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07-12-2007, 08:47 AM
by JEFFREY P. MAYOR; The News Tribune
Thanks to the rash of hot weather, the snowpack at Paradise has disappeared rapidly.
On June 22, there were 48 inches of snow on the ground, based on information collected at the Paradise weather station. On July 2, that had dwindled to 24 inches. Finally, at 3 p.m. on July 6, the weather station at Paradise registered no snow on the ground.
For the 2006-2007 snowfall year, 621 inches of snow fell at Paradise. That was down from the 722 inches that fell during 2005-2006.
Officials track the snowfall total from July 1 to June 30.
How hot has it been at the park while we swelter here in the lowlands? At noon Monday it was 61 degrees at the weather station at Camp Muir, 10,100 feet above sea level
source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/108330.html
Thanks to the rash of hot weather, the snowpack at Paradise has disappeared rapidly.
On June 22, there were 48 inches of snow on the ground, based on information collected at the Paradise weather station. On July 2, that had dwindled to 24 inches. Finally, at 3 p.m. on July 6, the weather station at Paradise registered no snow on the ground.
For the 2006-2007 snowfall year, 621 inches of snow fell at Paradise. That was down from the 722 inches that fell during 2005-2006.
Officials track the snowfall total from July 1 to June 30.
How hot has it been at the park while we swelter here in the lowlands? At noon Monday it was 61 degrees at the weather station at Camp Muir, 10,100 feet above sea level
source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/108330.html