Not by Fire but by Ice

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Record Lows - 2003

Record low temperatures in the United States

Scroll down to see 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000

  I'm including extreme rainfall here because that's   
 what causes ice ages ... too much precipitation.     
 If you want to know how much snow would fall     
 if a rainstorm should change to snow, just add a     
 zero. (One inch of rain - add a zero - will turn        
                   to 10 inches of snow.) Rainfall has increased so     
 dramatically that I'm only including accumulations
 of 1½ inches or more.                                            
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Burlington, VT received 48.2 inches of snow during the first three weeks of December, the most snow during that period in at least 100 years.

Mt Baker, WA ski area is 74% above its 10-year snow base average for this time of year. Considering that Mt. Baker had the most snow on record in one season anywhere in the world just three years ago (100 feet, or 30 meters), being 74% above its 10-year average is a major accomplishment. The base at Pan Dome in 80 inches (203 cm).

Weather This Winter A Wild Ride  “This winter's weather will feature dramatic shifts between hot and cold from month to month, and even week to week,” say forecasters, who expect that the weather will fluctuate wildly.

"We're going to see outstanding cold spells throughout the U.S., balanced by unseasonable warmth," said AccuWeather's Joe Bastardi. "Our forecast emphasizes volatility, including cold snaps in the Northeast, and colder- than-normal weather in the Midwest and Plains," says Matt Rogers of EarthSat.” http://www.unknowncountry.com/news/?id=3316

Rainfall in one day:
Concordia, KS----3.80"
Hettinger, ND-----3.68"
Norfolk, NE--------2.45"
Dodge City, KS---2.33"
Russell, KS--------2.18"
Columbus, NE----2.18"
Lincoln, NE--------2.17"

It looks like it will be reminiscent of last year, with a never-ending series of storms, said Sandi Duncan, the almanac's managing editor. The West also faces a cold, snowy winter, while mild weather is predicted in the Southeast.

The almanac, which claims an 80 percent success rate, has been predicting the weather for 187 years. It uses a secret method for its forecasts linked to sunspots, the position of the planets, and tidal action of the moon. Last year, the almanac predicted colder-than-normal temperatures and snow from Maine to Colorado. 

Total rainfall from Hurricane Bill:
Pensacola, FL--------9.80"
Mandeville, LA-----9.22"
Pascagoula, MS----8.85"
Robertsdale, AL----7.46"
Slidell, LA------------7.05"
New Orleans, LA---6.62"

Rainfall in 48 hours:
Slidell, LA-------------------6.62"
New Orleans NAS, LA---6.60"
Mobile, AL------------------6.28"
Hattiesburg, MS-----------6.25"
Pensacola, FL--------------5.66"

Now, what if this rain had fallen as snow? You guessed it - 102 inches of snow! Almost nine feet!

Record hailstones in Nebraska. Measuring 6½ inches wide (two inches wider than a softball) and 17¼ inches in circumference, one of the hailstones that fell in Aurora, Neb. last night was the largest hailstone ever recorded in Nebraska, and the second largest ever recorded in the United States. 

The hailstones, some reportedly as big as volleyballs, punched all the way through some area roofs, leaving holes large enough to crawl through.

On Jun 28, searchers found an even bigger hailstone measuring 18¾ inches around, making it the nation's largest hailstone on record. 

http://www.theomahachannel.com/weather/2287564/detail.html
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=36&u_sid=778750