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You know, years ago older people would tell us that they had bigger snows back in their young days. Now that I'm old, I can't make that claim. The first 20+ incher I remember here was in the late 1970s and we've had several since then, including the double blizzard in 2010: Feb. 5-6 = 24" and Feb. 9-10 = 26". 50" in a week in Westminster MD which usually gets 22" a year.
Don't get me wrong, we had some significant storms in my younger day, including a wet, heavy one that did a lot of damage in Feb. '58 followed by zero temps and wind, but even with that one, the total accumulation was 14".
I'm 58 and the longest snowpacks I remember are actually the last two winters, 2013-14 and 2014-15, respectively early January to early March and late January to the very end of March. 2010-11 is a close runner-up, with snow from December 26, 2010 through late February.
You know, years ago older people would tell us that they had bigger snows back in their young days. Now that I'm old, I can't make that claim. The first 20+ incher I remember here was in the late 1970s and we've had several since then, including the double blizzard in 2010: Feb. 5-6 = 24" and Feb. 9-10 = 26". 50" in a week in Westminster MD which usually gets 22" a year.
For NYC, the 80s didn't get much snow. Six out of the 10 biggest snowstorms in NYC happened since 2000:
Here are some of the last remnants in my area (excluding piles made by snow plows).
Ha. Here is my area... 1 week later Still a 1-3" snowpack around with temps in the 40s every single day after except the very next day. Piles and drifts deeper of course.
There's still snow cover around! Nice to see after a week. Guess it takes a 1-3 foot storm to stick around. lol
Snowfall: Measure and record the greatest amount of snowfall that has accumulated on your snowboard (wooden deck or ground if board is not available) since the previous snowfall observation. This measurement should be taken minimally once-a-day but can be taken up to four times a day, (every 6 hours) and should reflect the greatest accumulation of new snow observed (in inches and tenths, for example, 3.9 inches) since the last snowfall observation. Snowfall amounts can be measured hourly or at any interval as long as the snow measurement board is NOT cleared more frequently than once every 6 hours. If you are not available to watch snow accumulation at all times of the day and night, use your best estimate, based on a measurement of snowfall at the scheduled time of observation along with knowledge of what took place during the past 24 hours. If you are not present to witness the greatest snow accumulation, input may be obtained from other people who were near the station during the snow event. If your observation is not based on a measurement, record in your remarks that the "snow amount based on estimate". Remember, you want to report the greatest accumulation since the last observation. If snowfall occurred several times during the period, and each snowfall melted either completely or in part before the next snowfall, record the total of the greatest snowdepths of each event and enter in your remarks "snowfall melted during the OBS period". For example, three separate snow squalls affect your station during your 24-hour reporting day, say 3.0, 2.2, and 1.5 inches. The snow from each event melts off before the next accumulation and no snow is on the ground at your scheduled time of observation. The total snowfall for that reporting 24-hour day is the sum of the three separate snow squalls, 6.7 inches, even though the snow depth on your board at observation time was zero.
What this means, in English, is that a 26" snowstorm does not mean that 26" of snow are ever on the ground. I don't know when these guidelines came into effect but that means that comparing recent snowstorms to earlier ones is an "apples to oranges" comparison. I clearly recollect that the February 1969 snowstorm was measured by using a ruler after the snow stopped. Since the snow fell at temperatures slightly above freezing, the amounts may well have been higher under modern measuring methods.
The impact of the recent storm did not seem to be nearly as severe as February 1969 or for that matter February 1961 or December 26-27, 1947.
Fair enough. Though I'm not liking the odds of still having an appreciable snow cover in a week's time... very typical.
I'm sure Chicago keeps snow a lot better.
I posted this last Sunday, on the 24th. With the sun having set today on the 30th, I'd say we still have an appreciable snow cover. So that will be true as well tomorrow, although it will be warmer tomorrow so more may melt. But as of today, sure, there are green spots. But there are still big snow banks, and regular snow cover at least a few inches deep in areas.
You know, years ago older people would tell us that they had bigger snows back in their young days. Now that I'm old, I can't make that claim. The first 20+ incher I remember here was in the late 1970s and we've had several since then, including the double blizzard in 2010: Feb. 5-6 = 24" and Feb. 9-10 = 26". 50" in a week in Westminster MD which usually gets 22" a year.
Don't get me wrong, we had some significant storms in my younger day, including a wet, heavy one that did a lot of damage in Feb. '58 followed by zero temps and wind, but even with that one, the total accumulation was 14".
Seems like where we live more of the snow has been coming in major storms and less in smaller events.
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So that will be true as well tomorrow, although it will be warmer tomorrow so more may melt. But as of today, sure, there are green spots. But there are still big snow banks, and regular snow cover at least a few inches deep in areas.
