Northeast Blockbuster Winter Stats Updated
UPDATE: The NWS has come out with a list of winter & February stats per city for the northeast, too long to list here. Also Rutgers says the weekly snow extent (N. Hemisphere) http://ow.ly/1dLiv - as has the Winter Season so far.
Much of the northeast quadrant of the country has seen a blockbuster winter in 2009-2010. Since my last update on Feb. 8th, all cities have moved up when compared to normal snowfall through the end of February and only one city that I examined out of nine, Albany, is still below normal (though not by much).
Here's how things have improved as we've gone through the winter:
Mar. 2nd Report: 1/9 Cities Under NormalFeb. 8th Report: 3/9 Cities Under NormalFeb. 2nd Report: 4/9 Cities Under NormalDec. 23rd Report: 3/6 Cities Under NormalDec. 14th Report: 6/6 Cities Under Normal
Of course, this is all added up so far; some months have been disappointing to some cities... the only city that I looked at that had a disappointing February was Boston, with only 7" versus their normal 13.7." Other cities had between 19 (Williamsport) to 52 (Philadelphia) inches (versus their normal 6.6 inches, yikes!) And as I said last month, many cities had a disappointing January.
Other cities I had stats for: CHARLOTTE, NC (128%), RALEIGH, NC (115%), RICHMOND, VA (235%), ROANOKE, VA (224%), CHARLESTON, WV (215%). Below is a map showing snowfall so far.
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Interesting Stats About Other Cities: I haven't have time to track every city in the Midwest or Northeast this season, but I ran some stats on a few interesting ones today.
I had intentionally left out Washington, D.C. due to the arguments that ensue over how snow is measured at Dulles (IAD) vs. the International Airport (DCA). However, you have to give them credit for consistency in measurement. Despite the disagreement over seasonal snowfall there (approximately 73 vs. 56 inches), when comparing to normal they both come out within one percentage point of 393%!
Some parts of New England are clearly still below normal, especially when compared to previous blockbuster seasons, but the only official station that I could find to get a stat from was Caribou, Maine who is at 78% of their normal snowfall so far. That's the only city listed here (including those below) that doesn't match our winter forecast issued in October (and winter's not over yet!).
At least three cities in the Appalachians have officially surpassed 100 inches: Johnstown, PA, Elkins, WV, Beckley, WV and I blogged earlier this month that several ski reports have seen over 100 inches, in fact Timberline Lodge is now claiming 246.8 inches (over 20.5 feet) and the Maryland State Highway Administration has racked up 262.5 inches (nearly 22 feet!), breaking their record. Many other city records have been broken; see here for a list.
DISCLAIMER: These stats come from AccuWeather.com Climate Data via AccuWeather.com, which may not always agree exactly with NWS sites.
We also have a story summarizing the February blizzards, and other Southern snow of note including Dallas and Florida (coldest winter in nearly 30 years).
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