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Arctic Chill Sweeps U.S.
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Arctic Chill Sweeps U.S.

Dangerously cold temperatures lingered over large swaths of the country for several days in mid-January 2024.

Published Jan 17, 2024

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Winter Storm Wallops the U.S.
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Winter Storm Wallops the U.S.

A sprawling low-pressure system swept across the eastern half of the U.S., delivering high winds, heavy rain and snow, and tornado damage.

Published Jan 10, 2024

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Streak of Snow in the Midwest
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Streak of Snow in the Midwest

A winter storm plowed across several U.S. states after Thanksgiving.

Published Nov 27, 2023

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Snow Cover Extent Declines in the Arctic
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Snow Cover Extent Declines in the Arctic

High-latitude springtime snow cover declined substantially between 1967 and 2012.

Published Jan 8, 2013

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Arctic Thaw
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Arctic Thaw

The climate of Earth is changing; fewer days of snow cover is yet another indicator.

Published Jan 3, 2014

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Early Snow on the Great Smokies
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Early Snow on the Great Smokies

A potent weather system with origins in Manitoba moved south across the Great Lakes on Halloween and blew all the way to Florida, bringing snow and hard frost to regions that don't see either in some winters.

Published Nov 4, 2014

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Snow across U.S. Midwest
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Snow across U.S. Midwest

Acquired January 10, 2010, this true-color image shows snow cover stretching from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania. Snow thins toward the southwest.

Published Jan 11, 2010

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Another Blizzard Piles Up the Snow in New England
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Another Blizzard Piles Up the Snow in New England

The snowpack near Boston is greater than in all but two reported locations in Alaska.

Published Feb 18, 2015

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Narrow band of snow along the Arkansas River
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Narrow band of snow along the Arkansas River

A weak winter storm system dropped thin bands of snow across areas of Oklahoma and Kansas on January 12, 2013. Three days later, the Earth-Observing 1 satellite acquired this view of the snow.

Published Jan 25, 2013

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The Virtues of Pure Snow
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The Virtues of Pure Snow

Scientist Tom Painter examines the differences between pure and dirty snow. A rise in dust can be a critical influence on snow-fed water supplies in the American West.

Published Sep 1, 2013

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A Snowy Drought
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A Snowy Drought

This satellite map of snow cover shows that every state in the contiguous U.S., except for Florida, received snow in January 2011.

Published Feb 25, 2011

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Snow Cover, December 2008 and February 2009
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Snow Cover, December 2008 and February 2009

This pair of maps shows average percent snow cover in December 2008 and February 2009, the first and last months of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Published Mar 6, 2009

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A Band of Snow in the Southeast
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A Band of Snow in the Southeast

An unusual storm blanketed parts of the Deep South with snow.

Published Dec 12, 2017

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