From The Declining Spring Snowcover Department Experts tell us that spring snowcover has seen rapid declines in the Northern Hemisphere over the last 20 years. As of today, western US…
Category: snowfall
October Through March Was the Snowiest On Record In The Northern Hemisphere
By Steve Goddard Guardian Photo The experts at East Anglia and CRU told us in 2000 that : (March, 2000) According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at…
Seven Months of Winter at NCAR
By Steve Goddard View from NCAR’s roof this morning (NCAR – National Center for Atmospheric Research) From the “climate models are not climate” department. It was seven months ago today…
2001-2010 was the Snowiest Decade on Record
Guest post by Steven Goddard Photo above from: NY Daily News: Record Snowfall in New York Now that we have reached the end of the meteorological winter (December-February,) Rutgers University…
BWI snow record rescinded: Another reason why airports aren't the best place to measure climate data
I’ve mentioned problems with airports as climate stations in the past, mostly that they are pockets of UHI that have grown with the 20th century aviation boom. A good example…
There's no business like snow business
Headlines yesterday mentioned yet another new snowfall record: Moscow Covered by More Than Half Meter of Snow, Most Since 1966 Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — Moscow’s streets were covered by 53…
NWS to adopt new snow forecasting techniques
Since we’ve discussed recent heavy snowfall, this seemed like a good story to cover. via Eurekalert: Better snowfall forecasting National Weather Service adopts U of Utah powder prediction method IMAGE:…
Bringing Skillful Observation Back To Science
Guest post by Steve Goddard Archimedes had his eureka moment while sitting in the bathtub. Newton made a great discovery sitting under an apple tree. Szilárd discovered nuclear fission while…
North American snow models miss the mark – observed trend opposite of the predictions
While some other bloggers and journalists insist that recent winter snows are proof of global warming effects, they miss the fact that models have been predicting less snow in the…
Why Is Winter Snow Extent Interesting?
Guest post by Steven Goddard Several people keep asking why am I focused on winter snow extent. This seems fairly obvious, but I will review here: Snow falls in the…
Northern Hemisphere Snow Extent Second Highest on Record
Guest post by Steven Goddard According to Rutgers University Global Snow Lab, last week’s Northern Hemisphere winter snow extent was the second highest on record, at 52,166,840 km2. This was only…
The Snow Line is Moving South
Guest post by Steven Goddard As we have been discussing on WUWT, three of the last four months have seen top ten Northern Hemisphere snow extents and the decadal trend…
49 states with snow, 1180 new snowfall records set in the USA this past week – is February Headed For Record Snowfall?
AP’s Seth Borenstein is running a story titled “49 states dusted with snow; Hawaii’s the holdout“. As shown in the map below, every state in the Continental US has snow…
All time seasonal snowfall records broken in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington
It’s almost as if the planet is trying to send a message to Washington. I find the choice of words from NOAA/NWS (see below the read more line) interesting when…
Pielke responds to Romm and Time
From the “weather is not climate unless it supports global warming department”, Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. responds to the claim elevated by Joe Romm (and now picked up by Time…
What NOAA Isn't Saying About Snow and Ice
By Steven Goddard As reported on WUWT, NOAA is warning of “earlier snowmelt and extended ice-free seasons.” But what NOAA isn’t saying is that snow is falling earlier and heavier…
Another east coast snowstorm brewing
Forecasts call for another 20 inches of snow in Washington DC with snow spreading to NYC this time. Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Storm systems barreling across the country may bring…
Snow totals for Washington DC storm
The storm is over, the totals and reports are in. Here’s the lowdown on the snowfall records from the Baltimore NWS:
Blizzard Warning for DC, NYT: "Capital Is Crippled as Blizzard Continues "
Let it snow… let it snow… let it snow…biggest snowstorm since 1922, and still not over. From the New York Times, a crippled government. Even the post office gave up.…
NOAA: All time record snowfall for DC and Baltimore?
From the “weather is not climate department”, it seems that the biggest snowstorm of all time is targeting the nation’s capitol. Here’s the current radar image: via NOAA/NWS SPECIAL WEATHER…
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