Snow Totals & A Look Back

The snow has come to an end. Yes, we will still see some snow floating through the air today, but as far as the accumulating snow we are done.

How much snow did we pick up? Here is a look at reports sent in to the National Weather Service around the area.

• Red Bud, IL 4.1"
• Mt. Vernon, IL 4"
• Plumfield, IL 3"
• Water Valley, KY 2.3"
• Pinckneyville, IL 2"
• Shawneetown, MO 2"
• Bloomsdale, MO 1"
• Mayfield, KY 1"
• Sharon, TN 1"
• Union City, TN 1"
• Cape Girardeau, MO 0.9"
• Farmington, MO 0.5"
• Marble Hill, MO 0.2"

The 0.9" of snow picked up in Cape Girardeau brings our winter seasonal (2009-2010) snow total to 13.3". This is the most snow we have seen during the winter since 2004-2005.

Over the last 40 years we have averaged 12.6" of snow per winter. Here is how the snow totals rank over the last 11 years.

1. 23.3" 2002-2003
2. 14.1" 2004-2005
3. 13.3"* 2009-2010
4. 11.6" 2000-2001
5. 8.8" 2005-2006
6. 8.4" 2001-2002
7. 6.3" 2007-2008
8. 5.3" 1999-2000
9. 3.9" 2003-2004
10. 3.3" 2006-2007
11. 3.0" 2008-2009
    

*We're not done yet.