If your memory of winter in the Louisville area from childhood is one of piled high snow drifts and endless sledding, youre wrong.
People from the area yes, even me often say that it used to snow more in Louisville than it used to.
WDRBs Chief Meteorologist Marc Weinberg has heard it, too, and he had some fun on Twitter last night proving once again that human memory is never as good as we think it is.
Weinberg calculated the average winter snow per year in the area by decade, and found that the amount hasnt changed much from the 1970s to the 2010s.
Average Winter Snow Per Year By Decade...
1970s -14.0"/yr1980s - 9.1"/yr1990s - 12,2"/yr2000s - 11.6"/yr2010s - 11.5"/yrThis one is FICTION. The numbers have not changed much in the last 5 decades. I just think we remember the big snow events, but forget the lower years. https://t.co/CYUaw7pV09
Marc Weinberg (@MarcWeinbergWX) March 9, 2022
He even offered an explanation as to why we apparently think Louisville used to be as white as the North Pole: I just think we remember the big snow events, but forget the lower years, he wrote.
And, for good measure, Weinberg added March into his measurements and found a similar trend.
Some asked if there was much change if I added March to Meteorological Winter. Here are the results for December - March...
1970s -18.4"/yr1980s - 10.8"/yr1990s - 15.0"/yr2000s - 13.2"/yr2010s - 15.3"/yr
Again, you see a similar trend. https://t.co/X2jrByT9I7
Marc Weinberg (@MarcWeinbergWX) March 9, 2022
Weinberg said he wanted to make a single point with his tweets: This is not a snowy area and really never has been. We do get years with some sizeable snows, but they are averaged out by the years that don't have much snow, he wrote.
While it might not snow much in Louisville, some is expected to hit the city Friday evening. So, if it happens, maybe enjoy the rare opportunity instead of complaining.
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