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"Relatively" being the operative term, as 22.4" (Philly's 4th biggest) isn't too shabby.

AUG ramped up to moderate snow about 1 PM, visibility about 3/8 mile, couple tenths new. Still chilly, 19/14.

At least NYC's depth got up to 22" in 2016. The record breaker (now #2) in Feb. 2006 never brought depth past 16". IMO, given equivalent measurement skill, NYC's greatest snowfall was either Dec. 1947, 25.8" (now #3) which added 24" to a 1" cover, or 1888, in which depth was even more guesswork than usual.

Full whiff up here from Jan '16. My 1st (of 3 lifetime) thundersnow came 12/24/1966. I learned 2 things that day as I was out hunting in NNJ - first, that 345 KV powerlines are hot (temp-wise) as I could hear flakes "popping" as I walked the edge of the R-O-W. 2nd one took 2 booms to convince me, as #1 merely confused - "It can't thunder during snow, can it?" After the 2nd and louder one my thought was "This is going to be something special." By then we had SN+ and 4-5" new, and the storm finished about 15".

And that bar gets higher as winds get stronger. Did PDII have winds anywhere near the strength of '05 and especially ''78? Also, how was measuring done in 1969? That event only trails '03 by 1.3".

First flakes here in Augusta.

I saw it noted by GYX in the Sat. PM (IIRC) AFD, contrasting that reading with the 30° progged for Jackman on Sunday.

Those early flakes will have a tough time reaching the ground here in AUG, where 9 AM reading is 12/2 (with AP reporting partly sunny - solid overcast 2 miles SE.)

Solid C- here. Temps close to D+, snowfall slightly closer to C- than to C. Feb snow will need more than today's event (unless it really overperforms) to rise above D-level.

My grading system rates temps (cold is better) and snowfall, with pack and blockbusters (or lack of same) adding subjectivity. It uses the 4/3/2/1/0 for grades, with +/- adding or subtracting .33, just like when I was in college. A: Best or near best at my location. I've given A++ (5 pt) for snow/cold that breaks records at the Farmington co-op. 3/01, 4/07 (SN), 3/14, 2/15 (temp). B: Significantly better than average C: At/near average D: Significantly worse than average F: Worst or near worst. I gave 12/15 an F- (-0.33 points) for temps as it obliterated Dec warmth records by huge margins. hopefully a quick change to rain wherever you are headed Thanks. However, my homeward drive gains both elevation and latitude, so p-type changes (if any) tend toward the opposite direction.

GYX thinking 3-5 last period, aft AFD not posted when I checked 5 minutes ago. If that verifies, it will probably be at peak rate in the 4-6 PM window. Haven't had a seriously snowy commute yet this winter.

I'll think about that on my afternoon commute tomorrow.

Hope so. The last one saw 0.4" qpf verify with 0.04". Forecasts for that one began lowering expectations about 36 hours out while this one's remained pretty consistent.

Lots of sled traffic this weekend on the club trail thru our woodlot. 16" a the stake so a bit thin for good grooming. Snowshoeing with our Dudley Lab was excellent - at least something good came from the sleet fest 10 days ago.

Only 45° here, -28 to 17 (after Friday's 30/-13. Afternoon high was 10.) GYX noted that Jackman had -41 yesterday morning and might reach 30 today.

And yesterday was 22° BN here. Torch

That's not the greatest tourist attraction around. I've only been there related to work, and that way back when I lived in Fort Kent. What brought you into that country? Also, I'd postulated Riviere du Loup as perhaps a "border" town with Gaspe being points NE from there, and I think it's 100 miles or less from Estcourt Sta, so your Gaspe call might be on target after all the hoorah.

Low was -28, only 1° from my coldest Feb morning here. That came in 2003, the winter that killed my peach tree. Planted in late May 1998, that Reliance peach would grow vigorously in summer then die back to about 2' tall each winter. Then 01-02 didn't get colder than -12, there was no dieback, and the tree produced 100+ luscious tennis-ball-sized fruit. Jan-Feb-Mar 2003 reached -20 or colder 12 times, bottoming out with that -29 in Feb, and it was lights out. A weak sprout came from below the graft, thus useless, but it died in July anyway.

Unless one goes thru the woods to cross from Estcourt Station. However, that area drains into the St. John, so IMO it's not Gaspe.

Deepest on cocorahs this morning was 32" at New Sweden, but I'm confident that the hills adjacent to the St. John Valley hold 40+. How so? You cross the border of northern Maine and you're in the Gaspe region of Quebec. Either way it north of the border and out of the U.S. Not sure why you're splitting hairs. Haven't quizzed any Quebecois on where they consider Gaspe to begin, but to me it's northeast of Riviere-du-Loup, 100 miles or so beyond Maine. (which might still be splitting hairs.) Certainly any place in the St. John watershed would not be Gaspe.

And last month was my cloudiest of 22 Januarys here. We had measurable snow on 18 days but 1"+ on only 3 as all those clouds didn't produce much snow. February has been cloudier than average as well though yesterday and today are bright.

They get plenty, but the western mountains (Rangeley, Jackman) get a bit more. So does Fort Kent though the co-op there would indicate otherwise. The 9 full winters we lived there my average ran 12-15" more than CAR and 20-30 more than Fort Kent co-op. (that co-op is a one-a-day site, 7 AM, and sometimes I think they would merely look at the snow stake and record any increase as what new snow had fallen.)

Heard some tree popping last evening as I walked the dog with temp -13, with one especially loud pop from a spot with maple and ash, undoubtedly from one of the maples. Had mid -20s this morning, about 99% chance it's the coldest morning of the winter. (And close to the median for bottom of winter here.)

Touched -25 or a bit colder here. Another 40+ diurnal range today. Saw -32 at PQI, guessing Big Black/Estcourt Station under -35.

IDK - GFS has already started losing QPF, instead of waiting to do it during the final 36 hours pre-storm.