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Updated: 10:00 AM Dec 19, 2009
Record Breaking December Snowfall
The 17-inches of recorded accumulation at the McCormick Observatory is officially a record for December snowfall in central Virginia.
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December 19, 2009
The snow storm that has crippled much of central Virginia with one to two feet of snow is officially a record-breaker.
Accumulation at the McCormick Observatory at the University of Virginia has reached 17-inches as of 9:30am Saturday morning, which makes it the biggest December snow storm on record.
This weekend's storm has broken the record of 16-inches, which was previously set on December 26, 1969.
Other snowfall totals around central Virginia:
- Lake Monticello: 20 inches
- Wintergreen: 28 inches
- Fry Springs: 19 inches
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Posted by: Snowdin
Location: Earlysville
on Dec 19, 2009 at 12:13 PM
20" and counting on my deck in Earlysville...what's the all-time record (not just December)?
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