Sunday morning’s snowfall has bumped Sea-Tac Airport into a 6th place tie for all-time snow, according to the National Weather Service.
Here’s their statement:
…New snowfall today bumps Sea-Tac into 6th place tie all-time…
The snow year of 2008-9 has tied for 6th place in the top ten snowiest years at Sea-Tac Airport with 23.3 inches. The snowiest year was 67.5 inches back in 1968-9. Unofficially in Seattle… the snow year takes place between around October 15th and April 15th.
There are still 31 days left in the unofficial 2008-9 snow year.
Top ten snow years at Sea-Tac (october 15 – April 15)
Snowfall snow year
67.5 1968-9
63.6 1949-50
27.4 1950-1
26.9 1971-2
24.2 1955-6
23.3 tied 2008-9 (31 days remaining)
23.3 tied 1953-4
22.9 1965-6
21.4 1948-9
20.3 1985-6The climate average yearly snowfall for Sea-Tac is 11.8 inches.
Weather records have been kept at Sea-Tac since 1945. Previous records in the Seattle area go back to 1890.
