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Photo by Adreli Vicente, 1/8/11 |
Once in every now and then, the nation can boast that on a specific date, every single state in the Union has snow on the ground. Yesterday, Wednesday, January 12, 2011, was almost such a day.
The only “holdout” was Florida.
According to the Weather Bureau, the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii are covered with 7 inches of the cold stuff. Pretty "almost-good" skiing conditions, I would think.
February 13, 2010 was the last time every single state in the Union recorded snow on the ground. And just like this year, Florida was the last holdout.
Are we due for an “all 50 states” count again this year? Hawaii’s ready … and waiting.
I read that 71% of the country was covered. I'm glad to be in the minority on this one!
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