Today is the Winter Solstice, as the Winter Season officially began here in the Rocky Mountain
time zone at 4:12 a.m. this morning. And so far at least, the World hasn't ended today!
Also thought of as the “shortest day of the year”, our
shortest days actually last about a week. The length of day between
sunrise & sunset being 8 hours and 57 minutes, which actually started on
Dec. 18th and will last through Christmas Day, before we gain a
minute of daylight on Dec. 26th. By New Year’s Day, we are up to a
full 9 hours of daylight here in Jackson Hole.
White Christmas & Snowcover
Below is a visible satellite photo taken from space (of
course) of the north-central part of the Rockies
showing the actual snowcover throughout the region, taken Wednesday, December
19, 2012. (Sent to me by Steve Poole, thanks Steve).
Looks like only a few spots in the region that are at risk
of not having a White Christmas this year.
Speaking of Christmas, here in Jackson
Hole anyway, I will be sending everyone a little fresh snow this Christmas
Weekend. Enjoy, and have a Merry Christmas!
Link to that page from the NASA Earth Observatory is here:
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| Rockies Snowcover as seen from Space |
Posted by meteorologist Jim Woodmencey
Picture courtesy of NASA
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