D.C. snow drought approaches record-breaking levels

D.C. is in a snow drought, however there is a slim probability we would see some flakes quickly.

What’s occurring: The Washington space is near breaking the document for going the longest with out snow, per Nationwide Climate Service knowledge going again to 1874.

By the numbers: There have been solely two seasons of 0.1 inches of snowfall for the Washington, D.C., space — the winters of 1997-1998 and 1972-1973.

• To date, we now have not recorded any measurable snowfall. (If you wish to get technical, NWS recorded a “hint” of snow for all of December!)

Driving the information: There’s a probability for snow late Tuesday night time into early Wednesday, based on the NWS.

• However whilst lows drop to 30 levels this night, the possibility for “significant snowfall appears low,” the Capital Climate Gang experiences.

The large image: This has been a depressing winter to date for snow lovers within the DMV, with storm after storm monitoring west of the area, dragging delicate air northward and preserving precipitation within the type of rain, Axios local weather reporter Andrew Freedman tells us.

• After we’ve had chilly air, storms haven’t come collectively in the precise places to ship a Mid-Atlantic snowstorm. This unusually delicate and comparatively tranquil climate sample, which is partly tied to a La Niña occasion within the tropical Pacific and air stress oscillations throughout the North Atlantic, could not change a lot in February, both.

Zoom in: With a median temperature of 45.1 levels, this has been D.C.’s third-warmest recorded January. Solely 1950 and 1932 have seen hotter Januarys.

• The heat led some cherry blossom timber to come back alive, though temperatures in February and March will higher decide peak bloom dates, WTOP experiences.