The previous record was set in 1929. Williston got one foot of snow which easily surpassed the record set in 1929, which was five (5) inches (all numbers rounded).
At one point, the snow was falling at the rate of two inches an hour.
Using Whiting's method of calculating IPs, this works out to more than four feet in one 24-hour period. Using BEXP's method of calculating IPs, this works out to more than 48 feet of snow in one 24-hour period. And, of course, using the method of calculating IPs by a company I won't name, this equates to two inches. Period.
Twin Cities top snowstorms. I couldn't past as text here so a link to my website. Interesting numbers!
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you couldn't resist could you Bruce.
ReplyDeleteWilliston is not known for getting much snow. We used to say that it was too cold in Williston to snow.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, my understanding is that global warming advocates say that a) it will get colder before it gets warmer; and or, b) increased precipitation is a sign of global warming.
The comments are a bit out of order, due to the way they get date-time stamped at Yahoo.
ReplyDeleteTo Bri-Va: thank you very much for stopping by. For newbies, Bri-VA is a huge source of great information on the Bakken, and I always pay attention to what he posts. With regard to "not being able to resist," the analogy with IPs was done tongue-in-cheek. It's somewhat of an inside joke and I apologize; I don't care for inside jokes, but it's fairly transparent as inside jokes go.
More importantly, I thought it was an opportunity to tie in more directly the Bakken with the recent record snowfall.
On a serious note, the snow makes the Bakken all that more dangerous, but I doubt the oil companies pay roughnecks, truck drivers, or frac crews any more in the winter than in the summer. Winter workers in North Dakota should be paid "hazardous duty pay."