What an incredible "winter season" for Buffalo, and it's not over yet. It
went from the least-snowiest month on record to the snowiest month on
record. Incredible winter for Bufallo and most rest of us. Heard about the
freeze in Florida... Anyway, check out this statement from the NWS in
Buffalo...
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ORD REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
946 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2001
...SNOWFALL RECORDS CONTINUE TO FALL IN BUFFALO...
AFTER AN UNPRECEDENTED SNOWLESS NOVEMBER IN BUFFALO...DECEMBER HAS MORE
THAN MADE UP FOR IT! THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WHICH BEGAN CHRISTMAS EVE
HAVE DUMPED AN INCREDIBLE 72.1 INCHES AT THE AIRPORT IN CHEEKTOWAGA.
THAT BROUGHT OUR MONTHLY TOTAL TO 73.3 INCHES WHICH MAKES IT THE
GREATEST MONTHLY SNOWFALL EVER IN BUFFALO. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 68.4
INCHES IN DECEMBER 1985.
IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 6 AM THIS MORNING, 35.4 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL AT THE AIRPORT, AND THIS IS THE 2ND GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL ON
RECORD. THE GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REMAINS AT 37.9 INCHES WHICH FELL
DECEMBER 9-10, 1985.
THE CURRENT SNOW DEPTH AT THE AIRPORT IS 44 INCHES WHICH SURPASSES THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 42 INCHES IN FEBRUARY 5-6, 1977.
HERE ARE THE TOP FOUR 24 HOUR SNOWFALLS AT BUFFALO...
37.9 INCHES ON DEC 9-10 1995
35.4 INCHES ON DEC 27-28 2001
25.3 INCHES ON JAN 10-11 1982
25.2 INCHES ON DEC 24-25 2001
HERE ARE THE TOP 5 MONTHLY SNOWFALLS AT BUFFALO...
DECEMBER, 2001...73.3 INCHES
DECEMBER, 1985...68.4 INCHES
JANUARY, 1977....68.3 INCHES
JANUARY, 1985....65.9 INCHES
DECEMBER, 1995...61.2 INHCES
BY THE WAY...THE DAILY SNOWFALL FOR DEC 27 HAS BEEN 21.9
INCHES...SHATTERING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 7.7 INCHES IN 1956.
SL
----Bill Deger
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