Record Snowstorms In NE Linked To Warming; 15/30 Single-Day Boston Snow Records Set Since 2000
Saturday’s tremendous coastal storm pushed a band of heavy snow into southern New England, burying cities under a snowpack up to two feet deep. These near-record snowfall totals continue an astonishing run of historic storms to impact the Northeast in recent years, probably attributed, in part, to anthropogenic climate change.
“Extreme snowstorms, even in the face of longer term declines in winter snow, are entirely consistent with the effects of global warming,” Justin Mankin, a professor at Dartmouth College who studies climate change and variability, said in a statement. “Storms like this are emblematic of the fact that we need to do a better job of managing their risks now to make us more resilient for the future.”
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The European Space Agency's Sentinel-3 satellite captured this image of the U.S. Northeast on Jan. 30, a day after a massive snowstorm hit the region. (European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3)
In Boston, where records extend back to 1936, Saturday’s storm tied the all-time calendar day snowfall record, with 23.6 inches accumulating. In recent decades, such extreme snowfall has been unusually common: 15 of the 30 largest single-day snowfalls have occurred since 2000.
Islip, home to the National Weather Service that covers New York City and surrounding counties, was shy of its record for most snow in a single day by only 0.2 inches. At the Islip station, which has been collecting data since 1963, four of the five largest 24-hour snow events happened since 2010; the fifth was in 2006. Several major cities in the Northeast, all with record-keeping that extends back many decades, have seen top or near-top single-day snowfall in recent years:
Providence, R.I., set its record Saturday
Albany, N.Y., saw its third-largest storm in 2020, within 3 inches of the record
Binghamton, N.Y., set its record in 2017
New York City’s Central Park set its record in 2016
Baltimore set its record in 2016
Newark saw its second-largest storm in 2016, within 2 inches of the record
Virginia’s Dulles Airport saw its second-largest storm in 2016, within 0.2 inches of its record
Portland, Maine, saw its second-largest storm in 2015, within 0.1 inches of its record
Bridgeport, Conn., set its record in 2013
Hartford, Conn., set its record in 2011
Philadelphia saw its second-largest storm in 2009, within 4 inches of the record
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