Top 10 least snowiest winters and where we stand so far. Plus, more snow possible this weekend

This winter has been a lot of things, but snowy just isn't one of them.  Officially since December 1st, we've received 8.2 inches of snow, 11.8 inches for the entire season.  Now, we've still got another month and a half of winter to go which will likely put us over the ten inch mark, but with the lack of snow so far I decided to look back at the when some of the least snowiest winters occurred.

Could you imagine a winter with only 1.3 inches of snow?  That's what happened all the way back during the winter of 1906/1907.  The winter of 1927/1928 was next with a whopping four inches, followed by 1920-1921 when 4.7 inches fell.  How many of you remember the winter of 2002/2003 when we only received eight inches of snow.  If we were done with the cold and snow, this winter would end up within the top ten but we've still got through the end of February and even some of March to go.  And between now and then we will get more snow.

It wasn't that long ago when the record for most snow occurred.  Just a little over 65 inches of snow fell during the winter of 2007/2008.  Last year was the 9th snowiest winter on record.

If the lack of snow has bummed you out a little, don't worry, we may get a little more for the weekend.

Low pressure is forecast to develop in the southern Plains late this week tapping into moisture from the Gulf as well as cold air from Canada.  But just where that low tracks and whether the northern or southern branch of the jet stream, or both, will win out is the million dollar question.  We've seen this play out before this winter.  Several days leading to an event a storm system looks very promising for snow in the Midwest, but then ends up tracking a bit further south sparing us the brunt of the snow.  It's possible that this will happen again, especially if the southern branch of the jet streams remains dominant.  Our confidence in just where the low tracks and how much snow we'll receive this weekend will go up over the next couple of days and by Friday we should be able to let you know if you'll need to gas up the 'ole snow blower or leave it parked in the garage.