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Dr. Jeff Masters' compiled a list of the top snowstorms on record for Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, and helpfully set this season's storms in bold. From his blog entry:

Top 9 snowstorms on record for Philadelphia:

1. 30.7", Jan 7-8, 1996
2. 28.5", Feb 5-6, 2010 (Snowmageddon)
3. 23.2", Dec 19-20, 2009 (Snowpocalypse)
4. 21.3", Feb 11-12, 1983
5. 21.0", Dec 25-26, 1909
6. 19.4", Apr 3-4, 1915
7. 18.9", Feb 12-14, 1899
8. 16.7", Jan 22-24, 1935
9. 15.1", Feb 28-Mar 1, 1941

The top 10 snowstorms on record for Baltimore:

1. 28.2", Feb 15-18, 2003
2. 26.5", Jan 27-29, 1922
3. 24.8", Feb 5-6, 2010 (Snowmageddon)
4. 22.8", Feb 11-12, 1983
5. 22.5", Jan 7-8, 1996
6. 22.0", Mar 29-30, 1942
7. 21.4", Feb 11-14, 1899
8. 21.0", Dec 19-20, 2009 (Snowpocalypse)
9. 20.0", Feb 18-19, 1979
10. 16.0", Mar 15-18, 1892

The top 10 snowstorms on record for Washington, D.C.:

1. 28.0", Jan 27-28, 1922
2. 20.5", Feb 11-13, 1899
3. 18.7", Feb 18-19, 1979
4. 17.8" Feb 5-6, 2010 (Snowmageddon)
5. 17.1", Jan 6-8, 1996
6. 16.7", Feb 15-18, 2003
7. 16.6", Feb 11-12, 1983
8. 16.4", Dec 19-20, 2009 (Snowpocalypse)
9. 14.4", Feb 15-16, 1958
10. 14.4", Feb 7, 1936

I wonder what this week's storm will be called. At this rate, they're going to run out of cutsey names.

Comments

[cerridwynn.livejournal.com]

See, that i'd find offensive! Because, as i wrote above, i find those words are pretty much silly Hollywood words, far more suited to survivable excitement than to serious disaster.

[redfishie.livejournal.com]

you see - I see those words as still serious words, and usually when they showup in movies there's a lot of death, and the government infastructure stops working and most of the society collapses. There's also strong biblical tie-ins in my mind, and End of Days theme.

(Okay, and sometimes zombies - but as far as I know there are no zombies in DC outside of the expected ones).

[cerridwynn.livejournal.com]

HA!

Well, that's the difference then! (I must admit i'm pretty ignorant when it comes to biblical end of days stuff.)

Also, in case it wasn't clear, i totally respect your POV. It's just different from mine and i was curious as to why! :-)

[redfishie.livejournal.com]

I watch too much history channel and like medieval literature and background a bit too much for my own good. and no worries on the POV stuff, I didn't take it in a negative light.