Jeremy Reiner reports it's been 1,019 days since the last time Boston has seen six or more inches of snow in a single day, the fifth longest such streak since 1891.
This is the first time we have had two consecutive seasons without a 4" snowfall, so that's the big jump. This is kind of a silly chart since the progressions were that it took until 2012 to have a single year without 4", and then another 112 years to get to two.
Longest consecutive day streaks between n inches of snow:
n=1: 386 ending 12/15/1937 (the winter of 1936-1937 had 4" of snow on Nov 24, and no other day after had more than 1"). Current: 330 days, 5th place
n=2: 664 ending 1/8/1974. No day with >2" of snow between March '72 and Jan '74 (only year with two seasons). Current: 348 days, 5th place
n=3: 688 days ending 1/13/2013. Current 680, second place. Likely to overtake 2013.
n=4: 1020 days, current
n=5: 1054 days ending 12/25/1909. Current: 1020, 2nd. Will we have 5" within the next month?
n=6: 1772 days ending 12/11/1992, about 5 years. Current: 1020 (5th place)
n=9: 2241 days ending 2/17/1952, about 6 years. Current: 1047, 14th place.
That said, at higher snowfalls you get into big storms which may span two days and xmacis doesn't do well with that natively.
On a rational, environmental level, I'm depressed as I know it's just an indication of how much humans have fucked things up and things are only getting worse.
But on a personal, let-it-all-burn level, I'm delighted because I hate snow (in Boston) would be happy if another flake never graced the city streets again.
When there finally is a real snowfall - combine several years of everybody being out of practice with several years of being used to the police not giving a shit about traffic enforcement. Will be a REAL good day to stay home and especially to not be a pedestrian
FWIW, the T plans for every expected snowstorm like it's the return of 2014-15 all over again. It's been disappointed every time so far, but if it ever does materialize, they're ready.
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According to /u/IncomingBroccoli...
... (on Reddit) we haven't even gotten 4" of snow in that time. By far the longest streak without 4" since record keeping started.
24 days (left-most line on the graph)?
I know times have changed a lot since 1891, but I doubt there was any snow (let alone 4+ inches) during the summer even then.
Seasonal cutoffs
This is the first time we have had two consecutive seasons without a 4" snowfall, so that's the big jump. This is kind of a silly chart since the progressions were that it took until 2012 to have a single year without 4", and then another 112 years to get to two.
Longest consecutive day streaks between n inches of snow:
n=1: 386 ending 12/15/1937 (the winter of 1936-1937 had 4" of snow on Nov 24, and no other day after had more than 1"). Current: 330 days, 5th place
n=2: 664 ending 1/8/1974. No day with >2" of snow between March '72 and Jan '74 (only year with two seasons). Current: 348 days, 5th place
n=3: 688 days ending 1/13/2013. Current 680, second place. Likely to overtake 2013.
n=4: 1020 days, current
n=5: 1054 days ending 12/25/1909. Current: 1020, 2nd. Will we have 5" within the next month?
n=6: 1772 days ending 12/11/1992, about 5 years. Current: 1020 (5th place)
n=9: 2241 days ending 2/17/1952, about 6 years. Current: 1047, 14th place.
That said, at higher snowfalls you get into big storms which may span two days and xmacis doesn't do well with that natively.
Conflicted
On a rational, environmental level, I'm depressed as I know it's just an indication of how much humans have fucked things up and things are only getting worse.
But on a personal, let-it-all-burn level, I'm delighted because I hate snow (in Boston) would be happy if another flake never graced the city streets again.
it's going to be a disaster
When there finally is a real snowfall - combine several years of everybody being out of practice with several years of being used to the police not giving a shit about traffic enforcement. Will be a REAL good day to stay home and especially to not be a pedestrian
Take the T!
FWIW, the T plans for every expected snowstorm like it's the return of 2014-15 all over again. It's been disappointed every time so far, but if it ever does materialize, they're ready.
Yeah, that would be my fault
I moved to Florida to get away from the snow, so of course it just stopped snowing up there!
Bring back …
…. snow. Take away the wind. Both are on my holiday wish list.