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The precipitation, however, is substantially heavier than Spokane, and snow depth during winter typically three-and-half times as high at around 11 inches (0.28 m) versus Spokane's 3 inches (0.08 m). The wettest month was November 2006 with 8.34 inches (211.8 mm), and the wettest calendar year 1950 with 37.40 inches (950.0 mm), whilst the ...
The major event this week has rainfall totals upwards of 10-20 inches in some spots. Mountain snow totals are expected to be over a foot in most areas; higher elevations could receive upwards of 2 ...
Anticipating the storm, the National Weather Service issued its first-ever hurricane-force wind warning for the Oregon coast. [8] The first of the three separate storms arrived on December 1, accompanying frigid temperatures across much of Washington which resulted in many areas across Washington receiving up to 14 inches (360 mm) of snowfall.
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972.
As Christmas nears closer and more winter weather approaches, here is the latest look at the snowfall forecasts for key areas around the Great Lakes. Grand Rapids, Michigan snow forecast
During the winter months, some of these passes are plowed, sanded, and kept safe with avalanche control. Not all stay open through the winter. The North Cascades Highway, State Route 20, closes every year due to snowfall and avalanches in the area of Washington Pass. The Cayuse and Chinook passes east of Mount Rainier also close in winter. [217]
"Near blizzard" conditions throughout the northern Plains are coming from a slow-moving low pressure system near the Minnesota-North Dakota border, the weather service said. Snowfall totals across ...
As of the WPC's fifth winter storm summary, the highest official snowfall amount recorded is 17.0 in (43 cm) in Cape May Court House, New Jersey; however, a snowfall total of 52 cm (20 in) was reported Bathurst, New Brunswick. Freezing rain totals peaked at 0.5 in (1.3 cm) in Brunswick, Georgia and near Folkston, Georgia. [19]