{"id":168688,"date":"2010-01-12T05:01:24","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T10:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/2010\/01\/12\/december-2009-second-snowiest-on-record-in-the-northern-hemisphere.html"},"modified":"2010-01-12T05:01:24","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T10:01:24","slug":"december-2009-second-snowiest-on-record-in-the-northern-hemisphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/168688","title":{"rendered":"December 2009: Second Snowiest on Record in the Northern Hemisphere"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Watts Up With That?<\/a>
\nMonday , January 11th, 2010<\/p>\n

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England Buried In Snow \u2013 image from The Times<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the Rutgers University Global Snow Lab<\/a>,
\nlast month had the second greatest December Northern Hemisphere snow
\ncover since records were started in 1966.  Snow extent was
\nmeasured at 45.86 million sq. km, topped only by 1985 at 45.99 million
\nsq. km.  North America set a record December extent at 15.98
\nmillion sq. km, and the US<\/a> also set a December record at 4.16
\nmillion sq. km.<\/p>\n

\"December<\/a> click for interactive source <\/div>\n

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\"December<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: December Snow Cover from Rutgers University<\/a><\/p>\n

\"December<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: December Snow Anomalies from Rutgers University<\/a><\/p>\n

This is not an isolated event for 2009, as can be seen in the graph
\nbelow.  Seventeen of the last twenty-one Decembers have had above
\nnormal snow cover.<\/p>\n

\"December<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: December Snow Cover Anomalies from Rutgers University<\/a><\/p>\n

Nor is it an isolated trend for the month of December.
\n January, 2008 was the second snowiest January on record, and six
\nout of the last eight Januaries have had above normal snow.<\/p>\n

\"December<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: January Snow Cover Anomalies from Rutgers University<\/a><\/p>\n

October, 2009 was the snowiest October on record in the US<\/a>, and
\nsixth snowiest in the Northern Hemisphere.  Twelve of the last
\nfifteen Octobers have had above normal snow cover in the Northern
\nHemisphere, similar to the pattern of the 1970s.<\/p>\n

\"December<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: October Snow Cover Anomalies from Rutgers University<\/a><\/p>\n

A favorite mantra of the global warming<\/a> community is that reduced
\nsnow cover will reduce the albedo of the earth and provide positive
\nfeedback to global warming<\/a> \u2013 causing additional warming.
\n Clearly that is not happening, at least not during the October
\nthrough January time period.<\/p>\n

2010 is also getting off to a fast start.  Most of Europe and North America is covered with snow, as is much of Asia.<\/p>\n

\"December<\/a><\/p>\n

Daily Snow Cover from Rutgers University<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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