While it’s been pretty warm and there is some snow melt, we should loose a lot of snow on Christmas Eve with heavy rain coming out way.
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Seasons
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More snow here
A lot more snow in the Albany area compared to the Adirondacks but with the colder temperatures up north it will most likely last long up north.
Flaky websites
The NOAA snow 🌨 website 🕸 seems to be very flaky this morning. Must be all the snow. ❄
First real snowstorm of the season
Average Annual Precipitation, 1961-1990
Between 1961 and 1990, the Tug Hill Plateau and Eastern Adirondacks averaged 65 inches of precipitation a year. This is the wettest part of the state. In contrast, the Finger Lakes region of the state only receives about 35 inches a year on average. http://cugir.mannlib.cornell.edu/datatheme.jsp?id=164