HA! They got the temperature about right, but flurries ended up as a major snow dump in the morning of 10" (we know that for sure because someone set up a piece of cardboard with inch markers on it, outside the office. The 10" was probably more than that because the temp hovering around zero meant that the snow kept melting. The storm cleared out around lunch only to crank up at 3pm with another 4" or so.
Needless to say, there were a bunch of road accidents this morning and the main arterial into the city were parking lots. The locals hate the snow, but it's still got the novelty factor for me.
Remember my "Rain Gauge Canada Style" from the first snow of the year? This is a photo of the exact same bench this morning after only 2 hrs of snow. MAD!!
Apparently these big dumps are quite common for this time of year, but they usually (if there's such a thing here) start in mid-late March. Having said all that, the 10"+ is a bigger than normal dump.
Apparently these big dumps are quite common for this time of year, but they usually (if there's such a thing here) start in mid-late March. Having said all that, the 10"+ is a bigger than normal dump.
