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A video taken in Utah over the weekend captured a rare, mesmerizing weather occurrence known as a "snownado." According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and The Weather Channel, a ...
At an elevation of 5,000 feet, Mt. Ibuki picked up 90.6 inches (about 7.5 feet) of snow on Feb. 14, 1927, leaving 465.4 inches of snow on the ground. This yearly pummeling requires some adaptations.
And here’s a fun fact from weather historian Christopher Burt: The greatest measured snow depth in the Northern Hemisphere was 466 inches (38.8 feet) in 1927 at Mt. Ibuki at an elevation of ...
By comparison, the populated place with the highest snowfall in the world is believed to be Sukayu Onsen in the Siberian-facing Japanese Alps. Sukayu Onsen receives 694.5 inches (1,764 cm) (nearly 58 feet) of snow annually. Nearby mountain slopes may receive even more. [1]
The ski area is home to the world's greatest recorded snowfall in one season, 1,140 inches (95.0 ft; 29.0 m), during the 1998–99 season. [1] Mt. Baker also enjoys one of the highest average annual snowfall of any resort in the world, with 641 inches (53.4 ft; 16.3 m).
It brought Cheyenne, Wyoming their largest two-day snowfall on record, and Denver, Colorado their second-largest March snowfall on record. The storm originated from an extratropical cyclone in the northern Pacific Ocean in early March, arriving on the west coast of the United States by March 10. The storm moved into the Rocky Mountains on ...
There are different snow reporting sites within New Orleans, but the oldest records from a sub-station that's no longer in service reported 10 inches of snow in 1895, and 14.4 inches in 1909.
USA TODAY's detailed map lets you explore snowfall accumulation over the past 24, 48, and 72 hours. You can also check seasonal totals starting from Oct. 1. Updated multiple times daily, this tool ...