30 December 2009

Through A.D. 2009 December 30:

Days with snow cover: 29
Days with complete snow cover: 17
Total snowfall: 026 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 08 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 08 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: 04º Fahrenheit (-15.5º Celsius)

Slightly less than one inch (about 2 centimeters) of snow accumulated on A.D. 2009 December 27. Two very cold days have left the complete snow cover intact, though the snow is melting slowly today.

I was at my sister-in-law's home the past three days. She lives in the Lake Erie snowbelt, and we received approximately 10 inches of snow in the final 36 hours of our visit. Incredibly, we weren't even in the major snow bands. I'm jealous, for we saw a number of people sledding, skiing, and snowmobiling while we were there. We haven't had enough snow to do any of those things this year. (Both of the storms that dropped 8 centimeters of snow were followed by rapid melting, leaving less than one inch of snow within 12 hours.)

What's the point of living in a (somewhat) cold climate if you rarely get enough snow to do anything?

26 December 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 December 26:

Days with snow cover: 25
Days with complete snow cover: 14
Total snowfall: 024 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 08 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 08 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: 04º Fahrenheit (-15.5º Celsius)

Well, another Christmas has come and gone. As in years past, this year's Christmas weather was less than ideal. Ironically, Christmas day was the warmest (and the only one with a high temperature above freezing) in the past sixteen days! We started with close-to-complete snow cover. The regular brown patches expanded over the course of the day. It began pouring down rain about 16:00, and the snow cover was almost completely gone by 20:00. As I type this on A.D. 2009 December 26, I can't even see any snow out the window. There's still a little bit out there, but the patches are few and far between. Christmas in Dundee...

Was it a white Christmas? I don't know. For the most part, we had complete snow cover this morning. However, that was gone by the end of the day. The weather was the exact opposite of what you'd want on Christmas: the warmest day in more than two weeks and rainy. I guess I'm going to say "yes" to it being a white Christmas but "hell no" to it feeling like a white Christmas.

19 December 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 December 18:

Days with snow cover: 17
Days with complete snow cover: 07
Total snowfall: 022 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 08 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 08 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: 04º Fahrenheit (-15.5º Celsius)


Three more days with complete snow cover, though we have less than 5 centimeters on the ground. In some places the snow cover is almost gone despite the fact that our high temperatures have been in the low 20s Fahrenheit. At this point, a white Christmas looks possible, but not definite. We'll probably lose most of our snow in the next week (days are forecast to be sunny with high temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s), but there is a chance for a storm on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

12 December 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 December 12:

Days with snow cover: 11
Days with complete snow cover: 04
Total snowfall: 018 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 08 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 08 centimeters

09 December 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 December 09:

Days with snow cover: 08
Days with complete snow cover: 01
Total snowfall: 015 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 08 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 08 centimeters

Eight centimeters of snow and sleet accumulated last night, resulting in a much appreciated day off from school. Despite the storm, which was the largest of the season, the ground is quickly reappearing beneath a rapidly melting blanket of snow. Yeah, it was one of those storms. You know, the kind that drops a bunch of heavy wet snow, then turns to rain and melts almost everything that accumulated. When I woke up this morning it was already above freezing and raining. It certainly tempers the excitement of our first real snow event since the highly irregular mid-October snowfall.

05 December 2009

Weather Update

Ahhh, Winter* has finally returned. It snowed unexpectedly today. In addition, today was the first day of the Winter of A.D. 2009/2010 with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius. (Today's high temperature was about 29º Fahrenheit.) The snowfall was the fourth in the past week, but the first that accumulated. In fact, today's snow cover was the first since A.D. 2009 October 17. Incredibly, we went the entire month of November with no sticking snow. Perhaps just as incredibly, it only snowed three times for a grand total of approximately 45 minutes. Most days during November had high temperatures in the 50s Fahrenheit. The absence of sticking snow in November marked the first time in the six Novembers that I have lived here that has happened.

Through A.D. 2009 December 05:

Days with snow cover: 04
Days with complete snow cover: 00
Total snowfall: 007 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 06 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 06 centimeters

*Note: I capitalize the name of the season Winter knowing that it is grammatically incorrect to do so. However, I believe that it deserves it.

27 October 2009

Winter Weather Update

Well, we had our first snowfall of the winter of A.D. 2009/2010 on Thursday, A.D. 2009 October 15. It was the earliest snowfall that anyone in my family could remember. (They've lived in this area since 1977.) The snowfall marked the midpoint of about six straight days of extremely unseasonable weather. After a full day of light-to-moderate snow, it began sticking at about 19:30 at my home. When we awoke the next morning, a full 6 centimeters (about 2.5 inches) had accumulated. The rarity of such an early storm is illustrated by the fact that a coworker's father (whose birthday is October 15) could not remember ever having snow on or before his birthday...and he's 85. The storm really was a special treat, and I feel blessed to have experienced it. The statistics for the storm are as follows:

First snow:
2009 October 15
First snow accumulation: 2008 October 15 (06 centimeters)

Through A.D. 2009 October 17:

Days with snow cover: 03
Days with complete snow cover: 00
Total snowfall: 006 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 06 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 06 centimeters

P.S. Complete snow cover lasted until about 14:00 on Friday, October 16. Friday's high temperature was only 34 degrees Fahrenheit (about 1 degree Celsius) and much of the snow remained at nightfall. The following morning, there were still pockets of snow dotting the landscape.

15 October 2009

First hard frost...for real.

Well, the growing season of 2009 came to an end on Monday, A.D. 2009 October 12. We had experienced a few light frosts in the weeks leading up to the 12th, but none that left the entire yard white. Monday was 27º Fahrenheit (-2.7º Celsius). The tomato plants were totally wiped out, which pretty much defines a "hard frost." With this information, I can tally the length of the 2009 growing season:

Last hard frost of spring: 2009 May 19
Last light frost of spring: 2009 May 19
First light frost of autumn: 2009 September 20
First hard frost of autumn: 2009 October 12
Length of the 2009 growing season: 145 days

The statistics for the growing season of 2008 were:

Last hard frost of spring:
2008 May 05
Last light frost of spring: 2008 May 28
First light frost of autumn: 2008 September 19
First hard frost of autumn: 2008 October 07
Length of the 2008 growing season: 154 days

The statistics for the growing season of 2007 were:

Last hard frost of spring:
2007 May 14
Last light frost of spring: 2007 May 22
First light frost of autumn: 2007 September 17
First hard frost of autumn: 2007 October 29
Length of the 2008 growing season: 167 days

The statistics for the growing season of 2006 were:

Last hard frost of spring:
2006 May 07
Last light frost of spring: 2006 May 07
First light frost of autumn: 2006 September 29
First hard frost of autumn: 2006 October 06
Length of the 2008 growing season: 151 days

I'm not sure of the spring statistics for 2005 because my wife and I lived in western New York for a brief period of time. The autumn statistics were as follows:

First light frost of autumn:
2005 October 20
First hard frost of autumn: 2005 October 28

20 September 2009

First Light Frost

The growing season is still going (strong), but it nearly ended this morning. It was 35 degrees Fahrenheit (about 1.6 degrees Celsius) this morning, and there were patches of frost throughout the landscape. Our backyard was particularly frosty after having been mowed yesterday afternoon. I was very pleased to see some ice again (my favorite season is winter), and I look forward to even colder dips in temperature (and the subsequent killing of the pollen-producing weeds that are currently plaguing me) in the near future.

Now that we've had our first light frost, I can pull out the old "autumn weather updates" template:

First light frost of autumn: 2009 September 20
First hard frost of autumn: 2009 ???

By the way, did I mention that we've had about a quarter of an inch (about 6 mm) of rainfall in September, which is less than 008% of average? Our well water, for the first time since we've lived here, smells like sulphur. Seven out of eight VERY dry months are finally catching up to us...

01 September 2009

Autumn is here! (at least temporarily)

Wow! Autumn came in like a rocket! Sunday, August 30 was chilly by late August standards with a high temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit. The following day was also autumn-like, with sun and a high temperature of only 63 degrees Fahrenheit. This morning was the coldest since May with a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.4 degrees Celsius). Awesome stuff!

23 August 2009

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 August 23:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit):
08

Last week's forecast was pretty accurate: we had two days with a high temperature of 85º F. (29.5º C.) and four days with high temperatures that reached or exceeded 30º C. It is hoped that this will be the last stretch of really hot weather this summer.

17 August 2009

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 August 17:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit):
07

This is our third consecutive day with a high temperature at or above 30º Celsius. It was almost our fourth consecutive day, but the temperature stopped climbing at 29º on Friday. Tomorrow is also forecast to be hot, though it may or may not reach 30º.

This past week has been the hottest of the summer despite the fact that average high temperatures are supposed to be dropping now.

12 August 2009

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 August 12:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit):
04

We had our fourth day with a high temperature at or above 30º Celsius a couple of days ago. It was beginning to get very dry again until four of five days ago, when a warm (25º to 30º C.) and extremely humid pattern came into effect. We've had four or five intense thunderstorms since then, and they left about 2 inches of much-needed rain. Unfortunately, it appears that Mother Nature is going to extract a cost for the rain that includes about a week of 30º+ high temperatures. Such stretches of hot weather are not uncommon (we probably average two or three each summer), but this stretch will be the first this year.

29 July 2009

Summer Weather Update

It's been relatively dry since that roughly-three-week stretch beginning in mid-to-late June. The grass started turning brown a couple of days ago, but then we got two tenths of an inch of rain - just enough to turn it green for a few more days. We've been flirting with 30 degrees (Celsius) for a couple of weeks, but we haven't had any. We have had three or four days that were 29.5 degrees, but, for the most part, it has been wonderfully mild. It was downright cool during the latter half of June and early July. I'm not sure that we had one day with a high temperature above 75 degrees Fahrenheit during that three-or-four-week stretch. At least a week of days had high temperatures in the 60s. It was wonderful.

06 July 2009

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 July 06:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit):
03

There were two days above 30º Celsius in April. There were none in May. There was one in June. It has been a remarkably cool start to the summer, despite the extremely warm weeks in April. Unlike some in this area, I've loved it. The past couple of weeks have been absolutely wonderful. We've had more than ten days of high temperatures between 68º F. and 72º F.

25 May 2009

Summer Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 May 25:

Days at or above 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit):
02

We had two days in April with temperatures at or above 30º Celsius. The first was 88º Fahrenheit and the second was 96º Fahrenheit. The latter marked the highest temperature EVER recorded in the month of April. It was ridiculous.

We had four consecutive days at or above 80º Fahrenheit until yesterday. As far as I'm concerned that's too hot - especially for May. Http://www.weather.com/ reported that Penn Yan, New York reached 30º Celsius two of those four days, but it didn't happen here. We reached 84º Fahrenheit twice, though.

I'm sick of the heat. I need to live (1) on a lake or (2) in northern Canada. Better yet, I could live on a lake in northern Canada! Too bad Canada's gun laws are terrible... Wait! So are New York's! ...

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 May 25:

Days with snow cover: 121
Days with complete snow cover: 65
Total snowfall: 144 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 03
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2009 April 08
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2009 April 23
Latest light frost: A.D. 2009 May 19
Latest hard frost: A.D. 2009 May 19
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 April 07

We had our (presumably) final frost of the season on A.D. 2009 May 19 and it was a doozie. The temperature reached 27º Fahrenheit (about -3º Celsius) and the damage was incredible. The grapes suffered significant dieback. The garden plants suffered significant dieback. Small Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) suffered potentially fatal dieback. Undoubtedly, there will be a significant reduction in tree fruit yields this year. Worst of all, our small grove of Chestnuts was hammered. Dieback ranged from 50 to 75%. I hope that the trees will survive (I can't imagine they won't), but we will be lucky to get ANY chestnuts this year.

This was, by far, the worst late frost that I have ever seen. (Not that I've seen that many.) The reason for the destruction was not the lateness of the frost - we've had frosts this late in recent years. The problem was that we had at least one month and two days of warm, completely frost free weather leading up to May 19. That was unprecedented. It was the first time since I've lived in New York that we had gone more than a week and a half without a frost leading up to the tenth of May. I was beginning to think that we weren't going to get another frost, but I figured that we still had a good chance for one. Sure enough, it came, it hit, and it killed. I was very happy to get one last frost; I just wish we hadn't gone a month+ without one leading up to it.

25 April 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 April 25:

Days with snow cover: 121
Days with complete snow cover: 65
Total snowfall: 144 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 03
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2009 April 08
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2009 April 23
Latest light frost: A.D. 2009 April 24
Latest hard frost: A.D. 2009 April 13
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 April 07

F***ing hot. Three days ago the high temperature was between 8º and 9º Celsius (46º-48º F.). Two days ago it snowed. Yesterday morning we had a light frost. Today the temperature is already 30º Celsius (86º Fahrenheit) in the shade. The roads are clogged with people. Two thoughts have been bouncing around my mind: I forgot how much I dislike summer (too many people; too hot) and I want a sailboat.

I didn't start keeping track of the last hard frost until after we stopped having them. We had something like 11 hard frosts in 13 days so I decided to stop worrying until later in the month. We've only had one or two since then, so my statistics aren't perfect. It's very likely that we had a hard frost on A.D. 2009 April 16. It's a little less likely (but still likely) that we had one on A.D. 2009 April 17. I'm hoping that we'll have another one, but the long-term forecast doesn't look good. In any case, I'm leaving the date of April 13 for now.

13 April 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 April 13:

Days with snow cover: 121
Days with complete snow cover: 65
Total snowfall: 144 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 03
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2009 April 08
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2009 April 12
Latest light frost: A.D. 2009 April 13
Latest hard frost: A.D. 2009 April 13
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 April 07

In my last post I mentioned that a snow "storm" had been forecast, but I didn't think that we were going to get much. Well, that turned out to be the case, but we did get a couple of centimeters over the course of a couple of days.

It snowed again on Easter morning (A.D. 2009 April 12). That day's high temperature was approximately 38 degrees Fahrenheit.

We had a VERY hard frost this morning (A.D. 2009 April 13).

05 April 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 April 06:

Days with snow cover: 119
Days with complete snow cover: 65
Total snowfall: 142 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 03
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 22
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2009 April 04
Latest light frost: NA
Latest hard frost: NA
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 March 23

It snowed all day Saturday but nothing accumulated. Saturday's high temperature was less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Sunday was sunny and warm with a high temperature in the mid to upper 50s. It was amazing to think that such weather can occur on consecutive days.

The weathermen are saying snow tonight, tomorrow, and tomorrow night. Forecasts of up to 15 cm are circulating. I'm expecting that we'll be lucky to have any sticking snow, but I'm excited about the possibility.

30 March 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 March 30:

Days with snow cover: 119
Days with complete snow cover: 65
Total snowfall: 142 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 03
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 22
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2009 March 30
Latest light frost: NA
Latest hard frost: NA
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 March 23

A few snow flurries were seen this morning. Some places in the area received a dusting of snow overnight, but not us. Winter continues to evade us and it's beginning to become apparent that the second half of the winter of 2008/2009 is going to be the least snowiest winter period since I've lived here. We've had exactly six inches of snow (15 centimeters) in a time period in which we would normally have 40 inches (100 centimeters). It has been nuts. Since the eighth of February, the ground has been covered with snow a grand total of two days.

24 March 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 March 23:

Days with snow cover: 119
Days with complete snow cover: 65
Total snowfall: 142 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 03
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 22
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2009 March 22
Latest light frost: NA
Latest hard frost: NA
Latest date with a high temperature at or below 0º Celsius: A.D. 2009 March 23

Crocus sublimus 'Tricolor' - A.D. 2009 March 10
Galanthus nivalis - A.D. 2009 March 10
Crocus ancyrensis 'Golden Bunch' - A.D. 2009 March 14
Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant' - A.D. 2009 March 19

These represent very early dates compared to earlier years.

12 March 2009

Weather Update

It's time to start thinking about end-of-the-season totals.

Through A.D. 2009 March 12:

Days with snow cover: 116
Days with complete snow cover: 65
Total snowfall: 141 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 03
Latest date with any snow cover: A.D. 2009 March 12
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2009 March 12
Latest light frost: NA
Latest hard frost: NA

We got 3 centimeters of snow last night - our largest "storm" since the beginning of February (or earlier?). We'll see if we get another day with complete snow cover later in the day.

08 March 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 March 08:

Days with snow cover: 115
Days with complete snow cover: 65
Total snowfall: 138 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

Well, the last of the snow melted on A.D. 2008 March 06. It was the first time my farm has been devoid of snow cover since A.D. 2008 November 16.

On February 07 I wondered if the winter of A.D. 2008/2009 would end as quickly as it started. Since February 07 we have had only 11 centimeters (about 4 inches) of snow. The maximum snow depth during that time was two centimeters (for approximately 48 hours). As we near mid-March, it is beginning to appear that, as far as frozen precipitation is concerned, the winter of A.D. 2008/2009 did end on February 07.

03 March 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 March 03:

Days with snow cover: 112
Days with complete snow cover: 65
Total snowfall: 138 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

Last night's low temperature was -15.5º Celsius (4º Fahrenheit) - that's pretty chilly for this time of year. March 02 and 03 marked our first two days with complete snow cover since February 08 - an incredible drought considering that February is, historically, our snowiest month. As I have mentioned in previous posts, it has been cold; it's just been dry.

24 February 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 February 24:

Days with snow cover: 105
Days with complete snow cover: 63
Total snowfall: 133 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

Super cold but still without any signficant snow cover. Zero days with complete snow cover since February 08.

20 February 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 February 20:

Days with snow cover: 101
Days with complete snow cover: 63
Total snowfall: 131 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

We keep getting a centimeter of snow each night, but it keeps melting by late afternoon. However, it has continued to build up in the shady areas.

18 February 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 February 18:

Days with snow cover: 099
Days with complete snow cover: 63
Total snowfall: 129 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

15 February 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 February 15:

Days with snow cover: 096
Days with complete snow cover: 63
Total snowfall: 128 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

The weather turned cold(er) again, but we've only had a centimeter of snow since it did so. Very little is forecast for at least the next week.

Since A.D. 2009 January 01 we've had 44 centimeters of snow - about 17 inches. Since A.D. 2009 January 18 we've had 16 centimeters of snow - about 6 inches. These figures represent VERY low totals for this time of year.

We had been on pace to shatter the four previous winters' snowfall totals, but the past month and a half has caused me to wonder whether we'll even equal the seasonal average. This is the first time since I've lived here that we've had consistently cold and dry weather. In the past, similar snowfall droughts have resulted from above average temperatures and precipitation that fell as rain. January and February have been (usually) cold enough for snow, it just hasn't precipitated very much.

08 February 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 February 08:

Days with snow cover: 089
Days with complete snow cover: 63
Total snowfall: 127 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

Thirty-nine consecutive days of complete snow cover ended today - two consecutive days of 5ºC+ weather will do that. The bad news is that hockey season appears to be over. The good news is that maple sugaring season has begun!

This winter started so quickly that you can pinpoint the date: A.D. 2008 November 16. Since then we've had about ten days with high temperatures above freezing. Incredibly, this winter may end as quickly as it began. A.D. 2009 February 07 marked the beginning of (what appears to be) at least a week of warm weather. The current forecast extends to the 15th, which is getting awfully close to when things start warming up in a hurry (usually the beginning of March).

06 February 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 February 06:

Days with snow cover: 087
Days with complete snow cover: 62
Total snowfall: 127 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

01 February 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 February 01:

Days with snow cover: 082
Days with complete snow cover: 57
Total snowfall: 126 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

A.D. 2009 January had only one day above freezing. February has already tied it!

Wednesday's winter storm brought either the six or seventh (my records are unclear) occurrence of freezing rain this season - all but one of them have been significant.

28 January 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 January 27:

Days with snow cover: 077
Days with complete snow cover: 52
Total snowfall: 115 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

Freezing rain event number seven was a minor one, but it did coat everything in a thin layer of ice.

20 January 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 January 20:

Days with snow cover: 070
Days with complete snow cover: 45
Total snowfall: 114 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

18 January 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 January 18:

Days with snow cover: 068
Days with complete snow cover: 43
Total snowfall: 112 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -24.5º Celsius (-12º Fahrenheit)

Negative twelve degrees Fahrenheit marks our coldest day since A.D. 2005 January (or February?). The temperature puts us in U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone 5b, our historical hardiness zone, for the first time in four winters.

14 January 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 January 14:

Days with snow cover: 064
Days with complete snow cover: 39
Total snowfall: 106 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: about -17º Celsius (01º Fahrenheit)

08 January 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 January 08:

Days with snow cover: 058
Days with complete snow cover: 33
Total snowfall: 090 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: -15º Celsius (05º Fahrenheit)

Freezing rain event number six was a doozie - 2 centimeters of ice coating everything. Luckily, it warmed slightly in the afternoon and the ice on the trees melted.

04 January 2009

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2009 January 04:

Days with snow cover: 054
Days with complete snow cover: 29
Total snowfall: 085 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: -15º Celsius (05º Fahrenheit)

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2008 December 31:

Days with snow cover: 050
Days with complete snow cover: 25
Total snowfall: 084 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 25 centimeters
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters
Lowest temperature: -15º Celsius (05º Fahrenheit)

Seventeen centimeters of snow accumulated on December 31 - another sizeable storm for us. If they keep on coming, I'll keep on enjoying them. Snowshoeing has been fantastic.