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The February 2009 Great Britain and Ireland snowfall was a prolonged period of snowfall that began on 1 February 2009. Some areas experienced their largest snowfall levels in 18 years . [ 3 ] Snow fell over much of Western Europe. [ 4 ]
The winter of 2009–2010 in Europe was unusually cold. Globally, unusual weather patterns brought cold, moist air from the north. Weather systems were undergoing cyclogenesis from North American storms moving across the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and saw many parts of Europe experiencing heavy snowfall and record-low temperatures.
As the system moved towards the East Coast, snowfall rates began to increase to 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) per hour. The storm began to accelerate, and began to crank out the last burst of snowfall along the affected areas before moving offshore. Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 8–14 inches (20–36 cm), mainly in North Carolina. [11]
16 December 2009: Last event concluded: 25 January 2010: Seasonal statistics; Maximum snowfall accumulation: 61 cm (24 in) (26 February, Aviemore, Highland) Total fatalities: 25: Total damage £700 million: Related articles; Winter of 2009–10 in Europe
It may come as a surprise that the month with the most snowfall occurs after the end of solar winter, which is the quarter of the year with the least daylight spanning from Nov. 6 to Feb. 5, in ...
Commuters leaving Euston Station, 2 February 2009. A warm, moist Mediterranean cyclone began to move (unusually?) northwards over France, against a cold continental high pressure ridge, causing the cyclone to discharge its moisture as snow over large areas of western Europe. The system was vigorous enough to produce a winter-time tornado in ...
Elsewhere, New Orleans hasn't seen measurable snowfall since 2009. And it has been 35 years for Jacksonville. ... N ew Orleans could rival its all-time biggest snowstorm of February 1895, Weather ...
January brought more than double the normal moisture to Iowa with record snowfall, but March through June rains are desperately needed. January had record snowfall. February was exceptionally dry.