Moscow Breaks Multidecadal Snowfall Records, "Tremendous Snow Totals" Hit Sierra Nevada Mountains, + Snowiest Greece Since 2004

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https://electroverse.net/moscow-breaks-snow-records-tremendous-snow-totals-hit-sierras-snowy-greece/

"Much of transcontinental Russia has been holding exceptionally cold of late — from the far east to the far west, records have been falling, and now, so has the snow…

According to Phobos meteorologist Yevgeny Tishkovets, Moscow has busted multiple December snowfall records.

Back on Dec 7, the heaviest snowstorm in 72 years struck the Russian capital — not since 1949 had more snow settled this early in the season.

Then we have the accumulations over the weekend (Dec 11-12), which included the biggest single-day dumping since 1993.

And most recently, on Mon, Dec 13, we hear that 20+% of the city’s monthly snow has now fallen, thanks to largest December drop for the date since 1989.

“Tremendous Snow Totals” Hit Sierra Nevada Mountains

Despite the CONUS holding unusually warm in recent weeks (a natural phenomenon btw), a powerful storm system has managed to tear across the Western U.S., including California where it’s dropping feet upon feet of snow on the Sierra Nevada.

The moisture-rich storm –a 3 on the UC San Diego Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes’ scale— was forecast to produce inches of much needed rain across the Bay Area, Mount Hamilton and coastal Monterey County, as well as feet of snow across the higher elevations:

Lake Tahoe ski resorts, including Kirkwood Mountain Resort, have shut down operations until the heavy snowfall lets up, reports timesheraldonline.com.

Kirkwood tweeted on Monday: “With 17 inches of snow overnight and high winds preventing snow safety and lift operations we will not be able to open today.”

Snowiest Greece Since 2004

And finally, the month of December in Greece has already seen two “annual records for rainfall and snowfall” busted, according to the National Observatory of Athens, and as reported by ekathimerini.com.

By Dec 12, the annual rainfall reading at Theodoriana meteorological station reached 342.5cm (135 inches), exceeding a 15-year record.

And by Dec 11, satellite data revealed that 19% of the country was under cover of snow, beating a 17-year record.

Note: Greece’s average daily snow cover in early December is approx. 4%, added the observatory."