The average temperature for the U.S. this winter was 2.7-degrees above average. Here's what a warmer winter means for the future.
March 13, 2023, 12:50 PMFILE PHOTO: Ice covers communication towers as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, Crestline, California, U.S. March 2, 2023.It was a wet and mild winter for most during the 2022-2023 season, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reporting the average temperature forWinter also saw about 0.90 inches of precipitation above average, which make 2023 the third wettest winter on record.
NOAA reports the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. this winter was 34.9-degrees Farenheit, about 2.7-degrees above average.The Northeast has experienced an increase in the proportion of winter precipitation falling as rain rather than snow.projects both a decrease in the overall frequency of Northeast snowstorms this century, as well as a greater likelihood that the heaviest snowstorms will bring more snow when temperatures do happen to be cold enough.
Less ice cover means more open-face water during the winter months and this can lead to more lake-effect precipitation. For now, that means more lake-effect snowfall coming off the lakes. As the climate continues to warm, this will lead to more lake-effect rainfall.now than they were in the early 1970s, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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