The National Weather Service says that the February 1st snowstorm—not a blizzard*—had 17.2 inches of snowfall in Central Park, as of 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
That puts it in the top 20 NYC snow storms on record, clocking in at number 17:
As you can see by this scatterplot below, we've had a relatively high number of 12 inches-or-more snowstorms in recent years. Remember when we got 20+ inches in December 2010 (and then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Bermuda) and then another 20+ inches in January 2011 (which was thundersnow):
*The NWS defines blizzards has having three consecutive hours or more of visibility at a quarter of a mile or lower due to heavy or blowing snow, as well as frequent wind gusts of 35 mph or greater over the course of three consecutive hours.
