Through A.D. 2008 March 20:
Days with snow cover: 117
Days with complete snow cover: 57
Total snowfall: 130 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 20 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 15 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: -19.5º Celsius (-3 degrees Fahrenheit)
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2008 March 20
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2008 March 20
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2008 March 20
It's snowing very hard at the moment. We've already had one centimeter of accumulation, and we'll get a lot more if it keeps snowing like this. Anything more this evening will have to be added later.
The Crocus ancyrensis 'Golden Bunch' were about to start blooming on 2008 March 17, but two things happened: the [damned] chickens pecked the petals off of a few of them, and the weather turned nasty. The past few days have seen near constant precipitation: +1 degree C. with rain; 0+ degrees C. with rain; and now -2 degrees C. with snow. Nonetheless, the Croci should bloom the next sunny day above freezing.
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Through A.D. 2008 March 26:
Days with snow cover: 123
Days with complete snow cover: 57
Total snowfall: 131 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 20 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 15 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: -19.5º Celsius (-3 degrees Fahrenheit)
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2008 March 20
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2008 March 26
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2008 March 24
Crocus ancyrensis 'Golden Bunch' started blooming on A.D. 2008 March 21 - a full week later than last year. The Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl' began blooming by March 24 - two days earlier than last year. The Crocus sieberi var. sublimus 'Tricolor' is still a long way from blooming - it was planted last autumn. The Crocus tomasinianus 'Ruby Giant' also looks a long way from blooming, though it did so at the beginning of April last year.
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