It's been a very mild start to the new year, and to no surprise there is no snow to be found across our area. As we head into the middle of January, that's unusual. The lack of Arctic air into the United States has been a dominant theme. In fact, only 14% of the country has snow cover at this point in the month. (If you follow my previous posts, this is due to a positive phase of the AO or Arctic Oscillation). The result a mild beginning to January:
The warm weather and lack of snow has has some shelving the snow skis and reaching for the golf clubs. Measured snow for Toledo so far this season has been 5.2" which is -7.2" below normal. Toledo is not alone take a look at large cities across the lower Great Lakes that are suffering from huge snowfall deficits so far this season:
The average snowfall for a winter in Toledo is around 37".
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