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Could more snowfall break local records?

County could be hit by snowy winter

DAVENPORT-After a snowstorm canceled school events and caused businesses to close last week, Lincoln County could see a potentially record-breaking winter.

The National Weather Service has Davenport at 25.5 inches of snow for this winter, which is already more than December of 2021 at 13.8 inches.

The most snowfall Davenport has gotten in January was in 1949-1950 at 45.1 inches, but the most snowfall in a season was in 1949-1950 at 74.9 inches.

According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Miranda Solveig Cote, seasonal trends can be challenging to track.

"Loosely, we associate El Nino winters with drier and warmer weather and La Nina winters as colder and wetter, meaning typically more snowy," Cote said.

The Odessa area has seen significantly less snow over the years, with the highest recorded number being 37.3 inches for the 1996-1997 seasons.

The most negligible snowfall in the last eight years happened from 2014- 2015. The areas observed were Davenport at 5.3 inches and Odessa at 0.8 inches.

Snowfall was light from 2014 to 2015, which was during an El Nino period.

From 2015 to 2016 Davenport had a combined 35.6 inches in November and December.

The winter from 2016-2017 was in a La Nina period, meaning it was a colder and wetter winter and featured the most snowfall in recent years.

Davenport measured at 44.4 inches, while Odessa only had 16.1 inches.

Joe Houck, a local who moved back to the area a couple of years ago, said that there hadn't been as much snow in recent years.

"It used to snow a lot more years ago," Houck said. "Recently, the winters have been fairly mild."

Another newcomer shared that this winter seemed mild, even with the most recent snowstorm.

"Where I grew up, we had a lot more snow during the winter," Daniel Riley said. "I am mainly here for business and travel, but from what I've seen, they've been fairly mild the last couple of years."

Riley grew up in South Dakota and often commutes to the west side of Washington State. However, he said his biggest challenge comes from Snoqualmie pass.

Lincoln County is currently in a La Nina winter which could bring more snowfall and frigid temperatures that will be seen in the upcoming weeks.

The expected low overnight temperature is expected to -2 degrees on Thursday, Dec.22..

A few more days of snow are predicted before Christmas.

 

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