Is April snow in D.C. becoming more rare?
* Sun today, chance of rain tomorrow: Full Forecast * A rare April snow covers the Capitol Grounds. By CWG photographer Kevin Ambrose, April 7, 2007. See archived radar for that day. Despite the early-April warmth (and maybe to spite people who consider it a four letter word) some snow lovers can’t ever get enough. So before we put to bed discussion of snow chances ’til 2010-11, let’s take a look at what April typically has to offer metro region snow hounds. By the books, April provides close to nothing in the snow department. Nonetheless, snow does occasionally stick in April and an analysis of the stats tells an interesting story about its characteristics and long-term trends. One conclusion of my snow analysis is that snow of any consequence (of say, at least an 1″) has always been fairly rare in the D.C. area during April. And quite interestingly, another conclusion is that April snow might be a dying breed, at least in the city itself. Keep reading for an in-depth look at April sn
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