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The best part about this winter is DCA finally learned how to measure snow. Their measurements are finally close to those in the area.

Lol, I’m at 35. DCA 37.

Good precip orientation for the metro area. It’s a shame we can’t do this in snow storms.

DCA up to 28. Might crack freezing today.

Well modeled too. Every model showing darkness until about 7am. Except the RGEM which is off on its own showing sunrise around midnight.

We measure on top of existing snow pack, right? If so, I’m pretty much there!

Another 2” this evening puts my total at 8.2” a few miles west of DCA.

Snow has picked up again in south Arlington.

I’m a few miles from DCA and have 5” on the dot. Their measurement is good.

And finished the month of December +0.2 degrees above normal. I thought for sure we would have a below normal month.

And now below 0°.

First flakes in Shirlington

A trace would not end the streak.

I think what they meant to say was 2000 was incredibly dry overall. The month of October 2000 logged only 0.02 inches of rain and was the middle of a very long dry streak. In total, 0.02 fell across 43 days spanning September 26 to November 9. But officially, the longest streak without rain that year was 21 days. Their reporting in this article would agree. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/10/22/dc-dry-streak-drought-lanina/