chescowx Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 So I thought I would start this off....so while our upcoming snow event will not be a significant snowstorm ..I thought it might be interesting to review the Top 10 January snowstorms in our local histories. So for my area in the NW Philadelphia suburbs of Chester County PA - see below - Of note 3 of the top 10 have all occurred since 1995 1. 1905 JAN 25 29.0" 2. 1996 JAN 8 28.9" 3. 2016 JAN 23 26.0" 4. 1922 JAN 29 26.0" 5. 1928 JAN 29 20.0" 6. 2011 JAN 27 16.0" 7. 1910 JAN 15 15.0" 8. 1978 JAN 20 15.0" 9. 1966 JAN 30 14.0" 10. 1961 JAN 19 13.0" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lou Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 3 hours ago, chescowx said: So I thought I would start this off....so while our upcoming snow event will not be a significant snowstorm ..I thought it might be interesting to review the Top 10 January snowstorms in our local histories. So for my area in the NW Philadelphia suburbs of Chester County PA - see below - Of note 3 of the top 10 have all occurred since 1995 1. 1905 JAN 25 29.0" 2. 1996 JAN 8 28.9" 3. 2016 JAN 23 26.0" 4. 1922 JAN 29 26.0" 5. 1928 JAN 29 20.0" 6. 2011 JAN 27 16.0" 7. 1910 JAN 15 15.0" 8. 1978 JAN 20 15.0" 9. 1966 JAN 30 14.0" 10. 1961 JAN 19 13.0" My favorite of these was Jan. 20 1978. Forecast right up to when it started the night before was an inch or 2 from Philly east, 2-4 north and west followed by heavy rain to wash it all away. In junior high at the time doing homework, watching the snow fall heavily and listening to KYW accu weather upping the totals seemingly every hour. As it turned out, 10 plus inches from adjacent south jersey on north and west .... and a long weekend!!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chescowx Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 7 hours ago, Captain Lou said: My favorite of these was Jan. 20 1978. Forecast right up to when it started the night before was an inch or 2 from Philly east, 2-4 north and west followed by heavy rain to wash it all away. In junior high at the time doing homework, watching the snow fall heavily and listening to KYW accu weather upping the totals seemingly every hour. As it turned out, 10 plus inches from adjacent south jersey on north and west .... and a long weekend!!.... Lou, growing up in NE Philly this was the first time in my life (I was 14 at the time) that I had ever seen a storm over 10". Kids today who like snow have no idea how snowy the last couple decades have been! I remember going to bed with 5" on the ground....my mom woke me up at 6am to help my dad (who worked the night shift) dig out the driveway - I was stunned to step out and see so much snow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankdp23 Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 8 hours ago, Captain Lou said: My favorite of these was Jan. 20 1978. Forecast right up to when it started the night before was an inch or 2 from Philly east, 2-4 north and west followed by heavy rain to wash it all away. In junior high at the time doing homework, watching the snow fall heavily and listening to KYW accu weather upping the totals seemingly every hour. As it turned out, 10 plus inches from adjacent south jersey on north and west .... and a long weekend!!.... Eww, thinking about this, I was born 9 months after this storm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbs Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 hour ago, chescowx said: Lou, growing up in NE Philly this was the first time in my life (I was 14 at the time) that I had ever seen a storm over 10". Kids today who like snow have no idea how snowy the last couple decades have been! I remember going to bed with 5" on the ground....my mom woke me up at 6am to help my dad (who worked the night shift) dig out the driveway - I was stunned to step out and see so much snow! The late 50s and early/mid 60s rocked in Delco, 9 KUs, but 15" was the ceiling. Didn't see more than 15" locally until Feb 83 at age of 30. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lou Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 52 minutes ago, chescowx said: Lou, growing up in NE Philly this was the first time in my life (I was 14 at the time) that I had ever seen a storm over 10". Kids today who like snow have no idea how snowy the last couple decades have been! I remember going to bed with 5" on the ground....my mom woke me up at 6am to help my dad (who worked the night shift) dig out the driveway - I was stunned to step out and see so much snow! Oh yes. Growing up in close by SNJ, my first experience of so much snow and a reverse busted snow forecast if you will. Made up for the dissapoinment 3 days prior which was forecast to be an all snow event (6"+ storm). That one changed to rain throughout the area, temps in the 40s the next morning and all of the snow was gone. Yes, prior to 1978, we may have had a few 6 inch type storms but most winters in the 1970-77 time frame were lethargic as far as snow goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbs Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Captain Lou said: Oh yes. Growing up in close by SNJ, my first experience of so much snow and a reverse busted snow forecast if you will. Made up for the dissapoinment 3 days prior which was forecast to be an all snow event (6"+ storm). That one changed to rain throughout the area, temps in the 40s the next morning and all of the snow was gone. Yes, prior to 1978, we may have had a few 6 inch type storms but most winters in the 1970-77 time frame were lethargic as far as snow goes. yes the early/mid 70s were horrible. The ledge would have been packed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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