Winter 2007-08 Review

The La Nina winter of 2007-'08 was active with frequent storms across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. Snowfall was above normal as was rainfall. Several of the storms also featured strong winds.

The winter started slow with little snow in November, but there were several small to moderate snows in December. Christmas was green but the New Year started with a snowstorm across northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania that brought near blizzard conditions. January was considerably warmer than normal. Winter weather and cold temperatures dominated during February and March. Some locations were near or at record snowfall for February and again in March. The winter peaked with a record snow storm on March 7th and 8th with 12 to 20 inches of snow in most areas and near blizzard conditions.

Seasonal snowfall ranged from less than 50 inches across northwest Ohio with 60 to 80 inches average for most of north central and northeast Ohio. As is normal, locations in the snowbelt of extreme northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania reported considerably more snow. A peak of 176.6 inches was reported in northern Geauga County with 181.9 inches reported in eastern Erie County, PA. The Youngstown-Warren Airport reported the snowiest winter on record with a seasonal total of 102.8 inches.

Summary of Snowfall at Climate Sites
2007-08	Oct 07	Nov 07	Dec 07	Jan 08	Feb 08	Mar 08	Apr 08	May 08	Total 2007-08
Toledo	0.0	0.8	10.1	6.2	23.6	17.4	T	0.0	58.1
Mansfield	0.0	T	19.4	13.8	25.0	21.4	T	0.0	79.6
Cleveland	0.0	1.1	9.6	16.5	19.6	30.4	T	T	76.1
Akron-Canton	0.0	0.6	13.3	8.0	25.8	20.4	0.0	0.0	68.1
Youngstown	0.0	5.2	23.3	20.9	31.7	21.7	T	T	81.1
Erie PA	0.0	4.0	19.3	32.9	28.6	33.9	T	0.0	118.7