REGIONAL WEATHER PROBABILITIES
SNOWFALL TABLES OF VARIOUS STATES AND AREAS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES ARE PRESENTED. FROM THESE TABLES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO EXAMINE THE PROBABILITIES OF ABOVE-NORMAL SNOWFALLS, SEASONAL SNOWFALLS THAT EXCEED THE CAPABILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS MANNED AND IMPLEMENTED FOR THE AVERAGE CONDITIONS. INDEED, EXTREME SEASONAL PRECIPITATION THAT WILL OCCUR JUST AS SURE AS THE BELOW-NORMAL SEASONS CAN BE PREDICTED. THE SNOWFALL IS DISCUSSED IN REGARD TO AIRPORT SNOW REMOVAL SPECIFICALLY. FROM ANALYSIS OF THESE WESTERN TABLES, A CHART USING OBSERVED PROBABILITIES FACTORS IS PRESENTED FOR CERTAIN EASTERN AREAS. THIS CHART INCLUDES THE MAJOR EASTERN CITIES AND LISTS FOR EACH THE AVERAGE ANNUAL SNOWFALL, PROJECTED ONE IN TEN YEARS SNOWFALLS, AVERAGE LIQUID ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, RATIO LIQUID-SNOW, TWENTY-FOUR HOUR MAXIMUM SNOWFALL AND LIQUID-SNOW RATIO.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 5, No 7, PP 57, 60, 63, 7 TAB
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Authors:
- TAYLOR, E
- Publication Date: 1967-7
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Regions; Snow; Weather forecasting
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00218240
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 13 1994 12:00AM