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Lower 48 ends November With 3.5% Snow Cover, Least For Time of Year In 14 Years

Lower 48 ends November With 3.5% Snow Cover, Least For Time of Year In 14 Years

As of November 26, a mere 3.5% of the Lower 48 had snow on the ground. That’s the least for the final week of November in at least 2003 when records began. As you can see from the map above, a huge swathe of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan will commence December snowless. All thanks to […]

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US LONG RANGE: Warm NE Pac Remains But Other Drivers Could Mean Worse Winter Than 13-14

Written by on November 16, 2014 in United States of America with 0 Comments
US LONG RANGE: Warm NE Pac Remains But Other Drivers Could Mean Worse Winter Than 13-14

When you look back at the last 12 months, the US and North America as a whole has been stuck in a rut, a cold rut. The big drivers steering the global weather pattern has changed since this time last year but the US upper air pattern hasn’t really changed. This year we have the onset […]

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US Snowpack Grows 10-Fold In Just 3 Weeks From 6% to 65%

Written by on December 27, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
US Snowpack Grows 10-Fold In Just 3 Weeks From 6% to 65%

A mild, if not warm first 15-18 days of December meant snowcover was minimal and in fact on the 6th it was at a scant 6% and well below normal. While many struggled to believe winter would ever come, the pattern began to change towards the 17-18th and with 7 days before Christmas, the snowpack grew […]

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