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Got up to the mid 60s here in the suburban Philly area today. (Original Post) onehandle Jan 2012 OP
Wow, I always remember PA being very snowy and cold. It has been raining like hell here in TN southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #1
Jan 1-6 1,000+ records were surpassed nation wide.... Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #2
I grew up in Reading onethatcares Jan 2012 #3
Alaska haz all your snow Blue_In_AK Jan 2012 #4
In Philly, was walking around in flip-flops today. uberblonde Jan 2012 #5
almost 70 here near San Francisco and haven't had rain in weeks CreekDog Jan 2012 #6
55 yesterday in Chicago. I want to go cross country skiing mucifer Jan 2012 #7

onethatcares

(16,161 posts)
3. I grew up in Reading
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 07:47 PM
Jan 2012

and it always snowed near christmas and for doe season. Or ice storms came in. Ain't nothing like a 1 inch layer of solid clear ice to improve your driving.

The last time it snowed in October(last year) that was almost unbelievable.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
4. Alaska haz all your snow
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 07:53 PM
Jan 2012

and you can't have it.

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/heavy-snows-prompt-local-emergency-declaration-southcentral-alaska

"Residents of towns around Prince William Sound are digging out of snowfall that drifted more than 8 feet in places and shut down the only highway in or out of Valdez, a community of about 4,000 that is not infrequently the snowiest city in the U.S.

The National Weather Service said Valdez received a record 19.2 inches of snow on Thursday, which leaves the coastal town with 252 inches (about 21 feet) so far this winter. Forecasters said Valdez residents should expect a total of some 3 feet by the time the current snowstorm ends, with limited visibility hampering drivers and pedestrians.

Of course, Valdez is used to snow. It averages about 320 inches each winter and there’s lots of winter remaining. The town’s record snowfall came in the winter of 1989-90, with 561 inches, or about 46 feet of snow. Amazingly, it all melted by June.

"We're calling it 'Snowpocalypse,' " said J.R. Lewis, owner of KLAM and KCDV radio stations in Cordova told the Anchorage Daily News. "We have a drift that's gotta be 8 or 9 feet high at the station and our transmitter shack is almost completely buried”

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Anchorage's snowfall this season is 32 inches above normal.

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
6. almost 70 here near San Francisco and haven't had rain in weeks
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 08:48 PM
Jan 2012

with none expected for about 10 more days at least.

(we're in the middle of our rainy season...since December 1st, we should've had about 5 inches of rain, we've had 0.13&quot

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