I've been flying a lot lately, so I missed much of the snow that has fallen since the beginning of the year....which surprisingly was only 6 days ago.
However, it has snowed a LOT this past week, and many of the news stations have said that it's the 3rd snowiest start in a long time.
According to Kare11 News, here are the totals through Thursday:
- The storm total recorded at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the official climate site for the Twin Cities, was 15 inches
- Seasonal snowfall so far is 48.2 inches
- The average seasonal snowfall by this date is 20.4 inches
- And the average snowfall for an entire season is 51.2 inches
But if you can believe it, it's been even snowier by this time of the year. If you lived in the area in 1991-92, you might remember a particularly snow-packed start to winter – that year saw 61.8 inches by this time, partly due to the infamous Halloween blizzard.
The pictures I've seen from many friends were simply beautiful. Reminded me of pics growing up in Virginia where much of the snow was the thick, wet type of snow that stuck to trees, power lines, houses, and vehicles. This morning even had fog where much of the ice droplets in the air stuck to everything, making is simple gorgeous to look around.
That's it for now, so until next time;
Sluggo
