Winter '14 / '15 - Storm #2: Preliminary Verification
Preliminary storm-total snowfalls for Storm #2 (26/28-JAN-15) from CDUS41 and CXUS51 bulletins.
Suspect observations
- PWM/s 2.37" liquid on the 27th works out to an SLR slightly less than 10:1.
The 7-group @ 12z/28th is much lower.
Estimated liquid: 0.95"
- BTV/s 0.03" liquid on the 27th ==> 120:1 SLR.
- PNSBOX carried 27" @HYA; however ... vicinity reports averaged 22".
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One new daily snowfall record on 26-JAN-15
ISP - 7.5" (4.5"; 1987)
Eight new daily snowfall records on 27-JAN-15
ORH - 31.9" (11"; 2011)
PWM - 22.8" (8.3"; 1963)
BOS - 22.1" (8.8"; 2011)
ISP - 17.3" (9.6"; 2011)
PVD - 16" (6.7"; 2011)
BGR - 14.9" (10.8"; 1963)
CON - 12.8" (6.2"; 1963)
JFK - 5.6" (4.3"; 2011)
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Please report any errors in Comments along with a link to the correct data.
Final results Friday evening.
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3 comments:
BTV ratio is probably legit, they topped up with lake effect snow from L Champlain and that can be very fluffy. Winning ORH and losing almost everywhere else :)
-- Roger Smith
BDR was 7.2".
Differences for snowfall measured on 1/26
CF6 3.5
Daily climate report 3.6
Tie-breaker
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
559 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT
3.5
1200 AM 1/27
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