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What does spring look like? Snow blankets Canada, U.S
Posted by Mother Nature Network: Douglas Main on March 27th, 2013
Mother Nature Network: Springtime: the time for flowers, newborn animals … and snow. Nearly half of the United States is currently covered in snow, as is most of Canada, as can be seen in this image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That's the largest extent of snow cover at this point in the season in at least 10 years, according to NOAA. Much of the snow came from a massive spring blizzard that dropped snow throughout the Midwest and East Coast, breaking records in many cities. The town of...
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21 inches of snow? Blizzard buries Kansas record
Posted by Mother Nature Network: Douglas Main on February 26th, 2013
Mother Nature Network: The blizzard that pounded the southern Plains states yesterday, Feb. 25, added to the dumping the area received just days ago and has broken the all-time monthly snowfall record for Wichita, Kan. Yesterday's storm dropped nearly 7 inches (17.8 centimeters) of snow on that city, bringing the monthly total to 21 inches (53 cm) — the most snow the city has seen in any month since records have been kept, according to the National Weather Service. The snowfall also broke the city's record for February...