Snow streak: Dayton covered in an inch of snow for more than 3 weeks

For the past 24 days, Dayton has been covered in at least one inch of snow, the longest snow-covered streak since 1985, the National Weather Service in Wilmington reported.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington reported at least one inch of snow at the Dayton International Airport since Jan. 31, the longest streak at the site in 36 years, nearly to the day. The previous streak ended on Feb. 22, 1985.

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Fun fact: including today, there has been at least 1" of snow on the ground at Dayton (KDAY) for 24 straight days. This is the longest streak at the site in over 36 years (ended 02/22/1985)! The record, of course, was 1978 in which 1" of snow was on ground for 66 straight days.
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) February 23, 2021

The longest record for snow on the ground took place in 1978 after the Great Blizzard, which resulted in at least an inch of snow on the ground for a whopping 66 days, the NWS said.

Since January, the Miami Valley has seen several inches of snowfall and multiple snowstorms, some of which left area residents without power. Snow is beginning to melt as temperatures warm up, but storms over the past few weeks have resulted in nearly six inches of snow at the Dayton International Airport.

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