That’s right, Tucson. Thanks to #TucsonBlizzard 2013 (Never Forget!), we’ve actually eclipsed snowfall totals experienced by the folks in Seattle, Washington.
From KOMOnews.com’s Scott Sistek:
Not only has Mother Nature essentially blanked Seattle in the snow department this winter, she’s rubbing it in by bringing real winter to places that aren’t supposed to have it.
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The Tucson airport reported a drop from 50 degrees to 34 degrees in an hour with a switch from rain to snow.
A former long-time resident (my wife) tells me it does snow in Tucson from time to time. But number of years Tucson > Seattle in the snow department? Likely close to zero, if not zero.
The official tally at Tucson Airport was just a trace — technically tying Seattle for 2013 as Seattle had a 14-minute snow shower that registered a trace on Jan. 10. But Tucson’s snow lasted nearly an hour and a half and unlike Seattle’s, actually accumulated in areas around the city, with an official spotter report giving a full 1.0″ of accumulation in town.
A check through the National Weather Service’s records confirms it: Tucson, 1″ of snow; Seattle, nothing.
We’re coming for you, Emerald City.
This article appears in Feb 21-27, 2013.
August 20, 2013…
cue Skippy the Weatherboy: “It was six months ago that it snowed here in Southern Arizona!!!! We’ll have the complete story for you on your 10 o’clock!!!!!!!”
prediction.