The temperature was just 1.4 degrees higher than average. The precipitation was 0.38-inch below normal and the snowfall was 0.08-inch above average.

Records fell across Upstate New York on Monday as an unusually late mid-winter melt came to an end.

From Binghamton to Watertown, the weather set records for temperatures in the 50s and for rainfall as high as 1.75 inches in Binghamton.

The temperature and precipitation were both just about average last month. Total snowfall, however, was more than 5.5 inches below normal.

The advisory noted below was lifted as of 4:30 am Monday.

The City of Fulton has issued a Travel Advisory and Fulton Police recommend no unnecessary travel in and around the City of Fulton. When travel is necessary extreme caution is urged. During the past day steady snowfall combined with occasional blowing snow has made hazardous travel conditions. City Department of Public Works crews are in the process of clearing streets however the rate of snowfall is making the task difficult and in some areas roadways are slick. Police also remind persons in the City of Fulton that on-street parking is prohibited from 1:30 AM to 5:30 AM. Violators will be ticketed and may be towed to help facilitate snow removal.

A lake effect snow warning remains in effect until 6 pm Sunday. Lake effect snow will continue through Sunday. The snow could be heavy at times. Expect an additional 3 to 5 inches tonight in the most persistent snows. Winds will strengthen late tonight and Sunday with 5 to 10 inches of new snow possible with considerable blowing and drifting snow. Wind chills will be zero to 10 below tonight and Sunday. Road conditions will deteriorate through Sunday.

Click into the story to see a map showing snow totals so far.

Locally heavy lake effect snow shifting south and east.

A broad area of moderate to heavy lake effect snow over much of the eastern Lake Ontario region is expected to shift to the east and southeast through late evening as an arctic cold front crosses the region.

Heavy snowfall stretching from near Pulaski north to Adams, Barnes Corners, Fort Drum, and Croghan will move east across the Tug Hill region into Lowville and Harrisville. Additional moderate to heavy snow may also expand into central and eastern Oswego County from Mexico to Williamstown and into the southern portion of Lewis County through 10:30 pm. Expect snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour in the most intense snowfall. Roads will be snow covered and slippery.

West winds will shift to the northwest and increase through late evening with gusts up to 35 mph. This will produce increasing amounts of blowing and drifting snow, especially in open areas such as Route 12 between Lowville and Watertown.

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a winter weather advisory for snow, which is in effect from 2 am to 6 pm EST Monday. Low pressure will move northeast from the Ohio Valley and cross Western New York Monday morning, reaching northern New England Monday night. It will spread a steady snow across the region beginning late tonight and continuing through midday Monday before tapering off for a time during the afternoon.

Snow will redevelop again later Monday afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front. Snowfall totals will be in the 3 to 6 inch range from late tonight through Monday with locally higher amounts on the Tug Hill. winds will be light tonight, but increase later Monday.

Additional significant lake effect snows are possible Monday night.

Precautionary/preparedness actions: A winter weather advisory is normally issued for a variety of winter weather conditions such as light snow, blowing snow, sleet, freezing rain and wind chills. While the weather will be significant, the word advisory implies that severe winter weather is not anticipated. Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio or your favorite source of weather information for the latest updates. Additional details can also be found at www.weather.gov/buffalo.

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a lake effect snow advisory, which is in effect until 7 pm est this evening. Expect an additional 1 to 3 inches of snow this afternoon into this evening, with a storm total including snow from last night of 4 to 8 inches in most persistent bands.

As we welcome winter on Monday, we look back at a warm autumn. It was also very dry and – snow free. The other four times we were so snow-free in the fall the winter wound up with less than 100 inches of snow. Will history repeat itself?

The storm that stalled over Oswego County brought five inches of new snow to the Oswego area, according to one National Weather Service spotter.

The storm produced more than a foot of snow farther inland, in Oneida County’s communities of Camden and Florence.

The good news is that we get today to shovel out.  Only scattered flurries are in the forecast.

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