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Will Virginia See More Accumulating Snow this Winter?
Sunday, March 7th, 2010 Loading ...Over 80″ of Snow
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010In what was largely a non-event for most locations, light snow that began yesterday evening persisted through most of the day today at higher elevations (above 1600 ft) in parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Today’s high temperature was 33.1F and new snowfall accumulation from this event was 2.25″ bringing the Old Dominion Wildlife season-to-date total over 80″.
Accuweather.com reports that Fancy Gap, VA received 6.5″ of snow from this event.
Old Dominion Wildlife Snowfall
March Snow
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010We’ve picked up 1.5 inches and light snow is continuing into the early afternoon today.
3/3/2010 Snow
Our gravel road is snow covered.
Snow Covered Gravel Road
Winter Weather Update
Sunday, February 28th, 2010I updated my snow chart showing I’m up to 78 1/16th inches this season. Some of the more recent events have mostly missed me off to the east, including the the most recent snow storm that slammed areas in the Northeast.
Snowfall totals can vary widely even over short distances. Loudoun County, Virginia has picked up a lot of snow this season including much more than I received during the February 10th event. CapitalWeatherGang readers may also be interested to hear that I heard from BlueRidgeMike who measured more snow than me during some events. He lives just a few miles north of my location. Just over 70 miles away to the west, Canaan Valley has recorded over 217″ of snow so far this winter. Their figure is not even completely up-to-date as they received more snow this weekend while I only saw flurries.
Next chance of accumulating snow is Tuesday night/Wednesday…
Season-To-Date Snowfall
Over Six Feet of Snow
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Virginia Snow Totals
I recently posted that we were close to six feet (72 inches) of snow for the season. We picked up 5.25″ of snow at my location in the Blue Ridge Mountains today taking us up to 76 15/16ths. We were under a blizzard warning until 7:00p. Other areas of the state picked up a foot or more.
Season To Date Snow Totals
This is a lot of snow, but nowhere near the Virginia season record:
Greatest Seasonal Snowfall
124.2 in
1995-6
Wise, VA
Preliminary observations also put Dulles Airport (IAD) above six feet for the year. Additionally, Washington DC broke the 1898-99 record of 54.4″.
Washington DC Controversy
Since the 1940s, Washington DC’s official reporting station has been located across the Potomac River at National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia. The station’s riverside location near sea level often results in lower reported totals than surrounding locations. DC winter weather enthusiasts can be frustrated by this, but it is what it is…
