U.S. News & Records

Madison’s 5.4 inches of snow on Sunday broke the record for snowfall on February 17th,

Read moreAnother single-day record for snowfall across southern Wisconsin

4th coldest in 75 years
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“Through the 16th of February, Seattle is 8 degrees F below normal for the month,” says reader Chuck Clancy. “This is the 4th coldest first 16 days of February in the 75 years of records at Sea-Tac airport and the coldest in the last 30 years. The 3 years that were colder were 1989, 1949 and 1956.”

“This is according to the 3am discussion yesterday morning from the Seattle forecast office.”

“I bet they won’t publish it, but it really says it all,” says
Chuck.

Skiers can’t reach resorts … 13½ feet (4.1 m) of snow this month alone … to the 15th of Feb … almost a foot a day. “Please stay home,” says sheriff.
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Snow storms hammered California mountains for a fourth straight day, forcing closure of several routes to the Lake Tahoe ski-resort area, including about 70 miles (110 km) of I-80. Some resorts reported 3 feet (1 m) of snow since Thursday.

“Tahoe & Truckee are in whiteout conditions. All roads leading in & out of the basin are closed. S/R 267 is so deep that plows ca no longer plow. They have ordered up a large blower to try and clear the pass. I80 & Mt. Rose Highway are also closed. Please stay home,” warned Placer County sheriff Lt. Andrew Scott.

An additional 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 m) of snow was expected

Meanwhile, California’s Mammoth Mountain, about 140 miles (225 km) southeast of Lake Tahoe, was about to break a more than 30-year record for monthly snowfall, resort spokesman Justin Romano said.

The resort has already received 163 inches (414 cm) of snow this month alone, just 5 inches shy of its snowfall record for the entire month of February, set in 1986.

https://www.apnews.com/9fe443c3777746fe84b40fe6dc057fc8

See video from Placer County y sheriff Lt. Andrew Scott:
https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAwx?src=hash

See tweet from Placer County y sheriff Lt. Andrew Scott:
https://twitter.com/AndrewScottPCSO/status/1096495418341392384

Thanks to Don Wilkening for these links

“On Valentine’s Day 2019, the Town of Jackson Wyoming broke their February snowfall record with a total of 35.3 inches recorded for the month.”

Read moreJackson WY Breaks February Snowfall Record

“This month has been so snowy that it is now setting records for daily and monthly totals,” says the National Weather Service.

Read moreFebruary 2019 Setting Records for Snowfall

4ft drifts and “snow like this has not been seen like this since 1952” says the rangers to khon2 channel’s correspondent.

Read moreHawaii – Such snowfall not seen since 1952 – Video

A different city sets new daily cold record.

Read moreOregon city sets snowfall record snowfall for entire month

Back-to-back storms have dropped record snow across the Pacific Northwest this month. 

Read moreSeattle Snowfall Ahead of Denver This Season

And four-foot snow drifts! Unprecedented, historic, says National Weather Service. 

Read moreHawaii snowfall at lowest ever in elevation – Video