Blizzard 2015 Boston

[IslandTractor]

It had rained on and off all weekend, then around 4pm a new front came in, the temp dropped from 39 to 29 and it snowed quite hard for a couple hours.

The "Golden Snowglobe" is awarded to the Nation's snowiest city over 100,000 population. Syracuse has inched past Worcester MA for snowiest city over 100,000, and Lowell, MA is #3 with 113.6" before yesterday's storm. Boston was 0.7" behind Buffalo, but NOAA reports Buffalo at 103" so not sure where that was recorded. Erie, PA had 104" for 6th place.

NOAA totals through Sunday 3/15 midnight.

Caribou, ME 123.9
Worcester, MA 115.6
Boston 108.6
Portland, ME 91.3
Concord, NH 88.7
Burlington, VT 80.2
Hartford, CT 59.3

What strikes me as remarkable is that Boston and Hartford are so different especially since Worcester got more than Boston. Hartford is about 60 miles southwest of Worcester with Boston about 50 miles east of Worcester. Weird.

 

[Garandman]

Worcester is at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet. Hartford is in the CT river valley and far enough inland to miss the effects of coastal storms.

 

[IslandTractor]

Worcester is at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet. Hartford is in the CT river valley and far enough inland to miss the effects of coastal storms.

I looked it up. Average for Worcester is 63 inches. Average for Boston is just under 44 and for Hartford is 40.5. So, yes Worcester gets more generally but usually Boston and Hartford are pretty close, much closer than this year.

 

[Garandman]

Closer than that statistic explains, as Boston records snow at Logan, out in the Harbor. At Blue Hills Observatory in Milton, no more than two miles inland, the average is 60". That would move Boston up into the 4th snowiest metro area, from 8th.

Snow melter.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152610889742251

 

[Garandman]

Update: the local HS lacrosse team made shoveling the field part of their tryouts.....

 

[Garandman]

So, the snow season is just about over. There's a chance we get an inch or two tonight, but the official total for the season at Logan Airport in 110.6", breaking the old record. The last snow in our yard melted 4/5 although there are still plenty of snow banks around.

Worcester MA received 119.5 so far to lead the Golden Snow Globe competition.

1. Worcester, MA 119.5"
2. Syracuse, NY 119.1"
3. Lowell, MA 118.5"
4. Buffalo 112.9"
5. Boston 110.6"
6. Erie, PA 110.3"
7. Rochester, NY 101.4"
8. South Bend, IN 83.9"
9. Grand Rapids, MI 78.0
10. Providence, RI 76.2

 

[Garandman]

So, the snow season is just about over. There's a chance we get an inch or two tonight, but the official total for the season at Logan Airport in 110.6", breaking the old record. The last snow in our yard melted 4/5 although there are still plenty of snow banks around.

Worcester MA received 119.5 so far to lead the Golden Snow Globe competition.

1. Worcester, MA 119.5"
2. Syracuse, NY 119.1"
3. Lowell, MA 118.5"
4. Buffalo 112.9"
5. Boston 110.6"
6. Erie, PA 110.3"
7. Rochester, NY 101.4"
8. South Bend, IN 83.9"
9. Grand Rapids, MI 78.0
10. Providence, RI 76.2

 

[Katahdin]

I'm sitting on my brother's back porch in Killeen, TX in T-shirts and shorts. I guess I'm going to miss these last few inches of snow, oh Darn! :laughing:

 

[atsah]

We have a little headed this way, Last year the snow was deeper but this year it was colder, I saw -30F ambient temperature many mornings..

 

[tcreeley]

We are still getting snow. 1-2 inches tonight. We've had 4-5 in the last week over a couple of days. It melts but the ground is solidly still covered with up to 6". I still have snow on the roof. Has been there since January. The lakes are snow/ice covered though the rivers are open.
Robins are on the road edges looking for bare ground.