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Snowfall in Oregon is greatest in the Cascade Range. Based on data from ski resorts and a few official weather stations, average annual snowfall in the Cascades can range from 300 to 550 inches (760 to 1,400 cm). [3] The state's largest annual snowfall on record, 903 inches (2,290 cm), occurred at Crater Lake in the Cascades in 1950. [6]
Severe winter storms also were associated with the bitter cold, which allowed for heavy snowfall and ice accumulations to places as far south as Houston, Texas, and contributing to one of the snowiest winters ever in some areas in the Deep South. With the record cold advancing so far south, effects were crippling and widespread.
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. [2]
For example, Boston's average snowfall is 14.3 inches in January and 14.4 inches in February. New York City has averaged 8.8 inches in January and 10.1 Inches in February.
First day of winter is here: Snow and cold in forecast as winter begins The West: Rain and warm temperatures. Rain along the West Coast over Saturday and Sunday will douse northern California, the ...
Winter can bring intense cold, snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the United States and its territories. Even Hawaii gets snow on its Big Island, and major cities as far south as Atlanta and ...
Low level cold in the winter sweeping in from Canada combine with relatively warmer, unfrozen lakes to produce dramatic lake-effect snow on the eastern and southern shores of the Great Lakes. [53] Lake-effect precipitation produces a significant difference between the snowfall around the Great Lakes, sometimes within small distances.
First day of winter is here: Snow and cold in forecast as winter begins. Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY. Updated December 21, 2024 at 9:51 AM.