February 21, 2020 - Snow in New England

Snow in New England

A bright, wintery scene greeted NASA’s Aqua satellite as it passed over parts of New England on a sunny day in mid-February 2020. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board that satellite acquired a true-color image of fresh snowfall on February 15.

Snow swept across much of the United States in mid-February, with moderate amounts dropping across much of Upstate New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The snow fell along a reasonably well-demarcated line that left most of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and parts of New York, including Long Island and New York City snow-free.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 2/15/2020
Resolutions: 1km (388.6 KB), 500m (1.1 MB), 250m (1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC