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How reliable is the current world-record snowfall event from Boulder County set way back in 1921? What are the guidelines for taking official snowfall measurements? What happened during the February 22 snow event to produce more than 5″ in Boulder, but less than 1″ in Denver? Listen to find out!

Show highlights include:

  • Intro
    • Hosts: Andy, Ben,  & Joseph
  • Past week’s weather discussion (Feb 20-26, 2016)  [Timestamp 23:22]
    • A little snow sneaks under the ridge!
    • Wow! That snow disappeared quick
  • Snowfall World Record (set in Boulder County in 1921) [Timestamp 48:57]
    • Was it reliable? Does it still hold up today?
    • Modern day snow measurement controversy in Washington D.C.

Ben Castellani

Ben grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania and holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Meteorology, the latter being from CU Boulder. His hometown received nearly three feet of snow from the Storm of the Century back in March of 1993, sparking his initial interest in impactful weather. Ben currently works on remote sensing and data analysis software at L3Harris Technologies in Boulder.

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