Snow: The good, the bad,
the ugly
By now, the U.S has been
hit with a plethora of snow storms. However, nothing has been record-book
worthy this year. Or has it? These are a couple of surprising facts that might
just change the way you think about snow:
Most deaths due to one
snowstorm - about 400 people died
in The Great Blizzard of 1888. “The Great Blizzard” wouldn’t be the best word
to describe this storm - “The Infamous Blizzard” would be more accurate.
Greatest recorded
snowfall (in one day) - 5 feet 3 inches in
Georgetown, Colorado. When the kids of this town stepped outside, they wouldn’t
be able to build a snowman - they would have had to carve it!
Longest Snow Season - 232 days, in none other than Anchorage
Alaska. Note to students: if you really hate school, then you might want to
think about moving to Anchorage.
Snowiest U.S city - We have all heard numerous times about the
insane amounts of snow that fell this winter in northern New York. Turns out
that the 8 feet of snow that fell this year is below the average of the
snowiest city in the U.S. Syracuse, New York, holds the record of the snowiest
city with an average snowfall of 126.3 inches! So while 8 feet may be
mind-boggling for us, people in Syracuse have had less snow than than
they usually do.
Strangest Snow Storm - a snowstorm in February of 1899 hit the
southernmost portion of the continental United States. States such as Louisiana
and Florida, typical vacation spots, reached their now-standing record low temperatures
: -19 and -2 degrees respectively!
and last but not
least...
Worlds Largest Snowman: standing 122 feet, “Olympia”, in Bethel, Main,
holds the record for the tallest snowman in the world. Its arms are 30 foot
tall evergreen trees, and it needs a 100 foot long scarf to keep it warm. In
order to built this goliath, the town had to borrow a 150 foot tall crane.
by: Rohith Kariveda
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