{"id":5945,"date":"2024-12-01T13:55:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T18:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/?p=5945"},"modified":"2024-12-01T13:55:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T18:55:39","slug":"states-snowiest-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/2024\/12\/01\/states-snowiest-day\/","title":{"rendered":"State&#8217;s Snowiest Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-indent: 10px;\">What You Need To Know<\/h4>\n<h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Alaska and Colorado have the snowiest 24-hour periods on record<\/span><\/li>\n<p>  <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">The March 1993 \u201cStorm of the Century\u201d holds three states&#8217; record snowfall<\/span><\/li>\n<p>  <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">January may not see record snowfall very often, but holds the most record low temperature days<\/span><\/li>\n<\/h5>\n<p><h2>Snowiest on record<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Alaska is not only home to the lowest temperature ever recorded in the U.S., but also holds the 24-hour snowfall record. On Feb. 9, 1963, a whopping 78 inches of snow fell at Mile 47 Camp in southern Alaska. That probably doesn\u2019t come as a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>The only other states that have surpassed 60 inches of snowfall in a 24-hour span are Colorado, California, and Washington. What do all those records have in common? They all occurred in the mountains at higher elevations of at least 7,000 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the Northeast and the Western U.S. are the only regions that have experienced 40 inches or more of snowfall in 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Florida and Hawaii round out the bottom of the list as the only two states that have never seen a foot of snow\u2026 or even close. Hawaii\u2019s 24-hour snowfall record is 6.5 inches in 1936, more than 23 years before it even became a U.S. state.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Extreme snow does not directly correlate with extreme cold<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When you look at every state\u2019s record low temperature, half of them are in January. You might think that January would also hold the most 24-hour snowfall records, but that isn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n<p>Only five 24-hour snowfall records have happened in January, coming in fifth behind February, December, March, and April.<\/p>\n<p>So, why do more big snows happen when it\u2019s not as cold outside? There are a few reasons, but the main one is moisture.<\/p>\n<p>While January may be the coldest month with more frequent snowfall since temperatures are more likely to be below freezing, colder air can\u2019t hold as much moisture as warm air.<\/p>\n<p>Later in winter and early in spring, temperatures are warmer than in the middle of winter. With warmer temperatures, there are fewer snow storms, but when it happens, temperatures are likely to be close to freezing, meaning the air can hold more moisture than bitter cold air, producing more snow under the right conditions.<\/p>\n<p><h2>We can take older records with a grain of salt&#8230; or a flake of snow<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>This part is where it gets a little tricky. While a lot of things in the weather world have remained constant for decades, snowfall measurement is not one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Not only have snowfall measuring techniques changed over the years, but we have to rely on people to measure snowfall, not automated devices, which can lead to inconsistencies.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, we measure snowfall on snow boards, and we take measurements every six hours. That practice became the standard in the 1950s, but later at some observation sites.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, early observers only took measurements every 12 or 24 hours, sometimes on the ground without a snow board. Another method was measuring the liquid after the snow melted, then applying a 10:1 snowfall ratio, which is no longer done anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how you can measure snow at home.<\/p>\n<p>Even though some of the older reports may have used different methods, NOAA\u2019s State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) has reviewed and accepted all the records.<\/p>\n<p>What are some of the notable records? Alabama, North Carolina, and Tennessee\u2019s 24-hour snowfall records were all set during the 1993 \u201cStorm of the Century.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That powerful cyclone not only led to those snowfall records, but produced extreme cold, high winds, deadly tornadoes, and devastating storm surge that brought impacts from Canada to Honduras.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Snow can happen anywhere in the U.S., even in the south. But extreme snow that gets measured in feet? Those types of totals aren\u2019t so common. Alaska and Colorado have the snowiest 24-hour periods on record, and the March 1993 \u201cStorm of the Century\u201d holds three states&#8217; record snowfall. While record low temperatures are more common in January, extreme snowfall is not. Instead, it often occurs in February, December, and April, when temperatures are closer to freezing and can hold more moisture.<\/p>\n<h3>FAQs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How do you measure snow at home?<\/strong> You can measure snow at home using a snow board and taking measurements every six hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have snowfall measuring techniques changed over the years?<\/strong> Yes, snowfall measuring techniques have changed over the years, and it can lead to inconsistencies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why do more big snows happen when it\u2019s not as cold outside?<\/strong> Because of moisture. Warmer air can hold more moisture than cold air, leading to more snow under the right conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are some of the notable snowfall records?<\/strong> Alabama, North Carolina, and Tennessee\u2019s 24-hour snowfall records were all set during the 1993 \u201cStorm of the Century.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What You Need To Know Alaska and Colorado have the snowiest 24-hour periods on record The March 1993 \u201cStorm of the Century\u201d holds three states&#8217; record snowfall January may not see record snowfall very often, but holds the most record low temperature days Snowiest on record Alaska is not only home to the lowest temperature [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5945","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-weather"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s7d2.scene7.com\/is\/image\/TWCNews\/Snow_Measure_Ruler_OliverMulthaup_AP-09010502370?w=1280&resize=1280,720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5945"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5947,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5945\/revisions\/5947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}