A storm system moving eastward along the Gulf Coast brought freezing precipitation to the northern portions of several southern states Sunday night and Monday. The 3.7" of snow reported in Atlanta yesterday was supplemented by an additional 0.7" today, bringing the January total to 4.4". Snowfall amounts of 8" were common across northernmost Georgia, with a few areas of 10", especially at higher elevations.
According to National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) records, this is now the 5th snowiest January in the roughly 80 years since observations began at Atlanta's airport, exceeding the 3.6" in 1987. The snowiest January was in 1936, when 8.0" fell. Atlanta's snowiest winter was also in 1936, with 10.9". This season to date is now the 5th snowiest winter. A seasonal total of 2.0" represents the 75th percentile of Atlanta winter snowfall; the median is 0.6".
For the month of January through yesterday, Atlanta's average temperature of 42.3° is 0.3° below the climatological mean.
Images (click to enlarge): Surface weather map shortly after 1 am EST, Monday, January 10, from The Weather Channel; Traffic jammed and spun out on a snow-covered I-85 in Atlanta, Sunday evening, January 9; Storm snowfall totals in northern Georgia, from National Weather Service
Here are some storm total amounts of frozen precipitation (snow, sleet, and freezing rain) as reported by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction as of mid-afternoon, January 10:
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM EST SUN JAN
09 THROUGH 300 PM EST MON JAN 10...
...GEORGIA...
MINERAL BLUFF 9.0
DALTON 7.5
DILLARD 7.0
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN 7.0
JASPER 4 S 6.5
WATKINSVILLE 6.2
CANTON 1 S 6.0
BOLD SPRINGS 5.5
GAINESVILLE 5.0
ATLANTA 4.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
CASHIERS 1 NNW 12.5
FRANKLIN 10 N 11.0
BRYSON CITY 7 SE 9.0
ROBBINSVILLE 9.0
CULLOWHEE 8.5
MILLS RIVER 4 S 8.0
ASHEVILLE 7.0
FLETCHER 1 W 6.6
WHITEVILLE 5.5
CHARLOTTE 4 S 2.8
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
DACUSVILLE 3 NNE 9.0
DARLINGTON 2 SSW 9.0
BENNETTSVILLE 8.0
CLYDE 8.0
TAYLORS 3 NNW 7.8
BUFFALO 7.0
GREER 6.8
GREENVILLE 3 N 6.0
INMAN 5 W 5.0
CHESTER 4.0
...TENNESSEE...
LAWRENCEBURG 12 S 11.0
PULASKI 11.0
CORNERSVILLE 3 SE 9.5
LYNCHBURG 8.0
MCMINNVILLE 8 ESE 7.5
SHELBYVILLE 9 S 7.3
SMITHVILLE 4 WSW 6.2
CHATTANOOGA 5.0
KNOXVILLE 4.0
NASHVILLE 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 900 AM EST SUN JAN 09
THROUGH 300 PM EST MON JAN 10...
...GEORGIA...
GRIFFIN 1.00
CARROLLTON 0.90
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 AM EST SUN JAN 09 THROUGH 300 PM EST MON JAN 10...
...GEORGIA...
FORT VALLEY 0.75
ROBERTA 0.75
FORSYTH 0.50
WRIGHTSVILLE 0.50
MACON 0.40
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
JOHNS ISLAND 0.50
SUMMERVILLE 0.40
WEST ASHLEY 0.40
HANAHAN 0.25
CHARLESTON AIRPORT 0.12
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
FLORENCE 9.0
HUNTSVILLE 9.0
PRICEVILLE 1 WSW 8.3
HARTSELLE 8.0
MOORES MILL 7.0
MOULTON 7.0
CENTRE 5 E 6.5
ARLEY 6.0
BLOUNT SPRINGS 6.0
...ARKANSAS...
ASHDOWN 8.0
MALVERN 8.0
ARKADELPHIA 7.0
DIERKS 7.0
ALEXANDER 6.0
CADDO VALLEY 6.0
GURDON 6.0
HASKELL 6.0
HOPE 6.0
MABELVALE 6.0
WEST LITTLE ROCK 4.0
...MISSISSIPPI...
BALDWYN 10.0
SENATOBIA 7.2
RIENZI 7.0
TUPELO 7.0
MARKS 6.5
SALTILLO 6.0
SMITHVILLE 6.0
TULA 6.0
BATESVILLE 10 S 5.0
CLEVELAND 5.0
...OKLAHOMA...
BATTIEST 6.0
IDABEL 6.0
...TEXAS...
NEW BOSTON 7.0
CLARKSVILLE 6.0
COOPER 6.0
PRINCETON 3 N 5.1
MINEOLA 5.0
MOUNT PLEASANT 5.0
SULPHUR SPRINGS 5.0
WINNSBORO 5.0
PARIS 4.8
DE KALB 4.5
DODD CITY 4.5
MOUNT VERNON 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
LOWNDESBORO 4 E 3.00
MAYLENE 2.20
CHILDERSBURG 0.50
HOLT 5 W 0.30
WEDOWEE 0.10
...ARKANSAS...
EL DORADO 0.50
...MISSISSIPPI...
E MOORHEAD 0.80
GREENWOOD 0.80
ACKERMAN 0.50
WINONA 0.50
NEW ALBANY 0.30
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
ASHLAND 0.75
TUSCALOOSA 0.60
BUTLER 0.25
CLAY 0.25
IRONDALE 4 N 0.25
SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT 0.10
...ARKANSAS...
TEXARKANA 0.50
...LOUISIANA...
BENTON 10 W 0.25
HAUGHTON 5 WNW 0.25
SHONGALOO 0.25
...MISSISSIPPI...
BASSFIELD 0.25
CHURCH HILL 0.25
LOYD STAR 0.25
...TEXAS...
HENDERSON 0.25
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