14 March 2011

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2011 March 14:

Days with snow cover: 106
Days with complete snow cover: 082
Total snowfall: 149 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 14
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2011 March 10
Latest date on which the ground was covered with snow: 2011 March 14
Latest date with snow cover: A.D. 2011 March 14
Latest snowfall: A.D. 2011 March 14

A centimeter of snow last night.  It remained well into the day.

13 March 2011

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2011 March 13:

Days with snow cover: 105
Days with complete snow cover: 082
Total snowfall: 148 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 08
Latest date on which the ground was completely covered with snow: 2011 March 12
Latest date with complete snow cover: A.D. 2011 March 10
Latest date with snow cover: A.D. 2011 March 13

We had two centimeters of snow on Friday night.  It remained for a couple of hours on Saturday morning. (A.D. 2011 March 12)

07 March 2011

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2011 March 07:

Days with snow cover: 099
Days with complete snow cover: 079
Total snowfall: 146 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 30 centimeters (12 inches)
Greatest snow event: 28 centimeters (11 inches)
Maximum low temperature: -12º Fahrenheit (about -24.4º Celsius)

Well, this is the winter that refuses to make way for Spring.  It took until Saturday, March 05 for the most recent accumulation of snow to melt.  March 05 was the first day since February 18 that we didn't have complete snow cover.  Back in February we got four inches immediately after losing complet snow cover.  Well, this time we got eleven inches.  It snowed all day March 06.  It was the fourth consecutive storm to be our largest of the season.

26 February 2011

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2011 February 26:

Days with snow cover: 090
Days with complete snow cover: 071
Total snowfall: 117 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 30 centimeters (12 inches)
Greatest snow event: 20 centimeters (8 inches)
Maximum low temperature: -12º Fahrenheit (about -24.4º Celsius)

On Friday, A.D. 2011 February 25, a storm dropped 8 inches of snow.  It was our largest snow event of the season, and the average snow depth is around a foot.

23 February 2011

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2011 February 23:

Days with snow cover: 087
Days with complete snow cover: 068
Total snowfall: 097 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 30 centimeters (12 inches)
Greatest snow event: 10 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: -12º Fahrenheit (about -24.4º Celsius)

New greatest snow event...four inches!  The 5-9 inches that were forecast turned out to be exactly four inches (about 10 cm).  That's a pretty small "storm," but - incredibly - it is the largest storm we've had this year.  After losing almost all twelve inches of snow we had last week, eight inches accumulated in the next three days.

Two of the past three days the highs have been in the mid teens, the other day was in the low twenties.  Today's supposed to be around freezing.  As I type this it is three degrees below zero.

20 February 2011

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2011 February 20:

Days with snow cover: 084
Days with complete snow cover: 065
Total snowfall: 087 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 30 centimeters (12 inches)
Greatest snow event: 09 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: -12º Fahrenheit (about -24.4º Celsius)

Last Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were the warmest days since last November!  Wednesday was about 45, Thursday was about 50, and Friday was just shy of 60.  We held on to complete snow cover until Friday, when almost all of the remaining snow melted.  We thought the warmth was going to last a while (high temperatures were forecast to remain above freezing), but it starting snowing early Saturday morning.  The temperature remained steady in the teens and we ended up with another three and a half inches of snow - tied for our largest storm of the season.  Today's high temperature was in the low-to-mid twenties, but we're supposed to get 5-9 inches of snow tonight and head right back into the icebox for the rest of the week.  So much for that forecast!

P.S. I'm going to edit the maximum snow depth and change it to 12 inches.  I'm not sure that we ever had exactly one foot on the ground, but we must have been damned close.  It was hard to get an accurate measurement with all of the drifting that occurred.

14 February 2011

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2011 February 13:

Days with snow cover: 077
Days with complete snow cover: 059
Total snowfall: 078 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 26.7 centimeters (10.5 inches)
Greatest snow event: 09 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: -12º Fahrenheit (about -24.4º Celsius)

It warmed up Sunday, February 13 and stayed warm throughout the night.  While we still have complete snow cover, more snow melted Sunday and Sunday night than in the previous month! 

By the way, it was below zero again Friday morning.  Even though the next week is forecast to be warm, it has been one cold winter.