New York City will set a record for the latest-ever 'first measurable snow' record - after going 327 days without the white stuff and no forecast to fall anytime soon

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New York City's snowless streak will set a record for the latest-ever 'first measurable snow' record of 327 days without snow - with no forecast of the fluffy powdery flakes anytime soon.

Measurable snow is defined as a tenth of an inch or more of snow, and although there have been a few snowflakes here and there so far this winter, there has been no 'measurable snow' as per the official measuring station in Central Park.

The Big Apple's seasonably mild weather has now broken a record for the longest snowless season, surpassing the record previously set by the 1972-73 winter where the city saw its first 'measurable snow' of 1.8 inches on January 29, 1973.

On Sunday, the Big Apple officially passed the record for the most extended season without measurable snow, with the last snowfall having been recorded on March 9, 2022, and leaving many New Yorkers missing the sledding, snowball fights, and snowman building they are typically accustomed to this time of year. 

FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar told Yahoo said 'at this point, I don't even want a big snowstorm, I just want a tenth of an inch.' 'Just enough to record (the snowfall). That's about the width of two dimes … that's just about nothing,' she said. 

The National Climatic Data Center chart shows New York City's longest snowless streak 

New York City's 10-day forecast shows chilly temperatures hitting around midweek with temperatures in the 30s, but no snow is expected.

And, Sunday marked the second-warmest January on record. If New York City makes it to 333 days with no measurable snow that will be the longest snowless streak ever, and it could surpass that too, the weather experts say, NBC4 NY News reported.  

New York City is not the only area feeling the drought, other I-95 cities such as Boston and Philadelphia have also experienced a drier and warmer season than usual, with the latter not having seen more than a tenth of an inch since November 1, according to the Weather Channel.

Boston has seen just over a quarter of its average powder over the same period.

Unlike other parts of the country like Buffalo which saw more than 60 inches of snowfall in December and upwards of 27 inches reported in portions of south central South Dakota, northeast into western Minnesota, according to the National Weather Channel.

The Big Apple has been set to see snow, but the flurries turn to rain before hitting the ground in the famous city. 

'The record for the latest measurable snow is today — and obviously, we're going to be way too warm to see anything resembling snow,' Fox Weather Meteorologist Christopher Tate told The New Port Post.

'The latest first snow on record is January 29, 1973, and we will break that today because we will not see snow today,' Tate said.

For snow to fall, the air must be cold enough to turn the precipitation into snow. 

New York City has yet to experience those conditions this year. 

'It's been a very, very, very mild winter for New York City this season. It's been just so unseasonably warm this winter thus far,' Tate said.

'The times that we've had moisture in place, it's just been too warm to support anything besides the three times we've seen flurries this season,' he continued. 

The chart shows the warmest 'Januaries' on record 

People walk through a mixture of sleet and snowfall in Downtown Brooklyn, New York on January 25, 2023. New York City has gone 321 consecutive days without recordable levels of snowfall, according to the US National Weather Service

A mixture of sleet and snowfall falls in Downtown Brooklyn on January 25, 2023, but according to the 10-day forecast chilly temperatures are expected but no sign of snow 

A couple walks on the Brooklyn Bridge as snowfall blankets in New York City, United States as massive snow storm hits the east coast on January 29, 2022

The pond in winter Central Park with famous Plaza Hotel and Manhattan skyscrapers in the background during one of New York City's snowier days. According to the Weather Channel, the last time New York City saw measurable snow was on March 9, 2022

This photo was taken a year ago on January 29, 2022. The last snowfall in New York City was recorded on March 9, 2022

Rain has switched to snow across New York City and northern New Jersey. Some snow rates could get up to 1-2 inches per hour. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for New York City and the surrounding area. A winter storm warning has been issued far north and west.

According to the Weather Channel, the last time New York City saw measurable snow was on March 9, 2022. 

It's entirely out of the ordinary for the Big Apple which typically gets hit around mid-December. 

Measurable snow is considered anything greater than one-tenth of an inch, according to the National Weather Service. 

There is, however, the potential for New York City to finally see snow next month. 

February is typically the snowiest month in the city. 

'There are some very, very early indications that there might possibly be something at the end of this week or early next week,' Tate said. 

Outside of NYC, cities up and down Interstate 95 - which runs from Maine all the way down to Florida - have also been left without any measurable snowfall so far this winter.

Along with Boston and Philadelphia, Washington DC and Baltimore, Maryland have also seen little to no snow this season. 

Newark, New Jersey, has seen just a tenth of an inch so far.

Boston has seen about seven inches of snowfall since November, but that is well below the thirty-year average of about 24 inches.

The issue is also impacting ski resorts in the Northeast. 

What is typically considered 'peak season' for ski season in states like Maine and Vermont, has been shuddered by the warmer temps.  

'Recently, it's simply not been cold enough for many ski resorts to effectively make snow,' Spencer Spellman, senior editor for On The Snow, told Fox Weather.

 Baltimore and Washington tend to also see snowfalls by mid-December, but with their more southern locations, late-season snowfalls are more common. The two cities have both gone until February without snow before.

The latest Philadelphia has ever gone was February 3, except the 1972-73 winter when no measurable snow fell.

In upstate New York, snowfalls have also been unseasonably low.

In Syracuse - typically one of the snowiest cities in the country - 24 inches have fallen this winter, which is three feet less than its average for this part of the winter.

Rochester has seen a mere 15 inches, well below the 50 inches it normally sees by mid-January.

But in nearby Buffalo, record-setting snowfalls have pummeled the city all year.

More than 100 inches of snow have fallen on the city over the course of a series of vicious blizzards that buried the city in December.

Over half of that snowfall came in a single storm last month.

The city typically sees about 60 inches of snow by this time in the winter.

The southwest has also seen unusual snowfalls, including in Reno, Nevada, where at least 18 inches have fallen, already pushing past its 30-year average of 12.2 inches.

The northern Lake Tahoe area saw about 18-feet of snowfall in December - the most accumulation that month in the past 142 years.

And though it hasn't converted into snow, over the past weeks California has been continually drowned in a deluge of ceaseless rain and flooding.