La Niña to be declared soon as ocean waters cool
Randy Mann.
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December has been a tough month for snow across the lower elevations of the Inland Northwest. Moisture totals have been below normal as Coeur d’Alene has received over 1.50 inches of rain and melted snow through Dec. 21. The normal precipitation in Coeur d’Alene for December is 3.90 and with additional storms expected this week and through the end of the month, there is a chance that we’ll come close to that figure.
In the mountains, many of the storms that have moved through the region have been cold enough for snow. As of the weekend, approximately 90 inches of snow has fallen at the summit of Silver Mountain and over 150 inches at the top of Lookout Pass. Schweitzer has reported about 110 inches of snow so far this season. These figures are expected to climb this week as a series of storms are expected to move through the region.
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