The pace for the above normal snowfall that did occur in some locations was started in November 2018 when most locations across the Buffalo forecast area received well above normal snowfall for November. The 118.7 inches of snow for the winter of 2018-2019 at the Buffalo Airport ranks as the second snowiest winter in the last decade and fourth snowiest winter since the winter of 2000-2001. With 96.8 inches of snow, Rochester was slightly below the 99.5 inch normal for the season. With 118.7 inches of snow, Buffalo had its 12 th snowiest winter on record and was 24 inches above the normal of 94.7 inches. Areas south of the lakes or farther inland from the lakes received near normal snowfall with a few locations having well below normal snowfall. Generally areas just east or northeast of either Lake Erie or Lake Ontario experienced above normal snowfall for the winter, with some areas like Buffalo and the Watertown area having two feet or more above normal snowfall for the season. Snowfall for the winter of 2018-2019 was well above normal for some areas such as Buffalo and Watertown, but near to slightly below normal for other areas such as Rochester. Lake Erie froze January 23 rd, just a few days past normal and then thawed with ice out of the Lake near Buffalo on April 29 th which is about two weeks past normal. There were several Lake Erie seiche events deep into the winter season that sent ice over the ice boom and creating flooding along the immediate Niagara River. The second event occurred February 24 th and 25 th across counties east of Lake Ontario.ĭespite the fluctuating temperatures there was little ice jam flooding across the region this winter. The first blizzard event occurred across Erie, Wyoming and Genesee counties, as well as across Jefferson and Lewis Counties on January 30 th. There were two blizzard events this winter. There were 4 lake effect snow events each in the January and February months. The 13 lake effect snow events this season was 3 more than normal. November’s temperature strayed the most from normal, and through the winter there only a handful of temperature records at the primary climate sites. Temperatures alternated between below and above normal through the winter season, with November, January and March below normal for most areas. A quiet February and March finished the winter season. The heart of the winter season occurred in January with several large snow events that brought a deeper snowpack to portions of Western and North Central New York. A mild December and below normal snowfall eroded the early winter snowpack. The winter season began with below normal temperatures in November, and within this cold regime the season started much snowier than normal. Overall the winter season did not fair much different from the previous season. Please note that all continental anomalies are with respect to the 1910-2000 average.The winter of 2018-19 was manageable, with near to above normal snowfall and fluctuating temperatures that finished the winter season at or just below normal across Western and North Central New York. It also helps to place the current continental temperature anomalies into historical perspective, displaying how the most current month, season, or year compares to the past. This regional analysis complements the global analysis by allowing us to understand and describe the state of an important climate indicator across a continent. The anomalies are computed back to 1910, the approximate date by which all continents have station coverage sufficient to resolve values at the regional scale. Then, in a similar way to the global analysis, the grid points are weighted by their area and averaged to compute a continental temperature anomaly time series. The continental polygons are composed of the 5° x 5° grid points with center points in the respective continents. The regional values, similar to the global values, are derived from the NOAAGlobalTemp data set. The July 2015 Global State of the Climate report introduces the regional analysis report, which focuses on the analysis of temperature anomalies for six continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Year To Date January - December 2018 Region Regional Temperature Anomalies Current Month December 2018 Region Year To Date January - December 2018 Continent Continental Temperature Anomalies Current Month December 2018 Continent
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