2023 proved that extreme winter. An unusual amount of snow and rain fell in Southern California, months of unseasonably warm weather hit New England with an unseasonable Nor’easter, and an ice storm in Texas cut power to more than 170,000 homes in Austin.

In terms of extreme snowfall, data will soon show how this winter compares to the last century. At this point, Stacker Citing data from NOAA Pinal County, Arizona, reveals when the heaviest snow fell by the summer of 2021.

Pinal County, Arizona set the snow record 36 years ago. On February 26, 1987, the county had 16.5 inches of snow in 24 hours.

The largest nationally recorded snowfall occurred in Boulder County, Colorado, on April 15, 1921, with a snowfall of 76 inches. In the two days that followed, he reached 98 inches of cumulative three-day snowfall.

Overall, many parts of the United States had snow drop down NOAA data shows that 80% of weather stations are seeing a decrease in the percentage of precipitation reaching the atmosphere as snow.

However, warmer temperatures don’t mean less snow overall. In areas with frequent cold weather, more snowfall is possible.warm climate Further accelerate evaporation of waterways and oceans And warm air contains more of that vapor. Eventually, it is released as rain in warmer regions and as snow in sub-zero temperatures.

That’s why global climate models Predict an increase in extreme snowfall Even if the earth warms.