The latest from the National Weather Service, snowfall today now shatters the previous record at DFW Airport. A whopping 7.9 inches 11.2 inches of snow has fallen today 2/11/10, surpassing the previous single calendar day record of 7.8 inches set on 1/15/1964 and 1/14/1917. The real kicker, snowfall is set to continue for a few more hours! This makes February 11th the snowiest calendar day, and snowiest 24 hour period in the history of DFW Airport. This winter season is now the 4th 3rd snowiest winter on record at 11.1 14.4 inches total. Details below…
...Snow event one for the record books...
At 7 PM...dfw Airport had recorded 7.9 inches of snow today. This
breaks the previous daily record for February 11 of 1.4 inches set
in 1988. This also breaks the previous 24-hour record for
February...7.5 inches on February 17, 1978 and February 25, 1924.
This is the greatest calendar-day snowfall total on record for
Dallas/Fort Worth. The previous record was 7.8 inches on January 15,
1964 and January 14, 1917.
This brings the seasonal snowfall total to 11.1 inches...which is
the 4th highest seasonal total on record for Dallas/Fort Worth. This
is the snowiest winter in 32 seasons (since 1977-1978).
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Dallas/Fort Worth - snowiest seasons
1 17.6 1977-78
2 15.3 1963-64
3 13.5 1923-24
4 11.1 2009-10*
5 10.4 1976-77
6 9.5 1909-10
7 9.2 1916-17
8 8.8 1947-48
9 8.1 1937-38
10 7.3 1965-66
7.3 1941-42
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Dallas/Fort Worth - most snow in February
1 13.5 1978
2 7.9 2010*
3 7.5 1924
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Dallas/Fort Worth - greatest 24-hour snowfall totals
1 12.1 January 15-16, 1964
2 8.2 January 14-15, 1917
3 7.9 February 11, 2010*
4 7.5 February 17, 1978
7.5 February 25, 1924
6 6.0 March 13, 1924
7 5.5 December 9, 1898
8 5.0 November 22, 1937
5.0 January 5, 1910
10 4.7 November 13, 1976
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