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Northern Hemisphere
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Area of Snow Extent
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North America
Blended Snow Charts
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November 20, 2009


Yesterday's snow cover extent across Northern Hemisphere lands. For more daily charts, including the departure from satellite-era normal, click the map.  

New Snow Extent Product

The Rutgers University Global Snow Lab announces revised versions of its historic weekly and monthly Northern Hemisphere snow products. Snow maps, figures and tabular data have been updated.
[click for more information]

About the GSL

Welcome to the Rutgers University Global Snow Lab. Here you will find various unique products regarding global snow cover. Maps, graphic products and tabular data are available.

October 2009


Average snow cover extent for the latest month. Based on Rutgers GSL analysis of NOAA daily snow maps. For more results, including the monthly departure from normal for this and other months back to the late 1960s click the map.

2008 Annual Report

Annual snow cover extent (SCE) over Northern Hemisphere lands averaged 24.4 million square kilometers in 2008. This is 1.1 million sq. km less than the 39-year average and ranks 2008 as having the 4th least extensive cover on record... [download]

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