No Snow In Syracuse

It’s the week before Thanksgiving and other than a dusting here or there, no snow lays on the ground. With temperatures in the 50’s at times this week, Syracuse residents seem to be enjoying the lack of snow. However, it brings up the question, how long has it been since the city had an inch of snow?

The last time Syracuse had an inch of snow was February 24, 2009. As of Thursday that’s 268 days ago. Eight more days without the fluffy white stuff falling to the ground, and Syracuse breaks a 63 year old record of most days without an inch of sno

w. However, according to SU Earth Science Professor Linda Ivany, it’s not something that is a trend.

“There’s some average value [of days] and there’s a mean and distribution around it, so sooner or later you’re going to go a little longer. So it’s not that significant,” Ivany said.

For the city this lack of snow is significant. The city is offering four free passes to the Clinton Square Ice Skating Rink to the person who guesses the date of the first inch of snow. The people who win those free passes may need to wait a little while though, with all this warm weather Syracuse Parks Commissioner Pat Driscoll said it could be a challenge getting the rink open on time.

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