From December 1, 2007 through 6am this morning the Chicago/Rockford Int'l Airport has received 63.4 inches of snowfall. The previous record for the three months of December, January, and February is 63.4 inches. That sticks us in a dead tie. To break the record all we need is a tenth of an inch of snow from the storm that is expected to move across the region during the second half of your Thursday. That should be feasible barring a complete collapse of the Alberta clipper set to race across the region.
Monday, February 25, 2008
We Have Tied the Record!
From December 1, 2007 through 6am this morning the Chicago/Rockford Int'l Airport has received 63.4 inches of snowfall. The previous record for the three months of December, January, and February is 63.4 inches. That sticks us in a dead tie. To break the record all we need is a tenth of an inch of snow from the storm that is expected to move across the region during the second half of your Thursday. That should be feasible barring a complete collapse of the Alberta clipper set to race across the region.
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I'm sorry to say that you neighbors to the south (IL) pale in comparison to the records that have been falling like, well, snow, in the Dairy State.
According to the Milwaukee NWS office:
BELOW IS A LIST OF THE TOP 10 WINTER SEASON SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR
MADISON...
RANK AMOUNT SEASON
*1* ... *86.7* ... *2007-08*
2 ... 76.1 ... 1978-79
3 ... 75.9 ... 1885-86
4 ... 73.7 ... 1993-94
5 ... 72.4 ... 1985-86
6 ... 71.2 ... 1992-93
7 ... 70.9 ... 1909-10
8 ... 70.7 ... 1897-98
9 ... 67.4 ... 1970-71
10 ... 67.3 ... 1958-59
But are those numbers for a 3 month season?
Someone at work mentioned to me today that they heard the record snow is 74.5" that occurred in 78-79. So I was just curious, did the NWS release a statement that we tied the record to make this 'kind of official'? :)
ok, i think i figured it out...its the snowiest dec 1 - feb 29, not necessarily the whole winter, and that may be where they got that higher total... (right? lol)
So on that note... where did the term 'climatological winter' come from and why is it important? Thought i'd might ask.
Jim - I can answer that last question without having to do any looking up information. :)
Climatological winter is just a way of making things nice and even, with the exception of that pesky Leap Year. Since the time of the spring equinox varies from one year to the next, climate records based on astronomical winter would change from one year to the next as well. By making it Dec. 1-Feb. 28 (or 29), we have a nice, normal, easy-to-use three-month period. No muss, no fuss!
excellent info Justin! Thank you.
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