LVwxHistorian

I love 12-19-2009 -- "here's your first snow" , 22.5"!!! Deal with that!

You sure about that?!

Actually in Jan. 84 it hit -11 at ABE and in March there we 2 significant storms. I was interviewed on TV in mid-Jan when we got out early from school from a storm that only ended up leaving a couple of inches

2013ABEXmas.pdf

I really may have to visit some time. BTW here's a typical clipping I found from your town: CoatesvilleIdiot.pdf

crazy gradient from PHL to LV!!

Yup even though Feb. 67 was 8th coldest ever

It was pretty good though the first storm melted quick -- record 17" depth Xmas day. Dec. 1872 is the only comparable December in terms of snow (and cold)

Actually 95-96 was 1.4* colder than 66-67: 28.6 vs 27.2 (ABE) -- You probably posted just to get me to respond,

Phila AP did good: PHILADELPHIA INTL AI 8.6 703 PM 12/08 ASOS PHILADELPHIA CENTER 5.5 354 PM 12/08 PUBLIC PHILADELPHIA 4.3 333 PM 12/08 PUBLIC PHILADELPHIA OEM 4.2 305 PM 12/08 EMERGENCY MNGR PHILADELPHIA FIRE 53 4.0 128 PM 12/08

We got 5.6" Dec 19, 2009, so sad

Opps forgot Dec. 14, 1917 - 12"

Airport only got 4.9 on Dec. 9, 2017 but as much as 7.5" at Schnecksville, Neffs and Wind Gap

Lol! Dec. 14, 2013 -- 6.8" (13.7 for the month), 11" at Pen Argyl

Big first half of December storms in the great LV, strung together in the 2000s like pretty Xmas lights! Dec. 11-12, 1960: 10.3" Dec. 13-14, 1966: 7.6" Dec. 8, 2002: 8" -- and another 7.2" on X-mas day Dec. 5, 2003: 9" Dec. 9, 2005: 9.1" and 14/-2 on the 14th (2nd earliest sub-zero ever). And last year we had 11.5" on the 16-17th.

Well it at least warrants you checking all the other years. Feb 1895 I already mentioned. You mentioned Malvern 30 inches in Jan. 2016 -- that's not official enough for the list (not a COOP)?

It isn't whether I like or dislike it -- I already said that I don't have a personal vendetta or stake in this, it's just when I see something so outlandish, I feel compelled to speak up. I would accept if I'm proven wrong, but nothing you've presented so far has done that, and in fact some of it has bolstered my position! Did you find any other station with any snow at all in April 1895? (Here's a hint: You won't). And if you got tabulated data for West Chester for April 1895 showing over 20" (or any amount for that matter) from NCDC, then it just shows the quality control that they've been doing so far: they just accept completely incorrect data just like you do. It's hard to believe that you just believe it without simply checking other stations. That's how you validate this stuff, looking at other stations and newspapers - the only 2 ways I know!! It's not difficult for me so i can't understand why it's so hard for ya'll!!!

I won't even respond till you get rid of 1, 3, 7 and 8

LOL

I may do that, though a comparison with Chesco is not all that important -- the Lehigh Valley has a first order station and is much more important historically, economically and in most other ways than chester county backcountry with your incompetent old weather observers, LOL.

You and Newman may not care, but the people who keep track of these records (i.e NCEI) care very much, as do I.

And of course most of these are multi-day storms, like Feb 1903 when they both got 10 inches total. I like my chances with NCEI more and more every day!

But most of your initial data is absolutely wrong!! And even when WC got more than Coatesville, it's just a little more -- which has been my point all along -- the differences should be negligible, which you so aptly proved for me -- Thank you!!!!

And here's West Chester's April 1895 since you seem to be too lazy to go NCEI -- simply rewriting precip. more legibly in snowfall column WCApril1895.pdf

Let me repeat: there was no snowfall anywhere in the region in April 1895! None anywhere And your data for Feb 8, 1895 is incorrect: they both had 10 inches on the 8th and Coatesville had another 10" the day before -- ANOTHER inflated storm total -- I love it, more ammo for me!!! This is like Mike Tyson beating down some punk kid from the street LOL!! WCFeb1895.pdf CoatesilleFeb1895.pdf