We bought our house in November 2003. I remember we had pipes freeze in our very first winter and the plumber was complaining because he had way more burst pipes call than he could handle. I think I remember a stretch of over 3 weeks where we stayed below freezing. I do recall one significant storm that sort of fizzled a bit, I think we still got like 10 but the forecast was way higher - in January of 2004 I believe. This is for SW CT I am speaking.