SNOW OBSERVATIONS

ANNANDALE SNOWFALL FOR 2002-2003     TOTAL 46.5 inches
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Days
Snow
Month
Snow
Day
Total
Snow
Inches

Rating
Houly
Obs.
Table
Remarks
Days with any measurable snow in the winter of 2002-2003.
Rating = Snowstorms must be greater than 1 inch of snow.
1 Dec. 05 5.0 Storm 1 Yes Largest snowfall since 1-25-2000 & most snow in Dec. since 12-8-1989.
2   24 1.1 Storm 2 Yes New snowfall record for Christmas Eve
3   25 0.4 Day 2 Yes First white Christmas since 1993 when 1.4 inches fell on Christmas night
4 Jan. 05 4.2 Storm 3 Yes Snow from two clippers 1.0 to 12.4 water to snow ratio.
5   06 0.3 Day 2 Yes 0.3 inches fell between 0530 & 0800
6   14 0.1 Event 1 No Flurries and very light snow at 1400
7   16 1.0 Event 2 Yes Snowfall period from 1655 until 2355
8   21 1.1 Storm 4 Yes Mainly a 4 hour small dry snow event with a 16.6 to 1 ratio
9   23 0.2 Event 3 No Very cold snowfall from 2135 until 2340
10   26 0.5 Event 4 No Snowfall period from 1650 until 1850 and 1950 to 2040.
11   30 0.1 Event 5 No Noon to dark snow that was VERY light.
12 Feb. 06 3.3 Storm 5 Yes Snow from 1847 to midnight.
13   07 3.6 Day 2 Yes Snow continued from midnight until 0700
14   10 0.5 Event 6 Yes A disapointing ten hour snow
15   15 1.3 Storm 6 Yes Prelude for a major snowstorm
16   16 13.0 Day 2 Yes Snow started at 0230 and continued through midnight
17   17 1.5 Day 3 Yes Snow cont. through midnight until 1000 then stopped. (scroll down link page)
18   18 0.6 Day 4 No Day 4 Snow periods 0030-0100 then 0330-0715 then stopped. The 5th largest snowstorm and the most snow since 1-6-8-1996.
19   26 1.9 Storm 7 Yes Snow started at 0400 and continued until 2100 hours
20   27 4.1 Day 2 Yes Snow started at 1435 and continued through midnight but was a diminished forecast snowstorm.
21   28 1.1 Day 3 Yes Minor snow event of four hours (scroll down link page)
22 Mar. 11 0.2 Event 7 No Snow periods 0755-1030 & noon -1230.
23   30 1.4 Storm 8 Yes Late spring snow for the Annandale VA area.
Total= 46.5 inches
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