30 March 2011

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2011 March 30:

Days with snow cover: 122
Days with complete snow cover: 087
Total snowfall: 159 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 30 centimeters (12 inches)
Greatest snow event: 28 centimeters (11 inches)
Maximum low temperature: -12º Fahrenheit (about -24.4º Celsius)
Latest date with a high temperature at or below freezing: A.D. 2011 March 27
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2011 March 27
Latest date on which the ground was covered with snow: 2011 March 28
Latest date with snow cover: A.D. 2011 March 30
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2011 March 25

Well, we did lose complete snow cover during the day on March 28.  However, there is still plenty of snow in places outside.  March 28 was also the first day with a high temperature above freezing since March 22; the high temperature was 33 degrees Fahrenheit.  The morning of the 29th was the fifth consecutive day with a low temperature in the teens - that's pretty chilly for this time of year.  The high temperature on the 29th was 38.  We climbed back up above 40 on the 29th.

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