We've had some very cold weather the last several days, which has brought snow and ice to the area. It was really windy, with gusts up to 30 miles per hour last night, which blew the snow everywhere and made roads worse. Some of my coworkers who ride the bus to work said it took them anywhere from 3 to 8 hours to get home last night.
It seems to get this cold once or twice a year, and then the rest of the winter is more mild. Here's a few numbers from our unseasonal cold and snow, which originally appeared on Ballard Komo News:
2.7" – That’s how much snowfall we received in Seattle Monday. Not a huge snowstorm, but enough for a daily record and the most snow we’ve had in the city before Thanksgiving since 1985.Here's a video of the snow falling:
89 – The number of consecutive hours that we will stay at/below freezing in Seattle. We started on Sunday evening and we won’t get above freezing until noon on Thursday.
32, 28, 30 – The high temperature from Monday, followed by the forecast for today and tomorrow. Longest cold snap in Seattle in November since mid 80s.
1985 – The last time we were this cold and snowy in mid-November. It has been a generation since we’ve seen something like this.
15 – That’s how cold we will be Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. This will likely set a new daily record for Seattle.
15" – The highest snow total I’ve seen so far. That’s from Snoqualmie Pass.
41 – The forecast high for Thanksgiving, the first day above 40 degrees since Saturday.
0 – The number of meteorologists, myself included, that saw this exact chain of events coming in advance.
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This video reminds my of home. I'm originally from Cleveland so that kind of snow happens a lot.
Mt. Baker - the world's greatest recorded snowfall in one season, 1,140 inches (95.0 ft; 29.0 m), recorded during the 1998–99 season. Snoqualmie pass aint nothin'
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