Northern Hemisphere snow cover this fall the most extensive ever recorded

© Rutgers Global Snow Lab

Fall snow cover extent in the Northern Hemisphere, 1967 to 2014

Data from Rutgers University Global Snow Lab show that Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent exceeded 22 million square kilometers this fall (September, October, and November) exceeding the previous greatest fall extent recorded in 1976.

During November alone, North America had its most extensive snow cover on record, the Lower 48 had its most extensive snow cover on record, and Canada had its second most extensive snow cover on record,

Not unexpectedly, goes to great lengths to explain why snow cover can increase in a warming world.

Thanks to Jason Cragg for this link

© Rutgers Global Snow Lab

November snow cover extent in the Northern Hemisphere