Paging Dr. David Viner, white courtesy phone please

Here is the map from NOAA's National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center showing the snow coverage at 53%, the most in 11 years for this date.
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© NOAA
Area Covered By Snow: 53.0%

Area Covered Last Month: 5.8%

And here are the past 11 years for this date, December 15th:
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© NWS Kansas City, MO