today i pondered how, in future decades when talking to future generations, i would talk about this winter.
and today i came up with the perfect summary:
snow
yep. snow.
why snow? you ask
because we've had a lot of it this year.
but did you not also have wind and ice and sleet and days below zero and days above freezing? you ask
yes, but we had a lot of snow.
twice, the amounts were over 10 inches. numerous other times, we would get anything from a light dusting to a few inches.
overall (as of march 8, 2011), the cities have had 78.7 inches, making this winter the 8th snowiest on record (only 0.3 inches behind 7th place) with more snow predicted for tomorrow night and the day after tomorrow (which just so happens to be my favorite movie). so by wednesday evening, we will likely be able to claim 7th place.
in case you were wondering, a lot of that snow remains on the ground, most commonly in piles along roads blocking intersections or pushed into fields.
update in the early am of march 9: 7th place with 79.5 (1.8 inches behind 6th)
update from march 12: 7th with 80.2 inches (behind winter 1961-1962 with 81.3)
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