Snow has been a no-show for some traditionally wintry US cities

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/snow-winter-east-coast-climate-warm-0e20875c070df8c57a5f04f29749b9d0

Snow has been a no-show for some traditionally wintry US cities
By MICHAEL CASEY

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For much of the eastern United States, from Massachusetts all the way down to parts of West Virginia and into Ohio, winter has been a bust. While parts of the Midwest have been hit with repeated snow storms, much of California including Los Angeles got blanketed of late and even parts of the Southwest saw near-blizzard conditions, many East Coast cities have missed out.

Boston, known for nasty nor’easters and a blizzard last year that dumped nearly two feet of snow on the city, had seen just over 11 inches as of last week compared to an average of 38.6, according to data from the National Weather Service. Philadelphia has gotten only 0.3 inches compared to an average of 19.2. New York, which typically gets over two feet by now, has seen only 2.2 inches. Similar shortfalls have been seen in Providence, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C. and parts of West Virginia.

There have been exceptions like Buffalo, which in November got walloped thanks to lake-effect storm, caused by cold air picking up moisture from warmer lakes. Yet, says David Robinson, a Rutgers University geography professor and the New Jersey state climatologist: “For the most part, it’s been a winterless winter.”

A big reason for the lack of snow has been the warmer conditions, Robinson says — conditions driven in part by human-induced climate change. The northeast is among the fastest warming regions in the country.

The region has seen plenty of precipitation, but often it has been too warm to snow. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont all had their warmest January on record, while Indiana, New York and Pennsylvania their second warmest, according to the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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[Deminpenn]

1. Here in western PA, we had

a couple stretches of really cold snaps at xmas, then one in Feb, but otherwise just rain and wintry mix type precipitation. Not complaining.

[EYESORE 9001]

2. I'm in NE Ohio

It’s been the same. Also, no complaints.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Same In NE Illinois

Cold snap at same time as you. Another, not as cold, in mid-January.
Very little snow this year, but rain a dozen times.

[Siwsan]

3. We had about 5" of heavy snow fall, late Friday night

By yesterday it was pretty much gone.

Mid Michigan is at less than 20% of our usual snowfall. I'm not complaining. I hate dealing with ice/snow/sleet.

[gab13by13]

5. Central Pa. here

and I was thinking about running my snowblower today just to run some gas out of it.

[Deminpenn]

14. There was snow north of I-80 in

NW Pa yesterday, supposed to be some snow in Somerset and south east Friday/Sat.

[machoneman]

6. Hope it hits 110F in Texass, SC and other red sates!

[hippywife]

11. You know there are many of us who also live in those states, right?

And what's with wishing physical harm on people?

[DFW]

16. Thanks a lot

And we hope it hits 0° on the Kelvin scale in yours.

[Efilroft Sul]

7. Dang, I'm going to be the contrarian and wish we had a normal winter. Here's why.

If I recall correctly, western Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh usually has over 30 total inches of snow by now, and I don't think it's received half that amount. From a shoveling/driving perspective, most people are happy. But I like gardening, and when we have winters such as this one, we tend to pay a steep price around the last week of June and first half of July by suffering through heavy downpours and flash floods. Since 2016, there have been five summers when rains overwhelm and ruin my basil and blow out my still-green tomatoes, and that never happened before. My vegetable gardens used to thrive and produce abundant amounts, and I was able to sauce/freeze/dry a lot of what I grew. Hardly anymore. Climate change is a thing that hits home for me.

[Deminpenn]

15. Not snow, but it's rained here in western PA

It's overcast a lot, too. We've had a couple days hit the high 60s near 70, but those have been followed by cold fronts. This winter hasn't been super warm, just mostly above freezing during the day.

[Efilroft Sul]

20. Yep, you summed up our weather quite nicely there.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy our recent cameo warm days, but I would have preferred some decent snowfalls before then.

[DFW]

17. You may have to change your name to Wonsroft Sul. n/t

[Efilroft Sul]

19. Maybe, LOL! Especially for the sake of having normal winters like days gone by.

[lindysalsagal]

22. Yes. The snow is a necessary inconvenience. Gonna be a dry summer.

[treestar]

8. No snow at all this winter

Philadelphia area - usually there is at least some.

[doc03]

9. Eastern Ohio we had a few cold days around Christmas time but no measurable snowfall

this winter. Last year was about the same no more than an inch or two of snow a couple times. It's going to be
in the 60s this afternoon going bike riding.

[Xavier Breath]

12. Southwestern Ohio here and we had the same conditions.

I read in the paper the other day that we had 12.5 inches of snow this season. I'm not sure I agree we had even that much, as I recall maybe two or three snows that were an inch or so in accumulation. I never had to shovel the driveway even once as anything we got melted in a day or so. But, even if the 12.5 amount is correct, we averaged three times that amount when I was a kid. February was the third hottest here ever on record, with the second hottest occurring just a few years ago. Last week on consecutive days we shattered high temperature records that had existed since the 19th century. It's going to be 71 here today, but I see no reason to celebrate.

[hippywife]

10. I think the impact of no snow or cold weather...

is initially felt less in the city and why people are happy when it doesn't arrive. I live in a rural area and since moving here have come to appreciate the cold and snow because it means we'll have fewer fleas, ticks, etc. in summer after we've had a proper winter. Even tho as I age I become less tolerant of cold temps, I've learned we have to have them for good reasons.

[Midnight Writer]

13. Haven't used my snow shovel yet this year. First time I remember that here in Illinois.

[DFW]

18. Only a few flakes here in the Rheinland, down south in the Alps not much more

They got a little late snowfall recently down there. My younger daughter and her family packed up and drove over to the Austrian Alps for a spontaneous week of skiing, two months later than they usually do. The usual snowfall of December-January never happened this year.

[ecstatic]

21. Agreed. I've been running the AC for at least a week or 2.

Temperatures up to 78° in metro Atlanta. I think the part that disappoints me is that I'm seeing mosquitoes again.

[Happy Hoosier]

23. Almost a snowless winter here.

We had a big cold snap right before Christmas and some snow, so we had a white Christmas, which was nice.

WE had a wet, sloppy snow in January. And that's it. Normally, we had 2-3 fairly big snow falls and lots of little ones.

But it's been WARM this year. Yesterday it was 70F. The planet is dying.