More Snow, Dec. 20

CanisLupusArctos · 12-20-2007, 09:10 PM

Today Black Cat Weather recorded 10.0 inches of new snow. At 9 p.m. it's just spitting snowflakes here and there, and the moon is shining through the clouds.

There is a remarkable snowpack for mid-December. 18 inches is about the average. The snow total for the month so far is 23.6 inches and we've only been above freezing twice (36 both times) so most of that snow is still around. The reason the pack isn't higher is because of compaction - the snow's weight upon itself - and evaporation during the day.

Today's snow melted down to 0.37" of rain equivalent.

12-20-2007, 09:10 PM	#1
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	More Snow, Dec. 20 Today Black Cat Weather recorded 10.0 inches of new snow. At 9 p.m. it's just spitting snowflakes here and there, and the moon is shining through the clouds. There is a remarkable snowpack for mid-December. 18 inches is about the average. The snow total for the month so far is 23.6 inches and we've only been above freezing twice (36 both times) so most of that snow is still around. The reason the pack isn't higher is because of compaction - the snow's weight upon itself - and evaporation during the day. Today's snow melted down to 0.37" of rain equivalent.