"No Place To Put The Snow"

[MajGenl.Meade]

Blimey! I didn't think of that one! (Or was that just a personal suggestion?)

[RayThom]

However, Guin may have already posted this.


http://www.americantowns.com/ma/hull/ev ... 2015-02-17

[Guinevere]

If you're bored Ray, I read there's an opening or two available this week.

Today's little snow event put us at the 2nd snowiest winter of all time. We're closing in on 100 inches of snow!! Might as well go for the record now.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Well, in the Civilized Lands (i.e. east of Toledo, OH) your wimpy 107 inch record pales besides our 118. And your annual average is wimpy too. Mind you, your last few weeks far exceeded anything that Cleveland's ever enjoyed; well done I don't envy any of the stats in either place. Why on earth do we live in such inhospitable climes?

Season....Total...Biggest one-day snow day for the season and the amount

2010-2011 69.5 February, 25, 2011 8.9
2009-2010 59.8 January 4, 2010 4.5
2008-2009 80.0 February 4, 2009 10.9
2007-2008 77.2 March 8, 2008 10.8
2006-2007 76.5 February 13, 2007 10.4
2005-2006 50.6 February 8, 2006 6.9
2004-2005 117.9 December 22, 2004 9.4
2003-2004 91.2 March 16, 2004 7.1
2002-2003 94.9 December 25, 2002 10.2
2001-2002 45.8 March 25, 2002 6.9
2000-2001 74.3 March 25, 2001 7.7
1999-2000 59.2 January 26, 2000 6.5
1998-1999 61.6 February 13, 1999 6.5
1997-1998 33.7 December 6, 1997 5.6
1996-1997 55.4 November 11, 1996 7.2
1995-1996 101.1 December 19, 1995 12.0
1994-1995 43.6 January 7, 1995 7.2
1993-1994 72.5 January 4, 1994 5.5
1992-1993 88.5 February 23, 1993 13.6
1991-1992 65.7 January 14, 1992 6.2
1990-1991 47.1 February 15, 1991 6.6
1989-1990 62.6 December 15, 1989 8.6
1988-1989 54.8 March 31, 1989 5.7
1987-1988 71.3 March 20, 1988 5.7
1986-1987 55.8 March 31, 1987 9.3
1985-1986 58.3 January 26, 1986 5.5
1984-1985 63.7 February 13, 1985 8.1
1983-1984 79.4 February 27, 1984 8.3
1982-1983 38.0 March 10, 1983 5.7
1981-1982 100.5 March 2, 1982 9.2
1980-1981 60.5 December 24, 1980 5.0
1979-1980 38.7 February 15, 1980 5.9
1978-1979 38.3 February 26, 1979 6.9
1977-1978 90.1 January 20, 1978 10.4

[Guinevere]

I can't speak for Ohio, MGM, but here, even in the brutality of storms and cold, it is incredibly beautiful:





And then there is the even more beautiful season:

[rubato]

I guess 118 inches is a lot for one of your little Eastern states. Kinda pales compared to 879 inches out here where the West is best:

http://www.nps.gov/crla/faqs.htm

Crater Lake
How much snow does the park get and does it ever go away?

The average snowfall at Crater Lake is 533 inches every year. That's about 44 feet. The greatest cumulative snowfall for one season was 879 inches (73 feet) the winter of 1932-33. The greatest depth on the ground at one time was 258 inches (21½ feet) the winter of 1983. Most of the snow usually melts by the beginning of August, although after particularly heavy seasons, there are drifts that fail to melt before the snows return again in the early Fall.

yrs,
rubato

[MajGenl.Meade]

Nice work!

Then again, this is beautiful but I'd not want to lock myself up in a cage with it for three/four months every year...



... not that we'd get to "every" of course

[Guinevere]

I guess 118 inches is a lot for one of your little Eastern states. Kinda pales compared to 879 inches out here where the West is best:

http://www.nps.gov/crla/faqs.htm

Crater Lake
How much snow does the park get and does it ever go away?

The average snowfall at Crater Lake is 533 inches every year. That's about 44 feet. The greatest cumulative snowfall for one season was 879 inches (73 feet) the winter of 1932-33. The greatest depth on the ground at one time was 258 inches (21½ feet) the winter of 1983. Most of the snow usually melts by the beginning of August, although after particularly heavy seasons, there are drifts that fail to melt before the snows return again in the early Fall.

yrs,
rubato

Um, apples and oranges. First, Crater Lake is at 7000-8000 feet of elevation. Boston is at sea level. Significant climactic differences. Mount Washington (NH) at 5000 feet records about 300 inches of snow annually. Medford, OR - the closest "large" city to Crater Lake - only gets about 3 inches of snow/year, and the largest amount it ever recorded was 31 inches.

Second, no one lives at Crater Laker. There are no roads. There is no need (and no ability) to move the snow. There are 8 million people living and working in the Boston metro area. We need to get to work, we need to get to the doctor, we need to get to the grocery store.

Third, as for living where the "west is best" the average annual precipitation in Santa Cruz is 31.53 inches. All rain. No snow. If you lived out here, you would have been crying and rolled up into a little ball several weeks ago.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Because of the weather, Ithaca NY's website says it has thrown in the towel and is telling people to go to Key West Florida rather than come to Ithaca.

[Lord Jim]

no one lives at Crater Laker. There are no roads. There is no need (and no ability) to move the snow. There are 8 million people living and working in the Boston metro area. We need to get to work, we need to get to the doctor, we need to get to the grocery store.

Yeah, but aside from that, you have to admit it's a splendidly relevant comparison...

[MajGenl.Meade]

If you lived out here, you would have been crying and rolled up into a little ball several weeks ago.

... not to mention that people from... oh, the 1930s... would have been begging for euthanasia if they even heard of snow.

[Econoline]

[Guinevere]

First Monday isneons we are not shoveling out! There may be light at the end of the tunnel:


http://www.bdcwire.com/how-a-group-of-l ... bike-path/

[oldr_n_wsr]

Get ready for another big freeze. Woke up to 32F and it's been falling since. Yesterday was a balmy 40F. Almost took a snooze in my hammock.

We got snow, slush, snow, fjreezing rain overnight saturday-sunday. Nice mess to shovel.

[Guinevere]

Over 100 inches (officially) with tonight's snowfall - and heading for the record next week with a mid-week storm potential!

[Gob]

Wow, you're really copping it there. Stay safe!!

[BoSoxGal]

No place to put the snow? Here's an idea:

Massachusetts man selling, shipping snow from his yard
POSTED 8:26 PM, FEBRUARY 24, 2015, BY AP WIRE

MANCHESTER-by-the-SEA, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has found a way to profit from the several feet of snow in his yard: He’s shipping it to people in warmer climates for the bargain price of $89 for six pounds.

Kyle Waring, of Manchester-by-the-Sea, got the idea while shoveling snow earlier this winter and launched ShipSnowYo.com.

At first he shipped 16.9-ounce snow-filled bottles for $19.99, but he found the snow melted by the time it arrived at its destination.

So he came up with a new plan, selling six pounds at a time. He tells Boston.com even if the snow melts a little by the time it arrives, the package can still make 10 to 15 snowballs.

He’s also started offering 10-pound packages for $119.

He says he’ll keep selling until people stop ordering.

http://fox4kc.com/2015/02/24/massachuse ... -his-yard/

[Guinevere]

Wow, you're really copping it there. Stay safe!!

Thanks! We're fine. While it's been extremely cold and snowy (obvs), the storms seem to be diminishing in severity and no one is really traveling or working on storm days. The good news is the sun will eventually win out!

[Guinevere]

A couple of pretties to share today:

Slush-waves off of Nantucket


http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/26/n ... tographer/

Icy Hull -- All that pure white on the left -- that's ice, not land.....

[RayThom]

Do you know seawater freezes at about 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit and that it contains approx. 3.5% by weight of sodium chloride? However, ocean salinity varies globally and the salinity factor plays a major role on currents and behavior.