How much snow did Oklahoma get in 2009?
Five years ago today Oklahoma was hit by record setting amounts of snowfall that brought most of the state to a standstill. The blizzard on December 24, 2009 brought with it 14 inches of snowfall in 24 hours for Oklahoma City setting a new record that had stood since 1890.
How much snow did DC get in 2009?
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — This time 10 years ago, D.C. was at the tail end of the heaviest snowfall in the month of December and the first of three major winter storms headlining the blockbuster 2009-2010 winter, which recorded 56.1 inches of snow.
How much snow did Maryland get in 2009?
Baltimore – Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 17.0 | December 19, 2009 | 43.2 |
| 2.4 | January 17, 2008 | 6.1 |
| 4.7 | December 05, 2007 | 11.9 |
| 9.6 | February 12, 2006 | 24.4 |
What is the most snow Oklahoma has had?
13.5 inches
These snowfall extremes were measured at Will Rogers World Airport near downtown Oklahoma City and go back to 1948. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Oklahoma City is 13.5 inches (34.3 centimetres) on December 24, 2009.
Was there a blizzard in 2009?
The December 2009 North American blizzard was a powerful nor’easter that formed over the Gulf of Mexico in December 2009, and became a major snowstorm that affected the East Coast of the United States and Canadian Atlantic provinces. The blizzard caused flights and trains to be canceled, and left areas without power.
What was the worst blizzard in American history?
The Great Blizzard of 1888
Notable nor’easters include The Great Blizzard of 1888, one of the worst blizzards in U.S. history. It dropped 100–130 cm (40–50 in) of snow and had sustained winds of more than 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) that produced snowdrifts in excess of 50 feet (15 m).
What is the most snow Maryland has gotten?
The most snowfall ever recorded in a single winter in Maryland was during the winter of 2009-10, when 262.5 inches of snow fell at Keysers Ridge in Garrett County.
When was the coldest winter in Oklahoma?
The coldest reading ever recorded in Oklahoma happened in 2011 at a Nowata monitoring station, when the temperature reached minus 31 degrees. The arctic air found its way south and stayed so long partly because of a disruption in the jet stream, State Climatologist Gary McManus said.
Has it snowed in Oklahoma in April?
In Oklahoma City, several snowfall records for the month soon fell to the storm, including the record for most total snowfall during April. The Oklahoma City snowfall totals of 0.8 inches on the 7th and 3.3 inches on the 8th remain daily records.
