Syracuse, N.Y. -- The snowiest day in the history of New York record-keeping happened in a town most New Yorkers have never heard of.

According to a new database from the National Centers for Environmental Information, Camden, in Oneida County, has the one-day snowfall record in the state.

On Feb. 1, 1966, Camden had 50 inches of snow.

Yes, more than four feet. In one day. That was in the aftermath of the Blizzard of '66, which paralyzed much of Upstate New York with huge snowfalls and high winds.

The database gives the snowiest date for each of New York's 62 counties. Some records date back to 1872.

Camden sits near the south end of the Tug Hill plateau, one of the snowiest spots in the eastern U.S. The region gets pounded by lake effect snow when cold winds blow across Lake Ontario, sometimes dumping a foot or more in a single day.

Two other counties are tied for second-snowiest day. The Lewis County town of Highmarket, also in Tug Hill, and the Erie County town of East Aurora, each had 47.5 inches in one day. East Aurora, which gets lake effect snow from Lake Erie, set its record in the massive lake effect snowstorm of November 2014.

You can see the snowiest day in your county and how it ranks.

Snowiest days on record in NY counties

County Inches Location Date Rank Albany 30.4 Albany March 12, 1888 21 Allegany 30 Wellsville 4 Nnw December 25, 1978 24 Bronx 19 Bronx February 12, 2006 62 Broome 25 Lisle February 4, 1961 45 Cattaraugus 29 New Albion February 20, 1960 30 Cayuga 27 Aurora Rsch Farm February 4, 1961 38 Chautauqua 32 Sherman March 4, 1971 16 Chemung 24 Elmira February 14, 1914 53 Chenango 24.6 Sherburne 36 Nne March 7, 2011 51 Clinton 41 Ellenburg Depot March 14, 1993 6 Columbia 24 Hudson February 4, 1926 53 Cortland 34 Cortland March 14, 1993 12 Delaware 33.2 Walton 2 December 25, 2002 13 Dutchess 24 Poughkeepsie February 8, 1895 53 Erie 47.5 East Aurora 10 Ese November 20, 2014 2 Essex 28 Lake Placid 2 S March 6, 2001 33 Franklin 42 Chasm Falls March 14, 1993 5 Fulton 25 Dolgeville January 30, 1925 45 Genesee 28 Batavia 45 S November 19, 2014 33 Greene 37 East Jewett April 1, 1997 9 Hamilton 25.6 Piseco February 15, 2007 44 Herkimer 31 Stillwater Rsvr January 22, 1940 20 Jefferson 45 Watertown Intl Ap December 10, 1995 4 Kings 27 Brooklyn December 27, 1872 38 Lewis 47.5 Highmarket January 6, 1988 2 Livingston 28 Letchworth Park January 30, 1925 33 Madison 30 De Ruyter 4 N February 14, 1914 24 Monroe 23 Rochester Gtr Intl Ap January 3, 1996 58 Montgomery 32 Amsterdam Lock 1O February 14, 1914 16 Nassau 22 Hempstead Malverne December 27, 1947 59 New York 27.3 New York Cntrl Pk Twr January 23, 2016 37 Niagara 25 Lockport 3 S January 23, 1966 45 Oneida 50 Camden February 1, 1966 1 Onondaga 36 Tully 4 Ne March 14, 1993 10 Ontario 36 Geneva Rsch Farm March 14, 1993 10 Orange 29 Gardnerville January 20, 1961 30 Orleans 20 Lyndonville March 9, 2008 60 Oswego 40 Oswego East December 8, 1958 7 Otsego 31.8 Emmons December 26, 2002 19 Putnam 25 Carmel December 27, 1947 45 Queens 30.3 New York Jfk Intl Ap January 23, 2016 22 Rensselaer 25 West Sand Lake 2 S December 6, 2003 45 Richmond 19.5 Staten Island 14 Se January 24, 2016 61 Rockland 27 Suffern January 8, 1996 38 Saratoga 30 Conklingville Dam January 16, 1983 24 Schenectady 24.5 Schenectady November 25, 1971 52 Schoharie 30 Sharon Springs 1N February 14, 1914 24 Schuyler 32 Hector March 3, 1994 18 Seneca 24 Romulus March 1, 1900 53 St. Lawrence 30 North Hammond March 1, 1900 24 Steuben 30 Bath February 4, 1961 24 Suffolk 30.3 Upton Coop February 9, 2013 22 Sullivan 38 Callicoon February 16, 1958 8 Tioga 24 Owego 3 Wsw March 14, 1993 53 Tompkins 26 Freeville 1 Ne February 4, 1961 43 Ulster 29 Slide Mtn February 26, 2010 30 Warren 33 Glens Falls Fire Stn February 14, 1914 14 Washington 27 Smiths Basin November 26, 1971 38 Wayne 28 Wolcott 3 Nw March 14, 1993 36 Westchester 27 Eastchester December 27, 1947 38 Wyoming 32.2 Wyoming 3W November 21, 2014 15 Yates 25 Penn Yan March 1, 1900 45

Source: National Centers for Environmental Information

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