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Can You Remember December Snow Here?

Can You Remember December Snow Here?

This comes from a Georgia weather historian named Larry (goes by GaWx on a weather forum but no idea the last name, sorry) in Savannah. Larry has more detailed Georgia weather records than anyone I know. Someone asked if anyone knew of or had a list of December snowfalls in Georgia, and this is what Larry responded with. I think it's very interesting historical information that you just won't find anywhere else.

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"Here are the dates for which I've found a 3.5" plus official ATL snow and/or sleet event since March 1876 (35 of them or about one every four years):


DEC: 2, 3-6, 11-13, 29
JAN: 1, 2-3, 7, 7-8, 9, 9-10, 12, 18, 18-19, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29-30
FEB: 10, 11-12, 11-12, 12, 15, 15-16, 17-18, 21, 23, 24-25, 26
MAR: 1, 2, 11, 13, 14, 24

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Notice the five major clusters (my def. of major is three COMPLETE events within four days) (I didn't count 1/26-29 because the 1/29 event didn't end til 1/30 and most of it fell on 1/30 (I didn't count 2/21-24 because the 2/24 event didn't end til 2/25 and most of it fell on 2/25):

JAN 7-10, FEB 10-12, FEB 15-18, FEB 23-26, and MAR 11-14.

So, March 11-14 has been just about as active a four day period for 3.5"+ snows as any throughout the winters going back to 1876! Also, note the lack of major DECEMBER snows. Notice that I found ZERO 3.5"+ snow/sleet events since 1876 for the intervals 12/14-28 and 1/31-2/9!!!

***Edit: We've had three winters in a row with a major S/IP. This ties the three winter in a row record set in 1892-3 through 1894-5 although there were actually four storms during that three year period. If we can get a major S/IP this winter, it would set a new record of four winters in a row!"
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While you're reading, please take a minute to read Robert Gamble's latest weather blog at http://shelbyweather.blogspot.com/ It's a very good write up about the upcoming prospects for snow in the south... if you like snow, read on!

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