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?