The official numbers are in and Baltimore closed out the Blizzard 2016 with a few records, as well as many other places. Over 2 feet of snow was more than a full season’s worth in a single day. Even though the storm was spread between Friday January 22 to Saturday January 23, the single storm, calendar date, and single day snowfall records were broken. If you are measuring, Below are the local snow totals from area weather spotters. On a regional scale, even New York City recorded 26 inches in Central Park. When everything is tallied up, this should be the all time top storm on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS).
With a seasonal total of 30 inches for the season, BWI is now at the upper edge of my seasonal snowfall outlook. This makes for the third season in a row with above average snow in Baltimore as I suggested. But any more, and we will overshoot my expectation. However it might relate to something else interesting I will detail in my next report.
Also see:
Measuring Notes:
- Snow drifts: Take an average of 3 different locations on your property
- Drifts are over 4 Ft in spots.
- Dry Snow Vs. the wet snow expected allowed it to fluff up more initially. *This kept it from weighing down trees and power lines too.
- Snow compression: The snow is so deep, it will pack down under its own weight and paper lower today
- Sublimation: Snow that doesn’t melt could skip the water phase and go right to gas (similar to evaporating)
Records at Baltimore’s BWI
- 25.5″For the calendar day. Former January 23 record = 11.5″ in 1935
- 29.2″ For the storm! Former top storm on record was 26.8″ on February 15 to 18 2003.
Compare My Final Call For Snowfall To The Spotter Reports
Notes:
- Southern Pennsylvania not on these maps, but many of these areas were in the 26″ to 36″ range. Yes, up to 3 Ft.
- Top numbers appears in Frederick County with a range of 33″ to 40″
On Maryland’s Eastern Shore
- Centreville: 16″
- Easton: 10″
Area Snow Totals
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Snow Spotter Reports
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
1 WSW NATIONAL ZOO 22.4 914 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 E WASHINGTON 22.3 1200 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
ADAMS MORGAN 21.0 1121 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
MARYLAND
...ALLEGANY COUNTY...
FROSTBURG 25.0 1130 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SSE CUMBERLAND 22.0 905 PM 1/23 CO-OP OBSERVER
...ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY...
BWI AIRPORT 29.2 1230 AM 1/24 AIRPORT
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS 23.0 1100 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 E CROFTON 22.5 1134 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
1 ENE CROFTON 19.0 915 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 S RIDGEWAY 17.3 1230 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 NW RIVA 17.0 920 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...BALTIMORE COUNTY...
2 E REISTERSTOWN 32.1 930 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 NE JACKSONVILLE 30.0 1057 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 W PARKTON 29.8 1130 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 E GLYNDON 28.3 1030 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SE COCKEYSVILLE 28.0 855 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 NW LONG GREEN 27.0 830 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 WSW GLYNDON 27.0 1205 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNE PERRY HALL 26.0 1100 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 NNW BROOKLANDVILLE 26.0 918 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
REISTERSTOWN 26.0 1030 PM 1/23 STATE EMERG MGMT
1 ENE RANDALLSTOWN 25.5 800 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 ENE HAMILTON 23.5 939 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNE PUMPHREY 20.0 138 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
...BALTIMORE CITY...
1 SW PARK HEIGHTS 26.5 830 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 ESE ARLINGTON 25.0 805 PM 1/23 BROADCAST MEDIA
HAMILTON 24.5 820 PM 1/23 PUBLIC
2 W CARROLL 22.4 752 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 W MORRELL PARK 21.0 1030 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...CALVERT COUNTY...
2 NE DOWELL 19.0 1020 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 N HUNTINGTOWN 16.3 1030 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
2 SW HUNTINGTOWN 16.0 945 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTH BEACH 14.0 751 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...CARROLL COUNTY...
1 SSW MANCHESTER 24.8 1130 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...CHARLES COUNTY...
2 W WALDORF 23.5 902 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SW DENTSVILLE 15.5 1130 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 ENE HUGHESVILLE 13.0 822 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
1 E WALKERSVILLE 35.0 830 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
NEW MARKET 35.0 1000 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SE MYERSVILLE 32.0 1100 PM 1/23 PRIVATE COMPANY
BALLENGER CREEK 31.0 1030 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNW BRADDOCK HEIGH 30.0 800 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 N WOLFSVILLE 29.5 1055 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNW BALLENGER CREE 29.5 1049 PM 1/23 COCORAHS
...HARFORD COUNTY...
2 E SCARBORO 33.5 915 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNW BEL AIR 31.0 935 PM 1/23 PUBLIC
BELCAMP 24.0 854 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNE BEL AIR 22.9 1206 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
...HOWARD COUNTY...
2 SE GAITHER 30.5 900 PM 1/23 COCORAHS
1 NNW GLENELG 28.0 940 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NW ELLICOTT CITY 27.5 1030 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 WSW COLUMBIA 25.0 1005 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SSE SIMPSONVILLE 24.2 1230 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNW COLUMBIA 24.0 840 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NE SAVAGE 24.0 808 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
HIGHLAND 24.0 800 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
2 W ELKRIDGE 22.0 755 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
HANOVER 21.0 830 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
1 SE OLNEY 31.5 1015 PM 1/23 COCORAHS
1 N GARRETT PARK 30.8 1015 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SE MONTGOMERY VILL 30.0 1011 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SE DAMASCUS 30.0 1100 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 ESE NORBECK 29.8 1100 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
3 SSW DAMASCUS 29.0 752 PM 1/23 CO-OP OBSERVER
2 ESE GERMANTOWN 27.5 1028 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
GAITHERSBURG 27.0 1020 PM 1/23 COUNTY EMRG MGMT
1 WSW GARRETT PARK 26.5 1200 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNW CALVERTON 23.9 1030 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
SOMERSET 22.0 915 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 N FOUR CORNERS 22.0 821 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 ESE TAKOMA PARK 18.5 1145 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY...
1 NW HYATTSVILLE 25.2 1032 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNE CHELTENHAM 24.0 1045 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNE CHELTENHAM 24.0 1130 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 E UNIVERSITY PARK 22.3 1120 PM 1/23 NWS OFFICE
2 E BURTONSVILLE 21.8 956 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNE GREENBELT 20.5 948 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
1 SW COLLEGE PARK 19.0 800 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...ST. MARYS COUNTY...
RIDGE 10.7 1031 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
CASCADE 37.5 905 PM 1/23 PUBLIC
1 WSW CAVETOWN 31.3 1000 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
VIRGINIA
...ALBEMARLE COUNTY...
3 WNW CARRSBROOK 30.0 800 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...ARLINGTON COUNTY...
1 NNE BAILEYS CROSSR 21.5 930 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 WNW REAGAN NATIONA 19.4 927 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 WSW CHERRYDALE 18.0 1020 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRP 17.8 1230 AM 1/24 AIRPORT
...AUGUSTA COUNTY...
FISHERSVILLE 18.3 859 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...CITY OF ALEXANDRIA...
2 ESE LINCOLNIA 21.5 930 PM 1/23 OTHER FEDERAL
1 WNW NATIONAL HARBO 17.0 755 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG...
1 E FREDERICKSBURG 14.3 1105 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...CITY OF MANASSAS...
2 ESE MANASSAS 30.1 210 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
MANASSAS 29.5 910 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SW MANASSAS PARK 28.7 1206 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
...CLARKE COUNTY...
1 NNW BERRYVILLE 35.0 1209 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
BOYCE 28.5 1030 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
CENTREVILLE 30.8 1009 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 N CHANTILLY 30.0 900 PM 1/23 COCORAHS
1 NNE HERNDON 28.4 1100 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
2 N RESTON 28.0 815 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 N RESTON 28.0 815 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
1 W CENTREVILLE 28.0 1030 PM 1/23 COCORAHS
3 N CHANTILLY 26.6 1230 AM 1/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
1 SSW FRANCONIA 25.0 1100 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNE FAIRFAX STATIO 24.5 830 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 WNW FALLS CHURCH 24.2 1130 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NW NEWINGTON 23.5 1044 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 W LAKE BARCROFT 23.0 1017 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 S LINCOLNIA 22.0 1030 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
RAVENSWORTH 21.0 915 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
...FAUQUIER COUNTY...
1 NW OPAL 30.0 1013 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SSE MORRISVILLE 19.0 1208 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
...KING GEORGE COUNTY...
JERSEY 14.0 1130 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...LOUDOUN COUNTY...
1 WNW ROUND HILL 36.3 1030 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNE ASHBURN 36.0 1128 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
1 SW LEESBURG 34.0 1017 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SW PURCELLVILLE 33.0 810 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
DULLES INTERNATIONAL 29.3 1230 AM 1/24 AIRPORT
2 NW LEESBURG 28.5 914 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NE LEESBURG 28.4 800 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
3 S BLUEMONT 25.0 1030 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...NELSON COUNTY...
4 ESE NELLYSFORD 13.0 150 AM 1/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
...PAGE COUNTY...
2 WSW PANORAMA 24.0 1056 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY...
3 SW BULL RUN 32.1 1050 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 W DALE CITY 26.3 1130 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
SUDLEY 25.5 1215 AM 1/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
2 ESE INDEPENDENT HI 23.0 1100 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 ENE DUMFRIES 18.5 916 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...SHENANDOAH COUNTY...
STRASBURG 22.8 1016 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY...
1 S DUNAVANT 21.5 800 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
4 ESE CHANCELLORSVIL 21.2 800 PM 1/23 PUBLIC
...STAFFORD COUNTY...
1 WSW SEALSTON 19.0 1000 PM 1/23 COCORAHS
1 ESE BROOKE 19.0 1045 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 S LEELAND 14.5 815 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...WARREN COUNTY...
1 WNW RIVERTON 28.0 821 PM 1/23 CO-OP OBSERVER
1 WSW KARO 28.0 800 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST VIRGINIA
...BERKELEY COUNTY...
2 NW FALLING WATERS 35.5 758 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...HARDY COUNTY...
1 N MOOREFIELD 25.0 800 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
...JEFFERSON COUNTY...
1 NW SHEPHERDSTOWN 40.5 950 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION 35.5 930 PM 1/23 NWS EMPLOYEE
...MORGAN COUNTY...
1 W SMITH CROSSROADS 33.2 1101 PM 1/23 TRAINED SPOTTER
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