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Glaciers remain year-round on some Cascade peaks higher than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above sea level. [3] Annual snowfall along the coastal plain averages 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 cm) a year, including years with none. Further inland, between the Coast Range and the Cascades, snowfall generally averages from 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 cm) a year.
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 ...
Annual snowfall in Portland is 4.3 inches (10.9 cm), ... For 2021 year, Portland recorded 90 homicides, compared with 20 in 2016, and 27 in 2017. [168] Economy
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.
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 ...
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972. [2]
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]
Last year, just 17.6% of the Lower 48 experienced a white Christmas. This was the lowest percentage since records began in 2003.Outside of the West's higher elevations, there was an area of snow ...