Top 15 snowiest winters on record in Washington DC N Hem Jan-Feb z500 w/ the snowiest (2009-10) also shown.

Key takeaways:

1) No, we don't "need to improve the Pacific".

2) Strong west-based -NAO & transient +PNA is usually all you need to get giant mid-Atlantic snowstorms. pic.twitter.com/patCiYJla4

— Eric Webb (@webberweather) December 29, 2020