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The snowstorms were responsible for the greatest December snowfall in Portland, Oregon, in 40 years [10] (the snowiest December in Portland was 1884, with more than 31 inches (79 cm) [10] of snow). The City of Portland reported spending an estimated $2.17 million on snow removal, deicing of roads, and employee overtime due to the record ...
Winter storms can produce both ice and snow, but are usually more notable in one of these two categories. The "Maximum accumulation" sections reflect the more notable category which is represented in inches of snow unless otherwise stated. Only category 1 and higher storms as defined by their regional snowfall index are included here.
Portland recorded 10.8 inches (27 cm) of snow, their largest accumulation on record so late in the winter season and the second-largest calendar day observation in the city's history. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] For much of the Portland metro area, the heavy snow came as a surprise with some weather models having struggled to capture eventual location ...
The snowstorm unloaded 10.8 inches of snow across the city on Wednesday, making Feb. 22 the second-snowiest day in Portland history, only behind the 14.4 inches that fell on Jan. 21, 1943.
The 6.1 in (15 cm) of snowfall in Portland, Oregon on February 12 ties the airport monthly record of 6.1 in (15 cm) set Feb 19, 1993. [106] The event proved to be historic for the Portland metropolitan area in the month of February. Some areas in Oregon saw up to 1.5 in (38 mm) of ice accretion. [107]
The U.S. record is 12 inches in a single hour. That happened in a lake-effect snow band east of Lake Ontario in Copenhagen, New York, on Dec. 2, 1966, according to a list of record snowfall rates ...
2020-21 New Year's North American storm complex; February 2021 North American ice storm; January 14–17, 2022 North American winter storm; January 31 – February 2, 2023, ice storm; 2023 Canada ice storm
For example, the forecast on March 1 warned of snowfall for parts of Phoenix, which Feldkircher said is “super unusual” for this time of year. And last week, Portland saw abnormally high ...