National Climatic Data Center Research Customer Service Group: The Winter of 95-96. A Season of Extremes

摘要

This report provides a review of the Winter of 1995-1996. a winter of unusual extremes in parts of the country. Although December was not unusually active, January and February proved to be quite interesting. Those months included the following extreme events: the January blizzard and ensuing flooding in the Northeast, and then in February. a severe cold wave, Pacific Northwest flooding, and unusual warmth and fires in the southern plains.