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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall from the Midwest to the Ohio Valley; Mid-Summer Heat Continues

Severe thunderstorm and heavy rainfall threats will persist from the Midwest to Lower Great Lakes through Monday, shifting into the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians Monday evening into Tuesday. Mid-summer heat will continue across much of the CONUS this week, with record highs possible well into the 100s across the south-central High Plains. Read More >

 

Buffalo Snow Depth Climatology
 

One measure of  "winter harshness" is the number of days that snow remains on the ground. The graphs below show the number of days during each snow season that certain snow depths were measured. These depths are for the early morning hours (0700 EST). The year on the bottom axis is the later snow season year.  

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The average number of days for the past 78 winter seasons are: 

1 inch - 70.8 days          6 inches - 24.2 days     12 inches 8.4 days

ChartObject Number of days - 1 inch or more

ChartObject Number of days - 6 inches or more

ChartObject Number of days - 12 inches or more