STimes: Possible record-setting bad snow year

As we are tirelessly reminded one season does not make a trend. However, the current snowpack numbers certainly won't help the averages:

CLIMATOLOGICAL SNOWDEPTH INFORMATION
NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DAY 15 MONTH 2 YEAR 2015

DATA IN INCHES, -99 DENOTES MISSING DATA

CURRENT CLIMATE PER CENT LAST THRU 2014 THRU 2014
DEPTH AVERAGE OF NORMAL YEAR MAX/YEAR MIN/YEAR

HURRICANE 4 87 5 44 198/1999 17/2005
MT BAKER 22 138 16 107 244/1999 24/1977
STEVENS 34 93 37 80 166/1956 16/1977
SNOQUALMIE 21 85 25 61 168/1949 4/1977
STAMPEDE -99 90 -99 53 202/1949 0/1977
MISSION 9 42 21 38 71/1999 9/1976
CRYSTAL 8 61 13 44 117/1999 0/1977
PARADISE 57 143 40 121 264/1972 24/1977
WHITE PASS 0 54 0 41 100/1999 0/1977
TIMBERLINE 46 128 36 101 230/2002 8/1977
MEADOWS 31 106 29 86 187/1974 4/1977

THIS TABLE PRODUCED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH BETWEEN 15 NOVEMBER AND 1 MAY.

AVERAGES, MAXIMUMS AND MINIMUMS EARLY AND LATE IN THE SEASON MAY BE
INACCURATE DUE TO LIMITED DATA.

IF THERE IS TIE FOR THE MAXIMUM OR MINIMUM SNOW DEPTH THEN THE LATEST
YEAR IS INDICATED.

RECORDS BEGIN: HURRICANE 1979, MT BAKER 1926, STEVENS 1939,
SNOQUALMIE 1929, STAMPEDE 1943, MISSION RIDGE 1970,
CRYSTAL 1967, PARADISE 1926, WHITE PASS 1976,
TIMBERLINE 1973, MT HOOD MEADOWS 1974.

NOTE: NRCS DATA USED AT STAMPEDE STARTING 2006-2007 SEASON.

Apologies for the formatting.

I'm sorry, no matter how many people claim they believe in the Easter Bunny, social consensus does not make a baseless claim any truer.

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Apologies for the formatting.

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[tt]CLIMATOLOGICAL SNOWDEPTH INFORMATION
NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER SEATTLE WASHINGTON
DAY  15  MONTH  2  YEAR  2015

DATA IN INCHES, -99 DENOTES MISSING DATA

            CURRENT  CLIMATE  PER CENT   LAST  THRU 2014  THRU 2014
            DEPTH    AVERAGE  OF NORMAL  YEAR  MAX/YEAR   MIN/YEAR

HURRICANE     4       87        5         44   198/1999    17/2005
MT BAKER     22      138       16        107   244/1999    24/1977
STEVENS      34       93       37         80   166/1956    16/1977
SNOQUALMIE   21       85       25         61   168/1949     4/1977
STAMPEDE    -99       90      -99         53   202/1949     0/1977
MISSION       9       42       21         38    71/1999     9/1976
CRYSTAL       8       61       13         44   117/1999     0/1977
PARADISE     57      143       40        121   264/1972    24/1977
WHITE PASS    0       54        0         41   100/1999     0/1977
TIMBERLINE   46      128       36        101   230/2002     8/1977
MEADOWS      31      106       29         86   187/1974     4/1977

THIS TABLE PRODUCED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH BETWEEN 15 NOVEMBER AND 1 MAY.

AVERAGES, MAXIMUMS AND MINIMUMS EARLY AND LATE IN THE SEASON MAY BE
INACCURATE DUE TO LIMITED DATA.

IF THERE IS TIE FOR THE MAXIMUM OR MINIMUM SNOW DEPTH THEN THE LATEST
YEAR IS INDICATED.

RECORDS BEGIN: HURRICANE 1979, MT BAKER 1926, STEVENS 1939,
SNOQUALMIE 1929, STAMPEDE 1943, MISSION RIDGE 1970,
CRYSTAL 1967, PARADISE 1926, WHITE PASS 1976,
TIMBERLINE 1973, MT HOOD MEADOWS 1974.

NOTE: NRCS DATA USED AT STAMPEDE STARTING 2006-2007 SEASON.
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Thanks Amar! Now if you could just re-format the weather...............

Finally, some hope on the horizon...

www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/814day/

It is the long term (with all the uncertainty caveats that Amar mentions), but I think it's the first time in a long time that is has shown something other than warm & dry in the extended...