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February 2010 now 2nd snowiest ever
Depending upon your perspective, this February has been one to forget -- or one to remember.
The 9.7 inches of snow measured yesterday -- the fourth most ever in a single day -- has made this February the second snowiest on record in Columbus.
Another 4.2 inches over the coming 12 days and 2010 will go down as the new champ, breaking the century-old record set in 1910.
February snowfall now totals 25.1 inches -- a whopping 21.3 inches above normal for the month.
For the season, we've received 44.9 inches at Port Columbus -- 25.6 inches more than typical.
Here are the Februaries with the most snowfall on record in Columbus, according to the National Weather Service:
1. 29.2" ... 1910
2. 25.1" ... 2010
3. 24.4" ... 2003
4. 19.6" ... 1914
5. 16.4" ... 1979
Yesterday's snowfall also raced into the top ten heaviest single-day, 24-hour snowfalls in Columbus, giving February 2010 two spots in the record book:
1. 15.5" ... March 8, 2008
2. 12.3" ... April 4, 1987
3. 11.9 ... Jan. 6, 1910
4. 9.7" ... Feb. 15, 2010
5. 9.6" ... March 19, 1906
6. 9.0" ... Feb. 5, 2010
7. 8.9" ... Feb. 16, 2003, Feb. 8, 1971
9. 8.8" ... Jan. 7, 1996
10. 8.6" ... March 5, 1962
And, the winter of 2009-10 joins another Top Ten list, as well. This winter -- still far from over -- now has produced the seventh-highest seasonal snowfall in Columbus.
1. 67.8" ... 1909-10
2. 54.1" ... 1995-96, 1977-78
4. 48.7" ... 2002-03
5. 46.6" ... 1966-67
6. 45.3" ... 2007-08
7. 44.9" ... 2009-10
8. 44.3" ... 1969-70
9. 43.9" ... 1917-18
10. 43.4" ... 1984-85
Posted by Randy Ludlow on February 16, 2010 6:44 AM
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Anonymous:
Hey Hitch, Just wondering. Even 100 years ago people had yardsticks and rulers. Stick it in the snow and measure. How scientific do you think it takes to do that? Sure, we're far more scientific now then we were then but I don't think measuring snow accurately back then would have been that hard or inaccurate.
Posted by Anonymous
February 16, 2010 3:11 PM
Posted on February 16, 2010 15:11
Hitch Rules:
About the records set 100 years ago - did they REALLY have the level of precision that we have, these days, really?
My guess it was two guys named Jeb and Fred, who took a wild stab and said, "Make it over 29 inches, they'll never catch that total".
Just my two (highly chance of being correct) cents...
Posted by Hitch Rules
February 16, 2010 1:19 PM
Posted on February 16, 2010 13:19
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