Blizzard 2015 Boston

Pixguy · Mar 9, 2015

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mikehaugen · Mar 9, 2015

:laughing:

Garandman · Mar 9, 2015

Sunny and in the 40's today so we are losing snow. But there is a storm forecast for the weekend that may "replace" what has been melted.

Most winters Dorchester Cove will be frozen over for a few days in February, if ever. Here we are second week of March.

The tidal swing here is about 10' so the ice cracks near shore as the tide goes out.

If you want salt ice to keep your beer cold, well, doesn't look like you need to rush over. Still a foot thick.

Garandman · Mar 10, 2015

Boston's largest "snow farm" taken from the top of a five story parking garage.

IslandTractor · Mar 10, 2015

Photo of sea ice blown ashore in Wellfleet (about 40 miles across Mass Bay from Boston)

KubotainNH · Mar 10, 2015

I went to a funeral in Bath Maine on the weekend with my wife and daughter. I don't ever recall the coast looking like it does right now with all the ice in the marsh lands and such. Pretty neat to look at.

Threepoint · Mar 10, 2015

KubotainNH said:
I went to a funeral in Bath Maine on the weekend with my wife and daughter. I don't ever recall the coast looking like it does right now with all the ice in the marsh lands and such. Pretty neat to look at.

I bet. :thumbsup: Last March I drove to Machias, ME to pick up a puppy. Even then, with much less snow on the ground, the saltwater ice flows and arches left behind in the coastal rivers and inlets at low tide looked like something out of a fairytale. I'm sure they're even more spectacular this year.

IslandTractor · Mar 15, 2015

BOSTON (AP) - Boston's miserable winter is now also its snowiest season going back to 1872.
The official measurement of 108.6 inches at Logan International Airport Sunday night topped a season record of 107.9 inches set in 1995-96, according to the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass.
The final 2.9 inches came in a snowstorm that was relatively tame after a record-setting monthly snowfall of 64.9 inches in February.
The worst previous single month was January 2005 when 43.3 inches fell.
This official winter snowfall, measured from December through February this year, was 99.4 inches. That was the snowiest for the winter period, beating 91.5 inches in 1993-94.
The season snowfall record is measured from July 1 through June 30, and takes in autumn and spring.
Forecasters note snow can still mount up this year. March 1993 had 38.9 inches, and March 1916 had 33.

Threepoint · Mar 15, 2015

Was wondering where the snow total stood now. Thanks for the update. And congratulations, Boston! Or something.

Garandman · Mar 16, 2015

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

IslandTractor · Mar 16, 2015

Garandman said:
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 · Mar 16, 2015

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 · Mar 16, 2015

Garandman said:
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 · Mar 16, 2015

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.

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Garandman · Mar 23, 2015

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

Garandman · Apr 8, 2015

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 · Apr 8, 2015

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 · Apr 8, 2015

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 · Apr 8, 2015

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 · Apr 8, 2015

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.