ChescoWx Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 With the snow season potentially drawing near I thought I would go back and analyze 6" + snowstorms by decade to see if we really did have bigger snowstorms back when my dad was a kid...still a chance this current decade could be a top 4 snowiest on record...with a little luck! Here are the Chester County 6" + Snowstorms ranked by snowiest decade: 1 - 1960's - 19 2 - 1910's - 19 3 - 1900's - 19 4 - 2000's - 16 5 - 1980's - 16 6 - 1930's - 16 7 - 1920's - 15 8 - This decade (partial) - 11 9 - 1950's - 11 10 - 1990's - 9 11 - 1970's - 9 12 - 1940's - 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 1990's 9? Had to to be at least 6 or 7 in 96 was the rest of that decade that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Yes the 90's were bad with the years 1991/92 and 98 with no 6" storms while 1995 and 1999 had just 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 3 hours ago, greenskeeper said: The ice storm and 30"+ blizzard made up for a crappy decade as far as snow Agreed that Ice Storm winter of 93-94 was incredible and 1996 still the king of snowstorms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 23 minutes ago, Dakota said: The long term cooperative at Glenmoore (elev. 453' and overtly displaying no missing data) reported these annual snow totals: 2013-14: 59.4" 2014-15: 37.9" 2015-16: 32.6" 2016-17: 18.0" 207' apparently makes quite a difference in SE PA... Interesting close totals to mine at 560' adjusted a little higher 2014 - 65.7" 2015 - 52" 2016 - 35" 2017 - 20" every 100' makes a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 I think it only makes a relative difference in those marginal early and late season events...many times I have seen a wet snow and 33 with little accumulation in Lionville PA at 500ft and then I head up to my house at 685ft and there is a couple inches that accumulated at 32....in classic big Noreasters....it just comes down to where the bands form etc. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Dakota said: I was speaking in a global...rather than a local...sense. Regards, Pamela got it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 10 hours ago, Dakota said: Altitude is always a very big deal when it comes to snow... So is attitude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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