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.