I also have to add that for the first time ever TWC was warranted in giving Boston all of the coverage they did this season. The weather service said expected snow totals from the storm, which is forecast to wind up Wednesday, ranged from more than 2 feet (1 meter) in higher elevations in New York, New Hampshire and. Let's hope that next year that bulls-eye is us, but personally I would prefer it over a longer stretch of time similar to 1995-96. West Hartford has 6 inches, Glastonbury, Middletown and Manchester have 5 and Bristol has 6. As jealous as I was, it was actually a remarkable and truly a once in a lifetime thing to see, considering that they bull's-eyed in a five week period on every storm that hit the Northeast. According to the National Weather Service, snow totals for much of the state are between 4 to 8 inches. Average total days per month and year in Hartford with snow depth of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches on the ground. Typically, on one or two days in January and in February, the snow covering Hartford gets to ten or more inches deep. Yet so far this season Boston has received 20 to 50 more inches of snow than all of them. Snow mostly accumulates during January and February. Some towns and cities across Connecticut saw more than a foot of snow during the 2021 Noreaster. Although the total snowfall in the higher elevations of northwest Connecticut was very similar in the Marchs of. Apart from a few cold blasts from the polar vortex, overall winter conditions in Connecticut were abnormally mild and less conducive to snowfall. Portland Maine, Burlington Vermont, Albany New York and Manchester New Hampshire, receive on average from 25 to 50 more inches of snow per season than Boston. Feb 02, 2021, 6:35pm Updated on Feb 02, 2021. amounts measured in the higher elevations. Boston's seasonal snowfall average is 41.3 inches per year, which means they are almost 6 feet above their seasonal average, disgusting and yet remarkable. Not just because 85% of their snow fell in a five week period, but because they received substantially more snow than every city in close proximity to the north, the west, and south of them.Ĭities like Portland Maine, Burlington Vermont, Albany New York, Manchester New Hampshire, and Hartford Connecticut all receive on average more snow than Boston in a typical season. Our area has had a very good season snowfall wise, 50-75 inches pretty much area wide, but what went on in that city to the northeast of us is truly a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. Every one of the cities listed above is now above their seasonal snowfall average.
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