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First winter with DJF all below 60˚ (although barely, the pre-xmas Gricn hit 59˚ in BOS) since 2013-2014. After Feb 2015 (high of 39˚) every Feb was above 60˚ until last year (53˚) and this year (49˚). I'll take it.

Does anyone know why KBOS stopped reporting daily snow depth in the late 1990s? This year would be in the top 10, except the data cuts off around 2000. 1977 and 1978 both had two solid months, and 1994 and 1996 both had 30+ days. I have to assume 2015 would be right near the top of the list. KMQE does have data going back longer, right now is sitting at 46 days, 29th longest. Longer this century: 56 (2001), 70 (2015), 77 (2011), 84 (2003). Record of 100 ending 3/23/1923.

HRRR has SEMass (Plymouth and Bristol counties) radiating more than anyone tonight. Soundings for 11Z show 20˚ at the surface and 50˚ juuuust above the surface. Cranberry bog special. TAN and MVY already down to 30˚, OWD at 32˚. Cranberry bog special!

That band hitting Boston right when everyone goes out on the road is going to be fun. Kendall Sq is <1 SM already and not even in that band yet.

The NE Banana Belt today is BTV to MLT, 10-15° warmer than ORE-EEN area (and warmer than anywhere in SNE). Morch #sunangle doing it's job.

DJF with 8.6" of SN at BOS, and monthly anomalies of 4.3, 4.2 and 5.5. That whole winter was Morch.

SN/SN+ in Kendall Square. Viz <1 mi (probably around 3/4 based on which building outlines I can and can't see).

Roads in CT look pretty awful, with everyone going back to work and the storm hitting right at rush hour. 2:15 to go 31 miles from Bridgeport to Rye. Ugly.

Today is day 32 below 42° in Boston in a row. Longer periods: 43 (ending 2015-03-03) 42 (1969-03014) 40 (1936-02-25) 39 (1985-02-09) 37 (1945-02-10) 36 (1981-01-18) 35 (1966-02-09) 35 (1875-02-02) 34 (2011-02-05) 34 (1901-02-25) 33 (2009-01-31) Not a lot of modeling showing it going above 40 in the next week, although the sun angle may start to help.

I heard the same thing. 40 is not out of the question!

Report from Mass Pike from 05Z-08Z last night: Snow began around ALB, west of there was clear sailing (a bit of -SN near BUF which dried out as the storm wrapped in dry air out there). Heavy band over the Berkshires, probably some upsloping. Lots of trucks pulling off at Blandford, and we went down the hill on our own. Picked up series of plows east of there, could make about 45 mph when we didn't have plows and the plows went 15 mph, but were helpful. Varying intensity of -SN to +SN, some drifting but not actually too bad. Accumulation got much lighter around 128, last 10 miles into Boston were fine. If Avis hadn't had a miles-long line in CLE (Hertz saved us, eventually) we would have been nearly an hour ahead of things and probably that would have cascaded to hitting snow further east and having an easier time. But still we beat the worst of the weather, friends made it to Maine. I don't think the Pike east of ORH would be reasonable now.

Let me say that this Cory fellow has a heck of a track record. When do we set up a gofundme to send him out of town the days before Christmas next year? We'll get the Grinch to jump over the BM with that!

BGR and BTV might be the only commercial fields in New England to see flights on Monday.

If they are coming in the morning … they might get canceled. If they are coming in the afternoon … they should be fine. If they think they are going to find an open seat … ha.

Good luck to anyone trying to fly to the East Coast. Everything canceled starting around 18Z tomorrow, Monday, and I'd guess Tuesday AM as well. The closest we can get before Tuesday is Cleveland. At least we can get there in time to get a rental car to get to BOS before the snow begins (it will be tight on the Pike). Have friends who think they are coming into BOS on Monday. Ha!