From National Weather Service, Norman: Christmas Eve blizzard snowfall total adjusted for Oklahoma City
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
THU DEC 31 2009
….CHRISTMAS EVE BLIZZARD SNOWFALL TOTAL ADJUSTED FOR OKC…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN REVIEWED THE RECORD
SNOWFALL REPORTED AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT – OKC – DURING THE
DECEMBER 24TH BLIZZARD. THIS TYPE OF REVIEW IS OFTEN DONE AFTER A
SIGNIFICANT EVENT.
THE REVIEW PROCESS ANALYZED SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENTS FROM TRAINED
WEATHER OBSERVERS AT THE AIRPORT AND IN THE SURROUNDING
AREA…SURFACE OBSERVATIONS OF SNOWFALL DURING THE EVENT FROM WILL
ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT AND SURROUNDING OBSERVATION SITES…RADAR DATA
AND THE OBSERVATIONAL PROCEDURES USED TO MAKE THE MEASUREMENTS.
BASED ON THIS REVIEW IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE OFFICIAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNT FOR DECEMBER 24TH WILL BE CHANGED FROM 14.1 INCHES
TO 13.5 INCHES
THE NEW 13.5 INCH AMOUNT STILL EXCEEDS THE FOLLOWING RECORDS…
- DECEMBER 24TH SNOWFALL – PREVIOUS RECORD 2.5 INCHES SET IN 1914
- 24 HOUR SNOWFALL – PREVIOUS RECORD 11.3 INCHES SET MARCH 19 1924
- STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL – PREVIOUS RECORD 12.1 INCHES SET JAN 5-7 1988
WEATHER RECORDS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY DATE BACK TO 1890.
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Comments
I have to say that this was my best Christmas, as my husband and I were snowed in for four days and it was great as there were no Christmas presures. And my sister Diane and her family went to Washington State to visit their daughters for Christmas and they did not get a white Christmas. That is all Diane wanted for Christmas. My only regret was missing Christmas Eve candle light service at my Church. Our society has comercilised Christmas so much people are starting to hate the season, as my son Tim told me, but I had to remind him “always remember the reason for the season!”
Happy New Year to you all.
I appreciate the diligence in correcting the record previously reported. This gives much creditability to your data! I rely on the contents and respect as well as appreciate your efforts. We had a lot of snow, blowing snow; it had to be very difficult to gauge. Keep up the diligent work!
Respectfully –