11/28/2023

As Winter Nears, Snow is the East Coast's Forgotten Precipitation

In several locations, the snow drought is the longest on record

From southern Virginia to New York City, nearly two years have elapsed since the last time an inch or more of snow fell on a calendar day. In several locations, the snow drought is the longest on record. The lack of snow has occurred during abnormally warm winters and amid a trend toward declining amounts of snow — both probable consequences of human-caused climate change.

New York's Central Park received an inch of snow on one calendar day 652 days ago, its longest streak without that much snow in records dating to 1869. In the Washington region, Dulles International Airport has a similar record-long streak ongoing.

Even typically cold and snowy places in the parts of the Northeast are not receiving the amount of snow to which they are accustomed. Boston and Pittsburgh, for example, have not recorded more than 3 inches of snow on a calendar day in almost two years.

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