New York City Gets Its First Big Snowfall of the Season NYT | Top Stories By: Amy Graff and Nazaneen Ghaffar 15 December 2025 at 03:19 The city has not seen this much snow this early in the season since 2018, the National Weather Service said. © Janice Chung for The New York TimesAs of 1 p.m. Sunday, about 2.7 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park. In a typical winter, the park records nearly 30 inches, according to the National Weather Service.