This ties the record for the top snowiest day for Gulfport set back on December 31, Two days before the snowstorm, a blast of frigid arctic air invaded the Southeast. By Monday night, Jan 20, an area of low pressure developed off the coast of Texas and tracked across the northern Gulf. This kept the I corridor in the cold sector of the low-pressure system. As the low tracked east, it sent moisture overrunning the cold air, allowing for heavy snow to develop.
Cities from Louisiana to Florida broke their all-time daily snowfall records. New Orleans picked up a record breaking 8 in at New Orleans International Airport β the most snow in a single day since the great February , snowstorm.
Mobile and Pensacola also broke their all-time snowfall records achieved from the storm. Mobile picked up 7. Weather observations at Gulfport-Biloxi began on October 1, Through a project called ThreadEx , those observations are compared with observations taken at nearby sites that have been discontinued and no longer exist.
To provide a longer period of record, they are also compared with observations from nearby Biloxi from June 1, to June 29, As a result, obtaining a long time series i.
Observations taken at WLOX are compared with old records taken from previous nearby sites in Biloxi that date back to Trent Lott International Airport in Moss Point is not considered an official climate site because it does not have the required 30 years or more of weather observations. However, with weather observations dating back to , it is the most comprehensive set of weather observations in Jackson County and we often report these records to provide more context.
