![]() Let's just say we COULD be looking at some ice or snow. As for Friday, well, that's another blog for another day. (Hamden, just north of New Haven, got a total. We start to warm things up by midweek, we should get into the 40's Wednesday and Thursday. Connecticut was particularly hard-hit: At the blizzards height, snow was falling at four to five inches an hour. It will be cold for the next few days, but bright and dry. Thankfully we get several days to catch our breath. Swampscott and Danvers were among several towns north of Boston that ended up with more than 2 feet of snow. Places like Sharon, Whitman, Rockland and Norton all received over two feet of snow, some topping the 30" mark! Not to be outdone, the North Shore also had some whopping totals. Storm description, surface observations, snowfall totals, and images courtesy of. The jackpot with this storm was just south of Boston thanks to a semi-stationary, intense snow band which dropped 1-to-3" per hour for most of the day. This winter has been absolutely crazy - 97% of the total snowfall for the entire season has fallen on two days, January 7th and January 29th.īreaking it down even further, you could say 97% of our snowfall this season in Boston has fallen in about 15 hours! Incredible! ![]() With 35.9" this month, January 2022 will go in the books tied with January 1978 for the fourth snowiest January on recordīoston now sits at 36.3" for the season, more than a foot above the average snow to date.It was 4.1 inches shy of the 27.6" that fell in February of 2003, the top dog on the list. Seventh biggest all-time snowstorm (of any month) in Boston.27, 2015 storm which dropped 24.6 inches. Second biggest snowstorm in January history in Boston.The old record was 3.7 inches in 1928 (kind of a lame record, I know) While we didn't break any of the big records in Boston, this storm does have a place in the record books: It is notorious for exaggerating actual totals and this provided some good. Had that not happened, we may had recorded an official blizzard in Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown and Smithfield, Rhode Island as well. It yielded 73.3 inches of snow for Boston and about 97 inches in Maine at one point. Many of the NWS stations stopped reporting mid-storm (likely taken out by the wind). And, all of this has to occur for at least three consecutive hours. The snow began on the lighter side on February 7, but as the storm moved north off of the coast, the storm rapidly intensified. Nesconset - 29 inches (Source: LongIsland.To qualify, you must record visibilities equal to or less than quarter of a mile from either falling or blowing snow along with frequent wind gusts to 35 mph or more. The Blizzard of 2013 on February 8 and February 9 produced historic snow totals and hurricane force wind gusts in Southern New England. More than two feet of snow fell in many communities.Kings Park - 30+ inches (Source: Staff Member).Let us know how much snow has piled up in your town - email us at or leave a comment, and we'll add it to our guide! How does Nemo stack up to past winter storms to hit the Island? Click here to find out! Here's the latest tallies from the National Weather Service, and our sources around Long Island. Island-wide, we're hearing reports of snowfall of well over a foot, and rising snow drifts created by the high winds. Boston and Worcester both recorded top-5 snowfalls. Nearly three feet of snow was reported in CT. Saturday as lake effect snow is predicted to bring another 3 to 6 inches to the area. Highs may be in the 50s with rain showers by Thursday and Friday Stay tuned to the First Alert weather team for more updates on this storm and to the February thaw to follow. A winter weather advisory is in effect between 7 p.m. We have a nice warm up for midweek and into the end of the week. As the snowfall totals come in, we'll share them here. To the south, some mixing may hold totals down a bit, but 4 to 8 inches of snow is likely south of the Mass Pike.The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for most of the state. The Blizzard of 2013 on February 8 and February 9 produced historic snow totals and hurricane force wind gusts in Southern New England. Cold temperatures and quiet weather prevails for Sunday as storm clean up gets underway. Winter Storm Nemo has hit, and the snow has sure piled up around Long Island. For Snowfall Totals for January 2016's Winter Storm Jonas, Click Here!
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