More Climate Change.

12-6-12 SHORT HILLS: Today we’re cooler again, but it’s supposed to be warmer and rainy for the next few days. We will be in San José for a weekend visit.

The weather report on TV this morning, NBC I think, showed a map of snow cover for the US, lower 48 states, with almost no snow. I found a couple maps on line that also showed that same thing. I also found a map that shows the expected amount of snow cover for 12/25, admittedly later in the season, but similar to the map that they showed for today’s date that I couldn’t find.

The above map of the US shows the usual extent of snow cover for Xmas. The southern extent of snow cover usually follows a line along the southern borders of NY, MI, WI, MN, SD and most of the Rockies and Cascades. Follow the purple swath.

Here is the present snow cover showing almost none in the lower 48 except for a bit in the northern Rockies.

Here's another showing the dearth of snow. The morning weather news on NBC said this lack of snow was a new record for this date. New weather records seem to be set frequently, but mostly for warmer conditions not cooler.