It's official. This is the snowiest winter on record in Washington, DC, breaking the total snowfall for a winter set in 1888-89
NBC4 chief meteorologist Bob Ryan broke the news at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2010 that the District officially has recorded 54.9 inches of snow this winter -- thanks in part to two blizzards.
The frist blizzard was on December 18, 2009 and gave the area 22 inches of snow. The second blizzard was on February 5, 2010 with another 22 inches of snow followed by a second punch on February 10th with an additional 10(or more) inches of snow.
The old record was set in 1888-89 of 54.4 inches.
1. 2009-10 54.9
2. 1898-99 54.4
3. 1995-96 46.0
4. 1921-22 42.5
5. 1891-92 41.7
6. 1904-05 41.0
7. 1957-58 40.4
The largest snow in Washington was 36 inches in 1772 and was recorded in the diaries of both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. It is still the "unofficial" record for a single snowstorm.
The "official" record is 28 inches on January 28, 1922(the "Knickerbocker" snow). Other large snows were the 20.5 inches on February 14, 1899; the 18.7 inches on February 18-19, 1979; the 17.1 inches on January 7-13, 1996; and the 16.7 inches on February 15-18, 2003.
The two snowstorms this season now rank second and third on the list of snowstorms in Washington, DC.
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