US Snowcover 2012 vs Last 5 Years

One element of our weather that has been lost in the aether somewhat (as we track the cold air over Canada) is the lack of snowcover across the country.

So  far, as of December 5th, the US was covered in only 7.2% snowcover compared to last year when the snowcover was at 32%

Below is each snowcover map for the US going back to 2008. Given the pattern ahead, I think this years number will go up!