UPDATED Thursday Feb 25: Yesterday’s .5″ snow means our seasonal total is now 32.7 inches. We now have the 7th snowiest season on record in Indianapolis. Today will be the 20th in a row with at least an inch of snow on the ground. We are likely to also move into that top 10 list by the weekend, even with no new accumulating snow.
A tweeter named @aprildgregory writes: “@PaulPoteet please settle a dispute for me Mr. Weatherman. Thus far, how does this winter compare to those in recent past. Mostly snow wise.”
April: This is already the 10th snowiest season ever, as of Tuesday morning February 23.
Most Snow
Year Snowfall
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1981-82 51.0
1977-78 49.7
2002-03 46.9
1973-74 39.3
1995-96 37.8
1978-79 37.8
1983-84 32.6
1892-93 32.4
1909-10 32.3
2009-10 32.2
We’ve also had more than an inch of snow on the ground–as of today–for 18 consecutive days. You still have to go pretty far to compete with the legendary winters of the late 70′s.
Rank Consecutive Days
Snow On Ground End Date
1 59 3/12/1978
2 38 2/11/1977
3 36 2/21/1985
4 34 1/25/1970
5 32 1/14/2001
6 31 2/23/1979
7 28 1/16/1996
8 23 3/1/2007
9 22 3/18/1960
10 21 2/9/2000
11 21 1/20/1999
12 21 2/20/1982
13 19 2/13/2004
14 18 2/23/2010
