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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.
5. Marquette, Michigan. Average yearly snowfall: 196.8 inches. Average snowiest month: January (42.1 inches) Record snowiest day: March 14, 1997 (26.2 inches)
Golden Gate Bridge in fog Snow in the mountains of Southern California Summer in the Sierra Nevada at Lake Tahoe High precipitation in 2005 caused an ephemeral lake in the Badwater Basin of Death Valley. The climate of California varies widely from hot desert to alpine tundra, depending on latitude, elevation, and proximity to the Pacific Coast.
Other news sources estimated that Los Angeles could receive six-months' worth of rain in the 48-hour period, while the Sierra Nevada mountains are generally expected to get 1 to 3 ft (30 to 91 cm) of snow, with over 4 feet (120 cm) of snow expected in higher elevations, such as Mammoth Lakes, CA.
Meanwhile, just 1.1 inches (2.8 cm) of snow fell in the entire month in Anchorage, Alaska, making it the fifth-least-snowy February on record. [20] Portland and Salem had their warmest February on record, with the latter tying the record set in 1934 for their warmest at 45.9 °F (7.7 °C) degrees with the year.
Snow levels this low are below the passes along Interstates 5, 8 and 15, which can result in treacherous travel from later Sunday night through Monday night.
Vehicles are stuck during a snowstorm on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Sioux Falls, S.D. A brutal winter storm knocked out power in California, closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming ...
A supermarket in Crestline, California collapsed due to the snow. [101] One person was killed due to the storm in California. [citation needed] On March 3, snow led to many snow emergencies in the Albany, New York metropolitan area and near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. [102] Ultimately, 7.8 in (20 cm) of snow fell in Albany.