The last time there was more snow in Des Moines in December and January, the world was emerging from a several-hundred-year era of cold temperatures dubbed the "Little Ice Age."
Des Moines received 6.4 inches of snow Monday at the airport, pushing the total snowfall since Dec. 1 in the city to 41.4 inches. That topped the 37.2 inches in Des Moines during the same period in 1897-1898.
The record snowfall for Des Moines in December and January is 50.2 inches in 1885-86. Elwynn Taylor, Iowa State University Extension climatologist, said the world was coming out of the Little Ice Age in the 1880s.
Climatologists said that during the era that lasted 200 to 300 years, North America and Europe experienced colder-than-typical winters that featured large amounts of snow.
December and January this winter also are second in snowfall for Iowa as well, state Climatologist Harry Hillaker said.
Four of Iowa's snowiest December-January periods dating to the winter of 1887-88 have occurred in the past 10 years.
Monday marked the 48th day in a row that snow depth at the Des Moines airport measured at least 5 inches.
It's expected to stay that way at least another week.
Why no pity from me? Because, I live 150 miles north of Iowa's northern border. Its worse here.
Funny how there was a lot of cold and snow during the Little Ice Age. According to AGW proponents that's exactly what you get with Global Warming (tm) too.
Yeah.
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