This winter of 2010-2011 is certainly going to be one that I'll remember for a long time. In the 33 years I've been living in Connecticut, I cannot remember a two-week period (from the 12th to the 26th of January) in which so much snow has fallen (and is forecast to fall) and it has been so cold. Since the first of January, Bradley International Airport has seen over 41 inches of snow. Adding to the 14 inches recorded in December of 2010, that brings us to around 55-56 inches of snow so far this winter. By the way, the normal snowfall for an ENTIRE winter is 45.3 inches. So we've already surpassed by over 10 inches the total we might normally expect for an entire winter season. And January isn't even over yet. Bear in mind that normally, February is the snowiest month of the year. I can hardly wait....
Add to that the persistent cold weather so far this month. After starting off the new year with a 51 degree reading on January 1st, there haven't been many days where the temperature has risen above the freezing mark. Since January 2nd, there have only been six days that got above the 32 degree mark. On the 14th and 15th we had overnight low temperatures of 3 degrees above, and 6 degrees BELOW zero, respectively. I personally have over two feet of snow on the ground at my house, and it shows no signs of melting (except into my roof and down through the ceiling of my family room). The forecast for the next few days features temperatures that will reach 5 to 10 BELOW zero at night and struggle to make 20 degrees during the day. Adding to that, there is a possibility of yet another major snowstorm on Wednesday of next week (the 26th) that could add to the already outrageously high piles of snow on the ground.
What could possibly explain why I still live and work here in the northeast?
