[Vision2020] Moscow July/August Record Lows Freezing or Below...But Snow?

[JLBrown]

I learned a new weather word the other day:  graupel, meaning soft hail.

 

I have lived in Moscow since 1987 and I remember snow flurries on the 4th of
July twice in that time period.

 

Judy

 

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Ted Moffett
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:55 AM
To: brentbradberry at netscape.net
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Moscow July/August Record Lows Freezing or
Below...But Snow?

 

Thanks for the info...

 

Given the freezing or below freezing record lows for Moscow for July/August,
perhaps if there was significant precipitation at the moments of these low
record temperatures, which no doubt were at night maybe early early morning,
I assume that actual measurable snow in the ground might occur in
July/August... I'm not sure that a "measurable" amount of snow has ever
actually been recorded in July or August for Moscow, but I don't doubt your
memory of snow falling in summer.  Summer hail from thunderstorms is not so
rare, I guess.

 

I was wondering what the difference is between snow, hail and sleet, and the
National Snow and Ice Data center referred me to USA Today information on
weather.  The NSIDC page on snow answers a lot of questions about snow,
nonetheless.  The USA Today info mentions snow flakes, snow grains, and snow
pellets, as well as sleet and hail... I recall that Arctic peoples have
dozens of words for different kinds of frozen precipitation:

 

http://nsidc.colorado.edu/snow/faq.html

 

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wds8.htm

 

Below is info on Arctic peoples words for frozen precipitation, but I guess
this list is from three different languages:

 

http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-snow-words.htm

 

http://www.elements.nb.ca/kids/snow/snoword.htm

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On July 18, 1939, Moscow had a low of 27 F.:

http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/daily/83843?climoMonth=7


18  5:13 AM 8:35 PM 84°F 49°F 66°F 103°F (1960) 27°F (1939)

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Moscow August temperatures:

http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/daily/83843?climoMonth=8

Freezing or below freezing Moscow temperatures in August:

30 F. August 16, 1935
32 F. August 20, 1945
30 F. August 25, 1980
30 F. August 29, 1937
32 F. August 30, 1980
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
 

On 5/12/09, brentbradberry at netscape.net <brentbradberry at netscape.net> wrote:


Ted,
I recall "snow" in Moscow in July, sometime between 1965-67 (sorry my memory
is not more precise). I put snow in "" "" because it appeared to melt, or
sublimate, before it hit the ground. But it was definitely white
precipitation. It was more or less mid-day, and well above freezing (as I
recall). There has also been snow in late August, about the 30th or 31st,
although I'm even less sure of the year. I do remember a brief snow shower,
which actually hit the ground before melting.

Brent Bradberry


 

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