February 10th Snowstorm adds 7 inches of new snow to Oak Hill — 100 year record set

Posted on 10 February 2010 at 5:22 pm in Weather.

From the National Weather Service, some snowfall mostly unofficial readings for Fairfax County:

...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
   RAVENSWORTH            9.0   200 PM  2/10
   1 N FRANCONIA          9.0  1200 PM  2/10
   1 SE CENTREVILLE       9.0  1240 PM  2/10
   VIENNA                 9.0  1258 PM  2/10
   2 NE OAKTON            9.0  1107 AM  2/10
   1 W LINCOLNIA          8.5   230 PM  2/10   SPOTTER
   1 NNE FAIRFAX STATIO   7.1   150 PM  2/10   SNOW ENDED.
   1 W CENTREVILLE        7.0   130 PM  2/10
   2 NE CHANTILLY         7.0  1100 AM  2/10   COCORAHS
   4 E CENTREVILLE        6.0   930 AM  2/10
   LORTON                 5.8  1130 AM  2/10

7 inches is about right. Add this to the 24-27 inches received on the February 6-7 storm and close to a yard of snow is now on the ground.

As if this were not enough, the Washington region set a hundred year for snowfall this season today according to The Washington Post.

Reagan National Airport (DCA) reported 1″ of snow between 1 and 2 p.m., upping its storm total to 9.8″. It has received 54.9″ this year, exceeding the 54.4″ of 1898-1899.

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