"Parts of the Northeast were buried under up to 30.6 inches of snow over the weekend as a “historic nor’easter” and record-breaking cold tore up the entire East Coast.
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, along with much of the Delmarva Peninsula in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia all faced blizzard warnings over the weekend — and the elements didn’t disappoint.
On Saturday, Boston tied the record for its biggest single-day snowfall in recorded history — 23.6 inches.
Just 20 miles to the south, in Stoughton, Massachusetts, the most snow of the storm was logged — 30.6 inches.
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito spoke Sunday from the state Emergency Management Agency’s “bunker” in Framingham after 100,000 lost power across the state.
... whatever you do, don’t go letting all this record-breaking snow have you questioning the man made global warming (AGW) narrative.
... IPCC, 2001:
“Milder winter temperatures will decrease heavy snowstorms …”
More than 2 feet of snow fell on the South Shore – a region of Massachusetts.
At 27.5 inches in Milton, it pushed the region over the top for the snowiest January in history at the Blue Hill Observatory:
Sections of New York City were also blanketed by more than foot of snow over the weekend.
Central Park received 7.3 inches on Saturday alone — a new record for Jan 29, smashing the old benchmark of 4.7 inches which had stood since 1904.
As much as 11 inches of snow was recorded in other parts of the city.
While New York State’s biggest snowfall was recorded on Long Island at Islip Airport — at 24.7 inches.
... NOAA reported that 100% the wider New England area was covered in snow, with an average depth of 12.4 inches.
Providence, Rhode Island broke a snowfall record on Saturday, too, after logging a whopping 18.8 inches.
“I was around for the Blizzard of ’78, and this one was worse,” said local Joe Brescia, 72, Sunday as he shoveled his sidewalk.
... The temperature in Tallahassee, Florida, dipped below 20 degrees for the first time in more than 10 years.
The low-temperature Sunday at the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport reached 46F, breaking a record set more than 65 years ago.
Looking at the unofficial new temperature records, complied by coolwx.com, we can see ≈100 benchmarks were either toppled/tied over the past 24 hours alone
A word on Texas:
Last year’s winter storm hit on Feb 14.
West Texas was walloped with freezing temperatures and record snow, conditions which led to burst pipes, downed tree limbs, widespread power outages and the deaths of hundreds of people.
Timing of this week’s expected Arctic blast remains uncertain, but meteorologists are warning that the freeze could compare to 2021’s ...
This is a serious storm, reports sanangelolive.com, and residents should make ready “while the weather is still good.”
... latest GFS runs show the potential for a continent spanning Arctic invasion due to engulf all of North America starting Tuesday, for the North, and Wednesday, for the Southern and East.
Running the model, Texas, for example, can expect temperature departures some 20C below the winter average ACROSS the entire state Wednesday evening and Thursday.
Saudi Arabia Suffers Coldest Temperature In 30 Years
The entire Middle East has been dealing with record breaking cold and snow over the past few weeks.
Iran recently had to halt gas exports to Turkey after its own domestic power demand soared to record high levels, forcing Turkey to impose 3-days a week power outages to cope.
Nearby Saudi Arabia – located in Western Asia – has been suffering its own anomalous wintry chills of late.
Over the weekend, the 2,150,000 km² nation, the largest in Western Asia, suffered its coldest temperature in 30 years — the -6C (21.2F) set in Turaif was confirmed by local meteorological agencies as Saudi Arabia’s coldest low since 1992.
Looking ahead, freezing, record-breaking lows –down to -3C (26.6F)– are expected in Riyadh during the final days of January.
Rare snowfall has been noted in six Saudi cities in recent days:
Elsewhere in the region, record-cold conditions have also been reported in UAE, Qatar and Oman.
Moroccan Provinces See Snow
... Rare and heavy snowfall has hit several provinces of Morocco in recent days, with the nation’s General Directorate of Meteorology (DMN)
stating accumulations of between 20cm to 40cm (8 inches to 16 inches) have hit the provinces of Azilal, Al Haouz, Tinghir, Errachidia, Midelt, and Ouarzazate.
The snow even appeared in the lower elevated cities including in Tinejad.
While snowfall in Ain Sefra, located in nearby Algeria, logged snow for only the fifth time in the past 50 years.
Egypt On For Its Coldest Winter Ever
... With the mercury holding as much as 8C below the average, Egyptians are shivering through their coldest start to winter in at least a decade ...
As reported by CGTN Global Business (see Tweet below), harsh frosts have been reported since November, as has “rare snowfall [even] in the warmest regions of Egypt”:
... The Kharga Oasis – located in the Western Desert, 200km west of the Nile valley, and known as ‘Southern Oasis’ to the Ancient Egyptians and ‘Oasis Magna’ to the Romans – is thought to have just witnessed its first frost in recorded history."
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East Coast's Historic Snow; Saudi Arabia Lowest Temp In 30 Years; Moroccan Provinces See Snow; Egypt's Coldest Winter Ever?
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