 1950	113	13,456	287,339
Per 100 square miles	49.1	28.6	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	11.5	6.8	8.7
Deaths recorded	1	135	2,509
Busiest month	January	January	January

By year

195019882026

Winter events recorded in Putnam County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
34Feb
31Mar
22Apr
1May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
1Nov
5Dec
19

Winter events in Putnam County by month of occurrence, all years.

Recorded events

All 113 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
22 Feb 2026	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2026	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2026	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2025	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2025	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Feb 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2025	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Dec 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Nov 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2024	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2024	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2023	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2023	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Feb 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Dec 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Mar 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Nov 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Apr 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Mar 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
17 Feb 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2017	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Dec 2016	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2016	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2015	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2015	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Mar 2013	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Feb 2013	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Nov 2012	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Oct 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Jan 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jan 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2010	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2010	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2009	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2008	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Mar 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2006	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Mar 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Feb 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Dec 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Feb 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Feb 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Mar 2001	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2001	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2000	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Mar 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 1999	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 1998	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Nov 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Mar 1997	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Feb 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 1996	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Putnam County had?

113 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of winter storms and snow became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded winter event in Putnam County?

22 Feb 2026 (Heavy Snow). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging winter event recorded in Putnam County?

NCEI records no damage estimate for events of this type in the county.

How does Putnam County compare with New York for winter?

49.1 events per 100 square miles against 28.6 statewide; the county holds 113 of the state's 13,456 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Winter hub and the county page.