The winter of '95-'96 : a season of extremes

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• Personal Author:
  Lott, Neal ; Ross, Doug ; Sittel, Matthew C.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Climatic Data Center (U.S.), Research Customer Service Group,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service)
• Description:
  "This report provides a review of the Winter of 1995-1996--a winter of unusual extremes in parts of the country. Although December was not unusually active, January and February proved to be quite interesting. Those months included the following extreme events: the January blizzard and ensuing flooding in the Northeast, and then in February-- a severe cold wave, Pacific Northwest flooding, and unusual warmth and fires in the southern plains. Another interesting aspect of the past winter was the 'seesaw' pattern of temperatures and precipitation over much of the nation. Extremely cold conditions (such as early February) were often followed by unusual warmth. The same applied to precipitation, with the Northwest beginning the season on the dry side, and then moving into a very wet pattern. Therefore, as is sometimes the case in climatology, the averages of the season as a whole belie the extremes contained within"--Introduction.
• Content Notes:
  Neal Lott, Doug Ross, Matthew Sittel.
  
  "April 1996."
• Series:
  National Climatic Data Center technical report 96-02
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/13821/noaa_13821_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.93 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service (NESDIS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ecd30eb7755096ccd989d301d5afe21e3112333630d48fa182027b2e491d28bd