February monthly and seasonal snowfall records have also been set in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City:
..RECORD FEBRUARY SNOWFALL AND RECORD TIED FOR DATE IN PITTSBURGHOriginal post:
WE CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE RECORD FEBRUARY SNOWFALL. AS OF 10 PM,
TODAYS SNOWFALL MEASURED 5.2 INCHES. THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THE
DATE, SET IN 1926.
THE STORM TOTAL IS 7.9 INCHES.
THE TOTAL FOR THE MONTH IS NOW 29.6 INCHES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR FEBRUARY WAS 25.3 IN 2003. THE NORMAL FOR
FEBRUARY IS 8.5 INCHES.
FEBRUARY 2010 NOW RANKS AS THE 6TH SNOWIEST MONTH EVER.
THE SNOWIEST MONTHS...
40.2 JANUARY 1978.
36.3 DECEMBER 1890.
34.1 MARCH 1993.
32.3 NOVEMBER 1950.
30.1 JANUARY 1994.
THE SNOWIEST SEASON ON RECORD WAS 82.0 INCHES THE WINTER OF 1950-51.
OUR SEASON TOTAL SO FAR FOR 2009-10 IS 57.8 INCHES. NORMAL FOR
PITTSBURGH IS 40.6 INCHES.
SNOWFALL RECORDS FOR PITTSBURGH DATE BACK TO 1884.
..SNOWIEST YEAR (JULY THROUGH JUNE) ON RECORD FOR ATLANTIC CITY
WITH 5.9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN ATLANTIC CITY THROUGH 7PM, THE SEASON
TOTAL JUMPED TO 48.7 INCHES. THIS TOTAL NOW RANKS AS THE SNOWIEST
SEASON ON RECORD, SURPASSING THE 46.9 INCHES THAT FELL IN THE
1966-1967 SEASON.
THE ELEVEN SNOWIEST YEARS (JULY THROUGH JUNE) AT ATLANTIC CITY:
RANK SNOWFALL YEARS
(INCHES)
1 48.7 2009-2010
2 46.9 1966-1967
3 46.4 1995-1996
4 43.1 1978-1979
5 42.3 2002-2003
6 38.1 1963-1964
7 37.3 1933-1934
8 33.5 1913-1914
8 33.5 1957-1958
10 32.3 1960-1961
10 32.3 1986-1987
..SNOWIEST YEAR (JULY THROUGH JUNE) ON RECORD FOR PHILADELPHIA
WITH THE 14.0 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL IN PHILADELPHIA THROUGH 7 PM,
THE SEASON TOTAL JUMPED TO 70.3 INCHES. THIS TOTAL NOW RANKS AS THE
SNOWIEST SEASON ON RECORD, SURPASSING THE 65.5 INCHES THAT FELL IN
1995-1996 SEASON.
THE TEN SNOWIEST YEARS (JULY THROUGH JUNE) AT PHILADELPHIA:
RANK SNOWFALL YEARS
(INCHES)
1 70.3 2009-2010
2 65.5 1995-1996
3 55.4 1898-1899
4 54.9 1977-1978
5 49.1 1960-1961
6 46.3 2002-2003
7 44.3 1966-1967
8 43.9 1917-1918
9 43.8 1904-1905
10 41.8 1957-1958
The National Weather Service reports that monthly and seasonal snowfall records have been set in Harrisburg, PA and Wilmington, DE:
..RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT HARRISBURG PA
..RECORD FEBRUARY MONTHLY SNOWFALL RECORD SET AT HARRISBURG PA
..SECOND SNOWIEST CALENDAR MONTH OF ALL-TIME AT HARRISBURG PA
A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 10.0 INCHES WAS SET AT HARRISBURG PA TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 5.2 SET IN 1970.
HARRISBURG /KMDT/ HAS OFFICIALLY REACHED 13.4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
FOR THIS STORM...MAKING THE MONTHLY TOTAL 34.5 INCHES. THIS SETS
A NEW ALL-TIME FEBRUARY SNOWFALL RECORD...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF 30.3 INCHES...SET BACK IN 1893.
TOP 5 SNOWIEST FEBRUARYS FOR KMDT...
34.5 IN 2010 AND COUNTING
30.3 IN 1893
30.2 IN 1964
29.8 IN 2003
28.8 IN 1983
INTERESTINGLY...THIS COMES ONE YEAR AFTER FEBRUARY 2009 TIED FOR THE
5TH LEAST SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD AT HARRISBURG...WITH A
TOTAL OF ONLY SEVEN TENTHS /0.7/ OF AN INCH OF TOTAL SNOWFALL.
THIS CALENDAR MONTH IS NOW THE SECOND SNOWIEST CALENDAR MONTH
OF ALL-TIME IN HARRISBURG.
TOP 5 SNOWIEST CALENDAR MONTHS AT KMDT...
38.9 IN JAN 1996
34.5 IN FEB 2010 SO FAR
34.2 IN JAN 1994
34.0 IN JAN 1961
33.5 IN JAN 1978
...SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD (JULY THROUGH JUNE) SET IN WILMINGTON,
DELAWARE...
WITH THE 9.8 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL IN WILMINGTON THROUGH 1 PM,
THE SEASON TOTAL JUMPED TO 63.7 INCHES. THIS TOTAL NOW RANKS AS THE
SNOWIEST SEASON ON RECORD, SURPASSING THE 55.9 INCHES THAT FELL IN
1995-1996 SEASON.
THE TEN SNOWIEST YEARS (JULY THROUGH JUNE) AT WILMINGTON:
RANK SNOWFALL YEARS
(INCHES)
1 63.7 2009-2010
2 55.9 1995-1996
3 49.5 1957-1958
4 46.0 2002-2003
5 45.6 1977-1978
6 44.7 1933-1934
7 44.7 1906-1907
8 44.2 1978-1979
9 44.1 1960-1961
10 43.5 1966-1967
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