Where Did Pittsburgh's Snow Go?

PITTSBURGH, PA - The news probably won't bother people, but snow has been scarce around Pittsburgh thus far this winter. In fact, snow totals for the fall and winter combined are well below normal.

According to the National Weather Service, only four days in January was an official snow depth of more than one inch recorded. That's the least amount of days since 2008.

Even more surprising, there have been only nine days in which more than one inch of snow has been recorded since Oct. 1. That's the least amount of days since 2008 and the seventh-fewest on record.

Pittsburgh has had just 11.5 inches of snow since Oct. 1. The 30-year average for the period is 23.3 inches, according to the weather service.

So don't worry about breaking the city's all-time January snowfall record of 40.2 inches set in 1978. That's not going to happen.

Breaking the February record of 48.7 inches set in 2010 might prove challenging as well, as the month will get off to a mild start. High temperatures for the first five days of February are expected to range from the low 40s to the mid-50s.