U.S. Snow Cover Reaches Record High Across Lower 48 States - Bloomberg
![](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.pLTiHgmHHw/v1/-1x-1.jpg)
The record-setting cold that has gripped the central U.S. has pushed snow cover across the 48 contiguous states to an all-time high in the 18-year database of the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center.Snow covers about 73.2% of the U.S. to an average depth 6 inches (15 centimeters), according to the agency. A year ago 35.5% was covered to an average depth of 4.6 inches. The center watches snow cover and water content in part to predict how severe spring flooding may be when it me
![](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iTMrJM0kJDoE/v0/1800x-1.jpg)
Drilling for Oil in Alaska, as World Scrambles for Arctic Riches
![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81SQbRxjXAL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service: Leonard, Devin: 9780802126405: : Books
![](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/S3JWP3BEXZMQGTMUPLXWIGRNWU_size-normalized.jpg&w=1200)
U.S. snow cover is highest in 20 years as winter weather, storms rage - The Washington Post
![](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNUf.zKBBHf4/v1/-1x-1.jpg)
New York Snow Entered Record Books as City Dug Out - Bloomberg
![](http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/polopoly_fs/1.2021750!/fileimage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/a-blizzard-in-des-moines-iowa-jan-13.jpg)
U.S. Snow Cover Reaches Record High Across Lower 48 States - Bloomberg, snow cover
![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/TgSmmx6E89oP76tBSd8wUD9kPC4=/1400x1400/filters:format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24957501/GettyImages_1243006998.jpeg)
The US power grid quietly survived record summer heat waves without outages - Vox
![](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itTrjAgWFKxk/v1/-1x-1.jpg)
A Record High Is in the Cards for US Stocks in 2024 - Bloomberg
![](https://images.axios.com/UsZswFC-MD2ph8NA6o2cgid6voc=/0x90:2048x1242/1920x1080/2023/11/01/1698882069009.jpg)
Cold blasts U.S. Lower 48 states with record low temperatures, snow
![](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isCHVoHMH9_s/v1/-1x-1.jpg)
New York and Boston Shiver as West Coast Gets Break From Winter - Bloomberg
![](https://gray-wmtv-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SV74TM7ZXBC6VOQMCPDEETB3WQ.png?auth=df5eda6da89ee74d097c046fdcb19c13bc0e92f09e1e316b0f55e7e9edc26e69&width=980&height=551&smart=true)
ARCTIC OUTBREAK - Over 70 percent of the lower 48 states is covered by snow
![](https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6z3Brb9DKLM/v1/1200x801.jpg)
Buffalo, NY, Faces Potential Record-Breaking Lake Effect Snow - Bloomberg
![](https://images.foxweather.com/static.foxweather.com/www.foxweather.com/content/uploads/2022/03/668/376/snow_cover_change.gif?ve=1&tl=1)
U.S. loses 25% of national snow cover in just 72 hours