{"id":79210,"date":"2021-12-08T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/juneau-records-2nd-snowiest-early-winter-in-20-years\/"},"modified":"2021-12-08T01:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T10:30:00","slug":"juneau-records-2nd-snowiest-early-winter-in-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/juneau-records-2nd-snowiest-early-winter-in-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Juneau records 2nd snowiest early winter in 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juneau is experiencing its second-snowiest early winter season in 20 years, according to the National Weather Service in Juneau.<\/p>\n

In the period between Nov. 1-Dec. 7, 2021, the NWS office in the Mendenhall Valley recorded 56.8 inches of snow, the second snowiest since the office began measuring the snow in 2001, according to NWS meteorologist Cody Moore.<\/p>\n

“We’re definitely above average right now,” Moore said in a phone interview with the Empire Wednesday. “It’s exceptionally snowy for the beginning of winter. It’s rare to get this much snow this early in the season.”<\/p>\n

Precipitation records at the Juneau International Airport date back to mid-20th century, Moore said and received 44.4 inches of snow in the Nov. 1-Dec. 7, time period Moore said.<\/p>\n

Airport manager Patty Wahto said the weather hadn’t impacted operations at the airport, but crews were busy doing snow removal around the clock.<\/p>\n

[More rain, snow and overnight ice expected<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n

The National Weather Services issued additional weather advisories Wednesday, as heavy precipitation continues to move through Southeast Alaska.<\/p>\n

NWS issued a winter weather advisory for Juneau early Wednesday morning through 7 p.m. that evening, saying 2 inches of snow had already fallen and roads were slippery — potentially impacting evening commutes. At the same time NWS Juneau issued a special weather statement about continued precipitation through the week.<\/p>\n

“Another winter storm could threaten the capital city Thursday night through Friday morning,” the NWS said in a special weather statement. “Some scenarios present the possibility of another 4-8 inches of snowfall. However, southerly winds could bring in warmer air and a transition to rain, especially early Friday morning.”<\/p>\n

With the temperature hovering right around freezing, precipitation would likely remain a mix of snow and rain, according to Moore.<\/p>\n

“Thursday-Friday will be right on that line,” Moore said of the near-freezing temperature. “Typically the snow will be pretty wet.”<\/p>\n

• Contact reporter Peter Segall at psegall@juneauempire.com. Follow him on Twitter at @SegallJnuEmpire.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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