![]() The record stretch of measurable snow (at least 0.1 inch) was 9 straight days ending on Mar. 12, topping the previous such record stretch of 5 days in 1943. At least 0.5 inch of snow had fallen 6 straight days through Feb. Four calendar days with at least 12 inches of snow, a first for any snow season (previously, only two seasons had as many as two such days, in 61 seasons) 15, 2015 (previous record: 78 days from Dec. Fastest 90-inch snowfall: 23 days from Jan. 10, 2015 (previous record: 73 inches in 45 days from Dec. Fastest six-foot snowfall: 72.5 inches in 18 days from Jan. Record snowfall for meteorological winter (December, January and February): 99.4 inches (previous record: 81.5 inches in 1993-94 of the 107.6 inches in 1995-96, only 79.4 inches came in December, January and February) Incredibly, this 30-day total would be the third snowiest season! 22, 2015, inclusive (previous record: 58.8 inches from Jan. Record 30-day snowfall: 94.4 inches from Jan. Other records Boston has set during this stretch include: In just over two years, we've had three of the top seven heaviest snowstorms in Boston. Winter Storms Juno and Marcus each made the top 10 heaviest Boston snowstorms, all-time.ġ. 1919-1920: 73.4 inchesįor perspective, the average seasonal snowfall at Logan Airport is 43.5 inches.įebruary 2015 obliterated the previous snowiest month on record in Boston.ġ. The city has since picked up another two inches of snow since breaking the record.ġ. (These counts cover the period from July 1 through June 30, to include snow in the fall and spring months.) In the last 21 years, Boston has now had 4 of its top 5 snowiest seasons. BostonĪs of 7 pm EDT on March 15, the National Weather Service in Boston announced that Boston Logan Airport received 108.6 inches of snow, officially making the 2014-2015 season the all time snowiest season for the city. Click on each bolded city link for the latest forecast. Massachusetts always brings some forecasting fun to the table.A six-week-plus snow siege in January-February 2015 had parts of New England blowing past all-time records.īelow, we have a rundown of heaviest snowstorm, snowiest month and season lists for the hardest hit parts of New England. In fact, it has been this way for the last three decades dating back to the 1990s. The common statement following these types of years is "we must be due for a big one."īut, if we take the last decade as a whole (2010-2020), it's ranked as one of the top snow averages on record (53 inches per year). ![]() One last thought - the last three winters have all had less snow than average. Another data set that points to about an 80 percent chance of below average snowfall. This again resulted in only two cases of above average snowfall. Similar story if you take the top ten "warm season" (May through October) rainfall years. Looking at the numbers, the average snowfall was only 32.3 inches for that ten year stretch. Looking back at the top ten wettest years on record through early November, only two of those years were followed by above average snowfall. Is there a correlation between wet years and snow? Yup!
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