March/April Snow for MBY since I moved to DC in fall 1998

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chron order, average per season - 1.6"

 

4 Blocks north Dupont Circle

 

3/9/99 - 9.5"

3/14/99 - 0.5"

3/5/01 - 0.25"

3/11/03 - 0.25"

3/30/03 - 0.5"

 

Mt. Pleasant

 

3/8/05 - 1.0"

3/7/07 - 1.75"

3/16/07: 0.75"

4/7/07: 0.5"

3/1-2/09: 7.5"

3/27/11 - 0.25"

 

 

 

I'm thinking a solid 0.5" cartopper around 3/20 to push me to near 3" on the season!

[Ian]

If you need you can come to the hills to maximize the cartopper. I'm feeling good about .75"

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chron order, average per season - 1.6"

 

4 Blocks north Dupont Circle

 

3/9/99 - 9.5"

3/14/99 - 0.5"

3/5/01 - 0.25"

3/11/03 - 0.25"

3/30/03 - 0.5"

 

Mt. Pleasant

 

3/8/05 - 1.0"

3/7/07 - 1.75"

3/16/07: 0.75"

4/7/07: 0.5"

3/1-2/09: 7.5"

3/27/11 - 0.25"

 

 

 

I'm thinking a solid 0.5" cartopper around 3/20 to push me to near 3" on the season!

 

There were 5 events really worthwhile

 

the 2 obvious ones

 

and then

 

3/8/05 - +SN squall with almost whiteout conditions...could barely see across the street

3/7/07 - snowed pretty much all day with temps in the mid 20s

4/7/07 - sick airmass....cool to get an all snow event in April...even DCA got 1/2"

 

the others were mostly forgettable

[HighStakes]

There were 5 events really worthwhile

 

the 2 obvious ones

 

and then

 

3/8/05 - +SN squall with almost whiteout conditions...could barely see across the street

3/7/07 - snowed pretty much all day with temps in the mid 20s

4/7/07 - sick airmass....cool to get an all snow event in April...even DCA got 1/2"

 

the others were mostly forgettable

I'm surprised you didn't do better on 3/14/99. I thought some parts of DC proper got 2-4.

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I'm surprised you didn't do better on 3/14/99. I thought some parts of DC proper got 2-4.

 

maybe Tenleytown?

 

There was a spotter in Dupont then....He got 0.5", Arboretum got 0.6" and Dalecarlia reservoir which is in a pretty good spot got 1.0"....all 3 are about 150' ASL....I could see the places above 300' doing better, but I doubt more than 2"

[gymengineer]

I'm surprised you didn't do better on 3/14/99. I thought some parts of DC proper got 2-4.

For the DC area, this storm was not far from 12/5/09 in terms of gradient based on elevation. But the mid-March sun angle makes the 3/14-15/99 storm more impressive than 12/09.

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For the DC area, this storm was not far from 12/5/09 in terms of gradient based on elevation. But the mid-March sun angle makes the 3/14-15/99 storm more impressive than 12/09.

 

I think you had to go up 270 and out near and past IAD to get the 4"+ totals.....I doubt any reports in DC of over 2"....

[needbiggerboat]

My most memorable April snowfall was in 1987. Went to RFK for an exhibition baseball game, and it was miserable and raw, with snow mixed with rain. The game was a debacle, but has stuck as a good memory over time (Phillies were my team at the time). 87 was a great winter, as I had tons of snow days from school.

[wxdude64]

chron order, average per season - 1.6"

 

4 Blocks north Dupont Circle

 

3/9/99 - 9.5"

3/14/99 - 0.5"

3/5/01 - 0.25"

3/11/03 - 0.25"

3/30/03 - 0.5"

 

Mt. Pleasant

 

3/8/05 - 1.0"

3/7/07 - 1.75"

3/16/07: 0.75"

4/7/07: 0.5"

3/1-2/09: 7.5"

3/27/11 - 0.25"

 

 

 

I'm thinking a solid 0.5" cartopper around 3/20 to push me to near 3" on the season!

I'll backtrack for the past 5 or so years, I'll have to dig a bit to get to 1999

3-5&6--2012:  4.5

3-27-2011:  0.5

3-28-2011:  0.1

4-3-2011:  0.2

3-3-2010:  0.1

4-8-2009:  0.1

3-14-2009: 0.2

3-13-2009:  0.8

3-1&2-2009:  5.8

3-30-2008:  0.3

3-9-2008:  0.2

I have T's for 4-23-2012, 4-6-2011, 3-27-2010, 4-23-2009 and 4-15-2008 as last snows for those years.

I remember March 1999 as a good month, I'll look at my records and get back.