What a sad state of affairs. The Washington DC area has yet to see any significant snow fall since the start of the winter. Temperatures have hovered in the 40-50 range over the past few weeks, making this an unusually warm January. To make matters worse, predictions of our first winter snow storm proved to be premature. Initial predictions for snow were in the range of 2-4 inches. The current forecast now calls for a “dusting” that is unlikely to actually stick to the ground. In short, you will be lucky to see so much as a single snow flake this evening.
Unfortunately, this seems to be part of a much larger trend. Last year was the hottest year on record for the United States. In addition, if 2013 looks anything like 2012, than this will be the second winter in a row without significant snow fall or cold weather. Could global climate change be to blame for these whether events? It certainly seems to look that way. Of course some studies have also indicated that global climate change could make winters more severe, making events like the “Snowmageddon” of 2010 more likely.
Either way, for a lot of Fairfax residents, it seems like an eternity since the last time the area experienced anything close to a "normal" winter.
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