Snowfall Totals 2011-2012

Snowfall totals for 2011-2012 winter.
Data source: NWS Cleveland

Too hot for ya? Here is some news that will get you thinking cooler weather, I've got the 2011-2012 snowfall totals around the area that were released by the NWS Cleveland.  Numbers were way down this year which is no surprise.  Everybody knew that we experienced a mild winter that lacked our normal snowfall amounts.  Below is the summary that the NWS wrote about the winter.

  
Winter 2011-2012 (Northern Ohio, Northwest Pennsylvania).\

Winter? What winter?

Snowfall 2011-2012
Source: NWS Cleveland

We started out the winter with a warm November and December, and then it just got warmer. Cold spells were brief, usually about once a week, and often on the weekend. It would snow a little and there was some wind, which made it feel colder than it really was. Then a day or two later it was 40+ degrees again. There were a few lake effect snows, January 2nd and January 14th and again on February 11th. Overall, snow for the season was well below normal.
The winter ended with unprecedented warmth in March leading to a very early spring (80+ degrees in March!). March became the warmest month on record relative to normal (13 degrees above normal at Cleveland). April got chilly but temperatures and snowfall were actually near normal. It seemed colder than March and in fact it was - the average temperature in April was colder than March! 

Precipitation decreased through the winter and it was rather dry in many areas by late Spring.

Source: NWS CLEVELAND. 

Seasonal snowfall last year.  Big difference compared to
this past year.
Source: NWS Cleveland

Snowfall totals two years ago ( 2009-2010. )
Source NWS Cleveland.

 If you are looking for snowfall information, there is a great place to find it.  Click here.

I kept snowfall measurements for Townville this year. That data can be seen by clicking here.