Evaluation of the reported January 11-12, 1997, Montague, New York, 77-inch, 24-hour, lake-effect snowfall
Subtitle: special report.
Contributors: United States. National Weather Service. Office of Meteorology.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Office of Meteorology
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Silver Spring, Md
Language: eng
Subjects: Snow -- New York (State) -- Montague (Town); Severe storms -- New York -- Montague (Town)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 41).
"March 1997."
Table of contents: title: WSFO BUF's internal use of spotter snowfall data,WSFO BUF's dissemination of spotter snowfall data, Question of new national 24-hour snowfall record, and Controversy over the reported new record; title: Evaluation of the Montague snowstorm, Synoptic description of the snowstorm, Surrounding cooperative observations and snow spotter data, Snow surveys, Satellite imagery, Radar, Eyewitness reports, and Committee members' observations; title: National 24-hour record, April 14-15, 1921, Silver Lake, Colorado; title: Comparison of Montague and Silver Lake snowstorms; title: NWS standards, guidelines, and measurement of snowfall, Current standards and guidelines, 1921 volunteer guidelines, Issues concerning NWS adherence to guidelines; title: WSFO BUF's snow spotter training documentation; title: NWS snow measurement guidelines.