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Washington DC subtropique index is 12763. Malta is only 3. DC has is more subtropique climat!
but no what??! Malta has is 17C maximum tomorrow with handsome warm sunshine??!
Seriously though, wow.. DC at 39N can get 2ft snow falls and we can't even get close to a dusting, didn't think they could get so much there.. that's crazy
but no what??! Malta has is 17C maximum tomorrow with handsome warm sunshine??!
Seriously though, wow.. DC at 39N can get 2ft snow falls and we can't even get close to a dusting, didn't think they could get so much there.. that's crazy
And there are snow flurries in the Florida panhandle at 30N!
but no what??! Malta has is 17C maximum tomorrow with handsome warm sunshine??!
Seriously though, wow.. DC at 39N can get 2ft snow falls and we can't even get close to a dusting, didn't think they could get so much there.. that's crazy
DC is in a favorable position for snowstorms being close to the coast (a source of moisture) and getting cold, continental air masses from time to time. These storms form in the Gulf of Mexico and ride up along the East Coast and collide with cold air from the north. Further inland places at the same latitude like Cincinnati or St. Louis don't really get these same snowstorms, though both of those cities are colder and snowier on average.
DC is in a favorable position for snowstorms being close to the coast (a source of moisture) and getting cold, continental air masses from time to time. These storms form in the Gulf of Mexico and ride up along the East Coast and collide with cold air from the north. Further inland places at the same latitude like Cincinnati or St. Louis don't really get these same snowstorms, though both of those cities are colder and snowier on average.
Yea, good explanation; I'm not familiar with snow patterns of the lower Midwest. Seems to natural to me that DC gets big snowstorm, was surprised to hear on the news how much they were freaking out. Would be intetersting to compare how much places get big snowfalls relative to their total snow. Think it would strongly favor coastal locations.
For New England, the colder weather inland makes the interior get more snowstorms than the coast. This page has a good summary:
Yea, good explanation; I'm not familiar with snow patterns of the lower Midwest. Seems to natural to me that DC gets big snowstorm, was surprised to hear on the news how much they were freaking out. Would be intetersting to compare how much places get big snowfalls relative to their total snow. Think it would strongly favor coastal locations.
For New England, the colder weather inland makes the interior get more snowstorms than the coast. This page has a good summary:
southern Vermont and New Hampshire get more big snowstorms than further north — too far from coastal storms, but their total snowfall is higher.
I think further inland probably gets a lot more frequent smaller snowfalls (like 4-6" snowfalls for example) and a lot of these snowfalls are rain on the coast. It's hard to get a mega snowstorm (2+ feet) without a good source of moisture. And since storm systems move west to east, the storms that form on the Gulf usually head straight for the east coast. While snowstorms that impact the lower Midwest are more from Alberta Clippers (which usually are colder with less moisture; usually 3-6" snowfalls with cold, dry air following).
The snowstorms that impact the lower Midwest with heavier snow are "Panhandle Hooks" that form on the Texas Panhandle are go up through the Midwest. These systems have a good amount of moisture, but I don't think nearly as much as the ones that develop in the Gulf.
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