Washington, D.C
Where Is the Snow? DC Could Break Its No-Flakes Record. – Washingtonian
Washington is experiencing a notoriously snow-less winter. {Photograph} by way of iStock.
This winter has been powerful sledding for sledders: DC has but to come across a single snowflake. If we make it till tomorrow with out snow—which is a close to certainty, assuming we will belief native meteorologists—the District will cross the earlier mark for the fifth-latest snowfall on document. The general document for contemporary snowfall remains to be a methods off, although: February 23, 1973, is the present date to beat for measurable snowfall (greater than 0.1 inches).
To date, this winter has been the eleventh warmest on common in DC historical past. This January alone has been ranked the third warmest in DC, with temperatures 7.8 levels greater than common.
The present snow drought extends throughout the Northeastern US. Different main cities–Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York–have but to see snow both. Climate Prediction Middle Department Chief Greg Carbin instructed CNN excessive temperatures might be responsible, with would-be snow as an alternative falling as rain.
On common, DC measures 13.7 complete inches of snowfall every winter. Now that we’ve trudged by means of virtually two-thirds of the season, it’s unclear how a lot (if any) snow we’ll get in Washington.
