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While there is no well-agreed-upon date used to indicate the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, there are two definitions of winter which may be used. Based on the astronomical definition, winter begins at the winter solstice, which in 2016 occurred on December 21, and ends at the March equinox, which in 2017 occurred on March 20. [4]
It will feel like an extended winter for those living from the northern Plains to the eastern U.S., as cold and snowy conditions stretch into spring 2017.
The North American winter of 2017–18 began in the month of November with the highest snow extent in at least one and a half decades, with snow covering over a quarter of the contiguous United States, [4] 22% more than the same date in 2011, the next-most-recent year with comparable snow coverage at that date.
The March 2017 North American blizzard also known as Winter Storm Stella was a major late-season blizzard that affected the Northeastern United States, New England and Canada, dumping up to 3 feet (36 in; 91 cm) of snow in the hardest hit areas, mainly New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and southern Quebec.
The last time it really made waves—the chilly season spanning 2015 to 2016—the contiguous U.S. experienced its warmest winter on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
A winter storm moves through the Midwest, on March 23.. The winter of 2015–16 was quite unusual and historic in terms of winter weather. First, around the end of November near Black Friday, a crippling ice storm hit the Southern and Central Plains with as much as 1.5 inches (38 mm) of ice accumulation in some areas, knocking out power to over 100,000 residents. [5]
Farmer's Almanac says winter weather will linger. But the Farmers’ Almanac, founded in 1818, says we can expect to see "a cool and stormy season for most places of the United States." "The ...
After a lull in activity, winter weather resumed on February 9, which caused a man to die in Manhattan. [5] New York City had record warmth the day before. [6] Then, another winter storm rode up the East Coast a few days later, killing two. [7] [8] Six thousand power outages occur in Nova Scotia. [9] A month later, a giant blizzard rode up the ...