Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

The snowfall season in Topeka started rather slowly this year, with only 0.1 inches of snow measured by the end of December 2010. Since then, measurable snows have occurred repeatedly, bringing the seasonal total to 38.6 inches. This places this season's total as the tenth highest amount ever recorded. Records for Topeka date back to 1887.

The seasonal snowfall total for the previous cold season was in the top ten, tying for the seventh highest total. When added to this season's amount, 79.3 inches has fallen in the past two seasons. This is the highest amount ever recorded over consecutive seasons in Topeka

Rank	Two Year Snowfall	Two Year Seasons	Rank	One Year Snowfall	One Year Seasons
1	79.3	2009-11	1	47.9	1911-12
2	77.2	1911-13	2	44.4	1959-60
3	74.1	1958-60	3	43.2	1992-93
4	69.4	1898-00	4	42.9	1978-79
5	66.1	1983-85	5	42.5	1914-15
6	65.7	1977-79	6	41.8	1925-26
7	64.7	1969-71	7	40.7	1970-71
8	64.5	1914-16	7	40.7	2009-10
9	63.1	1959-61	9	39.6	1898-99
10	61.8	1913-15	10	38.6	2010-11

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Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

Seasonal Two-Year Snow Record Set for Topeka - NWS Topeka, KS