One of the snowiest winters in D/FW history has finally ended, with official totals reaching 17.1 inches. Some areas even received 25 inches of snowfall this year!
A table of the top 10 snowiest winters, provided by the National Weather Service. This season ranked number 2, just half an inch behind breaking the record.
D/FW Snowiest Seasons
1 17.6 1977-78
2 17.1 2009-10*
3 15.3 1963-64
4 13.5 1923-24
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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The cause is undoubtedly related to El Nino, which has an indirect effect on allowing more Gulf moisture to make its way into the southern plains. This also causes the southern branch of the jet stream to bring pacific storm systems over the southern plains with greater frequency.
The National Weather Service wrote up a great summary of the numerous snowfall events this season, and can be found here
