Snow Depth Duration
This application creates a table of duration of snow cover for a given day. The default example answers the question, "When there is snow on the ground for Christmas in Ames, how long does it stick around for?"
The dataset used for this application is based on NWS COOP observations, but also contains estimates when data is missing.
Start Day | Depth [inch] | End Date | Duration [days] |
---|---|---|---|
1965 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 1965 Dec 27 | 2 |
1967 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 1967 Dec 26 | 1 |
1968 Dec 25 | 5 | 1969 Mar 21 | 86 |
1969 Dec 25 | 5 | 1970 Feb 01 | 38 |
1970 Dec 25 | 1 | 1971 Jan 01 | 7 |
1972 Dec 25 | 3 | 1973 Jan 17 | 23 |
1973 Dec 25 | 2 | 1974 Mar 01 | 66 |
1974 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 1974 Dec 31 | 6 |
1977 Dec 25 | 1 | 1978 Mar 26 | 91 |
1978 Dec 25 | 1 | 1979 Mar 19 | 84 |
1980 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 1980 Dec 28 | 3 |
1983 Dec 25 | 8 | 1984 Feb 16 | 53 |
1984 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 1984 Dec 27 | 2 |
1985 Dec 25 | 9 | 1986 Feb 02 | 39 |
1987 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 1988 Jan 30 | 36 |
1988 Dec 25 | 1 | 1989 Jan 17 | 23 |
1989 Dec 25 | 1 | 1990 Jan 05 | 11 |
1990 Dec 25 | 2 | 1991 Feb 10 | 47 |
1992 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 1993 Mar 16 | 81 |
1993 Dec 25 | 1 | 1994 Feb 19 | 56 |
1994 Dec 25 | 3 | 1995 Feb 19 | 56 |
1995 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 1996 Jan 13 | 19 |
1996 Dec 25 | 1 | 1997 Jan 04 | 10 |
1997 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 1998 Jan 01 | 7 |
1999 Dec 25 | 2 | 2000 Jan 01 | 7 |
2000 Dec 25 | 11 | 2001 Mar 28 | 93 |
2001 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 2001 Dec 29 | 4 |
2003 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 2003 Dec 27 | 2 |
2004 Dec 25 | 0.0001 | 2004 Dec 27 | 2 |
2005 Dec 25 | 1 | 2006 Jan 03 | 9 |
2007 Dec 25 | 1 | 2008 Jan 11 | 17 |
2008 Dec 25 | 9 | 2008 Dec 30 | 5 |
2009 Dec 25 | 10 | 2010 Mar 18 | 83 |
2010 Dec 25 | 8 | 2010 Dec 30 | 5 |
2012 Dec 25 | 7 | 2013 Jan 15 | 21 |
2013 Dec 25 | 1 | 2013 Dec 27 | 2 |
2015 Dec 25 | 4 | 2016 Feb 22 | 59 |
2017 Dec 25 | 1 | 2018 Jan 10 | 16 |
2020 Dec 25 | 1 | 2020 Dec 26 | 1 |
2022 Dec 25 | 4 | 2022 Dec 30 | 5 |
Average | 29 |